Bitcoin eyes $80k after weekly rally pushes BTC above key moving averages
Key takeaways Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP have gained nearly 20%, over 25%, and almost 30%, respectively, this week. Expanded U.S....
Ethereum
Trump’s Hyperliquid Name-Drop Sends HYPE Charging Toward Record Highs
Key TakeawaysHYPE gained roughly 20%-25% after Trump discussed Hyperliquid on Aug. 19.Hyperliquid volume topped $1.3 billion as HYPE approached record...
GnosisDAO Approves Gnosis Chain for Ethereum Economic Zone
GnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 network to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup.GIP-153 received 123,158...
Optimism Redirects 546.9M OP Airdrop Allocation to Ecosystem Fund
Blockchain Optimism’s governance has approved a proposal to repurpose 546.9 million OP tokens previously reserved for user airdrops to support...
ZEC, SOL, and XRP Rally as Ethereum Breaches $2,000
Key TakeawaysDriven by a $4B Treasury buyback news, ETH surged past $2,000 on Aug. 19 to an intraday peak of...
ETH bears growling, Tom Lee’s buying, XRP to ‘explode’: Market Moves
Nearly 10% of Bitcoin supply is ‘structurally unsafe’ from quantum breakthrough: GlassnodeNearly 10% of the total Bitcoin supply is considered...
Bitmine Ethereum Holdings Reach 4.8% of Total ETH Supply
TLDR Bitmine bought 9,926 more ETH, bringing its total holdings to 5.815 million ETH worth about $11 billion Holdings now...
Ethereum Foundation warns some tools may break with Glamsterdam upgrade
Developers have been urged to test on Plataberget before Glamsterdam’s new gas model reaches Ethereum’s other testnets and mainnet. Source...
UAE Pulls Iran Trade Plug as Hormuz Crisis Rattles Global Markets
Key TakeawaysThe S&P 500 fell about 0.7% on Aug. 18 as semiconductor stocks led a technology selloff.The UAE halted Iran...
Ethereum Developers Consider New Privacy Transaction System
TLDR Ethereum developers are reviewing 66 proposals for the planned Hegotá upgrade, expected in 2027. EIP-8141, or Frame Transactions, could...
Ethereum Devs to Narrow 66 Proposals tied to 2027 Hegotá Upgrade
Ethereum developers are currently reviewing 66 proposals to narrow them down as part of scoping the next major Ethereum upgrade,...
Why Ethereum and Solana Supply Growth Could Drop Sharply by 2031: Grayscale
TLDR: Ethereum and Solana proposals could reduce annual inflation and slow new token supply growth. Grayscale projects ETH inflation near...
‘DeFi Doesn’t Exist Anymore’ Just Onchain Finance: Andre Cronje
Most decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are no longer truly decentralized, according to Andre Cronje, founder of DeFi platform Flying Tulip...
Ethereum Foundation pivots away from Poseidon in post-quantum plan
Advances in compact proofs have erased Poseidon’s previous performance advantage, according to researcher Justin Drake. Source link
LDO surges as SharpLink seeks to stake $200m in ETH via Lido
Key takeaways SharpLink Gaming plans to stake $200 million worth of Ethereum through Lido. The allocation will be converted into...
SharpLink to Stake $200 Million in ETH Through Lido, Anchorage Digital as Custodian
TLDR: SharpLink will stake $200M in ETH through Lido, receiving wstETH in return. Anchorage Digital will custody SharpLink’s staked wstETH...
Fidelity files with SEC to add staking to Ethereum ETF
Fidelity plans to add staking to its Ether fund, with 85% of rewards retained by FETH and quarterly cash distributions...
Vitalik Buterin Updates Ethereum Roadmap With Quantum Security Focus
TLDR Vitalik Buterin updated his 2023 Ethereum roadmap to compare it with the network’s current “Strawmap.” Quantum resistance, privacy, and...
Ethereum holds above $1,900 as bulls target the $2,000 resistance
Key takeaways Ethereum trades near $1,918 with a mildly bullish short-term outlook. ETH holds above the 50-day EMA at $1,864...
Vitalik Overhauls Ethereum Roadmap as Quantum Risks Take Hold
Key TakeawaysVitalik Buterin compared Ethereum’s 2023 roadmap to the new 2029 Strawmap on Monday.Quantum safety and strong privacy tools now...
Ethereum Bull Case Strengthens as ETF Inflows, Lower Fees, and Bullish Fractal Align
TLDR: Ethereum median mainnet fees fell over 99%, from above $2 in January 2024 to below $0.02 by March 2026....
Fierce Backlash to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 Staking Proposal
Ethereum researchers just wanted to reduce staking incentives. Instead, they sparked one of the biggest debates over the network’s economics...
