Tagged: ethereum

August 9, 2026 @ 8:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A large Ethereum investor has liquidated a substantial portion of long-held tokens after more than three years, locking in cumulative losses exceeding $19 million. On-chain trackers identified the wallet, associated with the address beginning 0x7C5a, as having maintained its position through multiple market cycles before… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds attracted a combined $1.1 billion in net inflows during the most recent trading week.  This performance stands as the most robust weekly result for these vehicles since April, according to the latest figures and data compiled by SoSoValue…. Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 12:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin, the flagship digital currency, temporarily pushed past the $65,000 mark in early August 2026 following the release of weaker-than-anticipated U.S. employment figures. The move reflected shifting investor sentiment around Federal Reserve policy as markets digested evidence of cooling labor demand. On August 7, 2026,… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 4:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A group of Ethereum researchers has put forward a draft proposal designed to reshape the network’s staking economics by progressively destroying a share of the rewards paid to validators. Known as the Tapered Issuance Burn and provisionally designated EIP-8361, the idea aims to remove the… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 1:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) is preparing to restructure the share structure of its flagship spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund through a one-for-three reverse share split. The adjustment, approved by the fund’s sponsor, is scheduled to take effect in early October and aims to recalibrate the product’s trading dynamics… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) expands its Ethereum position to nearly 4.8% of supply, with combined holdings valued at $11.3 billion.Bitmine Immersion Technologies, a publicly traded firm focused on building a substantial digital asset treasury centered on Ethereum, has reported further growth in its ETH… Read More

July 29, 2026 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NYSE:MS) has expanded its digital asset offerings by introducing two new exchange-traded products focused on Ethereum and Solana. The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust, trading as MSSE on NYSE Arca, and the Morgan Stanley Solana Trust, under the ticker MSOL, began trading… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Large blockchain networks including Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Avalanche (AVAX) have recorded notable increases in on-chain activity and reductions in transaction costs over the past year, even as the prices of their native tokens experienced substantial declines. This divergence between market prices and underlying… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lido, a liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, has commenced a significant infrastructure update that involves consolidating more than 8 million ETH—valued at approximately $16 billion to $16.5 billion—into larger validators. This marks the protocol’s most substantial core change since its V2 release in 2023 and… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), a publicly traded firm focused on accumulating cryptocurrency assets for long-term investment, has disclosed that its Ethereum (ETH) position has grown to approximately 5.79 million tokens. This milestone follows the company’s purchase of nearly 9,950 ETH over the most recent week,… Read More

July 28, 2026 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A state-backed Chinese company has started mass production of domestically developed immersion deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, a critical technology for advanced semiconductor manufacturing previously dominated by Dutch firm ASML. The development, first reported by The Information and later detailed by Reuters, marks progress in Beijing’s… Read More

July 22, 2026 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency industry entered the second half of 2026 on a cautious note, according to CoinGecko’s quarterly analysis. Total crypto market capitalization fell 12.6% during April–June, dropping by roughly $305 billion to end the period at $2.1 trillion — its lowest level since September 2024…. Read More

July 21, 2026 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), the prominent corporate holder of Ethereum, has moderated its pace of token acquisitions. The move prioritizes returning value directly to investors via an aggressive share repurchase program. Chairman Tom Lee detailed the adjustment in the company’s latest holdings disclosure, highlighting… Read More

July 18, 2026 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange that also offers stock trading, has introduced a fresh lineup of options contracts on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). This move aims to make sophisticated derivatives trading available to a broader group of professional and institutional investors as the crypto market… Read More

July 18, 2026 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent analysis from on-chain intelligence platform Token Terminal highlights a significant milestone for Ethereum in the evolving landscape of tokenized financial products. Over the past year, the network has recorded the highest absolute capital inflows into tokenized exchange-traded funds (ETFs) compared to any other blockchain…. Read More

July 17, 2026 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ETRADE from Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has officially enabled direct cryptocurrency trading, allowing eligible U.S. clients to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) within their brokerage accounts. This launch integrates digital assets seamlessly alongside traditional holdings such as stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds, marking a… Read More

July 12, 2026 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US spot exchange-traded funds tracking Bitcoin and Ethereum have posted positive net inflows for the week, breaking a prolonged streak of outflows that had persisted since May 2026. According to data from SoSoValue, these funds collectively attracted approximately $281.8 million over the five trading days… Read More

July 11, 2026 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis by researchers at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has shed new light on the physical distribution of Ethereum’s infrastructure, revealing notable geographic clustering of its validator nodes. According to the findings, approximately 31% of the network’s beacon node activity is… Read More

July 7, 2026 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum’s core research and development community has responded favorably to an updated long-term roadmap shared by co-founder Vitalik Buterin earlier this week. The proposal, known as the “Lean Ethereum” strawmap, outlines a multi-year overhaul of the smart contract and blockchain network that many see as… Read More

July 7, 2026 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the operator of the United States’ federally chartered crypto bank, has added support for Lido, Ethereum’s largest liquid staking protocol. The move gives institutional clients direct, compliant access to wrapped staked Ether (wstETH) entirely within Anchorage Digital’s regulated platform, eliminating the need to… Read More