Solana’s Adoption Wakes Ethereum Developers From Slumber: Current Plans ‘Too Unambitious’

The recent explosion in adoption on Solana seems to have awakened Ethereum developers, who are now calling for a hastening of the ecosystem’s innovation processes. Dankrad Feist, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, recognized that the current upgrade roadmap was “too unambitious.” Ethereum Developers Sound Alarms: ‘We Need to Be Ambitious’ The Ethereum ecosystem seems … Read more

Ethereum Foundation Making Structural Changes, Not Pivoting to ‘Bronze Age Mindset’

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has disclosed that the Ethereum Foundation is making large leadership changes in its structure. However, Buterin clarified that this does not mean the foundation would change its general ideology or risk losing its position as a neutral platform. Ethereum Foundation Making Changes, but Not Ideological Ones Ethereum seems to be … Read more

Bitcoin ETFs Bounce Back With $1.38 Billion Inflows in 2 Days

Bitcoin and ether ETFs continued their strong recovery with successive days of inflows worth $626 million and $167 million respectively. Bitcoin ETFs Reverse Outflows With Consecutive Days of Significant Inflows U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs continued the show of strength with another day of strong inflows. Data from Sosovalue on Jan. 16 showed that $626.15 million … Read more

Users Circumvent Sony’s Soneium Controversial Block on Meme Coins

Soneium, Sony’s Ethereum Layer 2 platform, attempted to block meme coins as part of its official policy to curb unauthorized intellectual property usage. Nonetheless, users found a way to circumvent these measures, demonstrating the strength of decentralized platforms. Meme Coin Blocking Attempts on Soneium Get Foiled by Crypto-Savvy Users Soneium, Sony Group’s Ethereum L2 platform, … Read more

Record Breaking $11.3 Trillion High for Spot and Derivatives Trading on Centralized Crypto Exchanges

The total trade activity on centralized exchanges reached an all-time high of $11.3 trillion, up 7.58%, according to the report by CCData. Record Numbers for Spot and Derivatives Trading The overall spot and derivative trading volume for centralized crypto exchanges (cexes) hit a record high of $11.3 trillion in Dec. 2024. According to market data … Read more

Bitmart Research Projects Bitcoin ETFs Could Attract $50 Billion in Inflows, Boosting AUM to $150 Billion

According to Bitmart Research’s 2025 crypto outlook, bitcoin ETFs are expected to attract a large amount of capital inflows. Crypto Inflows Set for Record Year Bitmart Research has predicted that net inflows for bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could exceed $50 billion in 2025 with assets under management (AUM) expected to exceed $150 billion. This … Read more

Bit Digital’s Crypto Holdings Increase to 742 BTC and 27,624 ETH

Despite the decline in BTC mining output, Bit Digital increased its BTC and ETH holdings through diversification in both assets. Strategic Diversification Key to Bit Digital Crypto Holdings Bit Digital, a bitcoin mining firm produced 32.4 BTC in Dec. 2024, a 27.8% drop from the previous month. This is according to the company’s production update … Read more

Bitcoin Breaks 100K and ETH Is Ok

Bitcoin’s historic rally last week didn’t happen in isolation—it came amid a surge of retail investors, Ethereum ETF inflows, and more. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Return of Retail Bitcoin … Read more

Vitalik Buterin Sees ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’ for Ethereum Block-Building Research

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared an update on social media, summarizing the latest research on Ethereum block-building as of August 7, 2024. Buterin highlighted a consensus among researchers that having multiple actors contribute transactions to be included in a block is beneficial. However, there remains an open debate on whether it is possible to … Read more

Grayscale’s ETHE Hemorrhages $2 Billion in Just 9 Trading Days

On Friday, U.S. spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced $54.27 million in outflows, a stark contrast to Thursday’s net inflow of $26.7 million, as indicated by recent data. Meanwhile, Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE) has seen a reduction of over $2 billion in ethereum since July 23. U.S. Ether ETFs Shed $54.27 Million on Friday The … Read more