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Ethereum
How a governance failure led to the Unleash Protocol hack
An unauthorised contract upgrade enabled direct withdrawals from the protocol. Funds were bridged to Ethereum and laundered through Tornado Cash....
Bank of Italy Models Ether-to-Zero Scenario in Stress Test
The Bank of Italy modeled what would happen to Ethereum’s security and settlement capacity if the price of Ether fell...
Story Protocol’s IP token surges 22%, outpacing top altcoins: check forecast
Story traded at lows of around $2.12 on Monday but has since staged a sharp recovery. IP rose to above...
Sharplink Pockets $33M From Ether Staking, Deploys Another $170M
Public companies and crypto-focused treasury firms are increasingly turning to staking as a source of passive income.Sharplink Gaming, the world’s...
Bitcoin Maintains $90K Despite Rising Geopolitical Tension, Morgan Stanley Enters Crypto ETF Race: Weekly Recap
The first full week of 2026 was quite eventful, but BTC and crypto have remained rather unfazed. It was...
BitMine’s Total Staked ETH Holdings Surpass 1 Million
Crypto treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) staked an additional 86,400 Ether (ETH) on Saturday, valued at about $268.7 million...
Starknet Team Outlines Root Cause of Latest Network Outage
The outage was the second major network disruption in 2025, with both incidents requiring a block reorganization that rolled back...
Exodus trims Bitcoin holdings but clears debt to enter 2026
Key Takeaways Exodus reported a year-end update showing a debt-free balance sheet alongside adjustments to its corporate digital asset holdings....
We Asked 4 AIs if Dogecoin (DOGE) Will Reach New ATH in 2026
What are the odds of DOGE rising to a new historical peak this year? Dogecoin (DOGE) had an impressive...
DeFi TVL Tops $99B, Stablecoin Volume Hits $18.8T
Ethereum’s DeFi TVL surpassed $99B, over nine times larger than the next Layer 1, showing dominant network adoption in...
Ethereum Trading 35% Below Cycle High Presents Opportunity Amid Bearish Sentiment, Analyst Says
TLDR: Ethereum currently trades approximately 35% below its 2021 cycle high while Bitcoin has surpassed prior peaks. The ETHBTC ratio...
Whales Can’t Get Enough of Meme Coins as FLOKI Explodes 950%
Whale transactions above $100,000 surged across meme coins, while social volume confirmed that retail traders are returning again. Meme...
Wyoming launches state-backed stablecoin as public finance experiment
Wyoming has launched FRNT, the first stablecoin issued and backed by a US state government. The dollar-pegged token is fully...
Truebit protocol hack exposes DeFi security risks as TRU token collapses
The TRU token collapsed from $0.1659 to near zero, wiping out market value. Liquidity on decentralised exchanges dried up following...
BNY Launches Tokenized Bank Deposits for Institutional Clients
BNY, a financial services company that traces its roots back to one of the oldest financial institutions in the United...
Sky token slides over 5% as altcoin weakness deepens
Sky token price dropped over 5% as altcoins struggled. The token could fall further amid broader market weakness. Anchorage Digital...
Ethereum is Linux for the Open Internet of Value
The Ethereum network, a decentralized layer-1 blockchain that executes smart contracts, is analogous to the open-source operating system Linux, according...
BlackRock sends $276M in Bitcoin and $83M in Ethereum to Coinbase Prime
Key Takeaways BlackRock transferred $276M in Bitcoin and $83M in Ethereum to Coinbase Prime. The transfers come as early-2026 ETF...
CNBC Crowns XRP Hottest Crypto Trade of 2026 Over BTC and ETH: Here’s Why
CNBC’s call reflects an appetite for outsized returns, as investors rotate from BTC’s maturity toward higher-beta opportunities like XRP....
Ethereum Processes $18.8 Trillion in 2025 as DeFi TVL Reaches $99 Billion
TLDR: Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem maintained $99 billion TVL, surpassing the next-largest Layer 1 by nine times Layer 2 networks achieved...
Morgan Stanley Enters Ethereum ETF Market
Morgan Stanley filed for spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wednesday, becoming the latest American bank to do so. The...
