Ethereum Faces Ideological Crossroads With Popular Celeb Tokens
Wintermute co-founder Evgeny Gaevoy has voiced a strong critique of Ethereum’s leadership and their approach to building the blockchain. He...
Ethereum News
zkSync’s ZK Token Airdrop Sparks Controversy Over Sybil Filtering
TLDR zkSync, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, has faced criticism for its ZK token airdrop distribution. Critics claim the airdrop...
RLUSD Coming: Ripple’s USD Stablecoin to Hit Ethereum, XRPL
Ripple said that its upcoming stablecoin will be called Ripple USD (RLUSD). The firm expects to debut it on the...
SEC chair says S-1 approvals for spot Ether ETFs in the summer
SEC Chair Gary Gensler told lawmakers on Thursday that he sees spot Ethereum ETFs’ S-1 filings approval in the summer....
MetaMask’s Pooled Staking: Lowering the Barrier to Ethereum Staking
TLDR MetaMask has launched a new “pooled staking” feature that allows users to stake Ethereum (ETH) without meeting the 32...
ZKsync’s Billion-Dollar Airdrop: Are You One of the 695,232 Recipients?
TLDR ZKsync, an Ethereum layer-2 network, will airdrop 17.5% of its 21 billion ZK token supply to 695,232 eligible wallets...
Base Surpasses $8 Billion in Total Value Locked: Becomes Second-Largest Ethereum L2
TLDR Base, an Ethereum layer-2 network, has surpassed $8 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL), becoming the second-largest Ethereum scaler...
Ethereum (ETH) to $10k This Cycle & Will Outperform Bitcoin: ETFs Will be The Catalyst
TLDR Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs are expected to attract significant inflows, potentially reaching $4 billion within the first five months...
Fhenix Raises $15M & Launches Helium Testnet, Enabling Confidential Smart Contracts on Layer 2
TLDR Fhenix, an Ethereum Layer 2 network focused on data confidentiality, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding...
Base Dominates Ethereum Layer 2 Profitability: TVL Skyrockets to $7.6 Billion
TLDR Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base, generated over $6 million in on-chain profits in May, outperforming competitors like Blast...
VanEck Analysts Raise Ethereum (ETH) Price Target to $22,000
TLDR Ethereum ecosystem’s active users have increased ninefold since 2020, with over 2.25 million daily active users in Q1 2024...
BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund: The New King of Tokenized Treasuries
TLDR BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity (BUIDL) Fund paid out nearly $1.7 million in monthly dividends to its holders on...
Decentralized Prime Brokerage Terminal Blueberry Protocol Raises $2.5M
TLDR Blueberry Protocol raises $2.5M in Series A funding led by White Star Capital Blueberry provides decentralized access to generalized...
Matter Labs Withdraws “ZK” Trademark Application Amid Industry Backlash
TLDR Matter Labs, the developer of zkSync, applied to trademark the term “ZK” (short for “zero-knowledge”) in February 2024. The...
ETH ETF June Launch? BlackRock Updates S-1 Form for Spot Ether ETF
TLDR BlackRock’s updated Form S-1 for its iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) suggests that the launch of U.S. spot Ether ETFs...
ARK Invest Withdraws from Spot Ethereum ETF Application with 21Shares
TLDR ARK Invest has ended its partnership with 21Shares for the proposed spot Ethereum ETF. The fund has been rebranded...
Franklin Templeton proposes a 0.19% fee in its amended Spot Ethereum ETF S-1
Franklin Templeton files amended S-1 for spot Ethereum ETF with 0.19% fee. SEC requires all spot Ethereum ETF issuers to...
Vanguard Reaffirms Stance Against Spot Ethereum ETFs Despite SEC Approval
TLDR Vanguard has confirmed that it will not offer spot Ethereum ETFs on its platform, despite the SEC’s approval of...
Hashdex has withdrawn its Ethereum ETF application
Hashdex withdraws ether ETF application after SEC approval of similar products. Hashdex’s Ethereum ETF application combined spot Ether with futures...
Michael Saylor Endorses Ethereum ETFs as Beneficial for Bitcoin
Michael Saylor, the founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, has recently expressed a change in his stance regarding spot Ethereum...
Ethereum’s (ETH) Breakout Towards $4k: All Time High in Sight
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has been on a tear in recent weeks, with its price surging over...
ETH ETF Soon? Asset Managers Amend Spot Ethereum ETF Filings, Removing Staking Provisions
In a significant development for the cryptocurrency market, asset management firms BlackRock, Bitwise, and Grayscale have submitted amended 19b-4 filings...
