Tagged: eth

September 30, 2026 @ 3:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a detailed essay arguing that the network is rapidly outgrowing the conventional idea of a blockchain. In “The Cryptographic World Computer,” he describes a hybrid system that fuses classic blockchain consensus with modern cryptographic tools and large-scale off-chain computation…. Read More

September 28, 2026 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

White-hat researchers moved tens of thousands of NFTs to safety after a long-dormant settlement contract was used to pull tokens from wallets that still carried old marketplace permissions. The issue involved Limit Break’s Payment Processor V2, a contract that once handled on-chain settlement for Magic… Read More

September 21, 2026 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A single on-chain actor appears to have struck two related artificial-intelligence crypto projects within minutes of each other on September 19, 2026, emptying a Fetch.ai conversion contract and inflating NuNet’s token supply in one coordinated burst. Security firms tracking the wallets say the same cluster… Read More

September 15, 2026 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) and Base developers have ended a months-long attempt to merge two competing account abstraction designs into a single standard. The talks, which sought to reconcile Base-led EIP-8130 with Ethereum’s EIP-8141, known as Frame Transactions, collapsed last week. Both networks will now ship their… Read More

September 15, 2026 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zama is reportedly expanding confidential finance on Ethereum (ETH) by widening its Morpho vault lineup and launching private swaps between shielded assets. On September 15, 2026, the protocol opened deposits into 16 confidential Morpho vaults spanning USDC, USDT, AUSD, and TGBP, plus their encrypted counterparts…. Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys Software Inc. is preparing to divide into two independently operated companies so that consumer and institutional digital finance can each receive dedicated leadership, capital, and operating models. The existing legal entity will keep running but will adopt the MetaMask name and concentrate on self-custodial… Read More

September 8, 2026 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum’s core protocol teams have begun shaping the next major network upgrade, Hegotá, while setting a firm long-range goal: a Layer 1 that can withstand quantum computers by the end of 2029. The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster published its first unified assessment of the work… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum researchers have put forward an early draft that would rebuild the smart contract used to admit new validators, creating a path to quantum-resistant staking keys before today’s cryptography becomes a liability. The plan focuses on the deposit contract, the gateway through which operators lock… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), chaired by Tom Lee, has expanded its Ethereum holdings to approximately 4.8% of the network’s circulating supply after another weekly purchase. The company reported acquiring an additional 9,926 ETH during the week ending around mid-August 2026. This brought its total… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum’s development community is now actively defining the contents of its next major network upgrade, Hegotá, which is scheduled for delivery in 2027. According to Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter, developers currently have 66 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) under consideration. Over the coming series of… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum’s current staked supply has risen to roughly 34 percent of the total circulating ETH. This elevated participation level has intensified debate over the long-term sustainability of native staking yields, particularly for institutions and specialized treasury firms that rely heavily on those returns. A draft… Read More

August 13, 2026 @ 1:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum researchers have put forward a draft improvement proposal designed to reshape how the network handles rewards for those securing it through staking. Known as the Tapered Issuance Burn under EIP-8361, the idea centers on gradually destroying a growing portion of the newly issued tokens… Read More

August 12, 2026 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sharplink, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBET), a firm that has shifted its focus toward building and managing a large Ethereum treasury, released its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. The report highlighted meaningful income generated from staking its ETH holdings while revealing a… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Italy’s largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo (BIT: ISP), has executed a notable shift in its cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded fund portfolio during the second quarter of 2026. According to its latest quarterly disclosure submitted to US regulators, the institution substantially reduced its position in a major Bitcoin… Read More

August 8, 2026 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Joseph Chalom, chief executive of SharpLink (NASDAQ: SBET), a publicly traded holder of ether, has publicly opposed a draft Ethereum Improvement Proposal that he believes risks stripping ETH of one of its strongest competitive features relative to bitcoin.In a detailed post on X, Chalom argued that… 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 @ 9:31 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