The Ethereum Foundation said it will prioritize post-quantum security and further increases to the gas limit as part of its protocol roadmap for 2026. The organization is also restructuring its development efforts into three core tracks covering scaling, user experience, and Layer 1 security. Three-Track Protocol Overhaul On Wednesday, the Foundation said Ethereum’s next phase […]
Ethereum’s proof-of-stake contract address now holds over half of the Ether supply “for the first time in the coin’s eleven-year history,” reported on-chain analytics provider Santiment on Wednesday. This appears somewhat misleading, as approximately 37 million ETH are currently staked, representing approximately 30% of the total supply of 121.4 million tokens. However, Santiment explained that […]
All eyes will be on the PCE inflation report this week, following last week’s CPI, and the Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday. January’s CPI came in slightly below expectations, with headline inflation at 2.38% year-on-year and core CPI at 2.5%, the lowest since early 2021. This boosted the stock and crypto markets on Friday, but […]
“Short-term holders keep suffering as this correction drags on,” said CryptoQuant analyst ‘Darkfost’ on Wednesday. The short-term holder cost basis is around $94,200, and with BTC back at around $67,000, the price gap has now reached 28%, they said. “So we can roughly estimate an average unrealized loss of about 28% for STHs, if we […]
The behemoth in investment banking published its Q4 2025 Form 13F disclosure, outlining its positions in four of the largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. Given the recent price declines in the digital asset space, their USD value has declined, but the disclosure still shows an interesting pattern. Goldman’s Crypto Portfolio NEW: Wall Street investment bank […]
Crypto markets flatlined over the weekend, as investors licked their wounds following the massive $700 billion rout last week. The following several days could see more volatility with more government shutdown data on the way and a key inflation report. US President Trump reiterated his 100,000 target for the Dow Jones as US stock futures rose […]
The crypto market selloff continued over the weekend as investors were rattled by US President Trump’s pick for the Federal Reserve chair. The new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, is viewed as hawkish and may not cut interest rates as fast or as much as investors expected, given his stance on inflation. “It’s all about the […]
It’s hard to imagine now that just a few months ago, bitcoin was riding high, investors were hopeful about ‘Uptober,’ and the bulls dominated the market. In that not-so-distant past, the cryptocurrency was trading confidently within a six-digit price territory, and had just printed a new all-time high above $126,000. The community was full of […]
Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry are often blamed for being too volatile and immature for legacy investors, a claim that proved true once again at the end of the business week. At the same time, safe haven assets like gold and silver are praised for their stability, especially in times of uncertainty. That’s not what […]
Fidelity Investments is launching its own stablecoin called the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD), which will be pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and backed by reserves. The stablecoin will be available to both institutional and retail clients in the coming weeks, according to Bloomberg. FIDD will be built on the Ethereum network and can be […]