Ethereum is holding close to the $1,800 area as traders wait for the Federal Reserve’s June decision, with the market watching not only the rate call but also what Chair Kevin Warsh says about inflation, future guidance, and the path of liquidity into the second half of 2026. TL;DR ETH is trading around the $1,800…
Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum, giving the stablecoin issuer a direct entry into the wrapped Bitcoin market and setting up a new challenge to existing BTC-backed DeFi assets. TL;DR cirBTC is live on Ethereum and backed 1:1 by Bitcoin. Circle says the asset uses segregated custody and Chainlink Proof of Reserve. The product is…
TL;DR A legacy Aztec Connect smart contract was reportedly drained of about 909 ETH, worth roughly $2.1 million. The affected product was deprecated in 2023 and is separate from Aztec’s current network work. The exploit reportedly targeted the immutable RollupProcessorV3 contract. The case shows why abandoned or discontinued DeFi contracts can remain risky long after…
Ethereum price is showing some strength as bulls eye a deeper recovery. Brave New Coin data shows that ETH is trading near $1,783 after slipping around 2.5% over the past 24 hours. The short-term chart still looks shaky, but the bigger technical picture is becoming more interesting. ETH Is Testing a High-Timeframe Support Zone The…
Ethereum’s clear signing push is trying to solve one of crypto’s most stubborn user-safety problems: people approving transactions they cannot actually understand. TL;DR The Ethereum Foundation has highlighted clear signing as part of a broader wallet-safety effort. The goal is to turn confusing transaction data into human-readable approval prompts. This is not a brand-new release…
A new Ethereum Research proposal is putting post-quantum wallet security back in focus, outlining a practical way to verify quantum-resistant signatures on the EVM without requiring a full protocol-level upgrade. The proposal, published by Ethereum researcher nicocsgy, explores an EVM-optimized version of the SPHINCS+ stateless post-quantum signature scheme. The design aims to make quantum-resistant verification…
Ethereum price started a fresh increase and remained stable above $1,680. ETH is now correcting gains and might continue higher if it clears $1,750. Ethereum started a decent upward move above the $1,620 resistance. The price is trading above $1,680 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bullish trend line forming with support…
TL;DR Kraken says it plans to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures for eligible US traders within 30 days. Contracts will be listed on Bitnomial, a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market owned by Kraken parent Payward. The initial asset list includes BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK, DOGE, LTC and AVAX. Kraken Brings Perpetual Futures Closer To US…
TL;DR Fireblocks says it has launched ETH Staking Link, a standardized interface for institutional Ethereum staking integrations. The company says more than 36 million ETH, roughly 30% of circulating supply, is now staked across Ethereum. Fireblocks says Ethereum staking on its platform has more than doubled over the last six months. The update also highlights…
TL;DR Aave Labs has proposed onboarding Circle Wrapped Bitcoin, or cirBTC, to Aave V3 Core and Aave V4 Core on Ethereum. The proposal says cirBTC is an ERC-20 token backed 1:1 by Bitcoin custodied at a regulated Circle entity. The move is still at the ARFC stage, meaning it needs community feedback, a Snapshot vote…