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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the network’s clearest value proposition may not be smart contracts or payments, but something more foundational: acting as a censorship-resistant public data layer. In a post reflecting on conversations at Real World Crypto and related events, Buterin argued that stepping outside “blockchain baggage” makes ETH’s core utility easier to see. “I was recently at Real World Crypto (that’s crypto as in cryptography) and the associated side events, and one thing that struck me was that it was a clarifying experience in terms…
Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied close to a monthly high near $74,000, posting a 10.42% weekly gain, its strongest seven-day return since September 2025. The spot market activity, exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows, and corporate-level BTC accumulation suggest a positive shift in demand, as analysts monitor whether the renewed buying pressure can support a rally to higher price levels. Bitcoin Coinbase premium gap flips after 10 weeksCrypto analyst IT Tech noted that the Coinbase premium gap, which measures the price difference between Bitcoin on Coinbase and global exchanges, currently reads +35.4, marking its first positive print in nearly ten weeks.The metric previously dropped to…
Why Arthur Hayes is bullish: In an interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie on MArkets Outlook, Hayes said Hyperliquid has separated itself from competing perpetual futures exchanges with real usage rather than incentive-driven volume.Hayes told Sanasie he sold his firm’s HYPE position around $50–$55 ahead of expected token unlock pressure but turned bullish again after the team chose not to sell most of its monthly token allocations.He said Hyperliquid still generates close to a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate based on 30-day fee data.The platform’s HIP-3 permissionless listing system has expanded trading beyond crypto into assets like oil or equity…
The Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit organization that stewards the development of the Ethereum ecosystem, published its mandate on Friday, reaffirming its role and the core pillars of Ethereum.The Ethereum Foundation’s two stated goals are that Ethereum remains decentralized and that users have a “final say” over their onchain assets and data, while the protocol achieves mass scale, according to the mandate.Censorship resistance, open source code, privacy, security, and freedom-preserving technology are the core properties of Ethereum that will be upheld, the mandate, the document said.Source: Ethereum FoundationThe Ethereum Foundation said it will continue to focus on core protocol upgrades, “long-horizon…
Crypto analyst Osemka has suggested that DOGE is at a make-or-break level, where it could see a parabolic move to the upside or suffer a huge decline. The analyst alluded to the Dogecoin EMA, which could determine the next move for the foremost meme coin. Dogecoin EMA Set To Determine Next Move For The Meme Coin In an X post, Osemka said that something will soon have to give, alluding to the Dogecoin EMA. The analyst noted that DOGE has been getting slammed by the EMA for the past three weeks, that there will soon be no room left to…
While the increase in stablecoin usage in the cryptocurrency market is noteworthy, stablecoin transaction volume on the Solana network reached a record high in February. According to data shared by the crypto data and analytics platform Unfolded, Solana-based stablecoin transaction volume reached a total of $650 billion in February, hitting an all-time high. According to the report, one of the most important factors behind this strong growth was the increase in demand for on-chain payments. The growing shift of users towards blockchain-based payment solutions contributed to the rapid increase in stablecoin transfers. Stablecoins are generally known as digital assets pegged…
The Bitcoin price has outperformed gold, silver, and major U.S. equity indexes since the outbreak of the Iran–Israel conflict escalation 2026, climbing above $73,000 even as oil surged and expectations for near-term interest rate cuts faded. Market data shows Bitcoin price rising about 8% since the first strikes against Iran, reaching a one-month high above $73,000. The move placed the digital asset ahead of several traditional safe-haven and risk assets during a period of geopolitical stress. Gold declined during the same stretch, falling roughly 3% from levels seen before the conflict began. Silver dropped more than 10%, sliding from above…
Trend Research is again moving size through Binance, pulling 27,000 ETH off‑exchange while wiring in about $150m USDC, signaling fresh positioning after its brutal ETH unwind. Summary An address tied to Trend Research withdrew 27,000 ETH from Binance, then sent roughly $150.47m in USDC back to the exchange in recent hours. Earlier this year the same firm dumped over 700m worth of ETH to Binance to repay Aave loans, realizing an estimated $700m‑plus loss on a looped long. The new pattern of ETH out and USDC in suggests Trend Research is rotating into fresh ETH strategies rather than simply de‑risking,…
Belgian-born crypto millionaire, Olivier Janssens, reportedly offered to pay Nevis residents $100 per month if the government approves his development plans for a tech-friendly libertarian community on the Caribbean island.Jannsens’ Destiny, a project aiming to buy and restructure about 2,400 acres of land on the Caribbean island, said it will begin paying residents $100 per month, “immediately once the final agreement with the government is approved,” according to an email seen by the Financial Times. The monthly $100 figure is an increase from the initial 30 East Caribbean dollars (US$11) announced by the project in November 2025.The offer drew sharp criticism…
BlackRock’s new staked Ethereum ETF (ETHB) is easy to misunderstand.This is not the first time ETH staking has finally reached exchange-traded products, as Grayscale has already crossed that bridge. What’s interesting about the launch is that BlackRock is now standardizing the way Ethereum is explained to mainstream investors.With ETHB, Ethereum is being repackaged less as a confusing crypto-tech bet and more as a yield-bearing portfolio asset: something investors can hold in a brokerage account, potentially collect monthly staking-related income from, and understand in much more familiar investment terms.BlackRock introduced the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF on Mar. 12. BlackRock’s release…