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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum has picked up pace following the broader market recovery, with its price surging above the $2,400 mark once again. However, a crucial divergence is developing in the Ethereum market as futures and spot activity on key cryptocurrency exchanges start to move in different directions. Ethereum’s Futures And Spot Markets Diverge CW, a data analyst and verified author at the CryptoQuant platform, has outlined an interesting development in the Ethereum market. Amid its most recent rebound in price, Ethereum’s investor activity on multiple cryptocurrency exchanges is splitting…

Blockchain layer-2 (L2) network Polygon reduced its average block time by 250 milliseconds to 1.75 seconds, marking its first block-time reduction since genesis as the network pushes deeper into stablecoin payments and settlement infrastructure.Polygonscan shows that the latest blocks on the network were created in 1.75 seconds. The upgrade means that Polygon can process around 14% more payments per second, reaching a maximum theoretical throughput of about 3,260 transactions per second (TPS), according to Polygon software engineer Lucca Martins.Shorter block times can help transaction backlogs clear faster, reducing the duration of network congestion and subsequent transaction fee spikes, which is…

ChainCatcher 消息，Michael Saylor 旗下 Strategy（原 MicroStrategy）今年持续加速增持比特币。摩根大通分析师表示，若当前节奏延续，其全年比特币购买规模或将达到约 300 亿美元。截至目前，Strategy 年内已增持 145,834 枚比特币，价值约 110 亿美元。分析指出，Strategy 大量买入发生在比特币低于其约 75,000 美元平均成本期间，体现出更具“机会主义”的配置策略。按当前速度测算，Strategy 2026 年全年比特币购买规模可能显著高于 2024 和 2025 年的约 220 亿美元水平。分析师表示，公司 4 月以来重新加速买入，显示其策略正更依赖市场条件与融资可得性。同时，Strategy 股票持续以约 26% 的溢价交易于其净资产价值（NAV），为其通过股权与债务融资持续购入比特币提供了有利条件。当前公司持有约 818,334 枚 BTC，总价值超过 650 亿美元。

Ethereum is trading around $2,350 today with a live market cap near $281 billion and more than $20 billion in 24‑hour volume, sitting far below its $4,955 all‑time high but well above the sub‑$1,000 lows of the last bear market. Summary Ethereum is trading around $2,350 today, with a live market cap near $281 billion and 24-hour volume above $10 billion. Most models cluster 2026 expectations in a $2,200–$3,000 band, with base-case targets around $2,750–$2,800 by year-end. Forecast dispersion is wide, however, with long-term institutional scenarios still pointing to $4,000–$7,000-plus if ETF flows and on-chain usage accelerate. Ethereum (ETH) is…

BNY has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based Finstreet and ADI Foundation to develop institutional digital asset custody services for clients in the United Arab Emirates.The initial focus is on Bitcoin and Ether custody for Finstreet’s existing clients, with plans to later extend to ADI Foundation’s blockchain infrastructure, the world’s largest custodian said in a Thursday announcement. The companies said they intend to expand the product scope to include stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets and other regulated digital instruments, though no timeline was given.“BNY is uniquely positioned to connect traditional and digital financial ecosystems,” Hani Kablawi, executive vice chair at BNY, said. BNY…

Ethereum price has pared off some gains after facing resistance at $2,400 this week. A confirmed bullish pattern on the chart, however, positions it for strong upside in the coming sessions. Summary Ethereum climbed to a weekly high above $2,400 before stabilizing near $2,300 as broader crypto markets reacted to easing geopolitical tensions. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a fourth straight day of inflows, with more than $270 million added, signaling continued institutional demand. Ethereum confirmed a bull flag pattern on the daily chart, with technical indicators pointing toward a potential breakout above the $2,800 resistance zone. According to data from…

TrustedVolumes, an independent market maker and resolver used by 1inch Fusion, confirmed it was exploited and said about $6.7 million in stolen funds are being held across three Ethereum addresses.In a Thursday X post, the market maker said the stolen funds were split across three wallets, with two addresses each holding about $3 million and a third holding about $700,000. TrustedVolumes said it was open to “constructive communication” over a bug bounty and a “mutually acceptable resolution.”The confirmation came after Web3 security company Blockaid said its exploit detection system had identified an ongoing Ethereum exploit targeting TrustedVolumes. Blockaid said the…

Aave Labs has completed the liquidation of the Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH-backed positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, moving the DeFi United recovery effort closer to restoring full backing for the restaked Ether token after April’s $293 million exploit. Summary Aave has liquidated the attacker’s remaining rsETH-backed positions tied to the April Kelp DAO exploit. DeFi United is still waiting on additional support from Circle, Ethena, Frax, and Kraken-backed Ink to fully restore rsETH backing. More than 90% of Arbitrum DAO voters have supported releasing $71 million in frozen Ether linked to the exploit recovery effort. Aave said in an…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum is struggling to push above $2,400 as buying pressure builds against resistance that has capped the recovery at every recent attempt. The market is heating up — but a CryptoQuant analyst has examined the derivatives data and found a reading that adds important structural context to both the difficulty at the current level and the potential for what comes after it. The Binance Ethereum Futures Power 30D Change index has moved back into positive territory, registering a current reading of 0.026. In practical terms, this means…

Wall Street bank JPMorgan and credit card giant Mastercard said they have completed the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of a tokenized US Treasury fund, working with Ripple’s XRP Ledger and interbank settlement rails.The pilot transaction involved blockchain tokenization platform Ondo Finance redeeming the US Ondo Short-Term US Government Treasuries (OUSG) fund for Ripple on the XRP Ledger. Mastercard’s Multi-Token Network then routed the settlement instructions for JPMorgan’s blockchain platform, Kinexys, to deliver US dollars to Ripple’s Singapore bank account.“For the first time, a public blockchain and global banking infrastructure settled a cross-border transaction of a tokenized fund together in real…