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- 9h ago
Ethereum’s faster proofs face Vitalik’s next test: a hard cost limit
Fast sampled blocks do not establish the maximum proving burden, while Ethereum’s CPU gas analysis excludes proof generation. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
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- 11h ago
XRP’s 13-week ETF inflow streak ends as Bitcoin and Ethereum withdrawals continue
US-listed XRP exchange-traded funds ended a 13-week inflow streak as investors withdrew nearly $576 million from four major cryptocurrency ETF categories. Data from SoSoValue showed that XRP funds recorded $1.84 million in net outflows during the week ended Oct. 16, reversing the $11.31 million inflows registered a week earlier. The withdrawal ended the longest active… Read the full story on…
- 1d ago
Two Aave stablecoin backstops shrank $12.4 million as reward rates rose
Two tracked Ethereum V3 Umbrella stakes fell 9.7%, while their implied annualized reward run rate stayed near $2 million. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- 1d ago
Claude unpicks an NSA mystery behind Ethereum passkey security
Anthropic’s timestamp recipe reconstructs P-256’s public seed, adding provenance evidence while leaving selection criteria and base-point origins unexplained. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
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- 2d ago
Ethereum sets October 26 for Hoodi’s 200 million gas test
Hoodi’s Glamsterdam test schedules a 200 million gas target, while the mainnet activation date remains undecided. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
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- 4d ago
Machi loses $269,000 on ETH, then opens another long seven minutes later
Hyperliquid force-liquidated 1,650 ETH early on Oct. 15, and the tracked wallet held a new 2,500 ETH long by 13:16 BST. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
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- 4d ago
Ethereum’s faster-exit plan would leave new validators waiting to earn
A dated three-week entry estimate shows how direct deposits and pooled holdings bear the cost of inactive staking capital. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- 5d ago
Ethereum’s quantum race takes a new turn as zkSync courts banks and Starknet weighs exit
ZkSync announced Airbender Prime, a prover that Matter Labs says handled 99% of 7,200 consecutive Ethereum mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds each on a single NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU. The announcement came five days after Starknet said it is actively considering becoming an independent layer-1 (L1) blockchain, targeting full quantum resistance in… Read the full story on CryptoSlate…
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- 5d ago
Interactive Brokers moves into Ethereum’s $110 billion staking market as institutional demand accelerates
Zerohash rewards can compound after fees, while eligibility rules and unstaking delays limit access to the service and funds. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- 6d ago
Ethereum Name Service plans major .eth overhaul with one irreversible catch for domain holders
The pending activation draft sets no migration deadline, while moving a name would permanently end its management on v1. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
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- 7d ago
Bitcoin’s rebound approaches the $85,000 zone where past buyers may sell
Bitcoin and Ethereum extended their weekend recovery, although on-chain indicators and derivatives positioning suggest the rebound faces significant obstacles. Data from CryptoSlate showed that Bitcoin briefly climbed above $84,000 after falling toward $80,000 during last week's selloff. Ethereum also recovered above $2,500, reversing part of its recent losses as buying activity returned to the…
- 7d ago
Thailand wants a piece of the $120 billion Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF market, but on its own terms
The SEC says the framework takes effect Oct. 16, with Bitcoin and Ethereum initially eligible and product-risk education required before trading. The post Thailand wants a piece of the $120 billion Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF market, but on its own terms appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- 7d ago
Starknet considers leaving Ethereum for a quantum-resistant Layer 1
Starknet's STRK token more than doubled over seven days while developers considered leaving Ethereum to build an independent Layer 1 blockchain. A CoinGlass snapshot checked at 20:28 UTC on Oct. 11 showed STRK at $0.1190, up 17.7% over 24 hours and 116.7% over seven days. On Oct. 8, Starknet said it was actively considering becoming […] The post Starknet considers leaving Ethereum for a…
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- 8d ago
Optimism’s Unichain deal will put more chains under one operator
The October migration would concentrate more chain operations at Optimism, while Ethereum fallback routes depend on each chain’s deployed contracts. The post Optimism’s Unichain deal will put more chains under one operator appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- 8d ago
XRP ETFs extend a 13-week inflow streak as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds shed $1.25 billion
US-listed XRP ETFs extended their inflow streak to 13 weeks as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds suffered nearly $1.25 billion in combined withdrawals during the week ended Oct. 9. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $681.1 million in net withdrawals, while Ethereum products shed $542.07 million and Solana funds lost $24.81 million, according to SoSoValue’s Bitcoin, Ethereum and […] The post XRP ETFs extend…
- 10d ago
ETH fee burns cover just 2% of new coins printed in 2026
An October 9 ledger puts fee burn at 2.07% of gross issuance, while a conditional capacity model tests the demand needed to shrink supply. The post ETH fee burns cover just 2% of new coins printed in 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- 10d ago
Hoskinson says Vitalik’s AI warning could delay the internet’s quantum defenses
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson accused Vitalik Buterin of undermining quantum-resistant cryptography with speculative warnings about AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs. In an Oct. 9 post, Hoskinson challenged the Ethereum co-founder's skepticism toward lattice-based cryptography, arguing that decades of security research had already accounted for the technology's known weaknesses. He warned…
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- 10d ago
Ethereum’s proposed safety checks could still let a bad trade through
Draft EIP-7906 could widen outcome checks, but a meaningful financial limit must come from policy the transaction builder cannot weaken. The post Ethereum’s proposed safety checks could still let a bad trade through appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- 10d ago
Ethereum open interest rose 2.3% in ETH on Binance as its dollar value fell 6.6%
Matched October 6–8 snapshots show a larger ETH-denominated book despite Thursday’s contraction, separating outstanding exposure from lower USDT valuation. The post Ethereum open interest rose 2.3% in ETH on Binance as its dollar value fell 6.6% appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- 11d ago
Bitcoin ETFs suffer biggest exodus since June as Ethereum withdrawals hit nine-month high
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds saw their steepest withdrawals in months as the cryptocurrency market continued to decline. Data from SoSoValue shows that the 12 listed US Bitcoin ETFs lost $484.9 million on Oct. 7, their largest single-day outflow since June 25. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the withdrawals with $207.7 million, […] The post Bitcoin ETFs suffer…
- 11d ago
A $1,000 MetaMask incident could turn Ethereum’s staking queue into a $5 billion traffic jam
A full return of Bitquery’s identified exit cohort as new demand would create a $5.04 billion combined workload, while Lido expects gradual re-entry. The post A $1,000 MetaMask incident could turn Ethereum’s staking queue into a $5 billion traffic jam appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- 11d ago
BitMine’s Ethereum buying spree could end in six weeks
BitMine Immersion Technologies Chairman Tom Lee said the company will stop accumulating Ethereum once its holdings reach 5% of the cryptocurrency’s supply, capping the strategy that made it ETH’s largest corporate holder. Speaking at TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Lee said BitMine was already close to that limit and would not pursue an open-ended accumulation campaign. He […] The post BitMine’s…
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- 11d ago
Vitalik Buterin urges calm as AI raises new fears over Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography security
He favors unused addresses when migration is easy, while warning that AI could weaken cryptography designed to resist quantum attacks. The post Vitalik Buterin urges calm as AI raises new fears over Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography security appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- 12d ago
OpenAI math breakthroughs raise ‘bunker mode’ alarm from Bitcoin researcher Justin Drake
OpenAI’s latest advances in mathematics have prompted a leading Ethereum researcher to warn that crypto’s core wallet security could face an unexpected AI threat. On Oct. 7, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake urged the blockchain industry to prepare for what he described as “bunker mode,” including a controlled migration of digital assets into fresh addresses whose […] The post OpenAI math…
- 12d ago
Ethereum falls 6%, leaving $1.35 billion in long bets at risk of liquidation
Ethereum’s slide toward $2,500 has put about $1.35 billion of leveraged long positions at increasing risk of liquidation. CoinMarketCap data showed roughly $1.35 billion of ETH long exposure sat at liquidation levels below the prevailing price, compared with about $999.78 million of shorts vulnerable above it. The figures represent positions exposed across a range of […] The post Ethereum falls…
- 12d ago
Why Abstract is killing its Ethereum L2 instead of launching a token to save it
Abstract will shut down on Dec. 15 despite onboarding more than 400,000 users, hosting 144 apps, and landing brands including Disney and Red Bull Racing. The consumer-focused Ethereum layer-2 (L2) cited stagnant growth, thin liquidity, restricted DeFi activity, and limited institutional crossover. Igloo CEO Luca Netz said the company had lost “tens of millions of […] The post Why Abstract is…
- 13d ago
Ethereum bears keep selling but ETH price stays near $2,700 as US spot ETFs record $206M in outflows
Ethereum’s institutional demand is weakening around the same time derivatives positioning shows traders are selling aggressively without yet breaking the broader price structure. US spot ETH exchange-traded funds recorded $50.76 million of net outflows on Oct. 5, extending their losing streak to five consecutive sessions, according to SoSoValue data. The products have shed $205.88 million […]…
- 13d ago
Ethereum’s proposed 3x ETF could reach CME’s futures threshold with just $362 million
At ETHU's Oct. 6 disclosed futures valuation, a 3x Ethereum ETF with $362.1 million in assets would target about $1.09 billion of exposure. If held entirely in standard CME Ether futures, that would equal 8,000 contracts, CME's single-month and all-month accountability level. The SEC approved Cboe BZX's rule change to list Volatility Shares' proposed ETHK […] The post Ethereum’s proposed 3x ETF…
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- 15d ago
Ethereum’s past outflow charts can change when more exchange wallets are identified
Coin Metrics rebuilt ETH Standard flows, but an outflow trading claim still needs the data available at the decision time. The post Ethereum’s past outflow charts can change when more exchange wallets are identified appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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- 15d ago
Vitalik-inspired AI payment system can send expired deposits to its treasury
zkAPI offers an exit without server clearance, but challenged spending states, vault pauses and note expiry can constrain recovery. The post Vitalik-inspired AI payment system can send expired deposits to its treasury appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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