Ethereum
Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Buying Spree as Institutional Interest Peaks
Bitcoin markets are heating up as institutional heavyweights return to the buy side, driving a surge in sentiment across the digital asset landscape. This evening’s roundup tracks the latest corporate accumulation trends, major infrastructure shifts on Wall Street, and the evolving regulatory landscape for prediction markets and banking. Strategy Returns to the Bitcoin Well After...
Ethereum Weekly Analysis: Reclaiming 50 EMA at $2,373
Weekly Market Overview Ethereum trades at $2,438.55 as the final weekly candle of August consolidates near multi-month highs following a powerful impulsive expansion off the summer base. The weekly structure shows aggressive absorption of overhead supply, with price reclaiming the weekly 50 EMA at $2,373.20 and pressing directly into major structural resistance. This transition shifts...
Fidelity Seeks SEC Approval to Add Staking to $898M Ethereum ETF
Fidelity has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to add staking functionality to its Ethereum Fund (FETH), transforming one of America’s largest spot Ethereum ETFs into a yield-generating product. The amendment, filed on July 24, 2026, would allow the $898 million fund to stake up to 100% of its 480,000-plus ether holdings while...
Russia Approves Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT for Regulated Trading
Russia’s central bank has approved Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT for regulated exchange trading following legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin on August 4, marking a major regulatory milestone for the country and opening a pathway for domestic institutional and retail participation in three of crypto’s most established assets. The approval comes as the Bank of...
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge as Whales Accumulate Ahead of CPI Data
Bitcoin and Ethereum rallied in early Asian trading on August 12 after opening the session down sharply overnight, as traders positioned ahead of the July U.S. CPI release expected later in the day. The moves signal renewed institutional appetite despite a bearish technical backdrop, with spot Bitcoin ETFs logging their strongest weekly inflows since April...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin maintained its bullish momentum despite a significant security breach, while institutional pathways for alternative assets expanded and protocol governance tensions emerged across multiple chains. A $100 million Coldcard hardware wallet hack, Cardano’s progress toward ETF eligibility, and regulatory pressure forcing a major crypto treasury deal to collapse dominated market attention on August 9. Bitcoin...
Aave, ether.fi Oppose Ethereum EIP-8361 Staking Yield Burn
Aave and ether.fi founders have launched a forceful public challenge to EIP-8361, a draft Ethereum protocol proposal that would burn escalating portions of validator rewards as the network’s staking ratio rises, threatening to make leveraged staking strategies economically unviable and fracturing consensus among DeFi platforms and researchers. The battle is unfolding in real time across...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin surged above $65,000 following weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data that dramatically reduced Federal Reserve rate hike expectations, while Ethereum spot trading volume exceeded Bitcoin for the first time this month amid a broadening rally across major altcoins. The moves underscored growing investor appetite for risk assets as monetary policy headwinds ease, even as critical infrastructure...
Weak Jobs Data Sends Bitcoin Above $65K as Fed Rate Hike Odds Collapse
Bitcoin surged above $65,000 on August 8 as markets responded to a significantly weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report for July, prompting investors to reassess Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations. The nonfarm payrolls data showed 23,000 jobs lost instead of the 80,000 new positions economists had anticipated, a miss that rippled through risk asset markets and reignited demand...
Ethereum Spot Volume Surpasses Bitcoin for First Time in August 2026
Ethereum spot trading volume has surpassed Bitcoin for the first time this month, reaching approximately $480 billion compared to BTC’s $401 billion in August 2026. This milestone reflects a historic shift in market dynamics, driven by sustained institutional inflows into Ethereum ETFs and major corporate treasury acquisitions of ETH at scale. The divergence underscores growing...
XRP Now Live as DeFi Collateral on Ethereum via Sentora
XRP holders can now use their tokens as collateral on Ethereum’s largest lending protocol through a new integration between Sentora and Flare Networks, marking a significant step toward institutional adoption of the Ripple ecosystem. The move—announced in early August 2026—allows XRP to function within decentralized finance without forced conversion, addressing a longstanding friction point for...
Bitcoin Rallies Past $65K on Weak Jobs Report, Rate Hike Bets Fade
Bitcoin surges past $65,000 as disappointing July jobs report dims near-term Federal Reserve rate hike prospects, marking a sharp reversal from Thursday’s weakness and signaling renewed investor appetite for risk assets. The report, which showed 23,000 jobs lost instead of the forecast 80,000 gain, has shifted market expectations materially in crypto’s favor heading into next...