Key Highlights EIP-8182 introduces protocol-level private ETH transactions to Ethereum’s core infrastructure. The Hegota upgrade may incorporate a unified shielded pool for enhanced privacy features. EIP-8182 addresses the fragmentation issue by proposing one consolidated Ethereum privacy system. Privacy features take center stage as EIP-8182 joins the Hegota upgrade discussion. User-friendly private transactions could become standard…

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A blockchain researcher has pushed back against growing criticism of the Ethereum Foundation, arguing that the organization is doing “exactly” what it was designed to do, which the critics keep getting wrong. In a post on X titled “Leave the Foundation Alone,” William Mougayar, a Toronto-based blockchain investor, researcher and best-selling author, argued that the…

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TLDR: Staked ETH has reached all-time highs in 2026, reducing circulating supply and easing selling pressure on the market. MVRV data shows Ethereum investors remain profitable but are far from the overheated levels of previous cycle tops. Binance depositor activity is not rising aggressively, reducing the short-term distribution risk for ETH holders. A steadily rising…

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Harvard Management Company, the entity that manages Harvard University’s endowment fund, sold all of its Ether (ETH) holdings after just one quarter, according to its Q1 2026 United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. The endowment no longer holds the $87 million in BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust exchange-traded fund (ETF) shares, which it held…

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TLDR Vitalik Buterin outlined new Ethereum upgrades aimed at enabling native onchain privacy for users. The roadmap includes account abstraction FOCIL and keyed nonces to improve transaction confidentiality. FOCIL introduces validator-enforced transaction inclusion to reduce the risk of censorship on the network. Account abstraction allows Ethereum accounts to function like smart contracts with enhanced security…

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South Korean funeral service company Bumo Sarang is sitting on roughly 49.3 billion won ($32.7 million) in unrealized losses after investing about $40 million in customer funds into leveraged crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bumo Sarang invested in the T-REX 2X Long BMNR Daily Target ETF (BMNU), which doubles the daily returns of Ether (ETH) treasury…

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TLDR Carl Beek and Julian Ma confirmed they will leave the Ethereum Foundation on Monday. Their exits extend a broader wave of departures across key Ethereum initiatives. Barnabé Monnot and Tim Beiko have also stepped back from protocol coordination roles. Trent Van Epps and Alex Stokes announced separate departures and a sabbatical this year. The…

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Verus Protocol’s Ethereum bridge was reportedly exploited on Monday through a fake cross-chain transfer message that allowed a hacker to fraudulently transfer out at least $11.58 million in cryptocurrency. Onchain security platform Blockaid said in an X post on Monday that its detection system identified an ongoing exploit on the Verus-Ethereum bridge and shared a…

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TLDR Vitalik Buterin transferred 50.25 ETH worth about $113,000 through Privacy Pools on the Ethereum mainnet. The transfer followed the March 31, 2025, mainnet launch of Privacy Pools by 0xbow.io. Privacy Pools uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify withdrawals from approved association sets. The protocol limits initial deposits to 1 ETH per address to manage compliance…

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Ethereum needs three catalysts to fall into place for its price to regain momentum and surge higher, according to SharpLink Gaming CEO Joseph Chalom. “One is the CLARITY Act to pass in the US,” Chalom pointed out in an interview with Robert Baggs on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction show published to YouTube on Thursday. It came…

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