TLDR: Ethereum futures volume fell 16.7% on Binance and 17.5% elsewhere between August 1 and 5. ETH rose to $1,901.50 even as derivatives participation declined across major exchanges. Non-Binance futures volume sits 46% below April levels, before Ethereum’s sharp price decline. Binance futures volume is up 121% since April, reshaping the exchange market structure.  …

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A group of six Ethereum researchers and developers, including Ethereum Foundation’s Justin Drake, has proposed changing the network’s issuance policy to cut validator rewards more sharply as the proportion of staked ETH rises.  The draft, called the Tapered Issuance Burn and currently being assigned the provisional number EIP-8363, would burn an increasing fraction of validators’…

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Just when you thought crypto was getting boring, a new phenomenon is lighting up Crypto Twitter — Fake World Assets (FWAs). Yes, really. It’s the latest iteration of the onchain gacha craze, where users receive a random collectible, or collectibles, that are usually worth very little, but are sometimes worth quite a lot. Within four…

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TLDR EthSystems believes privacy is the main barrier stopping banks from using public blockchains. The startup emerged from the Ethereum Foundation’s Institutional Privacy Task Force. EthSystems helps institutions protect sensitive transaction data while settling activity on Ethereum. The company will advise clients, build custom privacy systems, and publish open-source research. EthSystems plans to work with…

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Lido, a liquid staking protocol that lets users earn Ethereum staking rewards through its stETH token, has launched an upgrade to its staking infrastructure that aims to improve validator efficiency and decentralization. The upgrade introduces Curated Module v2, which adds support for Ethereum’s 0x02 withdrawal credentials. The change allows validators to increase their effective balance…

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TLDR: Binance ETH stablecoin netflow fell 518% weekly, 347% monthly, 728% quarterly baseline.  ETH staking rate rose steadily from 33.44% to 33.90%, signaling gradual asset lock-up.  Weekly network fees burnt jumped 48% but remain 54% below the 90-day average level.  A daily close above $2,150 is needed to confirm a bullish structure reversal for ETH. …

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Ethereum gained 24% in the past month, beating Bitcoin’s 8% rise. BitMine increased its holdings with a purchase of 9,946 ETH. Spot Ethereum ETF inflows continue to support ETH demand. Ethereum has extended its recent rally, outperforming Bitcoin over the past month as institutional demand continues to strengthen. The latest boost came after BitMine Immersion…

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Crypto losses topped $1 billion in the first half of 2026 as the industry recorded its highest number of hacks in a six-month period, according to onchain security platform Blockaid. Ethereum and Solana recorded the largest losses from incidents affecting their networks, with roughly $332 million and $326 million in stolen funds, respectively, Blockaid said…

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TLDR: Tom Lee says Ethereum’s 2.0 phase mirrors past re-ratings at Amazon and Nvidia stocks. AI-driven “uncanny valley of wealth” thesis positions Ethereum as a necessary trust layer. BitMine holds 5.74 million ETH, 4.8% of supply, and plans to stay below 5%. Technical analysts project near-term ETH targets between $2,200 and $2,239 per token. Ethereum…

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TL;DR Arthur Hayes acquired 1,290 ETH worth about $2.5 million after transferring funds to Cumberland and FalconX. Ethereum is consolidating below the $1,900 resistance level.  Analysts are now watching for a move toward $2,000. Ethereum network activity remains healthy as new smart contract deployments continue despite recent price volatility. Arthur Hayes’s Ethereum accumulation continued after…

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