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Former Ethereum Foundation leader warns of funding gap as governance shifts
A former Ethereum Foundation member says the network must quickly build new funding institutions as the Foundation steps back.
Ethereum Whale Who Shorted October 2025 Crash Returns With $19.7M Short ETH Bet
An ETH whale returns with a $19.7 million short as technical data hints at an Ether price correction to $1,375.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE jumps 8.9%, leading index higher
Solana (SOL) gained 4.5%, joining Aave (AAVE) as a top performer.
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Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF declares $0.097 dividend (NYSEARCA:IETH)
Bitwise Ethereum Option Income Strategy ETF (IETH) declares $0.097/share monthly dividend (7.26% forward yield).
Surging U.S. IPO market still falls short of bubble territory: Goldman Sachs
U.S. IPO issuance has rebounded sharply in 2026, but the bank said the current surge lacks the deal volume and speculative excess that defined the dot-com era.
Ether, XRP, DOGE price news: Majors lead a broad crypto selloff as tech stocks tumble
Bitcoin slipped near $58,000 before recovering, and CF Benchmarks says the $50,000 to $60,000 zone is where buyers have always stepped in.
Base Resumes Block Production After 2-Hour Outage
The Coinbase-backed blockchain Base returned online after two hours of downtime due to a consensus problem that prevented the creation of new blocks.
Sharplink Buys ETH for First Time in 8 Months
SharpLink resumed buying Ether after an eight-month pause, scooping up $7.85 million worth of ETH as the token fell to its lowest price in 2026.
Coinbase (COIN) news: Base blockchain resumes after two-hour outage disrupted network
The incident temporarily halted transaction processing on one of Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE gains 10.1% as index rises
Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.8% from Wednesday, joined Aave (AAVE) as a top performer.
Live markets: Bitcoin, ether lead $1 billion liquidation losses as AI trade keeps going
Strategy's common stock hit a multi-year low, while its STRC preferred stock plunged to a new record low.
XRP price: Ripple-linked token slides 2.8% as weak bounce keeps $1 support in focus
Sellers broke another support level on heavy volume, while the recovery failed to reclaim the zone that would ease downside pressure.
Ethereum (ETH) news: Upheaval at the foundation has some of crypto’s biggest names feeling bullish
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at Ethereum's eventful week that started off with the launch of EthLabs, plus the layoffs at the Ethereum Foundation, and what this all means for the network.
Gold, silver and bitcoin tumble as 'debasement' trade unwinds
Precious metals have fallen sharply from their 2025 highs as markets price in Fed rate hikes.
Senate Democrats call for hearings over Trump's $500 million UAE crypto deal
Lawmakers are seeking sworn testimony on potential conflicts of interest and foreign influence.
Ethereum's biggest 'sandwich' bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit
Blockaid said an attacker tricked Jaredfromsubway.eth into approving fake trading routes, then used those approvals to drain WETH, USDC and USDT.
Smart-contract and DeFi coins lead losses as BTC price wilts for 4th straight day
Concerns about STRC, the dividend-paying preferred stock from Strategy continue to dominate market sentiment.
Digital credit market hit by record selloff as Strive CEO blames leverage liquidations
Matt Cole says forced selling from leveraged investors pushed STRC and SATA sharply lower before both rebounded.
Microsoft identifies malware 'worm' that hijacks crypto wallets, spreads through USB drives
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows clipboard and inserts its own destination wallet addresses when it detects a transfer.
Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky gets U.S. CFTC ban in final resolution with regulator
Alexander Mashinsky, the founder of failed crypto lender Celsius, had earlier been imprisoned for fraud and is now formally banned from CFTC registration.
Ethereum (ETH) news: Foundation loses another key leader as Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns
Wang's departure follows the resignation of fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak and marks the latest in a string of high-profile exits at the EF.
Crypto market positioning is 'defensive and thin' after Fed rate meeting, Marex analysts say
While the Federal Reserve held interest rates, Chair Kevin Warsh made it clear the U.S. central bank is more worried about inflation than growth.
Next bull run will be slower, less volatile as investors' crypto appetite evolves, Bitwise CIO says
Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investors have found ‘it easier to reach for something more tangible:’ stablecoins and tokenization.
Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto winter by ditching its reliance on trading fees
Analysts say the exchange's push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading.
