Trusted Volumes Hacker Returns 1,122 ETH, Keeps $2M Bounty
A hacker tied to the Trusted Volumes exploit has returned 1,122 ETH to the protocol, closing part of a security incident that began with a multi-million-dollar exploit earlier this year. The on-chain recovery is unusual because the attacker did not return everything. Instead, the wallet linked to the exploit sent back roughly $2 million worth…
BitMine Stock Slides Despite $73M Ethereum Treasury Purchase
BitMine Immersion Technologies has added a major Ethereum position to its balance sheet, but the market reaction shows investors are not automatically rewarding every corporate crypto treasury move. The company disclosed the purchase of 42,197 ETH, valued at roughly $73 million, in a July 16 SEC filing. The acquisition expands BitMine’s Ethereum treasury strategy at…
BNB Chain RWA TVL Hits $5.2B As Tokenized Assets Move Beyond Ethereum
BNB Chain has reached a new high in tokenized real-world assets, with RWA.xyz data showing roughly $5.2 billion in tokenized assets on the network. That is a significant figure because real-world asset tokenization is no longer just an Ethereum story. Ethereum still leads the sector by a wide margin, but the growth of BNB Chain…
NFT Skill Registry Proposal Gives ERC-721s A More Active Role In On-Chain Automation
NFT Skill Registry Proposal Gives ERC-721s A More Active Role In On-Chain Automation is a useful reminder that crypto coverage is not only about token prices. Sometimes the more important story is the infrastructure, regulation, security, or product layer sitting underneath the market noise. The immediate point is straightforward: an Ethereum Magicians proposal explores executable…
Ethereum Research Thread Puts Sybil Resistance Back In Focus For Decentralized Networks
Ethereum Research Thread Puts Sybil Resistance Back In Focus For Decentralized Networks is a useful reminder that crypto coverage is not only about token prices. Sometimes the more important story is the infrastructure, regulation, security, or product layer sitting underneath the market noise. The immediate point is straightforward: an Ethereum Research post examines Sybil risks…
Ethereum Holds Its Range As ETF Launch Hopes Meet Cooler Futures Speculation
Ethereum’s market setup is getting more interesting because the loudest bullish catalyst is already visible. Spot ETF launches are moving closer, but ETH is not acting like a market in full-blown euphoria. Instead, price is holding support while speculative positioning looks more measured. That may actually be healthier than a blow-off move before the event.…
Vitalik Buterin Pushes For Ethereum L2 Fee Reform As Wallet Fragmentation Grows
Vitalik Buterin is again pressing on one of Ethereum’s most awkward user-experience problems: Layer 2 networks may be cheaper than mainnet, but the wider ecosystem still feels fragmented, unpredictable, and too hard for normal users to navigate. Loading Tweet… View original post on X TL;DR Vitalik Buterin has floated ideas around Layer 2 gas-fee structure…
Citi Cuts Bitcoin Target To $82,000 As ETF Demand Weakens
Wall Street’s Bitcoin expectations have taken another hit. Citi has cut its 12-month Bitcoin target to $82,000 from $112,000, pointing to weaker investor appetite, negative ETF flows, and a slower regulatory backdrop in the United States. The move is not just another forecast revision. It shows how much of the institutional Bitcoin thesis still depends…
Ethereum Foundation Guide Targets Government And Institutional Blockchain Use
The Ethereum Foundation is making a more direct case to governments and institutions. A new guide from the foundation lays out how Ethereum and EVM-based infrastructure can be used as neutral digital rails for public-sector and institutional systems. The timing is important. Tokenization, stablecoins, digital identity, and government-backed pilots are all moving from conference topics…
Ethereum Institutional Backers Launch Independent Non-Profit to Target Wall Street Wealth
Crypto markets have had plenty to digest today, and this development adds another layer to the picture. Ethereum Institutional Backers Launch Independent Non-Profit to Target Wall Street Wealth gives NewsBTC readers a clean angle on Ethereum at a point where the market is trying to separate durable signals from short-lived noise. According to the source…