Ethereum

Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam hard fork on the Hoodi testnet after researchers identified gas-related security risks that could affect how existing smart contracts handle failed transactions.

Developers postponed Monday's Hoodi activation after researchers showed how new gas rules could let smart contracts permanently record failed operations.

Ethereum developers have delayed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet after ChainSecurity identified 13 real-world examples of potential vulnerabilities affecting existing smart contracts.

Ethereum researchers have proposed a consensus overhaul that would cut expected transaction finality from about 16 minutes to 4 minutes, while laying groundwork for future quantum-resistant cryptography.

US spot Ether ETFs recorded $14.9 million in net inflows on October 21, ending a five-session streak of withdrawals, though the recovery was modest and uneven across issuers.

A new draft proposal aims to cut Ethereum transaction finality from about 16 minutes to roughly four, potentially reducing costs for cross-chain transfer services.

Uphold has added Evernorth Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: XRPN) to its equities service, allowing eligible U.S. investors to trade shares in a company that holds approximately 473 million XRP and generated $300 million in gross ...

Wallets linked to the $295 million April hack still held $138 million in Ether after sending another $46 million to the mixer Wednesday.

Bitwise reports that 35.9% of all Ether was staked by the end of Q3 2026, even as gross staking yield fell to 2.63% and active validators dropped to 881,000.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported holdings of 6,041,481 ETH as of October 18 after acquiring another 12,535 ETH in the prior week, with more than five million tokens staked.

Sparkasse's crypto service rollout could significantly boost digital asset adoption in Germany, potentially impacting Ethereum's market dynamics. The post Germany’s Sparkasse Bank begins crypto services rollout for 50M c...

Sophon has announced a November 25 deadline for users to withdraw assets ahead of its planned mainnet shutdown, following a June decision to abandon its Ethereum layer-2 blockchain.

Morgan Stanley's Solana Trust pulled in roughly $1.8 million this week as Fidelity's competing fund shed the same amount, highlighting divergent investor flows within the nascent US spot Solana ETF market.

BlackRock has filed with the SEC to launch the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF, designed to provide downside protection while limiting upside potential through an options-based strategy built on its existing IBIT ...

JPMorgan Chase has launched its JPM Coin deposit token on Ethereum, enabling institutional clients to make 24/7 dollar payments with near-instant settlement as Wall Street continues embracing public blockchain infrastruc...

BitMine Immersion Technologies increased its Ethereum holdings by 12,535 tokens this week, bringing its total to 6,041,481 ETH, as Chairman Tom Lee attributes recent crypto weakness to selloffs in AI stocks and regional ...

Vitalik Buterin has proposed hard limits on Ethereum proving costs per unit of block gas as the network pursues faster zero-knowledge proofs, raising questions about resource management for independent prover operators.

The fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment has surpassed the 80% validator support required on the XRP Ledger, entering a sustained-consensus period toward potential late-October activation. Native lending amendments remain on a sepa...

Wall Street giant JPMorgan is bringing its USD-denominated deposit token JPM Coin (JPMD) to Ethereum for institutional clients. Ethereum’s “established depth of onchain liquidity and tokenized assets” makes it a natural ...

JPMorgan is reportedly expanding its JPM Coin deposit token to Ethereum, allowing institutional clients to make payments and settle tokenized asset transactions.