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Ethereum News

First described in a 2013 whitepaper by programmer Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum (ETH) is a cryptocurrency and blockchain platform that allows developers to create programs and run smart contracts using its native language. It can thus be viewed as a virtual computer, whose resources are paid for using Ether. In 2020, Ethereum began the transition to Ethereum 2.0, in which its proof-of-work consensus mechanism is replaced by a proof-of-stake model. The aim of the upgrade is to increase Ethereum’s scalability and security.
  • Rizz up an AI character for some tokens. Image: Pixels.

    'Rizz-to-Earn': Flirting With an AI Agent Could Win You a Crypto Airdrop

    Ethereum farming game Pixels is currently offering players the opportunity to earn a token airdrop by flirting with an AI-powered non-player character (NPC)—yes, really. Players have jokingly branded the experience as a “rizz-to-earn” mini-game, in the wake of the popular but fleeting play-to-earn and tap-to-earn game models. Players must load up Pixels and head over to Terra Villa before entering AiVeronica’s castle to purchase a key for 100 PIXEL tokens ($5). You can also buy one from the AiVe...

    NewsGaming
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin

  • What Are Tokenized Real-World Assets? Putting Physical Value On-Chain With RWAs

    Cryptocurrency and blockchains have long promised to reinvent finance—but digital assets have, to date, been characterized by extreme volatility. To alleviate this risk, developers are turning to the physical world—tokenizing assets like gold, oil, and real estate to give digital currencies real backing and lasting value. In this article, we’ll explore the tokenization of real-world assets, and what it means for the blockchain industry. What is tokenization? Before a real-world asset can be used...

  • From BlackRock to NFTs. Source: Decrypt

    Why a Fund Manger Left BlackRock to Trade Bitcoin and Pudgy Penguins NFTs

    For years, Jennifer Thornton’s career had hummed along a fairly conventional path. A portfolio manager, she spent more than a decade at BlackRock, where her duties included trading risk-off assets like government bonds. But, in 2021, Thornton’s career took a sharp turn—she left her post at the world’s largest asset manager and entered the world of Web3.  "There's just a lot of opportunities here," Thornton said of the crypto industry. That's particularly true for women, she added,  despite the f...

    Deep DivesProfiles
    4 min read
    Liz Napolitano
  • Meme coins. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Shitcoins, AI Agents and Hot Dogs: Crypto Game 'DX Terminal' Is a Wild Experiment

    Right this moment, thousands of AI agents trained on billions of Solana transactions are acting as meme coin traders, competing to rack up as many tokens as they can while fighting through simulated economic disasters and pump-and-dump schemes—just like real traders. And so far, they really seem to be into hot dogs. It’s all part of a crypto game called DX Terminal, with AI agents that were minted as NFTs on Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network Base. They’re all competing as part of a one-week ex...

    NewsGaming
    5 min read
    Logan Hitchcock

  • Bitcoin’s Dominance Is Falling—But Don't Count on Altcoin Season Yet, Analysts Say

    Bitcoin’s market cap is shrinking relative to other popular cryptocurrencies as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to back away from his once-dizzying trade war. But that doesn’t mean “altcoin season” is around the corner, according to analysts. They say that a recent pivot to risk-on assets that has buoyed Ethereum and other altcoins may not last amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties, and that investors could favor the safer-haven digital asset if volatility arises again.  “When markets a...

    NewsMarkets
    4 min read
    André Beganski
  • President Donald Trump. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Senator Slams Trump’s World Liberty Financial Over 'Seriously Inadequate' Response to Inquiry

    Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) skewered the Trump family’s crypto firm, World Liberty Financial, on Friday—for what he called its “seriously inadequate” response to a Senate inquiry into the company’s business practices.  “This seriously inadequate response conveniently avoids the fact that foreign governments and others can enrich and compromise the President through World Liberty Financial,” Blumenthal said Friday in a statement shared with Decrypt, referencing a letter sent to him by the comp...

    NewsLaw and Order
    3 min read
    Sander Lutz

  • South Korean Woman Jailed for Stealing $500,000 in Crypto From Sleeping Boyfriend

    A South Korean woman in her 40s has been sentenced to two years in prison for transferring $500,000 worth of crypto and cash from her boyfriend’s accounts while he was asleep. The woman in her 40s, identified only as “A,” was convicted on May 15 of embezzlement and fraud for moving $488,000, 683 million won, in crypto from her partner’s wallet to her own on January 5. She also stole his mobile phone and an additional $1,430, about 2 million won, in cash while he slept, bringing the total haul to...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Vismaya V
  • Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Ukraine Eyes Strategic Crypto Reserve: Report

    Ukraine may be planning a strategic state crypto reserve, according to reports by local media. If it follows through, it would potentially join nations like El Salvador, Bhutan, and the U.S.—who all already have reserves. Yaroslav Zhelezniak, the country’s first deputy chairman of its Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, told local crypto publication Incrypted that he plans to submit a new bill for approval “in the near future,” claiming the bill is in the finalization stage. Kirill Kho...

    NewsCoins
    3 min read
    Will McCurdy
  • Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    FTX Will Hand Out Over $5 Billion in Bankruptcy Repayments This Month

    FTX creditors will receive more than $5 billion from the bankrupt crypto exchange's estate as the next wave of distributions takes place on May 30, the FTX Recovery Trust said Thursday in a statement. Four groups of creditors will receive the funds, with distributions ranging between 54% and 102% of the value of their FTX holdings when the exchange collapsed in November 2022. The distributions mark the second phase of the FTX bankruptcy estate's recovery plan. "These first non-convenience class...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Liz Napolitano
  • Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Bitcoin and Ethereum Waver as Investors Take Profits on Recent Rally

    Top cryptocurrencies experienced a pullback on Thursday, amid signs investors are taking profits off the table after a recent rally. Bitcoin touched lows of $101,500 at one point, indicating a return to all-time highs might not be as imminent as some bulls hoped. Sell-offs were more pronounced among major altcoins. Ethereum has fallen by 3% over the past 24 hours—with XRP, Solana and Dogecoin all shedding about 5%. Risk appetite also appears to be cooling in the stock market too, with the Federa...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Connor Sephton
  • Tether's USDT. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    $78 Million Lost to ‘Laundering Loophole’ in Tether Freezing Method Since 2017

    There is “significant lag” between exchanges saying they’re going to freeze USDT held by malicious addresses and, well, actually doing it, according to a new report from AMLBot. AMLBot’s report found that on-chain freezing enforcement of Tether’s USDT stablecoin has been sluggish. As a result, the anti-money laundering firm said, at least $78 million has been lost to bad actors on Ethereum and Tron since 2017. The “laundering loophole” is the result of Tether’s multi-signature contract set up, A...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Ryan S. Gladwin
  • Crime and crypto. Image: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    Crypto Playing ‘Growing Role’ in Crime Across Western Balkans: NGO

    Criminals are making increasing use of cryptocurrency in Western Balkan nations such as Albania and Serbia, according to research from the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). Writing in one of two new risk bulletins for this month, the Geneva-based NGO found that seizing illicitly sourced crypto remains a big challenge in the Balkans, with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia home to “only three documented cases of crypto a...

    NewsLaw and Order
    4 min read
    Simon Chandler

  • Crypto, Stock Trading Platform eToro Soars to $5.4 Billion Market Cap After Nasdaq Debut

    Shares of stock brokerage platform eToro closed 29% higher on Wednesday following the firm’s Nasdaq debut, settling around $67, according to the exchange’s website.  The firm said in a press release that it sold 6 million shares at $52 each, raising $310 million through its initial public offering. Based on current prices, the firm is valued at roughly $5.4 billion, according to Nasdaq. EToro’s debut reflects the more favorable environment for crypto-related firms. The Israel-based company was a...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    André Beganski
  • Ethereum Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Why Ethereum Has Soared Over the Past 7 Days: Bernstein

    Ethereum's dramatic rise the past week has stemmed from a growing embrace of digital assets' usefulness as more than stores of value and increased institutional and retail interest adoption of blockchain and stablecoin payments, research analysts at Bernstein wrote in a note Wednesday.  The analysts noted the growing adoption of stablecoins for cross-border payments, the potential of brokerages such as Robinhood to offer tokenized equities on their own blockchains—constructed on Ethereum—and a c...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    Mat Di Salvo
  • Ethereum. Source: Decrypt/Shutterstock

    Ethereum Weekly Price Spike Hits 50% as Bitcoin, Solana and Dogecoin Gain

    Ethereum jumped more than 8% over the past 24 hours, accelerating its momentum on Tuesday after an encouraging inflation report and amid other upbeat signs that have rekindled investor appetites for crypto and other risk-on assets. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization cracked $2,700 at one point during the late afternoon Eastern Time before retreating slightly below that threshold. Even so, the coin is up a whopping 51% during the past seven days, according to crypto market...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    James Rubin

  • Bitcoin ETFs Hit All-Time Peak, Bag Over $41 Billion in Cash

    Bitcoin ETFs continue to smash expectations: the funds have now racked up flows of over $41 billion since their January 2024 launch, hitting a new all-time peak for inflows. Data from Farside Investors shows that cumulative inflows stand at over $41.1 billion following Monday's trading action. It's quite the reversal of fortunes for the Bitcoin funds, which until recently were rapidly losing funds as investors pulled away amid an unexpected and at-times erratic global trade war. Lifetime net fl...

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    Mat Di Salvo
  • Source: Shutterstock/Decrypt

    India Tightens Crypto Oversight in Jammu and Kashmir Amid Security Concerns

    Crypto platforms in India have been directed to intensify surveillance of transactions originating from Jammu and Kashmir and other border regions, as part of a broader government push to stem illicit finance and cross-border terror funding. The advisory, issued last week by the Financial Intelligence Unit, or FIU-IND, instructs exchanges to flag activity tied to “private wallets.” The advisory defines these as non-custodial tools that allow direct peer-to-peer crypto transfers without oversight...

    NewsLaw and Order
    2 min read
    Vismaya V
  • Source: Decrypt/Infinite Node Foundation

    CryptoPunks Have New Home as Nonprofit Acquires Ethereum NFT IP From Yuga Labs

    The Infinite Node Foundation, a newly established nonprofit endowment, announced Tuesday that it has acquired the IP of influential Ethereum NFT collection CryptoPunks from previous owner and Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs. The Foundation, which announced a $25 million grant in April “to build the future of digital art,” will now steward the 10,000-piece Punks collection first created by Larva Labs in 2017, while Yuga Labs shifts back to its “apeish roots.” CryptoPunks General Manager Na...

    NewsNFTs
    3 min read
    Logan Hitchcock
  • Image: Danielo/Shutterstock

    Bitcoin Sinks and Stocks Rise After US, China Scale Back Tariffs

    Bitcoin and major altcoins surged early Monday, but then dipped after the U.S. and China announced that they were scaling back the Draconian tariffs on one another that have been weighing on investors for weeks. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently trading at about $102,600, down 1.5% over the past 24 hours, according to crypto data provider CoinGecko. Bitcoin briefly rose above $105,500—for the first time since January—before U.S. markets opened, but then retreated....

    NewsMarkets
    3 min read
    James Rubin
  • Bitcoin is the largest crypto asset by market cap. Source: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin ETFs Dominated Institutional Investing Last Week, Says CoinShares

    Bitcoin ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, dominated money flowing into crypto funds last week, accounting for $867 million worth of the $882 million in net deposits, according to digital asset investment group CoinShares. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading for $104,368—which is virtually unchanged from its price this time yesterday. But BTC has managed to gain 10.9% in the past week and climbed 25.1% from where it was a month ago, according to CoinGecko data. "We believe the sharp increas...

    NewsMarkets
    2 min read
    Stacy Elliott
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