Category: Ethereum

Societe Generale, the world’s 19th-largest banking conglomerate by assets, is partnering with cryptocurrency asset manager 21Shares to provide liquidity for its crypto-based exchange-traded products (ETPs) in European markets. As part of the partnership, Societe Generale will provide liquidity and market-making services for 21Shares’ cryptocurrency ETPs for investors in Germany and Eastern Europe. The European banking…

US-based Spot Ether exchange-traded funds marked their one-year trading anniversary on Wednesday amid a three-week run of inflows that included some of their strongest days to date. A year ago, the US Securities and Exchange Commission approved the spot Ether (ETH) ETFs to begin trading on July 23, 2024, with funds from BlackRock, Fidelity, 21Shares,…

Two MIT-educated brothers have failed to get fraud charges dismissed in court in connection with a $25 million cryptocurrency theft from the Ethereum blockchain. US District Judge Jessica Clarke denied a motion to dismiss by Anton and James Peraire-Bueno on Wednesday, stating the government adequately alleged their conduct met the criteria for fraud. The federal…

Ether dipped more than 7% from its 2025 high as the queue for validators and investors to unstake the asset hit an 18-month high on Wednesday.  Ethereum is a proof-of-stake network that requires validators to stake the asset and lock up funds to secure the network. Validators that want to exit Ethereum’s staking system need…

Key points: Bitwise analysts said new US crypto laws favor Ether, boosting its role in tokenization and stablecoins. Institutions pile into ETH, with staking ETFs expected to add $20 billion-30 billion yearly. Ether (ETH) was last week’s top performer, as Bitwise analysts called it a “watershed moment” driven by new US crypto laws and a…

Key point: SharpLink Gaming and BitMine Immersion Technologies have been on an Ether (ETH) buying spree to take the mantle of the largest public ETH holder. BitMine claimed the top spot after it reported holding 300,657 ETH on Thursday, but Sharplink overtook it after the latest round of purchases last week, which boosted its holding…

A Denver, Colorado-based online pastor and his wife were indicted Tuesday on charges related to a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that raised more than $3 million from faith-based investors. Online pastor Eli Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn, were indicted on 40 counts stemming from what Denver District Attorney John Walsh described as a “multi-million-dollar cryptocurrency scam.”…

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued their bullish momentum on Tuesday, recording a net inflow of $533.87 million and extending their streak to 13 consecutive trading days of inflows, according to data from SoSoValue. BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) led the surge with $426.22 million in daily net inflow. The fund now holds over $10…

Key points: Bitcoin is facing selling near $120,000, but the bears have failed to pull the price below $115,000, indicating that buyers remain in command. Select major altcoins continue to charge higher, signaling the arrival of an altseason Bitcoin (BTC) continues to face selling near $120,000, but a positive sign is that the bulls have…

Opinion by: Doug Colkitt, a founding contributor at Fogo  To adhere to its ethos of decentralization above all else, the crypto industry often forgets its core user: the trader. What exists today is an ecosystem that has prioritized philosophical principles instead of practical use cases — something that has simultaneously barred the most serious traders…