Sharplink, a leading advocate for Ethereum-focused digital asset treasuries, announced a series of major milestones on Thursday that signify its rapid ascent in the institutional finance space. Summary Sharplink now holds 867,798 ETH (valued at $1.72B), making it one of the largest corporate Ethereum holders in the world. The company stakes nearly 100% of its
After scoping the Pectra fork, a successful interop event and four devnets, we’re now launching the first short-lived Pectra testnet: Mekong! The Mekong testnet includes all the EIPs proposed for the upcoming Pectra fork on Ethereum. These changes include UX changes via EIP-7702, Staking changes via EIP-7251, changes to the deposits and exit mechanisms via
In an exclusive chat with 99Bitcoins.com, Nischal Shetty, Shardeum Co-Founder, and the man behind India’s largest crypto exchange WazirX, talks about navigating the country’s “Blockchain YES, Crypto NO” approach.” Indian member of Parliament, Raghav Chadha recently pushed for a National Blockchain Property Register to make land records tamper-proof. The Rajya Sabha MP cited examples from
Crypto traders are bracing for fresh volatility as the U.S. prepares to release December Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, later today. Summary Forecasters anticipate both headline and core PCE rising 0.37% in December (4.5% annualized), pushing core to 3.0% year-over-year — the highest since February 2025 — and headline
The 2025 Ethereum Foundation internship applications are open! Both research and development teams have open positions. Applications close on December 9, 2024. The Ethereum Foundation is running its first formal summer internship program in 2025 aimed at nurturing the next generation of Ethereum developers and researchers. Interns will work alongside EF teams and, with the
FXRP supply tops 100M, ~70% deployed in XRPFi DeFi via staking, lending, vaults. Summary Nearly 100M XRP bridged as FXRP, with ~70% actively deployed in DeFi. Firelight holds about 21% of FXRP staked, while Upshift vaults scaled from ~$6M to ~$25M capacity. Lending via Kinetic and Morpho saw roughly $39M and $8M in early borrowing,
SportFi has spent most of its life in a familiar lane: tokens that reward fandom with voting rights, perks and a thin layer of speculative trading. The next version being mapped out by some of the sector’s biggest builders suggests a more ambitious destination — one where sports become a live data feed for smart
The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of the first Ethereum protocol Attackathon with a reward pool of $1,500,000, hosted by Immunefi. The attackathon runs between November 25th and January 20th and aims to enhance the security of the Ethereum protocol through
LINK slips ~1% in 24h as ETFs absorb 1.16% supply on steady $630k inflows. Summary LINK ETFs now hold 1.16% of circulating supply after ~$630k net inflows, signaling institutional accumulation and reduced exchange‑available liquidity. LINK trades near $19.1, up ~0.8% on the day but down ~5% week‑on‑week, with ~$627.6M in 24h volume as price consolidates
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, the layer-two protocol designed to facilitate faster and cheaper transactions, has surpassed $1 billion in monthly transaction volume, according to new data from River. In November 2025, the network processed an estimated $1.17 billion across 5.22 million transactions, marking a milestone in adoption despite Bitcoin’s stagnant price performance throughout the year. River’s
