We all have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, from the first birthday of the beacon chain, to the successful upgrades over the past year and the incredible progress across the entire Ethereum ecosystem. As a highly productive year draws to a close, there are a few final gifts to deliver in
Bitmine has increased its exposure to Ethereum again this week, staking another $352 million in ETH. Summary Bitmine staked 118,944 ETH ($352M), bringing total staked ETH to 461,504 ETH ($1.37B) On-chain data shows continued accumulation, including a $97.8M ETH transfer from FalconX Despite large unrealized losses, the firm is pressing ahead with a long-term ETH treasury and validator plan
High fees have made life difficult for travelers through these Dark Forests. The Pools of Mem once clouded, now clarified by the filter of 1559, reveal that they are not deep enough to sustain. Legends tell of a society flourishing under the abundance brought about by DankShard, of giant Roll-Ups subsisting on fields of nourishing
Global governments reshaped crypto regulation in 2025 through stablecoin laws, Bitcoin reserves, unified frameworks, and cross-border cooperation worldwide financial systems. The year 2025 became a defining chapter for cryptocurrency regulation across the world. Governments shifted with great foresight from piecemeal interventions toward structured and long-term regulation. Instead of arguing about whether or not crypto should
After a brutal 2025 that wiped more than $1.2 trillion from the crypto market, investors are now looking to 2026 as a make-or-break year—one that could either mark the industry’s recovery or deepen what many already consider its worst downturn since the last major cycle. Summary The crypto market crash has erased over $1.2 trillion
Ethereum is a protocol undergoing significant changes. Client teams are upgrading the protocol to scale to meet global demand while improving security and decentralization. Beyond protocol development, a critical shift in Ethereum has been the movement away from ‘Eth1’ and ‘Eth2’ terminology. As of late 2021, core developers stopped using the terminology, preferring ‘execution layer’ and
Bitcoin slipped back toward $86,800 after briefly reclaiming $90,000, while oil prices climbed and gold sold off in a sharp cross‑market move. That mix matters because it tightens financial conditions and makes life harder for risk assets like Bitcoin. In plain English: energy is getting more expensive, safe-haven trades are wobbling, and crypto sits in
Metaplanet has significantly expanded its Bitcoin holdings, acquiring 4,279 BTC during the fourth quarter of 2025 for approximately $451 million, according to a statement from Chief Executive Officer Simon Gerovich. Summary Metaplanet’s cumulative Bitcoin acquisitions amount to roughly $3.78 billion, with an average purchase price of $107,606 per BTC. CEO Simon Gerovich said the company
tl;dr Merge progress — minor spec updates, engineering full steam ahead 🚂 No progress in client diversity. Be selfish, run a minority client! Merge update First of all — fantastic work to all of the engineering teams on the Kintsugi sprint, which culminated in the launch of the Kintsugi Merge testnet. It is incredible to
Prenetics (PRE), a health-sciences company that raised $48 million earlier this year, partially to build a bitcoin treasury, said it decided to stop purchasing BTC amid prolonged weakness in the cryptocurrency market. The company rolled out its bitcoin accumulation strategy in June, following a model championed by Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc, in which firms raise
