December 8, 2025
Crypto

Coinbase continues buying spree with Echo

Crypto venture capital activity has been brisk in recent months, with both established players and emerging projects securing significant funding to fuel the next wave of blockchain innovation. The week of October 19-25 recorded $587.92 million in crypto VC funding across 22 projects. Summary The crypto VC landscape remains dynamic, as platforms like Echo, Pave

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 16

Can’t travel these days Miss the people, not the planes Spadina, not Spain tl;dr Spadina “dress rehearsal” just around the corner We realize that both the engineers and the community could use one more public testnet launch before mainnet to run through the motions. At the same time, we want to avoid disrupting Medalla’s momentum.

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Crypto

DeLeion Capital is supporting investors to grow their BNB

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. DeLeion Capital helps investors navigate crypto volatility with asset consolidation and management. Summary DeLeion Capital launches a BNB custody program as Binance regains global regulatory confidence. Following CZ’s pardon, DeLeion Capital moves fast to

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 17

📣 Last chance to practice genesis before mainnet 📣 tl;dr Announcing Spadina Launchpad As of today, the Spadina Launchpad is live 🎉 If you are unfamiliar — Spadina is a rapid-fire dress-rehearsal eth2 testnet to be launched on September 29th with a 3 day end-of-life. If you’re interested in testing out your deposit and genesis

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Crypto

Stablecoin popularity grows—but the fees are still painful

Stablecoins are moving beyond crypto trading desks into real-world payments—but convenience comes at a cost. New data from the New York-based blockchain analytics firm Artemis shows rapid growth in stablecoin payments across sectors, even as fees often match or exceed those in traditional finance. Summary Artemis reports $136 billion in stablecoin payments from 33 firms

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 18

Oh you, Spadina, Finally, finality Hello and farewell tl;dr A quick Spadina postmortem New testnet: Zinken. Launchpad is live; Genesis deposits due in one week! Spadina Postmortem The Spadina testnet dress rehearsal launched this past Tuesday. Although Spadina is now healthy and finalizing, the launch was not as smooth sailing as it could have been.

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Crypto

NFT sales plunge 42% to $93m, Pudgy Penguins sales nosedive 76%

According to CryptoSlam data, NFT (non-fungible token) sales volume has plunged by 42.42% to $93.18 million, down from last week’s $161.7 million. Summary NFT sales fell 42% to $93M, while buyers surged 33% and sellers rose 21%. DMarket topped sales at $9.05M as Pudgy Penguins plunged over 76%. Ethereum led with $35M in NFT sales

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Ethereum

Introducing the new ethereum.org developer portal

Hey Ethereum community! We last spoke August 5 – how you been? We’re here to talk about something fresh we’ve shipped. Maybe you’ve already noticed, but we’ve got a new Developers section. For a long time, this content was a wall of links to products you might find helpful when building a dapp. We provided

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Crypto

Why this could be bullish for high-growth altcoins

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Bitcoin’s reaccumulation sparks fresh optimism as investors eye altcoins like Digitap for massive gains. Summary Bitcoin’s reaccumulation phase fuels altcoin momentum, with Digitap tipped for a massive surge post-launch. As BTC consolidates, analysts shift

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 19

Contract deployment Genesis deposits Bootstrap consensus tl;dr v1.0 specs released 🚀 v1.0 spec release Today, we released v1.0 of the eth2 specs, including the mainnet deposit contract address — 0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa. eth2 will have a MIN_GENESIS_TIME of 1606824000 (or for those of you who don’t think in unix time — December 1, 2020, 12pm UTC). To

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