December 8, 2025
Crypto

Web3 risks losing its soul

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. When Bitcoin (BTC) was born, it carried with it a simple but revolutionary premise: trust the math, not the middleman. Cryptography promised a world where value could move freely — permissionless, borderless,

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Ethereum

Grantee Roundup: January 2021 | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Our intrepid grantees have been keeping busy as always – read on for some recent accomplishments 🏆 ENS ENS (Ethereum Name Service) runs on the Ethereum blockchain, but it’s not just for ETH addresses! ENS maps human-readable domain names to locations all across the distributed web, including ethereum and other blockchain addresses, Tor .onion addresses,

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Crypto

Robinhood stock price jumps 6% as Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest increases holdings

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has snapped up $21.3 million in Robinhood shares, sending the stock up 6%. Summary Ark purchased 131,049 shares of Robinhood through ARKK and 36,440 shares through ARKW, making the stock nearly 19% of both ETFs’ holdings. The move follows Ark’s recent crypto-focused initiatives, including filings for Bitcoin ETFs and continued

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Ethereum

Staking community grantee announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

We’re excited to announce the grantees selected for the recent staking community grants round. This grants round invited proposals that make the Ethereum staking experience easier, safer, and more secure. We were thrilled to see all of the great work proposed by these teams, and we’re looking forward to continuing to find new ways to

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Crypto

Will CPI data push XRP above $2.60?

Summary XRP price is trading around $2.45, consolidating between $2.30 and $2.55 as traders await the U.S. CPI report. Resistance remains at $2.60, with support near $2.25–$2.30; sentiment is cautiously neutral ahead of inflation data. A softer-than-expected CPI reading could boost XRP, potentially pushing it above $2.60 toward $2.75–$2.85. Higher-than-expected inflation could put XRP under

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Altcoins

Succinct (PROVE) price eyes $1.74 peak amid volume spike

Succinct price jumped 20% amid a 228% spike in daily volume. PROVE outpaced most altcoins in the top 100 by market cap as bulls looked to break above $1. The altcoin traded higher amid a zero-knowledge proofs milestone on Arbitrum. Succinct (PROVE) trends among cryptocurrency outperformers in the past 24 hours, with double-digit gains pushing

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Ethereum

Bitcoin’s institutional surge widens trillion-dollar gap with altcoins

A trillion-dollar valuation gap now separates Bitcoin from other tokens. Altcoin market capitalisation could be $800 billion higher, data shows. A US-China trade selloff erased $380 billion from crypto markets. Bitcoin’s growing dominance in institutional portfolios has created a near-trillion-dollar gap between the world’s largest cryptocurrency and its altcoin peers, according to new data shared

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Crypto

Nepal’s revolt and the lessons from decentralization

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. In a bid to curb growing dissent amongst its youth last month, the Nepalese government abruptly banned 26 social-media platforms; however, what followed was chaos. Protest crowds clashed with police, with parliament

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 22

tl;dr Eth2 Workshop: Eth1+Eth2 Merge and Sharding Last week, the EF eth2 research team hosted an online workshop focused on the two major upgrades slated for the beacon chain — the eth1+eth2 merge and sharding. Client devs — both eth1 and eth2 — and researchers from across the stack joined to listen for a dynamic

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Blockchain

Account Abstraction in Web3: Unlocking Gasless Transactions and Seamless User Experience

Web3 is here to offer a decentralized future. However, the mass adoption of Web3 is significantly bottlenecked by user experience. From a DeFi swap to token approvals, all these interactions require an understanding of seed phrases, gas fees, and transaction signing. Besides, using blockchain applications can also feel challenging. This is where account abstraction in

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