May 2, 2026
Crypto

Ethereum attempts to hold above $2K as whales withdraw $155M in ETH

The Ethereum price is showing signs of stabilization as large investors accumulate significant amounts of ETH from major cryptocurrency exchanges. Summary Whale wallets withdrew over 74,000 ETH ($155M) from Binance and Kraken. Ethereum price is consolidating near $2,050 after February’s sharp correction. A breakout above $2,200 resistance could signal the next bullish move for ETH.

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Ethereum

EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Update

Friends, Since the last EF-Supported Teams report, progress has been made across the board. From improved network conditions, to the coming Istanbul release and Eth1.x and Eth2 development, all areas core to the functionality and sustainability of Ethereum are advancing. This series focuses on teams and efforts from the Foundation and larger Ethereum ecosystem that

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Crypto

Bitcoin supply shock brewing as whales stay inactive and exchange reserves fall

Bitcoin could be approaching a supply shock phase as retail investors sell under pressure while long-term holders keep their coins dormant, according to a new market analysis by CryptoQuant. Summary CryptoQuant says Bitcoin may be entering a supply shock phase as whales remain inactive and retail investors sell at a loss. Around 71% of Bitcoin

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s $70K Floor at Risk: Why Rising Oil Prices and the Fed Could Snap the Rally

Bitcoin is clinging to the psychological $70,000 level, but the ground beneath it is shaking. The culprit isn’t a crypto hack or exchange collapse; it is a massive surge in energy markets, with oil prices pushing toward $100 per barrel amid escalating US-Iran tensions. Can Bitcoin’s $70K floor hold against a macro storm, or is

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 5

Welcome to this week’s eth2 quick update! tldr; Shasper joins Prysmatic’s testnet Parity’s eth2 client, Shasper, successfully joined Prysmatic’s Sapphire Testnet marking the first public multi-client eth2 testnet. This is the exciting start of many multi-client testnets to come in the next month. You can now pull down the Shasper codebase and with a few

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Crypto

MediaTek chip flaw exposed crypto wallets and passwords without booting Android

Security researchers at Ledger have discovered a major flaw in some Android smartphone chips that lets an attacker siphon encrypted user data like passwords and private keys in a matter of seconds using just a USB connection. Summary Ledger’s Donjon security team discovered a vulnerability in MediaTek and Trustonic TEE chips that could allow attackers

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: a fast-sync

ETH 1.x: a fast sync The new direction of ETH 1.x research has begun proper, with a focus on moving the current Ethereum chain towards the ‘stateless client’ paradigm, with the eventual target being a smooth transition into an Eth 2.0 Execution Environment. The next call will be focused on collecting and organizing research topics

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Bitcoin

Across’s acx rockets 80%, massively beating bitcoin, on plans to dump its DAO structure

A DeFi protocol just proposed going private as its stewards believe the current DAO structure is creating a hurdle to close institutional deals. Across Protocol’s ACX token jumped 80% to $0.06 on Thursday after the team behind the cross-chain bridging platform published a ‘temp-check’ proposal to dissolve its token structure and convert into a traditional

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Crypto

Ghana selects 11 crypto exchanges for SEC regulatory sandbox pilot

Ghana has selected 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in a regulatory sandbox where they will “pilot their products and services in a controlled environment under the regulatory oversight” of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Summary Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has admitted 11 crypto platforms into a regulatory sandbox to test their services under

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 6

Welcome to this week’s eth2 quick update! A handful of new eth2 testnets have come online and last week I had them all running on my laptop. There is still plenty of work to be done, but this is getting real :). tldr; Comprehensive Phase 0 audit to be conducted by Least Authority We are

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