Shares of Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc declined Thursday despite the company unveiling a major expansion of its digital asset strategy, including a ¥4 billion venture initiative focused on the Bitcoin ecosystem. Summary Metaplanet Inc shares fell about 4.6% despite announcing two new crypto-focused subsidiaries. The company will invest ¥4 billion through Metaplanet Ventures to
Thanks to Danny and Joe for review. As the launch of the beacon chain grows nearer and eth2 becomes ever more final, the time has come to fast-sync the community with the latest on the inner workings of eth2 and on the concrete requirements, incentives and experience of being a validator. This article will provide
Castries, Saint Lucia, March 12th, 2026, Chainwire PrimeXBT, a global multi-asset broker and crypto asset service provider, announced the launch of PXTrader 2.0, a major upgrade of its native trading platform that combines crypto with traditional financial markets, giving traders access to more than 350 instruments from a single account. The launch reflects PrimeXBT’s leading
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
