Robinhood has reported a 61% monthly rise in notional crypto trading volume to $17.5 billion in August, led by activity on its Bitstamp exchange. Summary Crypto trading volume rose from $10.9 billion in July to $17.5 billion in August. Bitstamp processed $10.1 billion, exceeding the $7.4 billion handled through Robinhood’s app. Event contract activity reached
Ethereum stands at a pivotal moment. Interest in Ethereum has expanded beyond technologists and enthusiasts, bringing enterprises, governments, and everyday users who seek practical solutions and tangible benefits. The Ethereum ecosystem is adapting to meet these needs, and the Ethereum Foundation is ready to play its part. As outlined in the Ethereum Foundation’s recent vision
The SEC has proposed a 60-day rulemaking process to modernize transfer-agent systems for blockchain records as offshore demand for tokenized stocks grows. Summary SEC rules would permit transfer agents to use blockchain-based systems for securities records. The proposal does not make tokens legal shares or grant holders shareholder rights. Bitget recorded $1.16 billion in tokenized-stock
The UK government suffered a defeat in the House of Lords on Wednesday as peers backed an amendment requiring the Treasury to draw up a national strategy for regulating digital assets. The upper chamber approved the measure by 194 votes to 138, with Conservative and Liberal Democrat peers combining against a near-solid bloc of Labour
Thanks to Kevaundray Wedderburn, Alex Stokes, Tim Beiko, Mary Maller, Alexander Hicks, George Kadianakis, Dankrad Feist, and Justin Drake for feedback and review. Ethereum is going all in on ZK. Eventually we expect to migrate to using ZK proofs at all levels of the stack, from consensus layer signature aggregation to onchain privacy with client
Katana CEO Matt Fisher has said a dollar stablecoin planned by 21 financial institutions for the first half of 2027 could generate yield through independent DeFi protocols, although holders would assume risks not covered by its issuing banks. Summary Twenty-one financial institutions plan to introduce a U.S. dollar stablecoin in the first half of 2027.
Community & education Appcon Slice Event designed to introduce Ethereum applications and experiences to a non-crypto audience, hosted during Milan Design Week in Italy. Community & education Bhutan Dev Fest GovTech Agency Hackathon in Paro, Bhutan uniting local and global innovators to develop solutions leveraging decentralized technology, including Bhutan’s self-sovereign National Digital Identity (NDI) that
SGX now lets U.S. traders directly access Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual futures after winning CFTC approval under Regulation 48.10. The Singapore Exchange has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to give American institutions direct access to its Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures. The green light comes under Regulation 48.10, a CFTC framework
Bitcoin has rebounded above $78,000 after U.S. consumer inflation met forecasts in August, although prediction-market traders have raised the chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike to 81%. Summary U.S. consumer prices rose 3.4% annually and 0.4% from July to August. Bitcoin recovered above $78,000 after falling below the $77,000 psychological level. Core monthly inflation
Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this “Checkpoint” series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 weeks, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here. tl;dr Core developers are focused on getting Fusaka out the door and choosing the headline feature(s) for the
