Ethereum price surges as derivatives open interest jumped nearly 9% to above $30b, concentrating leverage on Binance, Gate, Bybit and OKX and priming Ethereum for sharper liquidations. Summary Ethereum derivatives open interest climbed about 9% in 24 hours to roughly $30.4b, tracking Ethereum above $2,180. Binance, Gate, Bybit and OKX now hold most ETH OI,
Our goal on the grants team is to be faithful stewards of Ethereum community resources. As part of the Ethereum Foundation’s ongoing effort to diffuse power throughout our community, we give grants that we believe will return the highest impact on the Ethereum ecosystem over the long-term. What is the scope of EF grants? Open
The European Central Bank has sounded the alarm on stablecoins, warning that dollar-pegged digital assets pose serious risks to eurozone banks and monetary sovereignty. As ECB stablecoin battle continues, in an exclusive chat with 99bitcoins.com, Jay Kurahashi-Sofue, CMO of stablecoin liquidity layer Eco, said, “At this point, the cat is out of the bag.” In
The Official Trump token surged on heavy trading after news spread that large holders could receive invitations to a private event at Mar-a-Lago. Summary TRUMP price jumped more than 50% after the project announced a Mar-a-Lago luncheon for top token holders. Trading volume and derivatives activity spiked as traders rushed into the market. On the
We’re happy to announce that the presentation videos from Devcon4 are now available for viewing! As promised, we recorded sessions from the following rooms: Spectrum (Main Stage), Prism (Side Stage), Radiant Orchid (Breakout Room), and Ultra Violet (Breakout Room). This year you have two viewing options: SlidesLive and YouTube. SlidesLive SlidesLive allows you to view
The blockchain trilemma reared its head once more at Consensus in Hong Kong in February, to some extent, putting Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, on the back foot – having to reassure attendees that hyperscalers like Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure are not a risk to decentralisation. The point was made that major blockchain
A Matrixport‑linked whale holds about $300m in leveraged Ethereum and Bitcoin longs with roughly $26m in unrealized profit, concentrating risk and raising liquidation shock potential. Summary On‑chain and derivatives data flag a whale long roughly 120,000 ETH and about 700 BTC across major venues, with notional exposure above $300m. Earlier tracking showed this Matrixport‑linked address
At Devcon 4, Aya Miyaguchi gave a talk about the Ethereum Foundation’s values, about Ethereum as being representative of hope for an open future, and about a better world that we can build by applying this philosophy and technology. Our community reflects this effort as many embrace the spirit of Kaizen, or continuous change for
The Bitcoin price has outperformed gold, silver, and major U.S. equity indexes since the outbreak of the Iran–Israel conflict escalation 2026, climbing above $73,000 even as oil surged and expectations for near-term interest rate cuts faded. Market data shows Bitcoin price rising about 8% since the first strikes against Iran, reaching a one-month high above
Trend Research is again moving size through Binance, pulling 27,000 ETH off‑exchange while wiring in about $150m USDC, signaling fresh positioning after its brutal ETH unwind. Summary An address tied to Trend Research withdrew 27,000 ETH from Binance, then sent roughly $150.47m in USDC back to the exchange in recent hours. Earlier this year the
