Ethereum price traded below $2,500 on Sept. 8 as weak short-term momentum and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next move kept the asset inside a narrow range. Summary Ethereum price traded near $2,475 after falling about 0.6% during the daily session. The 4-hour Bollinger Band midpoint at $2,485 has become immediate resistance. Liquidation clusters sit
Dearest Friends, Today we are publishing the EF Mandate, a document that serves as part constitution, part manifesto, and part guide for the Ethereum Foundation. It is written primarily for the EF itself: to be clear about what we are here to do, the principles by which we make decisions, and what we must both
Bitfinex Securities is ushering in a new era of accessibility and efficiency by giving investors visibility of their securities in their primary Bitfinex trading account. This simplifies how participants engage with tokenised capital markets on Bitfinex, removing the administrative hurdle of having separate sub-accounts. This change aligns with Bitfinex Securities’ mission to democratise access to
Robinhood’s tokenized AMC product briefly traded far above the referenced stock during the U.S. Labor Day weekend, prompting a fresh test of whether activity on Robinhood Chain can move real equity markets. Summary Robinhood Stock Tokens provide economic exposure but grant holders no ownership or voting rights whatsoever. IOSG estimated tokenized AMC supply expanded nineteenfold
The North Star of the Platform team is for Ethereum to scale as a cohesive system and enable confident adoption by all users. This post is intended to share our perspective on the L1 L2 relationship, the roles of each layer, and how we (as an ecosystem) are leveraging the strengths of L1 & L2
Banca d’Italia told Italian crypto-asset service providers on Sept. 7 to verify that every transfer passes through sanctions screening, regardless of its value. Summary Every crypto transfer must undergo sanctions screening, regardless of value, under existing European banking guidelines. Banca d’Italia told CASPs to verify screening systems contain no minimum transaction threshold configured internally. Firms
In Bitcoin news today, Capital B has completed the purchase of 376 BTC for €25.3M, closing out nearly €30.1M in capital raises and pushing the French-listed firm’s strategic Bitcoin treasury to 3,521 BTC. The transaction, confirmed on September 7, was executed at an average price of €67,182 per BTC using proceeds from financings the company
Ethereum’s All Core Developer calls can be a lot to keep up with, so this “Checkpoint” series aims for periodic high-level updates, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here. tl;dr Glamsterdam progress is slow but steady: enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS) implementation is proving to be trickier than anticipated and non-headliner
Shinhan Investment Securities has proposed allocating 2% of investment portfolios to digital assets as the traditional 60% stock and 40% bond strategy struggles to provide the diversification investors once expected. Summary Shinhan Investment Securities has proposed allocating 2% of investment portfolios to digital assets and 8% to alternative assets. The recommendation followed an analysis that
In late 2024, the Ethereum Foundation, together with Secureum, The Red Guild, and Security Alliance (SEAL), launched the ETH Rangers Program, an initiative to provide stipends for individuals doing public goods security work in the Ethereum ecosystem. The goal of the program was straightforward: to fund independent efforts that enhance the resilience of the Ethereum
