March 16, 2026
Crypto

BlackRock says only Bitcoin and Ethereum attract investors

BlackRock digital assets head Robert Mitchnick said Bitcoin and Ethereum remain the only two cryptocurrencies attracting meaningful investor demand. Summary BlackRock says Bitcoin and Ethereum dominate investor demand. IBIT saw $26B inflows in 2025 despite Bitcoin’s price decline. ETH staking ETF aims to add yield to ether exposure. This comes as the asset manager evaluates

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Ethereum

Solidity Optimizer and ABIEncoderV2 Bug

Solidity Optimizer and ABIEncoderV2 Bug Announcement Through the Ethereum bug bounty program, we received a report about a flaw within the new experimental ABI encoder (referred to as ABIEncoderV2). Upon investigation, it was found that the component suffers from a few different variations of the same type. The first part of this announcement explains this

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Bitcoin

South African Utility Company Considers Cheap Power For Bitcoin Miners

Eskom, a South African electricity public utility,  is exploring plans to sell excess daytime electricity to Bitcoin mining companies as rooftop solar installations reduce grid demand during daylight hours. Speaking at the Biznews Conference 2026 in Hermanus, Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati said the utility is evaluating ways to monetize surplus power generated during the middle

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Crypto

XRP transactions triple but price remains muted

XRP transactions jump 3x year-over-year, but price stays muted as daily network activity surges from approximately 1 million to nearly 3 million transactions. Summary XRP Ledger activity surged to nearly 3M daily transactions. Growth is driven by RWAs, stablecoins, and institutional flows. XRP price remains muted, down 39% year-over-year. The ledger data from XRPScan shows

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Ethereum

Beginning a new ethereum.org | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Hello, world! Welcome to the new ethereum.org. This is the beginning of the ethereum.org relaunch, not the end. As explained in more detail below, the new website is intentionally a work in progress. It’s launching as an experiment, intended to grow and iterate in public as it is improved by the community — just like

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Crypto

Spot Bitcoin ETFs amass $180M inflows, will BTC price see a boost?

Summary Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $180.4M inflows on March 13, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $143.6M and Fidelity’s FBTC with $23.2M. Analyst Ali Martinez said Bitcoin has entered a low-resistance zone, with little resistance until $82,045 and key support at $66,898. A chart shared by Michaël van de Poppe shows BTC forming higher lows near

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Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation Spring 2019 Update

1. Introduction Ethereum Community, Ethereum’s future is bright. Over the last 12 months the Ethereum community — a global collection of developers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and passionate users — has made tremendous progress. Every week, new applications built on Ethereum launch to mainnet, scalability solutions come online, and ETH 2.0 moves closer to key milestones. Ethereum

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Bitcoin

Bybit Pay Joins the Mastercard Crypto Credential Network, Simplifying Verifiable Crypto Transfers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 12th, 2026, Chainwire Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today announced the integration of Bybit Pay into the Mastercard Crypto Credential network. The integration enables Bybit Pay users to send and receive digital assets using simple, verified aliases issued under Mastercard Crypto Credential standards – such as

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Crypto

Binance spot is rewarding early degenerates and crushing late chasers in altcoins

Binance spot flows show a late‑cycle alt pattern: oversold names like GTC and OGN mean‑revert, QTUM and RUNE lead thin breakouts, while SCR, THETA and TRX bleed as liquidity exits. Summary Binance spot data flag GTC, OGN and BANANA in “bottoming rebound” mode, with 5–8% bounces off oversold levels rather than fresh trend breaks. QTUM,

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Ethereum

Devcon in Osaka: Applications now open!

Friends, The year is well underway, cherry blossoms have fallen, and Devcon is quickly approaching! As announced on-stage at Ethereal last month, Devcon will be returning to Asia in 2019. We hope that you’ll join us this October 8th-11th as we come together in Osaka, Japan! Without further delay, we’re excited to reveal new details

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