August 7, 2026
Ethereum

Q2 Allocation Update | Ethereum Foundation Blog

Community and Education Akomba Education Initiative On-chain certification framework, and development of modular learning resources and accredited courses using this framework. akomba.com/ Community and Education Couger Educational initiative creating working groups and corporate meetups/workshops to discuss and develop open standards and proofs of concept. Community and Education FOSS Responders Event organized by Open Software Foundation

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Bitcoin

Galaxy Launches GOFR Institutional Lending Product.

Galaxy’s GOFR gives institutions simplified access to DeFi credit through one managed lending platform. GOFR combines rates from Aave, Morpho, Spark, and Kamino into a single optimized borrowing rate. Galaxy backs GOFR with $100M capital protection and institutional risk management features. Galaxy has launched a new institutional lending program that gives professional investors access to

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Crypto

Avalanche lands $11B Bridgetower deal as RWA assets hit $2.1B

Avalanche has reached $2.1 billion in distributed tokenized real-world asset value after a 60.47% monthly increase, supported by a newly announced $11 billion institutional tokenization deal with Bridgetower. Summary Avalanche’s tokenized RWA value has climbed to $2.1 billion after a 60.47% monthly increase. Bridgetower’s $11 billion tokenization deal has pushed Avalanche into the top five

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 16

Can’t travel these days Miss the people, not the planes Spadina, not Spain tl;dr Spadina “dress rehearsal” just around the corner We realize that both the engineers and the community could use one more public testnet launch before mainnet to run through the motions. At the same time, we want to avoid disrupting Medalla’s momentum.

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Bitcoin

ETF Flows Anchor Bitcoin As On-Chain Profits Return

Bitcoin is holding within a tight range since the weekend, after reclaiming the two cost-basis levels that defined resistance: the True Market Mean (TMM) at $79,200 and the Short-Term Holder cost basis (STHRP) at $79,500 with a new high reached of over  $82,000 on 10 May. Spot flows suggest the projected buying pressure expected around

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Crypto

JPMorgan warns Hyperliquid deal could squeeze Circle and Coinbase

JPMorgan has lowered its earnings forecasts for Circle and Coinbase after a new USDC revenue-sharing agreement with Hyperliquid changed how income from the stablecoin’s reserves will be divided. Summary JPMorgan cut earnings forecasts for Circle and Coinbase after the Hyperliquid USDC deal. The bank warned new revenue-sharing terms could pressure stablecoin profit margins. Analysts remain

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 17

📣 Last chance to practice genesis before mainnet 📣 tl;dr Announcing Spadina Launchpad As of today, the Spadina Launchpad is live 🎉 If you are unfamiliar — Spadina is a rapid-fire dress-rehearsal eth2 testnet to be launched on September 29th with a 3 day end-of-life. If you’re interested in testing out your deposit and genesis

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Crypto

Chainlink price jumps 5% as Mantle’s $2.5B CCIP migration boosts LINK demand

Chainlink price has jumped more than 5% after Mantle completed the migration of its $2.5 billion Super Portal to Chainlink’s cross-chain infrastructure, extending a crypto market rally driven by softer U.S. inflation data. Summary Chainlink price rose over 5% after Mantle migrated its $2.5 billion Super Portal to Chainlink’s CCIP. Whale accumulation, rising open interest,

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Bitcoin

Van Rossem Upgrade, SBI Fallout, and a DRep Deadlock Define Cardano’s Pivotal Week

Cardano is experiencing one of its most significant weeks in months, and not all of the news is positive. The van Rossem upgrade is progressing through Cardano’s governance process. Meanwhile, Charles Hoskinson has defended EMURGO after Solana announced a high-profile partnership with SBI Holdings, which the Cardano community believes should have belonged to them. UPDATE

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Ethereum

eth2 quick update no. 18

Oh you, Spadina, Finally, finality Hello and farewell tl;dr A quick Spadina postmortem New testnet: Zinken. Launchpad is live; Genesis deposits due in one week! Spadina Postmortem The Spadina testnet dress rehearsal launched this past Tuesday. Although Spadina is now healthy and finalizing, the launch was not as smooth sailing as it could have been.

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