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Monad, an Ethereum rival, offered early investors up to $60 million to cash out. Almost all said no

Investors were allocated about 19.7 billion $MON, nearly 20% of the original supply. Those tokens were locked when Monad's public network launched last November and begin unlocking after a one-year wait, followed by monthly releases over the remainder of a four-year schedule. That makes November the first point at which early investors begin receiving tokens they can sell normally. $MON traded around $0.021 on Tuesday, about 16% below the $0.025 price of last year's public sale. Roughly 11.8 billion $MON are currently circulating, giving the token a market value near $250 million against a fully diluted value of about $2.1…

DeFi

Ethereum price rises as $2,000 resistance breakout nears

Ethereum price rose nearly 2% on Aug. 17 as $ETH reclaimed $1,900, while improving daily momentum and nearby short-liquidation clusters put the $2,000 level back in focus. Ethereum price moves back above $1,900 According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum ($ETH) price traded at $1,912 at press time, up 1.95% on the day after moving between an intraday low of $1,872 and a high of $1,915. Buyers entered near the session low and carried $ETH through the psychological $1,900 level. The recovery extended a consolidation phase that has developed since $ETH rebounded from its late-June low near $1,530. Price has since…

Ethereum

Why Grayscale expects on-chain vaults to disrupt the $1.5T credit market

On-chain lending and yield strategies, commonly known as vaults, could be the next crypto innovation ripe for massive public adoption. According to Grayscale’s Head of Research Zach Pandl, the products could follow the steps of stablecoins, tokenized assets, and perpetual futures. These were niche crypto experiments, but are being embraced by traditional finance (tradFi) firms right now. Vaults, a structure for onchain asset management, may be the next crypto innovation to break through to the mainstream. He compared the on-chain vault market to collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). For the unfamiliar, CLOs track a pool of individual corporate loans handled by…

Regulation

Who is buying every Pi dip? The 400M PI whale

One anonymous wallet has spent a year absorbing the supply that everyone else is selling. It is now the largest single holder of PI, nobody has claimed it, and at today’s price it is sitting on one of the worst trades in the token’s short history. COMMUNITY UPDATE!!! 400M PI Whale Accumulating Is a Rebound Coming? Despite heavy sell pressure from daily token unlocks ( 6.5M PI) , on-chain data reveals a whale wallet holding over 400 million PI is actively accumulating. Technical indicators suggest a potential short-term… pic.twitter.com/4JXIs899Gu — Evang. Pri𝝅ce Chimezie (@PrinceC99926278) July 7, 2026 Every crypto community…

Altcoins

Bitcoin Tops $65,340 as BIP 110 Fight Raises Hard Fork Risk

Bitcoin Reclaims $65K Range On Friday, bitcoin finally breached the $65,000 threshold amid escalating rhetoric surrounding BIP 110 and threats of another hard fork. Bitstamp data shows the cryptocurrency peaked at $65,340—its highest point in August so far and its first return to that level since July 27. Before 4:00 a.m. EST, however, the cryptocurrency had been gradually declining, with selling pressure briefly pulling it down to $64,132. A strong rally followed, pushing bitcoin up by over $1,000 in just five hours to reach its daily peak. Although it retreated below $64,800 around 10:10 a.m. EST, a subsequent relief rally…

Bitcoin

Anonymous Whale Stakes $61.48M in Ethereum, Signaling Long-Term Confidence

In a notable on-chain move, an anonymous cryptocurrency whale transferred 32,400 Ether ($ETH) — valued at approximately $61.48 million — into Ethereum’s official beacon chain deposit contract. The transaction, flagged by blockchain tracking service Whale Alert, highlights continued large-scale investor interest in Ethereum’s proof-of-stake (PoS) ecosystem. Details of the Transaction The whale address, beginning with 0x0140, executed the deposit on [insert date if known, otherwise ‘recently’], sending the entire sum to the beacon chain contract. This contract is the gateway for $ETH to become staked, locking funds to help secure the network in exchange for yield. The size of this…

Ethereum

RWA perps will outpace tokenization

Traders have no way to react to events after markets close on TradFi venues. Perps on the other hand run 24/7. The Iran conflict was reflected in oil perps on Hyperliquid before CME reopened. Perps offer a continuously running, efficient market in a simple interface. Futures and options come with expiry dates, complicated greeks and interfaces. Perps remove all of that while keeping the speculative upside potential intact. Martin Lee is Market Insights Lead of DWF Labs, one of the most active market makers and investors in digital assets. Derivatives always outgrow spot Derivatives volumes always outgrow their underlying spot…

Regulation

XRP Ledger Hits Yet Another Growth Milestone

The $XRP Ledger has reached another major adoption milestone, surpassing 8 million activated accounts. The achievement was announced by the $XRP Ledger Foundation on Monday. "The $XRP Ledger crossed 8,000,000 activated accounts," the Foundation wrote on X. The settlement layer powers the continuous growth of tokenization, payments, and AI agents across $XRP DeFi. Why the 8 million milestone matters Every activated $XRP Ledger account must permanently lock up a minimum amount of $XRP as a base reserve before it can transact. This sets it apart from other blockchain networks. This anti-spam mechanism prevents the network from being flooded with empty…

Altcoins

“Don’t Be Fooled by Bitcoin’s Rally—the Bull Market Hasn’t Begun”

Jiang Zhuoer, founder of the B.TOP mining pool, stated that current capital flows in the cryptocurrency market do not signal the start of a new bull market, and pointed to the possibility of a final decline for Bitcoin after a short-term rise. According to data shared by Jiang Zhuoer, the outflow trend in stablecoin supply in the cryptocurrency market continues. Over the past month, the total market capitalization of stablecoins has decreased by approximately $2.23 billion. During this period, Tether’s (USDT) market capitalization decreased from $184.2 billion to $183.1 billion, while USD Coin’s (USDC) market capitalization fell from $73.28 billion…

Bitcoin

Ethereum – Can a supply squeeze push ETH price past $1,950?

The supply of Ethereum [$ETH] was reduced when a whale removed 5,300 $ETH valued at $9.98 million from Kraken. The transaction prolonged the accumulation activity of the wallet while shifting another large $ETH position off an exchange. Historically, such withdrawals decrease ready exchange balances whenever holders keep their assets out of trading platforms. Notably, the 9.98 million transfer was consistent with a larger demand signal and not a single transfer. However, the withdrawals alone did not ensure an immediate price reaction since the accumulated $ETH might be inactive over a long period of time. Spot buyers reinforce the demand argument…

Ethereum