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Ethereum News Ethereum may be entering a phase of sustained outperformance versus Bitcoin, according to Standard Chartered’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research Geoffrey Kendrick. After Strategy disclosed that it sold 32 bitcoin during the final week of May — a token amount relative to its 843,706 $BTC stack — Kendrick framed the market reaction as a potential turning point, describing the move as the start of $ETH outperformance versus $BTC. He noted that bearish bitcoin sessions historically produce few comparable $ETH-$BTC upside moves: since the start of 2024, only 23 sessions delivered larger $ETH-$BTC topside moves on a bitcoin…

Disclosure: The author of this story owns shares in Strategy (MSTR).Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, has agreed to repurchase approximately $1.5 billion of its outstanding 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 in privately negotiated transactions with certain noteholders, according to a filing released Friday morning. The company expects to pay roughly $1.38 billion in cash for the notes, implying a discount to par value. The 2029 convertible notes were originally issued in November 2024 with a 0% coupon and $3 billion notional size. The debt matures on Dec. 2, 2029 and carries a conversion price of…

Blockchain analytics firm Onchain Lens reported that 1.46 million Ethereum Name Service ($ENS) tokens, valued at approximately $9.32 million, were deposited to the Binance exchange roughly three hours ago. The tokens were unlocked from an $ENS timelock contract prior to the transfer. What the Onchain Data Shows The movement was detected by Onchain Lens’s monitoring systems, which track large wallet activities and smart contract interactions. According to the data, the $ENS tokens were first released from a timelock contract—a type of smart contract that enforces a delay before funds can be accessed—and then moved in a single transaction to a…

The crypto market is struggling, competitors are either passing through hard times or pivoting to other areas, while Binance is building with eyes on increasing its active user base ten-fold to 3 billion by 2030, Catherine Chen, the head of VIP and Institutional told CoinDesk in an interview. “It is true, the market is going through a hard time,” Chen said. “There is still some regulatory development, we are seeing some of our competitors either struggling or perhaps shifting their focus.” Coinbase, for example, recently reduced its workforce by 14% or nearly 700 staffers, citing negative market conditions as well…

EXE Official, a renowned Web3 SocialFi platform, has partnered with REI Network, an efficient, Ethereum-compatible L1 chain. The partnership aims to push forward the innovation in the Web3 SocialFi networks. As EXE Official revealed in its official social media announcement, the development is set to strengthen creators by offering true ownership on-chain, effective monetization opportunities, as well as community-led rewards. Hence, the joint effort shows a key endeavor to provide a scalable blockchain architecture to back decentralized social entities. We’re thrilled to announce our strategic partnership with REI Network!@GXChainGlobal a Web3 SocialFi platform giving creators true on-chain ownership, direct monetization,…

Rising energy prices and increased inflation risk due to the US-Iran conflict negatively impacted the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC). After experiencing an upward trend in early May and reaching over $82,000, $BTC has fallen back to around $77,000 due to negative factors. While $BTC found support around $77,000 after the recent pullback, an analytics firm stated that Bitcoin has entered a strong liquidation zone with both upward and downward movements. In its latest analysis, the analytics firm Alphractal stated that Bitcoin has entered a liquidation squeeze zone, with a total liquidation pressure of $14.3 million accumulating. The analysis firm reported…

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Chainlink whales aren’t slowing down in accumulating $LINK tokens. Over the past month alone, large holders bought another 32.93 million $LINK, pushing their combined holdings to nearly 46% of the token’s total supply. At the same time, spot $LINK ETFs now control almost 1.6% of supply, while the Chainlink Reserve has surged above 3.55 million $LINK. With this massive accumulation, traders are now wondering if a major Chainlink breakout is coming. Chainlink Whales Now Control 46% of Total $LINK Supply According to Santiment, a market intelligence platform wallet holding between 100,000 and 10 million Chainlink accumulated another 32.93 million $LINK…

The company that inspired Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys just won another round against one of Wall Street’s most powerful trading firms. A federal appeals court has rejected Citadel Securities’ challenge to IEX’s new options exchange, clearing the way for a launch that could reshape how options are traded in the US. The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled on May 29 against Citadel Securities, upholding the SEC’s approval of IEX Options. That approval had been granted on September 18, 2025, but Citadel filed a petition with the court just a month later, on October 17, effectively putting…

The developer community’s performance often plays a crucial role in measuring the blockchain ecosystem’s pulse. Particularly, over the past month, Ethereum, $BNB Chain, and Polygon have held the leading positions based on developer activity. As the data from Santiment suggests, the other notable names include Arbitrum, Solana, Cosmos, Optimism, Avalanche, Gnosis, and Harmony. Nonetheless, when it comes to the individual performance of these platforms, the developer activity has notably declined over the past 30 days. Ethereum Tops Blockchains in Monthly Developer Activity with 38.4K Events and 904 Contributors Ethereum remains the top player in the blockchain sector when it comes…