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This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Six years ago, the Ethereum Foundation declared that “eth2 should be capable of surviving World War 3.” But its app layer is clearly not. Uniswap Labs’ front-end is still blocking Ukraine-based IP addresses, according to multiple user reports and my own test with a VPN set to the country. Ukraine IP addresses are able to see the Uniswap site, but any attempt to select assets results in an error message, which does not occur when using a US IP address. Artem Chystiakov, head of Solidity at Distributed…

Ethereum is recovering slightly after a massive drop that took the price below $4,000. The broader market remains cautious as traders reassess their positions following recent volatility, which could lead to a reversal of the bullish trend. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, ETH recently broke below the midline of its ascending channel, the 100-day moving average, and touched the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level near $3,400-$3,500. This zone coincides with the previous structure support, triggering a bounce toward $3,800. However, the RSI is still below 40, showing weak momentum. A daily close back above $4,000…

Shares of Semler Scientific (SMLR) closed at $32.06, well below the implied $86.30 takeout value in its announced all-stock acquisition by Strive (ASST), a discount Benchmark analyst Mark Palmers say reflects both skepticism and opportunity in the emerging bitcoin treasury M&A wave. Palmer reiterated its buy rating on Semler while trimming his price target on the stock to $86 from $101 to reflect the terms of the Strive deal. The fixed exchange ratio, 21.05 Strive shares per Semler share, suggests a lucrative arbitrage spread for investors, especially with both boards having approved the deal. Palmer said the market may be…

Coinbase debit limit changes announced this month could reshape how consumers pay with crypto. From 14 October 2025, Coinbase will set a default $5,000 spending cap; selected low-risk clients may access up to $100,000 under a new risk-based model, per Coinbase Help – Official Announcement. What are the new debit card spending limits and who benefits? How do risk-based spending tiers work? Will Coinbase card high limits speed mainstream crypto payments? What are the practical implications for traders and institutions? How can users increase their coinbase debit limit or avoid reaching limits? Are there withdrawal or deposit constraints tied to…

Ethereum ripped higher on Sunday, surging 8% in a single day to reclaim the $4,000 level and trade at $4,111, data from CoinGecko showed. The rebound came less than 24 hours after the token slid to $3,861, when global markets collapsed under the weight of new trade war fears and what is now the largest single-day crypto liquidation in history. The disaster went down late Friday, right after Wall Street closed for the weekend, leaving the proudly-24/7 crypto market to handle the panic, as Cryptopolitan reported. Interestingly, the crash now looks like a full-blown misunderstanding between President Donald Trump and…

The world of finance is constantly evolving, and South Korea is at the forefront of a significant shift. Seoul Exchange, a prominent South Korean platform known for trading unlisted stocks, is making headlines with its bold move into digital assets. This groundbreaking partnership aims to establish a robust platform for RWA tokens and token securities, promising to redefine how real-world assets are traded and invested globally. The Dawn of a New Era: Seoul Exchange’s Vision for RWA Tokens Seoul Exchange has officially joined forces with Story, a key partner in this ambitious undertaking. Their primary goal is to construct an…

The $19 billion cryptocurrency liquidation last Friday was recorded as a rare event in market history. This figure is double the amount liquidated in the previous major market crash in April 2021, according to data platform Coinglass. Lucas Kiely, CEO of Future Digital Capital Management, noted that mass liquidations of this scale are becoming increasingly likely: “This sell-off is a serious warning to investors. High leverage is an extremely dangerous play in an environment where liquidity is so low and the market is so close to its cycle peak,” he said. Liquidation refers to the automatic closure of positions when…

New York — Ethereum (ETH) is showing remarkable resilience after one of the sharpest crypto sell-offs of the year. Despite dropping to $3,510 during Friday’s “Black Monday” crash — triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s 100% tariff announcement on China — ETH has rebounded to around $3,817, outperforming most altcoins that lost over 70%–90% of their value. —The recovery comes at a pivotal time for Ethereum’s ecosystem, as Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a new payment infrastructure supporting Ethereum and EVM-compatible networks, allowing B2B clients to accept and automate digital asset payments.AWS Boosts Ethereum’s Institutional RelevanceAWS’s new solution lets…

Global crypto wealth has surged to an unprecedented 241,700 crypto millionaires, the Crypto Wealth Report 2025 from Henley & Partners with data from New World Wealth shows — a 40% rise in 12 months. Bitcoin led the charge, with Bitcoin millionaires up 70% year‑on‑year to 145,100 holders, while the total crypto market valuation reached USD 3.3 trillion in June 2025, a 45% increase from a year earlier. At the top end, 450 centi‑millionaires now hold crypto portfolios of USD 100 million or more (up 38%), and crypto billionaires climbed to 36 (up 29%), growth that analysts link to accelerating institutional…

Bitcoin plunged suddenly Friday after President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on goods from China, setting off the largest liquidation event in the crypto market’s history. But panicked investors weren’t responsible for the bulk of the damage. Instead, the real carnage was felt in the crypto derivatives market—where traders place large bets using borrowed funds, called leverage, and risk getting rekt, or forcibly liquidated, when things go very wrong. Sudden price movements, like the one Friday or ”Black Wednesday” in 2021, are particularly rough on traders using leverage to upsize the risk—and potential reward—of their perpetual futures contracts, or…