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On June 22, five former senior Ethereum Foundation researchers announced Ethlabs, an independent nonprofit R&D lab with a mission to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy. The co-founders, Ansgar Dietrichs, Barnabé Monnot, Caspar Schwarz-Schilling, Josh Rudolf, and Julian Ma, framed the launch around Ethereum, the protocol, and $ETH, the asset. Their announcement names $ETH “the most valuable, programmable store of value” and lists research into $ETH monetary properties among Ethlabs’ early work areas, a posture the Foundation, in its traditional credible-neutrality framing, avoided taking directly. The backer list includes BitMine and SharpLink, two $ETH treasury companies whose…

Avalanche Treasury Co. had a weak first trading session on Nasdaq as its stock closed sharply lower under the ticker AVAT. Avalanche Treasury Co. closed at $1.85 on Thursday, down 38.13% in its Nasdaq debut. Google Finance data showed the stock opened at $2.99, reached a high of $3.00, and fell as low as $1.75 during the session. The stock later moved to $1.88 in after-hours trading, up 1.62%. Volume stood near 497,580 shares, while the company’s market value was listed at about $486.37 million. Avalanche Treasury Co. price chart, source: Google Finance The listing followed Avalanche Treasury’s merger with…

The S token, the native utility asset behind the Sonic blockchain, fell 5% on Friday after Sonic Labs, formerly known as the Fantom Foundation, announced the resignation of three former executives from its board. The S token fell to 0.031 on Friday, down 5% over 24 hours. The resignations include Michael Kong, a former CEO of the Fantom Foundation and director at Sonic Labs; David Richardson, who served as executive chairman of Sonic Labs; and Andre Cronje, who previously served as its chief technology officer. Statement from Andre Cronje about his resignation from the board. Source: Andre Cronje “These are…

Bitcoin’s price has fluctuated wildly since 2022. In 2022, the cryptocurrency market experienced “crypto winter,” falling from a $1.2 trillion market cap to $319 billion. The crypto market was under a lot of strain due to events like the Terra/Luna collapse, the aggressive Fed rate hikes, and the FTX bankruptcy. However, by 2024, the market capitalization had returned close to $2 trillion. Thanks to the introduction of the Spot Bitcoin [$BTC] and Ethereum exchange-traded funds, in 2024, the crypto market was able to pull back. Source: Ecoinometrics/X Now, in early 2026, the Middle East tensions had put further strain on…

Aave’s v4 deposits on Ethereum have reached $140 million, marking a significant increase of around 200% in just the past month. This notable growth, highlighted by Token Terminal, underscores the strong engagement and interest in Aave’s offerings as the decentralized finance landscape continues to evolve. You can view the chart illustrating this increase in the original tweet. Inside the Move The latest data indicates a surge in Aave’s v4 deposits, reflecting a robust trend in user activity. Currently, Aave’s total deposits have risen from $120 million in early June to $140 million by June 8. This sharp increase points to…

Ethereum has struggled to regain momentum over the past few months, leaving many investors frustrated. However, several market experts believe $ETH’s long-term story is far from over. With Wall Street increasingly embracing tokenization, stablecoins, and on-chain finance, some analysts are predicting huge upside for the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. Here are the top 3 $ETH price predictions by the bulls. Veteran macro investor Dan Tapiero, founder of 10T Holdings and One Roundtable Partners, remains highly bullish on Ethereum despite years of sideways price action. DAN TAPIERO: CRYPTO IS GOING TO $50 TRILLION🪙 $20T Bitcoin (~$1M per $BTC)⚡ $ETH, $SOL, and other…

Financial sustainability: Maintaining Ethereum’s current development capacity, which spans more than 10 client teams, researchers, and coordinators, requires an estimated budget of $30 million annually. Budget reduction: The Ethereum Foundation’s treasury plan, originally presented in June 2025, outlines a linear reduction in annual operating spending, dropping from 15% toward a 5% baseline level by 2030. Expiration of incentives: The Client Incentive Program (CIP), a four-year initiative that distributed staking rewards to infrastructure teams, officially ended in April 2026 with no replacement announced. The Ethereum ecosystem could face a structural funding crisis that would begin to manifest within the next three…

Globally, perpetual futures account for the vast majority of crypto derivatives volume, yet U.S. traders have historically had limited access due to regulatory restrictions. Kraken recently entered the U.S. regulated derivatives market through its acquisitions of NinjaTrader and Bitnomial, giving it access to futures commission merchant, exchange and clearing licenses regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The company expects to launch perpetual futures on Kraken Pro in the coming weeks. Palmer said broader institutional adoption will likely take time, drawing a comparison to the launch of spot bitcoin ETFs in January 2024. “When you take further steps back…

The U.S. CPI Bitcoin outlook is suddenly at the center of the crypto market, with a fresh inflation report due on May 12 and Bitcoin sitting near levels that could break sharply in either direction. For traders already on edge, the next Consumer Price Index print is more than a routine macro release. Instead, it is a direct test of whether hopes for easing can return or whether the Federal Reserve remains locked into a tougher stance. That tension is showing up clearly in the price action. Bitcoin recently failed to hold above the $82,000 to $84,000 resistance area, leaving…

In a groundbreaking move to scale AI on-chain operations, VectorAI, an AI-powered DeFi trading platform, today entered into a strategic partnership with AIW3.AI, an AI native execution network. This collaboration enabled VectorAI to integrate AIW3’s AI execution infrastructure to expand the functionalities and capabilities of its AI-powered DeFi platform. VectorAI is a next-gen DeFi intelligence platform built to bring automation, speed, and accuracy to digital asset trading. Driven by predictive modeling and advanced algorithms, this platform processes huge quantities of financial data in real time to recognize trade opportunities with precision. Different from traditional manual techniques, Vector’s AI systems capitalize…