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Ether spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen steady growth since their US debut in July 2024, while corporate treasuries tied to the token are also on the rise. Inflows into Ether (ETH) funds climbed 44% this month, rising from $9.5 billion on Aug. 1 to $13.7 billion on Aug. 28, according to cryptocurrency research platform SoSoValue. Market participants say renewed institutional demand is fueling the momentum. “After an extended period of underperformance relative to Bitcoin and a souring investor sentiment, Ethereum has recently experienced a significant revival in the recognition of both its adoption rate and value proposition,” Sygnum Chief…

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde urged European Union (EU) lawmakers to impose stringent requirements and safeguards on foreign stablecoins. Lagarde argued they should comply with the bloc’s regulatory standards before operating on EU soil, she said in a speech at a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) conference in Frankfurt on Wednesday. The ECB president cautioned that during a stablecoin run, investors would be more likely redeem in jurisdictions with stronger protections, such as the EU, where Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation prohibits redemption fees, potentially depleting local reserves. “The risk of liquidity mismanagement across jurisdictions is one we…

Bitcoin pushed to yet another all-time high price mark in August, maintaining recent momentum as analysts project another record surge in the near future. If you’re keen on stacking satoshis however you can, then here’s one way that won’t cost you anything but time: You can earn Bitcoin by playing a bunch of free games. Decrypt’s GG has been covering the rising trend of free-to-play mobile games and apps that offer up small bounties of Bitcoin for playing levels and seeing ads all the while. While the amounts given are historically tiny, in our experience, the rising price of Bitcoin…

The decentralized exchange (DEX) Hyperliquid has achieved a truly remarkable milestone, capturing the attention of the entire crypto community. August saw the platform’s Hyperliquid trading volume reach an all-time high of an astonishing $398 billion. This unprecedented surge, confirmed by data from Sentora (formerly IntoTheBlock), signals a significant shift in the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape. What’s Driving the Explosive Hyperliquid Trading Volume? Hyperliquid, often identified by its token HYPE, operates as a cutting-edge decentralized derivatives exchange. Its design focuses on providing a high-performance trading experience, which is typically a hallmark of centralized platforms. This record-breaking Hyperliquid trading volume suggests that…

Ethereum’s latest All Core Devs dwelled on process, not just code: whether to honor a previously stated 30-day window between client releases and the first testnet fork as the Fusaka upgrade inches forward. Some participants pushed to reaffirm the commitment so infrastructure and app teams have time to adapt; others argued for flexibility to avoid broader roadmap slippage. The debate unfolded against a backdrop of mixed devnet results. On Devnet-3, a planned non-finality exercise ran long, per Barnabas Busa from the Dev Ops team. “We wanted to do approximately two days first, and now we’re hitting day five,” he said,…

Decentralized exchanges (DEX) processed a combined $1.15 trillion in spot and perpetual contract volumes during August, marking the first time monthly DEX activity surpassed the $1 trillion threshold. According to DefiLlama data, spot DEX volumes reached $506.3 billion in August, falling just $1.5 billion short of the all-time high of $507.8 billion recorded in January. The August figure represents an 18.4% increase from July’s trading activity, demonstrating sustained growth in on-chain spot trading. Perpetual contract volumes drove the record-breaking performance, reaching $648.6 billion in August, a 31.3% jump from July and an absolute all-time high for the derivative product category.…

Ethereum price is down by more than 5% today, trading around $4,300. This marks one of its sharpest daily drops in weeks. Yet, monthly gains remain intact at more than 13%, showing that the broader uptrend is not broken. The question now is whether today’s fall is just noise or the start of something deeper. On-chain and technical signals suggest the dip may not last long, with profit booking easing and whales stepping in. Profit Taking Eases As Whales Add $1 Billion ETH The Spent Coins Age Band, which tracks when long-held coins are sold, has dropped to a month-low…

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, whose Netherlands-based holding company listed the trading platform on the Nasdaq last year (CNCK), has acquired Aplo, a digital asset prime brokerage firm regulated in France by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The acquisition will help Coincheck, a popular exchange in Japan, expand into Europe, the companies said on Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal were not revealed. Coincheck was established in Tokyo, Japan, in 2014, having rebranded from an earlier bitcoin wallet and payment company called ResuPress, founded in 2012 by Koichiro Wada and Yusuke Otsuka. Coincheck Group N.V., which is headquartered in…

Ethereum’s price today is around $4,355, which is a little lower than it was after a rough August when it kept going back and forth between $4,200 support and $4,800 resistance. The market is moving up inside a channel, and traders are divided on whether the next big move will be a breakout or a correction. Recent data shows how fragile the balance is. Whale flows show that there is still a lot of selling pressure, with $12.8 million in net outflows on August 30. Leveraged positions near $4,200 are also at risk of cascading liquidations. At the same time,…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it will add new trading pairs to the platform in order to offer its users a wider range of trading options. Binance to List New Trading Pairs for WLFI According to the exchange’s statement, WLFI/BRL and WLFI/EUR pairs will be available for trading on Binance Spot as of 11:00 on September 3, 2025. Additionally, Trading Bot services will also be available for these trading pairs on the same date and time. Users will be able to take advantage of automated trading on the WLFI/BRL and WLFI/EUR pairs via Spot Algo…