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The current Ethereum price formed a bullish flag and a golden cross pattern, indicating an eventual comeback as ETF inflows jump. Ethereum (ETH) was trading at $2,530 at last check on Saturday, inside the narrow range where it has remained since May 10. This price is about 85% above its lowest level in April this year. Data shows that American investors are aggressively accumulating Ethereum. SoSoValue numbers show that spot Ethereum ETFs have had inflows in the past five consecutive weeks. These funds added $528 million in inflows this week, a big increase from last week’s $281 million. This increase…

Railgun price soared more than 10% on June 4, 2025 amid upside pressure, with the cryptocurrency surging after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sent $1.83 million worth of Ethereum tokens to the protocol. Railgun (RAIL), the native token of zero knowledge proof powered privacy solution Railgun Protocol, rose sharply on Wednesday, jumping from lows of $0.78 to hit highs of $0.89. The double digit spike for RAIL happened amid a notable increase in trading volume, with data showing the Ethereum (ETH)-based privacy coin’s daily volume rose 36% to over $432k. Gains saw bulls attempt to reverse the downtrend that has seen…

Coinbase and Gemini, two of the largest cryptocurrency firms globally, are set to obtain licenses to operate across the European Union under the bloc’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. MiCA, which came into force earlier this year, allows EU member states to issue licenses that grant crypto companies access to all 27 member countries. However, sources familiar with the matter say the licensing process has sparked internal disputes among regulators, with concerns raised over the pace and standards of approvals in some jurisdictions. Two individuals briefed on the discussions, who requested anonymity, noted growing unease in private talks about…

Civitas, a blockchain-powered 4X strategy game, announced that it is migrating to Immutable zkEVM, an L2-gaming blockchain dedicated to advancing Web3 gaming, powered by Polygon. Civitas is a Web3-focused game where players construct, govern, and develop their own cities within a virtual world. Each player works with others to create complex facilities, accumulate power, and gradually progress through different stages. On the other hand, Immutable is a leading blockchain specializing in the Web3 gaming sector. It is recognized as a major and biggest ecosystem for developing Web3 games, providing an L2 scaling solution for Ethereum. Civitas is officially moving to…

BitGo, a flagship global provider of cryptocurrency custody services, has announced Flare (FLR), a>BitGo now supports Flare, Songbird, boosts accessibility for institutions According to the official statement by its team, BitGo, a leading cryptocurrency custody solutions provider, adds support for Flare (FLR), a layer-1 blockchain for data, and Songbird (SGB), its canary network. Both FLR and SGB are already available through BitGo’s qualified custody and self-custody hot and cold wallets. Why do institutions trust BitGo?We built from the ground up with security, regulatory clarity, and the most complete digital asset platform in the industry.🔐 Secure custody🏦 Bankruptcy-remote structure🛡️ No single…

Your L2 transaction fees are higher because of MEV spam, report A new report, titled MEV and the Limits of Scaling, explores the vast volume of MEV spam offsetting improvements in blockchain throughput. Effects of the extra traffic include higher fees for users of popular Ethereum “layer-two” (L2) scaling networks. Similar trends on Solana and other L2s led Flashbots to do their own deep dive into rollups built via the OP Stack (Optimism, Base, Unichain, and World). The findings show how spam transactions take up a significant portion of available blockspace whilst paying disproportionately lower fees for doing so. Read…

Bitcoin’s price hovered near $107,392 on June 9, 2025, supported by a market capitalization of $2.12 trillion and a 24-hour trade volume of $19.68 billion. Trading within an intraday range of $105,112 to $107,499, bitcoin showed strong short-term bullish momentum across multiple technical indicators and timeframes. Bitcoin The 1-hour chart presents a scenario of a breakout from consolidation, marked by a sudden surge in bullish momentum. After days of tight sideways movement between June 6 and 8, bitcoin pushed sharply upwards on June 9, touching a high of $107,499. The prevailing momentum suggests further upward potential, with the next psychological…

Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has all chances to join the club of global macro assets and hit an almost $100 trillion capitalization. A new report by Etherealize indicates that ETH demonstrates some functions of digital oil, digital gold and the ultimate collateral for states and institutions. Ethereum (ETH) at $740,000: New report on digital oil and digital gold opportunities Ethereum (ETH), the first programmable blockchain, might hit an enormous 14-digit capitalization in the coming years. With all Ethers in circulation valued at $90 trillion, a single ETH crypto will be trading over $740,000, a new report…

This is a segment from the Empire newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Business-to-business (B2B if you will) stablecoin transactions are gaining momentum, per a new report from Artemis, Dragonfly, and Castle Island Ventures. The report found that such payments are annualizing $36 billion, which is a step above the person-to-person (P2P) rate of $18 billion. Source: Stablecoin Payments From the Ground Up As you can see in the chart above, the volumes have really picked up on the B2B side of things, showing that the adoption that we’ve been talking about is being heavily reflected in data. Love to…

This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Pump.fun is launching a token. Maybe you’ve heard? Blockworks first reported yesterday that the memecoin launchpad is looking to raise an eye-watering $1 billion at a $4 billion valuation via a token sale. The timing has raised a few eyebrows, with some industry watchers noting that the launch follows a cooling in platform activity from its January peak. At that time, bonding curve volume topped $10 billion, revenue approached $150 million, and nearly 1.7 million tokens per month were launched. Those figures have all dropped by more…