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The waitlist for staking claims has reached a new record high amid growing withdrawal pressure from Ethereum validators. The number of days that stakers need to wait continues to grow as validators increasingly opt to unstake their assets on the Ethereum network. The wait time for the exit queue now stands at 13 days, 16 hours, a record period for validators. Meanwhile, this comes as the unstaking trend swings northwards. At the time of writing, 788,048 ETH, worth a staggering $3.63 billion, are currently on the exit queue. These growing parameters have sparked claims of network congestion from Whale Wire’s…

Rural residents in Hood County are pressing for a community vote to gain more authority over a Bitcoin mining site that they say has disrupted their lives with round-the-clock industrial noise, local media outlet KERA News reported on Aug. 18. The mine, operated by Florida-based Marathon Digital Holdings, has been running for about three years near the unincorporated area of Mitchell Bend. Neighbors claim the operation’s constant humming sound has led to sleep disruptions, hearing problems, and falling property values. Some say they now suffer from tinnitus and permanent hearing damage. Petition dispute A petition drive to incorporate Mitchell Bend…

TL;DR Ethereum rebounds from $4,500 support, with one analyst mapping four scenarios, including a possible run to $5,000. U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs record $3.71B inflows in eight days, led by $519.7M into BlackRock’s fund. Exchange reserves drop to 18.5M ETH, the lowest in three years, pointing to a tighter available market supply. Price Action and Key Levels Ethereum (ETH) is trading near $4,650 after a recent recovery from the $4,500 support area. The move comes with a 2% decline in the past 24 hours but a 19% gain over the past week. Trading volume in the last 24 hours stands…

The White House moved this week to push crypto into retirement investing after President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing 401(k) plans to include alternative assets. The directive will expand how Americans invest for retirement and potentially give bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies a stronger role in long-term portfolios. But this change will not roll out quickly, and analysts say it faces major hurdles before most savers ever see it in their accounts. Under the order, retirement plans could one day allow holdings in assets like bitcoin, which has seen growing institutional demand since U.S. bitcoin ETFs launched last year.…

Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys CEO Joseph Lubin says SharpLink, a firm with ties to Ethereum’s core ecosystem, could grow faster than other Ether treasury companies. In a recent interview on Nasdaq, Lubin, who is also the chairman of SharpLink, stated that the firm benefits from the backing of the Ethereum company. He expressed support for other firms in the Ether treasury space but predicted that SharpLink would surpass them in growth and performance within a short time. Lubin described how SharpLink benefits from positive feedback loops between ConsenSys products, advanced staking services, and experienced professional asset managers. Chalom said such…

According to a report issued by Rankings Latam, Argentina hit a milestone of nearly 20% crypto ownership, surpassing countries like Brazil and El Salvador. The region’s adoption is highly concentrated, with 6 countries hosting over 80% of the crypto ownership. Argentina Leads Crypto Adoption in Latam Once Again Latin America (Latam) is one of the most dynamic regions regarding the use of cryptocurrency in the world, and Argentina is at the forefront once again. A Rankings Latam report has found that Argentina is the country with the most crypto ownership in the region, with 19,8% of Argentines owning digital assets.…

Ethereum corrected by over 2% in the past 24 hours, briefly dipping below $4,500 before rebounding to trade above $4,600. The drop came amid a broader crypto market slide that erased over $240 billion in value and triggered nearly $1 billion in liquidations. Yet, despite the heavy selling pressure, Ethereum’s on-chain and technical signals suggest bulls still hold the upper hand. Second-Highest Yearly Exchange Inflow Signals Selling Pressure Ethereum saw 2,594,168 ETH move into exchanges on August 14, marking the second-highest single-day exchange inflow of 2025, trailing only February 3’s 3,264,688 ETH spike. Ethereum price and rising inflows: Cryptoquant Exchange…

JPMorgan remains bullish on U.S. stocks even as some observers warn that the economy is beginning to pay the price for President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The investment banking giant forecasts that the S&P 500, Wall Street’s benchmark index, will yield a “high single-digit return over the next 12 months,” driven by three key factors. One of the main reasons for optimism is that markets don’t care about signs of an economic slowdown. Instead, traders are focused on resilient corporate earnings and the subsequent economic recovery. Since President Trump fired the first tariff salvo on April 2, economists have downgraded full-year…

Samson Mow, a vocal Bitcoin maximalist and the CEO and the BTC-focused company JAN3, has once again taken a jab at the second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, and rejected Tom Lee’s recent statement that ETH could eventually flip BTC. Mow has produced a big argument to support his ETH vs BTC statement. Ethereum will never flip Bitcoin: JAN3 boss Following the statement of Bitcoin permabull Tom Lee from Fundstrat, Samson Mow disagreed, saying that he does not believe Ethereum will ever flip Bitcoin. However, Mow hinted that in two weeks, a massive amount of funds could outflow Ethereum since the unstaking date…

The stablecoin market’s total value has surpassed $270 billion, marking a new milestone for the sector, according to stats collected by defillama.com and artemisanalytics.com. Stablecoin Economy Climbs as Activity Broadens Over the last seven days, aggregate stablecoin capitalization rose by $3.051 billion, a 1.14% gain, per defillama’s dashboard. The new total places the asset class within sight of its prior peak and extends a steady climb that carried through 2024 and 2025. The figure reflects circulating supply multiplied by price and focuses on dollar-pegged tokens. Presently, tether ( USDT) remains the market leader with 61.06% dominance. USDC is the second-largest…