Solana has overtaken Ethereum in daily decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume, signaling a notable liquidity rotation in DeFi. Data shows Solana posted $5.84 billion in 24-hour DEX volume versus Ethereum’s $5.75 billion, with nearly $137 billion processed over the last 30 days. This jump underscores Solana’s rising market share in on-chain trading as its high-throughput infrastructure attracts high-frequency traders and automated market makers.

As the AI market accelerates toward a projected $1T by 2031, the next wave centers on autonomous, agentic systems that browse, negotiate, transact, and collaborate. Many argue that Ethereum—not corporate clouds—offers the most neutral, verifiable substrate for this machine economy. With over $550B secured on-chain and millions of smart contracts, Ethereum’s public ledger serves as “trustware,” giving AI agents a censorship-resistant place to anchor identity, memory, and proof

The Bank of England (BoE) plans to exempt crypto exchanges and other operationally critical firms from proposed stablecoin holding limits, a move that could channel significant liquidity into Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). By granting waivers for market-making and settlement operations—and allowing stablecoins for settlement in the Digital Securities Sandbox—the BoE addresses industry concerns that previous caps were unworkable.

September’s crypto market rout wiped roughly $300 billion from total market capitalization, falling from about $4.2 trillion to $3.9 trillion as leverage cascades triggered forced liquidations across exchanges. Over $7.3 billion in positions were liquidated between Sept. 18–28, with a peak single-day wipeout of roughly $3.6 billion on Sept. 21 as thin weekend liquidity amplified selling pressure. Bitcoin slid from the $118,000 area to near $109,000, while Ethereum broke below

SWIFT has reportedly selected Linea—Consensys’ Ethereum Layer-2 (zkEVM/zk-rollup)—for a multi-month pilot to migrate parts of its interbank messaging system on-chain, involving more than a dozen global banks like BNP Paribas and BNY Mellon. The trial explores blockchain-based interbank messaging, interoperability, and a potential stablecoin-like settlement token to modernize cross-border payments.

Ethereum price faces renewed downside pressure after a reported deposit by co-founder Jeffrey Wilcke to Kraken and simultaneous whale accumulation. Wilcke moved roughly $5.99 million in ETH to Kraken as ETH hovered near $3,950—often a precursor to selling—while 15 wallets, including Galaxy Digital, BitGo, and FalconX, bought 406,117 ETH (~$1.6 billion) during the dip.

Solana’s tokenized stocks ecosystem just surpassed $800 million in trading volume, flipping Ethereum’s share and capturing over 60% of a nearly $1.3 billion market. With faster, cheaper transactions and higher user activity, Solana [SOL] now leads the tokenized assets segment, while Gnosis logged ~$307M and Ethereum [ETH] trailed at ~$127M. This is a notable shift in market leadership within on-chain tokenized equities.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has raised new regulatory concerns for Layer-2 (L2) blockchain networks that rely on centralized sequencers. In recent remarks, Peirce stressed that these systems, which handle the ordering of transactions off-chain before posting them to Ethereum or other base layers, could fall under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s definition of an exchange.

Ethereum investment products have recently faced intense selling pressure, recording over $352 million in outflows, signaling waning investor confidence in Ethereum-based funds. This sharp drop highlights growing concerns over the lack of staking yield in U.S.-listed Ethereum ETFs along with shifting market sentiment. In contrast, Solana (SOL) and XRP have emerged as standout performers, attracting capital inflows as traders seek alternative crypto assets with stronger narrat

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token holders are being targeted by hackers exploiting Ethereum’s EIP-7702 upgrade, according to blockchain security firm SlowMist. The exploit, dubbed the “classic EIP-7702 phishing attack,” allows attackers to plant malicious delegate contracts within victim wallets once private keys are leaked. When unsuspecting users transfer Ether or receive WLFI tokens, the exploit lets hackers quickly drain the assets.

In Q2 2025, investment advisors significantly increased their exposure to Ethereum ETFs, driving a surge of 388,301 ETH worth roughly $1.35 billion. This push brought total Ethereum exposure from institutional advisory firms to more than 539,757 ETH, highlighting growing confidence from professional money managers in crypto-backed investment products. The trend emphasizes that Ethereum, alongside Bitcoin, is becoming a core digital asset allocation within institutional portfo

A phishing attack exploiting Ethereum’s recent EIP‑7702 upgrade drained nearly $1 million in tokens from a single investor after they signed a deceptive batch transaction that appeared to be a Uniswap swap. EIP‑7702 (part of the Pectra upgrade) was designed to give external accounts temporary “smart‑contract” capabilities—batching transactions, gas sponsorship and spending limits—to improve user experience.

Ronin, the gaming-focused blockchain created by the Axie Infinity team, will migrate back to the Ethereum ecosystem as a layer-2 network, targeting a full transition by Q2 2026. Originally spun off from Ethereum in 2021 to achieve faster, cheaper transactions for Axie Infinity, Ronin now says Ethereum’s performance improvements—and its growing institutional credibility—make it the right base again.

BitMine Immersion Technologies is dramatically expanding its at-the-market equity program, seeking SEC approval to raise up to $20 billion more, bringing total approved stock sales to $24.5 billion.

Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. recently ended their longest-ever streak of daily net inflows, which lasted 20 days and brought in nearly $5.4 billion. On August 1, the trend reversed with a significant $152 million outflow, the largest since January 8.

Ethereum (ETH) is showing strong bullish momentum as large investors, known as “whales,” are accumulating significant amounts of ETH while the number of sellers and exchange deposits continues to decline. Notably, whales have been opening large long positions and moving substantial amounts of ETH from exchanges into private wallets, signaling confidence in Ethereum’s future price growth.

Over $3.4 billion worth of Ethereum (ETH), representing at least 913,111 ETH or about 0.76% of the total circulating supply, has been permanently lost due to user mistakes and smart contract bugs. Major incidents contributing to these losses include the Web3 Foundation’s loss of 306,000 ETH from a Parity multisig wallet vulnerability, the defunct QuadrigaCX exchange locking 60,000 ETH in a faulty contract, and the Akutars NFT project burning 11,500 ETH during a failed mint.

Ethereum recently surged past the $2,700 mark, marking a significant recovery after dipping below this level in June. This rally coincided with a historic low in the long/short ratio on Binance’s ETH/USDT perpetual contracts, which fell below parity for the first time since April 2023. The sharp move triggered a classic short squeeze, as a wave of ETF inflows from Wall Street collided with a heavily net-short derivatives market, resulting in heightened volatility and rapid pr

BitMine Immersion Technologies’ stock experienced a dramatic surge of over 500% on June 30, following the announcement of a $250 million private placement. This substantial funding is dedicated entirely to accumulating Ethereum (ETH), signaling a major strategic shift for the company.

Ethereum's recent Pectra upgrade introduced EIP-7702, a feature designed to enhance wallet functionality by allowing Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs) to temporarily act as smart contracts.