The Protocol: Ethereum Turns Ten
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk’s Tech & Protocols reporter. In this issue: Ethereum At 10: Where Next For The World Computer? Linea to Burn ETH With Every Transaction in Bold L2 Upgrade Solana Players...
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Coinbase/JPMorgan Deal Signals Shift in Institutional Posture Towards Crypto: Bernstein
Coinbase (COIN) and JPMorgan (JPM) have formed a long-term strategic partnership to expand access to digital assets and enhance customer security. The deal, announced earlier today, underscores Coinbase’s role as a core blockchain infrastructure provider, not just a trading venue, for major U.S. banks, according to a note on...
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ATOM Plunges 4% as Bearish Momentum Accelerates
ATOM tumbled 3.7% in the 24-hour session ending July 30 at 14:00 GMT, falling from $4.60 to $4.43 under intense selling pressure. The most aggressive drop occurred between 10:00 and 11:00 GMT, when the price plummeted from $4.48 to $4.39 on an explosion of volume to 2.71 million—nearly triple...
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Ethereum Could Win the War, But Lose the Prize
Over the past decade, Ethereum has become the foundation of on-chain finance. It introduced programmable money, enabled the tokenization of real-world assets and launched the DeFi movement. But now, its success presents a new challenge: invisibility. As Ethereum powers more applications behind the scenes, it risks becoming something everyone...
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NEAR Inches Higher in Final Hour as DeFi Catalysts Clash With Bearish Momentum
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) staged a modest intraday recovery during the final 60 minutes of trading on July 30, inching from $2.62 to a session high of $2.63 before settling back at $2.62. While the movement may appear marginal, it unfolded against a backdrop of persistent downward pressure, reflecting a...
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Ethereum Treasury Firm BTCS Aims to Raise Up to $2B in Ether Buying Power
BTCS (BTCS), a Nasdaq-listed blockchain infrastructure and staking company focused on Ethereum, filed a shelf registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would allow it to raise as much as $2 billion to buy more ether (ETH). The Tuesday filing gives the company flexibility to issue...
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DoubleZero Launches $537M SOL Stake Pool to Turbocharge Solana Validator Network
DoubleZero, the decentralized protocol built to accelerate blockchain performance, has unveiled a new 3 million SOL stake pool, worth about $537 million in current prices, under the ticker DZSOL. The initiative is intended to broaden access to its low‑latency fiber backbone specifically for Solana validators, which would in turn enhance network...
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Twenty One Boosting Bitcoin Holdings; CEO Jack Mallers Sees $150K BTC Incoming
Twenty One Capital, the bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm backed by Tether and Softbank, plans to add 5,800 BTC to its reserves ahead of a public listing through its merger with Cantor Equity Partners, the firm said Tuesday. The contribution, led by Tether as part of an existing arrangement, would...
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XRP Surges 44% In One Month — But Is A Pullback On The Way?
XRP’s (CRYPTO: XRP) has rallied 44% over the past month, but traders suggest a short-term dip may be on the cards before another move upward. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Market Cap 7-Day Trend XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $3.13 $185.8 billion -3.5% Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $117,765.57 $2.3 trillion -0.02% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)...
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Shiba Inu reclaims investor attention, but Pepeto might pump 17,800% and steal the show
Shiba Inu rallies steadily while Pepeto gains hype with huge presale growth and potential 17,800% surge. #sponsoredcontent...
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