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DeFi14 Oct, 2026

Ledger Investigates CryptoBilis Wallets as Credifi Launches zkTLS Checks and New York Bans Mashinsky

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Layer 210 Oct, 2026

Starknet Rises 20% as It Considers Becoming a Quantum-Resistant L1

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Ethereum9 Oct, 2026

Hyperliquid Whale Loses $69M in ETH Liquidation, Then Reopens Long

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Ethereum9 Oct, 2026

Gnosis Chain Cuts Ethereum Bridge Deposit Time to 12 Seconds

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Ethereum9 Oct, 2026

Ethereum Liquidations Outpace Bitcoin as Crypto Loses $1.19B

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Ethereum8 Oct, 2026

Justin Drake Urges Ethereum Holders to Prepare for Post-Quantum Risk

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Ethereum8 Oct, 2026

Ethereum Price Falls Below $2,600 as Prediction Markets Diverge

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Ethereum8 Oct, 2026

Ethereum Glamsterdam Test Reaches Nearly 200M Gas Per Block

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DeFi7 Oct, 2026

Ethereum Liquidations Hit $174M as Oil Tops $101

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Ethereum7 Oct, 2026

BitMine Sets 5% Ethereum Supply Cap as Target Nears

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NFTs7 Oct, 2026

Pudgy Penguins’ Abstract to Shut Down After Millions in Losses

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DeFi6 Oct, 2026

Arbitrum Joins Global Dollar Network to Expand USDG Growth

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Ethereum6 Oct, 2026

Bitmine Expands Ethereum Treasury to 6.02 Million ETH

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Ethereum6 Oct, 2026

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Test Gets Last-Minute Fix Before 200M Gas Limit

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Ethereum5 Oct, 2026

OKXICE Plans 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading on X Layer

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Ethereum5 Oct, 2026

Ethereum Staking Exit Queue Hits 2026 High as 851K ETH Waits

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Ethereum5 Oct, 2026

Ether Outperformed Bitcoin in Q3, but Liquidity Thinned

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Layer 23 Oct, 2026

Ethereum Layer 2 Blast to Shut Down as Revenue Falls Below Operating Costs

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Ethereum2 Oct, 2026

SharpLink CEO Says Ethereum Is Winning Institutional Demand

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Ethereum2 Oct, 2026

Ethereum zkAPI launches on mainnet with Open Anonymity Project

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Ethereum1 Oct, 2026

Bitcoin Target Lifted to $113K; Ether to $3,028 on ETF Flows

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DeFi1 Oct, 2026

MetaMask Investigates Security Incident as 133,298 ETH Moves From Lubin-Linked Wallet

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DeFi30 Sept, 2026

Aztec Relaunches zk.money as Self-Custodial Privacy Wallet

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Ethereum29 Sept, 2026

BitMine Could Reach 5% of Ethereum Supply by Early November

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DeFi29 Sept, 2026

Chainlink CCIP 2.0 Launches Fast Confirmation for Faster Cross-Chain Settlement

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DeFiEmma Collins · 14 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Starknet Launches Shadow Accounts to Add Privacy to DeFi

Starknet has introduced Shadow Accounts, a feature designed to help users separate their DeFi activity from their main wallet identity. The feature uses shielded balances through the STRK20 privacy pool, while account balances, transactions and positions remain publicly visible onchain.

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DeFiJames Walker · 13 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

ENS Seeks DAO Approval to Activate Upgraded Ethereum Naming System

Ethereum Name Service is seeking DAO approval to activate ENSv2, a redesigned naming protocol on Ethereum mainnet. The transition would temporarily pause new .eth registrations while allowing existing domain holders to keep using and renewing their names without migrating immediately.

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NFTsEmma Collins · 13 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Blur to Shut Down Website as Ethereum NFT Trading Volume Collapses

Blur will close its website on November 12 after monthly NFT trading volume plunged from approximately $1.43 billion in March 2023 to below $7 million in March 2026. Its Blend lending service will stop issuing new loans, while its underlying Ethereum smart contracts are expected to remain operational.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 12 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

BitMine Adds 12,532 ETH as Holdings Reach 6.03 Million

BitMine Immersion Technologies added 12,532 ETH over the past week, bringing its Ethereum holdings to approximately 6.03 million tokens. The company says it is 99% of the way toward its goal of holding 5% of Ethereum’s total supply.

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EthereumJames Walker · 12 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Ethereum Upgrade Talks and U.S. CPI Lead Crypto Week Ahead

Ethereum developers will discuss the Glamsterdam and Hegotá upgrades on October 15 as markets prepare for key U.S. inflation data. The week also brings crypto governance votes, token unlocks, Singapore’s stablecoin consultation deadline, and major industry events.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 10 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Ledger Investigates CryptoBilis Wallets as Credifi Launches zkTLS Checks and New York Bans Mashinsky

Ledger is investigating reports that devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis may have been tampered with, while Credifi has introduced zkTLS-based credit verification for USDC lending. Separately, New York has secured a permanent industry ban and up to $35 million in conditional payments from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky.

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Layer 2Emma Collins · 10 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Starknet Rises 20% as It Considers Becoming a Quantum-Resistant L1

Starknet is considering becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain as it targets full quantum resistance by 2027. The announcement coincided with a roughly 20% rise in STRK over 24 hours.

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EthereumJames Walker · 9 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Hyperliquid Whale Loses $69M in ETH Liquidation, Then Reopens Long

A heavily leveraged Hyperliquid trader saw approximately $69.5 million in Ethereum exposure forcibly closed during a market selloff, realizing a reported $4.48 million loss on the liquidated portion. Around 30 minutes later, the whale deposited $10 million in USDC and opened a new ETH long worth $23.26 million.

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EthereumJames Walker · 9 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Gnosis Chain Cuts Ethereum Bridge Deposit Time to 12 Seconds

Gnosis Chain has integrated Ethereum’s Fast Confirmation Rule into its xDAI Bridge and OmniBridge, reducing Ethereum-to-Gnosis deposit processing from around 13 minutes to approximately 12 seconds. The ecosystem update also covers Derive V3, Ethereum’s upcoming Hoodi testnet upgrade and other protocol developments.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 9 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Ethereum Liquidations Outpace Bitcoin as Crypto Loses $1.19B

Ethereum traders suffered approximately $356 million in liquidations over 24 hours as the broader crypto market saw $1.19 billion in forced position closures. Ether experienced significantly greater liquidation pressure than Bitcoin despite having a much smaller market capitalization.

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EthereumJames Walker · 8 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Justin Drake Urges Ethereum Holders to Prepare for Post-Quantum Risk

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is urging major crypto holders to enter “bunker mode” as advances in mathematics could create a risk to ECDSA wallet signatures before large-scale quantum computers arrive. Meanwhile, Lido is developing a new lending market and Sepolia has reached a 200 million gas limit.

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EthereumJames Walker · 8 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Ethereum Price Falls Below $2,600 as Prediction Markets Diverge

Ethereum fell below $2,600 as spot ETH ETF outflows extended to six straight days. Prediction markets remain divided, with odds ranging from a 49% chance of $3,000 before year-end to a 73.7% probability of $3,000 arriving before $1,500.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 8 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Ethereum Glamsterdam Test Reaches Nearly 200M Gas Per Block

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade is testing a processing limit of nearly 200 million gas per block on Sepolia, more than tripling the previous allowance. Early test blocks, however, are using less than half of the available capacity.

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DeFiJames Walker · 7 Oct, 2026 · 2 min

Ethereum Liquidations Hit $174M as Oil Tops $101

Ethereum (ETH) traders absorbed $174 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours on Wednesday, as Brent crude spiked above $101 and Bitcoin slid below $84,000. The cross-asset shock tightened financial conditions and dragged crypto prices lower, with total liquidations jumping 235% to $547 million.

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EthereumJames Walker · 7 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

BitMine Sets 5% Ethereum Supply Cap as Target Nears

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee says the company will stop accumulating Ether once its holdings reach 5% of Ethereum’s supply. BitMine is now near the target after accumulating roughly 6 million ETH.

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NFTsEmma Collins · 7 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

Pudgy Penguins’ Abstract to Shut Down After Millions in Losses

Pudgy Penguins parent Igloo will shut down its Abstract Ethereum layer-2 on Dec. 15 after spending tens of millions of dollars supporting the network. The company plans to refocus on Pudgy Penguins, its NFTs and PENGU.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 6 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Arbitrum Joins Global Dollar Network to Expand USDG Growth

Arbitrum has joined the Paxos-led Global Dollar Network as USDG launches on the Ethereum layer-2. The partnership gives Arbitrum and its ecosystem participants a potential share of stablecoin reserve economics.

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EthereumJames Walker · 6 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

Bitmine Expands Ethereum Treasury to 6.02 Million ETH

Bitmine has added another 15,112 ETH to its treasury, bringing total holdings to 6.02 million ETH worth about $16.4 billion and representing 4.9% of Ethereum’s total supply.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 6 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Test Gets Last-Minute Fix Before 200M Gas Limit

Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet is set for a major Glamsterdam capacity test, with its gas limit rising from about 60 million to 200 million. A last-minute Prysm update ensures validators can automatically use the higher limit.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 5 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

OKXICE Plans 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading on X Layer

OKXICE, the 50/50 joint venture between ICE and OKX, has notified the SEC of plans for a permissioned tokenized securities venue offering 24/7 trading in U.S. stocks.

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EthereumJames Walker · 5 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Ethereum Staking Exit Queue Hits 2026 High as 851K ETH Waits

Ethereum’s staking exit queue surged to roughly 851,000 ETH on Oct. 2 after MetaMask began precautionary validator withdrawals following a security incident. The queue later fell to about 786,000 ETH, but the estimated wait remains close to two weeks.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 5 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Ether Outperformed Bitcoin in Q3, but Liquidity Thinned

Ether gained 70% in Q3, beating Bitcoin’s 42% rise, but CoinGecko data shows ETH market depth fell sharply compared with the same period last year.

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Layer 2James Walker · 3 Oct, 2026 · 4 min

Ethereum Layer 2 Blast to Shut Down as Revenue Falls Below Operating Costs

Ethereum Layer 2 network Blast is winding down after its team said operating costs now exceed revenue. Users are being urged to move assets to Ethereum mainnet before the normal withdrawal interface closes on October 26, 2026.

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EthereumJames Walker · 2 Oct, 2026 · 5 min

SharpLink CEO Says Ethereum Is Winning Institutional Demand

SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom says institutional investors increasingly value Ethereum for its security, trust and liquidity as blockchain finance expands into tokenization, stablecoins and DeFi.

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EthereumEmma Collins · 2 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

Ethereum zkAPI launches on mainnet with Open Anonymity Project

Ethereum zkAPI is live on mainnet, enabling privacy-preserving, prepaid access to APIs and AI services. Built with the Open Anonymity Project, the system lets users fund a vault and prove sufficient credit with zero-knowledge proofs, avoiding any link between usage and billing identity. The Ethereum Foundation announced the launch on Thursday.

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EthereumJames Walker · 1 Oct, 2026 · 2 min

Bitcoin Target Lifted to $113K; Ether to $3,028 on ETF Flows

Bitcoin and Ethereum price targets were raised on Wednesday, with Bitcoin lifted to $113,000 and Ethereum to $3,028, as ETF inflows resumed. The shift matters for crypto allocations, with a $5 billion inflow forecast over 12 months after $5.8 billion in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF outflows as of July 1.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 1 Oct, 2026 · 3 min

MetaMask Investigates Security Incident as 133,298 ETH Moves From Lubin-Linked Wallet

MetaMask is investigating a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure while proactively exiting affected staking validators. Separately, Lookonchain reported a 133,298 ETH transfer from a wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin.

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DeFiEmma Collins · 30 Sept, 2026 · 6 min

Aztec Relaunches zk.money as Self-Custodial Privacy Wallet

Aztec has relaunched zk.money as an open-source, self-custodial privacy wallet built on its privacy-focused rollup. The product hides balances, payment amounts and counterparties while Ethereum deposits and withdrawals remain publicly visible.

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EthereumJames Walker · 29 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

BitMine Could Reach 5% of Ethereum Supply by Early November

BitMine holds 6.001 million ETH, or 4.9% of Ethereum’s cited supply, leaving roughly 103,700 ETH to reach its 5% target if its recent buying pace continues.

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DeFiJames Walker · 29 Sept, 2026 · 5 min

Chainlink CCIP 2.0 Launches Fast Confirmation for Faster Cross-Chain Settlement

Chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0 on mainnet with Fast Confirmation Rule support, reducing cross-chain settlement times to as little as 12–24 seconds while adding configurable verification and compliance features.