Crypto

Bitcoin’s 5% flash crash to $118k triggers $577 million liquidation in 1 hour

Bitcoin’s price experienced a sharp pullback on Aug. 14, dropping below $120,000 less than a day after reaching a new all-time high above $124,000. According to CryptoSlate data, BTC fell to $118,479 at press time, marking a 2.07% decline on the 1-hour candle and 5% from its 24-hour peak. The sudden dip rippled across the […]
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Cryptocurrency
14 Aug 2025

Strategy and El Salvador saw massive gains as Bitcoin hit new peak

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) and El Salvador showcased huge paper gains from their Bitcoin holdings after the flagship crypto surged to a new all-time high above $124,000. Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings reach ATH On Aug. 13, Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor announced that the company’s Bitcoin portfolio had reached a record high of $77.2 billion. This nearly doubles […]
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Cryptocurrency
14 Aug 2025

Bitcoin ETFs to lock up 1.5 million BTC by New Year as supply squeeze tightens grip

Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds are on pace to hold more than 1.5 million BTC by year-end if current inflow rates persist, according to holdings data tracked by WalletPilot. This would allocate more BTC to ETFs than most estimates for lost coins, which stand around 1.4 million BTC. U.S. spot ETFs collectively hold about 1.296 million […]
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Cryptocurrency
14 Aug 2025

Protocol Update 001 – Scale L1

In June, we introduced Protocol, reorganizing the Ethereum Foundation’s research & development teams to better align on our current strategic goals, Scale L1, Scale Blobs, and Improve UX without compromising on our commitment to Ethereum's security and...
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Cryptocurrency
5 Aug 2025

lean Ethereum

Yesterday Ethereum turned 10. Today, lean Ethereum is unveiled as a vision—and personal mission—for the next 10 years. We stand at the dawn of a new era. Millions of TPS. Quantum adversaries. How does Ethereum marry extreme performance with uncompromi...
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Cryptocurrency
31 Jul 2025

Celebrating 10 Years of Ethereum

On July 30, 2025, the Ethereum community marked a major milestone: ten years since the Ethereum’s genesis block and mainnet launch. What began as a whitepaper has evolved into a decentralized platform now powering thousands of applications, tools, and...
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Cryptocurrency
30 Jul 2025

Checkpoint #5: July 2025

Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this "Checkpoint" series aims for high-level updates roughly every 4-5 weeks, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the previous update here. !we-are-here.png......
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Cryptocurrency
29 Jul 2025