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Open interest just hit a record high for Ethereum futures contracts, a CoinGlass analysis shows.

After receiving a Wells Notice last month, the maker of decentralized exchange Uniswap pushed back against the SEC’s claims.

Farcaster, a decentralized social media protocol built on Ethereum, just got a sizable infusion of funding as it eyes expansion.

Solana hero shooter Nyan Heroes launched its NYAN token as the current Epic Games Store play-to-airdrop campaign continues.

Meme coins are hitting record highs on one of crypto’s biggest days in recent memory, with Ethereum’s PEPE setting a new peak price.

Short traders are “swimming against the tide” before an incoming second wave of ETF demand, says one Glassnode analyst.

ETH ETF suddenly seems likely, flurry of amendments. ETH biggest daily gain ever, gains SOL market cap. ETF approval shifted due to political pressure. ETF approval may come as soon as tomorrow. Squeeze liquidates $230M of shorts. ETH OI hits record of $14B on exchanges. BTC nears ATH amid 6th straight day of ETF inflows. … Read more

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin believes the network isn’t “unified”—and that a new guild should be formed to resolve this issue.

FLock says community engagement and user-generated “quality data” will help decentralized AI compete with big tech.

Ethereum ETFs could get the green light this week, says Standard Chartered—and both Bitcoin and Ethereum will set new high prices as a result.

Spot Ethereum ETF filers have removed mentions of staking funds from their registration statements. One analyst says they “bent the knee” to the SEC.

The late rumor yesterday caused Ethereum trading volume to spike by 219% in the past day, according to Coinglass.

Yuga Labs revealed Nina Chanel Abney’s Super Punks World NFT collection Monday, but will “no longer touch” CryptoPunks following backlash.

An attacker used an exploit to mint and swipe 5 billion Gala Games (GALA) tokens Monday, with the firm calling it an “isolated incident.”

The ETH ecosystem is mooning on the renewed belief that an ETF approval is near, and most cryptocurrencies are rising with it.

UPDATE: With Bitcoin rising again after its recent all-time high surge, here’s an expanded list of games that pay out BTC rewards.

Prometheum’s move to offer Ethereum custody services sparked backlash from a crypto advocacy group that claims it’s in cahoots with the SEC.

The Redmond tech giant unveiled the “designed for AI” Copilot+ PC that indexes everything displayed on screen.

The two top cryptocurrencies are leading a parade of rising coins today.

The Taiwanese national was arrested in New York over the weekend, indicted for facilitating $100 million in illicit drug sales on the dark web.

Bitcoin is back above $70,000 for the first time in over a month as investors throw money at ETFs again—and hype over Ethereum ETFs grows.

The price of Ethereum jumped by 9% in about 20 minutes on Monday amid fresh speculation that spot ETFs will indeed be approved this week.

The once-dominant Ethereum NFT collection continues to shed value. How low can the Bored Ape Yacht Club go?

The price of BTC has risen above $68K and ETF flows last week reflect the rebound, both surging thanks to promising inflation data, one analyst says.

In this week’s episode, we sit down with our good friend and one of the biggest supporters of the pod, Chikai Ohazama. Chikai is the co-founder of Keyhole which was acquired by Google and became Google Earth. He is one of the most caring art collectors in our space, as well as an extremely talented … Read more

The GameStop stock trading frenzy has faded, but leading meme coin Dogecoin is still in the green over the last week.

SOL again leads majors, DEX volume dwarfs others. BTC whales buys $106M in 24hrs. ETH ETF decision on Thursday or Friday. 5 of 7 onchain indicators ‘point to bull-run’. ETH ETF may be rejected due to weak link to futures. AI coins in focus ahead of Nvidia earnings. Cobie inks new article on low float, … Read more

After admitting to being responsible for an exploit which drained $2 million from Pump.fun, the attacker claims to have been arrested.

Venezuelan authorities have launched a crackdown on Bitcoin miners, and don’t want any crypto mining operations to use the energy grid.

OpenAI has paused the rollout of its Sky voice following countless memes about its “sexy” tone—and similarities to Scarlett Johansson.