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The blockchain ecosystem is home to several highly successful smart contract protocols, which makes the arrival of newcomers highly competitive.Canton Network is one of the newest ‘next generation layer one’ to vie for users and capital from incumbents like Ethereum and Solana. Alongside SUI and Aptos, Canton’s rise challenges the assumption that we have too many blockchains.The rise of @CantonNetwork may seem fast, but it’s been a decade in the making. A decade of learning from the mistakes of others…@gazza_jenks and I chat with the co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, @YuvalRooz, to hear the origin story of Canton.https://t.co/6koyyOsnht— Robert…

BitMine Immersion Technologies, the Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury firm led by Tom Lee, bought 14,618 ETH worth about $44.34 million. Summary BitMine bought 14,618 ETH through BitGo at an average price of $3,033 per coin. The firm now holds 3.63M ETH, about 3% of supply, moving closer to its 5% target. BitMine plans to stake ETH via its Made in America Validator Network pilot in 2026, supporting long-term treasury growth. The latest purchase went through institutional custodian BitGo at an average price of roughly $3,033 per ETH, according to blockchain analytics platforms. This move continues BitMine’s plan to build a large…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s price is displaying signs of bullish momentum once again as the leading altcoin reclaims the $3,000 mark following a rebound across the broader cryptocurrency market. While the price has picked up pace, the ETH derivatives market is heating up, with futures demand rising sharply compared to the spot market. Futures Appetite Surges Ahead Of Spot Buying With the price of Ethereum displaying renewed upward strength, the altcoin appears to be changing its tempo, and this change is not coming from where most traders typically look. A…

Transaction fees are a major concern when sending cryptocurrency. Each transaction incurs a fee that is received by the miner, and that translates to paying hefty amounts for large organizations that regularly deal with large transactions.Transaction batching is a method invented for such scenarios. The method treats multiple transactions as one to improve scalability and reduce costs. The feature may soon arrive on Tron, thanks to a newly submitted proposal.The proposal was submitted by blockchain infrastructure provider Boosty Labs to the CTDG Dev Hub. The proposal is the first fruit of this effort. If passed, it can give Tron, an…

Large Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiry follows a major leverage washout, with open interest clustering near max pain while both trade just below key resistance. Summary Around 147,000 bitcoin options and 573,000 ethereum options expire Friday, with put/call ratios below 1 and heavy open interest near max pain.​ Recent PPI upside surprise and a sharp drop in derivatives open interest signal a leverage flush rather than a confirmed new bear market.​ Deribit notes positioning has stabilized around key support–resistance zones as crypto market cap stays steady and majors hover just under resistance. Approximately 147,000 Bitcoin options contracts are scheduled to…

Turkmenistan has approved a sweeping law to legalize and tightly regulate its cryptocurrency industry, marking a major policy shift for one of the world’s most closed economies.According to a Nov. 28 report from local news outlet Business Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a law regulating the crypto industry. The new law, which comes into force in 2026, establishes licensing, know-your-client, Anti-Money Laundering, and cold storage requirements for crypto exchanges and custodial services, and prohibits credit institutions from providing crypto services. The state can also stop, void, and force a refund of token issuances.The law also requires registration for cryptocurrency…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum has struggled greatly during the last few weeks, losing the psychological $3,000 level and triggering what many believe to be the start of another bear run. During this time, sentiment has taken an even bigger hit, plunging so far into the negative territory that it’s sitting at levels not seen in years. Naturally, this negative sentiment has triggered fear among investors, but this period of extreme wariness could serve as an opportunity to scoop up the altcoin at low prices. Fear Could Be Presenting An Opportunity…

The UK has floated a new tax framework that eases the burden on decentralized finance (DeFi) users, with deferred capital gains taxes on crypto lending and liquidity pool users until the underlying token is sold, which the local industry has welcomed.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) proposed on Wednesday a “no gain, no loss” approach to DeFi that would cover lending out a token and receiving the same type back, borrowing arrangements and moving tokens into a liquidity pool. Taxable gains or losses would be calculated when liquidity tokens are redeemed, based on the number of tokens a user receives back compared…

Ethereum price has broken out of a bullish reversal pattern as the supply of tokens held in exchanges continued to decline to a record low. Summary Ethereum price is up 7% over the past week. Exchange reserves for ETH have dropped to multi-year lows.  A falling wedge breakout had been confirmed on the daily chart. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price dropped for nearly two weeks from $3,633 recorded on Nov. 10 to its monthly low of $2,680 on Nov. 21. It has since rebounded back above $3,000, a level that analysts have noted it must hold for…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has quietly redirected part of his growing on-chain privacy activity toward the encrypted-messaging space, donating a total of 256 ETH to SimpleX Chat and Session via the Railgun privacy protocol. Onchain analytics firm Arkham first flagged the move, noting “VITALIK JUST SENT $2.9M $ETH TO RAILGUN. Vitalik holds over $700 MILLION of ETH, and just sent $2.9M into Railgun. What is he cooking?” VITALIK JUST SENT $2.9M $ETH TO RAILGUN Vitalik holds over $700 MILLION of ETH, and just sent $2.9M into Railgun.…