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Crypto decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volumes have surged to a peak against their centralized counterparts, driven by a “memecoin speculation mania,” says CoinGecko.The ratio of spot crypto trading on DEXs compared to centralized exchanges (CEXs) has more than tripled in the past five years to reach new highs in 2025, CoinGecko research analyst Yuqian Lim said in a report on Thursday.The DEX to CEX spot ratio hit an all-time high of 37.4% in June off the back of a spike in memecoin interest and “a spike in PancakeSwap’s volumes due to orders routed from the Binance Alpha platform, which was…

Ethereum (ETH) is holding firm around the $2,900 level as improving macro sentiment, renewed whale accumulation, and rising ETF inflows strengthen expectations for a short-term rebound toward $3,400. Related Reading: Capriole Founder Not Bearish On Bitcoin Despite Headwinds—Here’s Why With Federal Reserve rate-cut odds now above 80%, traders are positioning for a potential shift in risk appetite that could benefit major cryptocurrencies, especially ETH. ETH’s price trends to the downside on the daily chart. Source: ETHUSD on Tradingview Fed Pivot Hopes and Institutional Demand Bolster Ethereum Ethereum has traded between $2,700 and $3,300 in recent weeks, but fresh catalysts are…

Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, has introduced its first tokenized share class for a euro money market fund.The fund is now offered in a hybrid structure, allowing investors to choose between the traditional version and the new blockchain-based one. The first transaction was recorded on the Ethereum network on Nov. 4.The rollout was developed in collaboration with CACEIS, a European asset-servicing group that provided the tokenization infrastructure, investor wallets, and the digital order system used to process subscriptions and redemptions.According to the companies, tokenizing the fund streamlines order processing, widens access to new investor channels, and enables 24/7 trading. Amundi said…

Ethereum’s mainnet has elevated its block gas limit to 60 million, the highest level the network has reached in four years, according to network data. Summary The Ethereum mainnet has raised its block gas limit to 60 million. Over 513,000 validators signaled support for the increase, triggering an automatic adjustment without requiring a hard fork. The increase in gas limit precedes the Fusaka upgrade, which is scheduled for December 3. The adjustment, driven by consensus among network validators, is designed to improve transaction throughput and reduce congestion during periods of high demand, according to industry observers. Data from tracker Gas…

Two members of the Balancer protocol community submitted a proposal on Thursday outlining a distribution plan for a portion of the funds recovered from the protocol’s $116 million November exploit.About $28 million from the $116 million heist was recovered by white hat hackers, internal rescuers, and StakeWise — an Ether liquid staking platform. However, the proposal covers only the $8 million recovered by white hat hackers and internal rescue teams, while the nearly $20 million retrieved by StakeWise will be distributed separately to its users. Balancer community proposal to distribute recovered funds. Source: BalancerThe authors proposed that all reimbursements should be…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Even though the price of Ethereum has been steadily declining over the past few weeks, the leading blockchain is now experiencing a surge in adoption. Currently, the number of transactions per second processed on the network has increased significantly, reaching unprecedented levels. New Throughput Record For The Ethereum Network In a highly volatile cryptocurrency landscape, the Ethereum network has just reached a new milestone in terms of usage and adoption. On-chain data shows that more transactions are now being carried out on the leading blockchain, indicating renewed…

Ethereum crossed a threshold in execution capacity as its mainnet block gas limit reached 60 million, the highest level the network has seen in four years. Data tracker Gas Limit Pics showed that in November, over 513,000 validators signaled a 60 million gas limit, pushing the Ethereum network over the threshold needed for the protocol to begin moving the gas limit upward.  A higher gas limit allows Ethereum to fit more work into each block, including swaps, token transfers and smart contract calls. In practice, that can ease congestion during busy periods and help the network process more activity at the base…

Blockchains do not stand still. Fee markets shift, validator sets evolve, and new modules arrive to handle everything from privacy to crosschain messaging. Behind each of those changes sits a simple starting point: an idea that someone cared enough to write down.Cointelegraph Decentralization Guardians (CTDG) was created to give those ideas a more reliable home. The initiative runs high-performance validators and participates in governance across networks such as Solana,, Injective, Chiliz, Polkadot, Coreum, Canton and Mantra, contributing to decentralization and security at the protocol layer.The CTDG Dev Hub, launched in collaboration with blockchain infrastructure provider Boosty Labs, extends the work…

Ethereum is retesting key resistance after a correction, with analysts eyeing the December 3 Fusaka upgrade as a potential catalyst for a rally and higher dominance Summary Ethereum failed to reclaim a major resistance zone this week, keeping the risk of printing a new low elevated despite a short‑term bounce.​ Analysts argue the December 3 Fusaka upgrade, the largest since The Merge, could mirror the post‑Pectra rally if it boosts rollup data availability.​ Market watchers highlight repeated wave patterns, a potential btc pair breakout, and consolidating dominance as signals of a possible upcoming upside move. Ethereum attempted to recover from…

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, one of the world’s most influential economists on digital money, as the next head of the BIS Innovation Hub, effective March 2026.The BIS said Tuesday that Mancini-Griffoli will “lead work to explore technological solutions within the central bank community on innovation.” His mandate is expected to include ongoing work on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), tokenized assets and new forms of market infrastructure.Mancini-Griffoli currently serves as the assistant director in the International Monetary Fund’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department, where he leads work on payments and currencies. He’s one of…