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Over the past few years, the Ethereum ecosystem has grown in depth, diversity, and maturity. Builders and communities worldwide have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible, creating new tools, protocols, and public goods that strengthen the network as a whole. As the ecosystem grows, our approach to supporting it must adapt as well. Today, we’re excited to share the next step in that journey: the Ecosystem Support Program’s (ESP) new grants program. This announcement builds on our earlier update, where we temporarily paused open grant applications to reassess our priorities and funding approach. During this time, we focused on designing…

Key takeawaysReuters estimates Trump-linked ventures earned $802 million in crypto in early 2025.Income came from WLFI tokens, the TRUMP coin and USD1 stablecoin yields.Alt5 Sigma’s deal and foreign buyers helped turn token value into cash.As US crypto enforcement eased, experts noted possible conflict concerns.In the first half of 2025, Trump-linked ventures booked roughly $802 million in crypto income, primarily from World Liberty Financial (WLFI) token sales and the Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin, dwarfing revenue from golf, licensing and real estate.Reuters’ investigation and methodology papers detail where the cash came from and how it was tallied. This guide explains the mechanics,…

The privacy coin sector has seen a 64.35% surge in Dash (DASH) and 70% in Zcash (ZEC) within the last 7 days. This signals a growing societal tension between increasing digital surveillance and the fundamental desire for confidential financial interaction.Why the Renewed InterestThis price rally kicked off on October 1st. Prominent Silicon Valley angel investor Naval Ravikant declared, “ZCash is insurance for Bitcoin.” Since that call, ZEC has skyrocketed. It is up 452% within October. Moreover, Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, also frequently advocates buying ZEC. On October 30th, he proclaimed, “Nothing can stop this train, ZEC will go to…

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Standard Chartered’s CEO made comments predicting the end of cash and the digitization of all money at the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025. During the event, Standard Chartered Group Chief Executive Bill Winters said that the bank shares a common belief with the Hong Kong leadership that all transactions will eventually be settled on the blockchain.  “All transactions will settle on blockchains eventually, and all money will be digital,” Winters said, framing the shift as nothing less than a “complete rewiring of the financial system.”He added that while there’s a vision, they didn’t know exactly how the system would be rewired. Because…

Matrixport predicts that the Ethereum price may continue to consolidate as ETH ETFs lose steam and BitMine continues to be its main consistent buyer. Summary Institutional demand for Ethereum has weakened in recent weeks, with BitMine emerging as the only major buyer amid persistent ETF outflows and declining market interest. Ethereum’s price continues to face bearish pressure below the $3,800 level, though oversold indicators suggest a potential short-term rebound if support near $3,700 holds. According to a recent report by Matrixport, institutional demand for ETH has gone down in the past month. In fact, the on-chain analysis platform identified BitMine…

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) celebrated its 14th annual Art+Film Gala on November 1, drawing nearly 600 big names from the worlds of art, film, fashion, and entertainment. This year’s bash paid tribute to artist Mary Corse and filmmaker Ryan Coogler, the director of Sinners. After a brief delay, courtesy of the Dodgers and a nail-biting World Series finale, the fundraiser resumed with some emotional speeches and a captivating performance by Doja Cat.LACMA’s CEO Michael Govan told the star-studded audience: “We’re art, film, creativity, all deeply intertwined. I always say this is the most creative place on…

Update Nov. 3, 9:21 a.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include a section on the Balancer flash loan attack from 2020.Decentralized exchange (DEX) and automated market maker (AMM) Balancer may have suffered an exploit, as about $70 million worth of digital assets was transferred to a freshly created wallet.Onchain data shows that the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol saw $70.9 million worth of liquid staked Ether (ETH) tokens transferred to a fresh wallet across three transactions, according to Etherscan logs.The transfers included 6,850 StakeWise Staked ETH (OSETH), 6,590 Wrapped Ether (WETH) and 4,260 Lido wstETH (wSTETH), crypto intelligence platform…

This is a technical analysis post by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole.Bitcoin BTC$107,648.30 traders, pull up the monthly candlestick chart, which is waving the white flag of indecision like never before, and October’s candle says it all.The October candle represents a massive trading range, from about $103,600 all the way up to over $126,000. That’s a spread bigger than the preceding three months combined! Yet, BTC ended October with a modest 3.8% dip. When prices swing wildly but end the concerned period near where they started, it’s what some traders call an “indecision candle.”A bull would see…

Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has pushed back on reports that he has been driving a proposal to establish a crypto-friendly private bank in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, where he provides advisory services.The rumors emerged after Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov told the Kabar news agency on Sunday that CZ had visited the country in May and suggested a cooperative effort to establish a private bank that also deals in cryptocurrency.Japarov claims he would have preferred to open a state-owned bank, but when CZ rejected the idea, “we agreed to open a private bank,” instead, which resulted in Bereket…