Ethereum is showing signs of a true resurgence—from price momentum to rising stablecoin volumes and corporate adoption. With fundamentals aligning and sentiment shifting, the coming months could be pivotal. We’ll continue tracking the key trends shaping ETH’s evolving role in the crypto economy
As central banks build digital currencies with tight control, they abandon the core innovation of blockchain—permissionless design. While CBDCs favor private ledgers, the U.S. turns to stablecoins running on public rails, balancing decentralization, oversight, and market-driven innovation.
Strategy’s Bitcoin-heavy model echoes the dotcom era: bold bets, speculative inflows, and sky-high valuations. With $30B in unrealized gains and a market cap nearly double its NAV, the company looks less like a business—and more like a leveraged crypto momentum play
QR codes have emerged as a global interface for digital payments, gaining ground from Asia to the U.S. for their simplicity, low cost, and security. As countries move toward unified standards, the shape of money is shifting—from coins and cards to scannable squares.
EigenLayer has launched EigenCloud, a decentralized platform combining off-chain compute, verification, and data availability. Built on its restaking model, EigenCloud enables developers to build trust-minimized apps using services like EigenCompute, EigenVerify, and EigenDA.
Ethereum is showing signs of a true resurgence—from price momentum to rising stablecoin volumes and corporate adoption. With fundamentals aligning and sentiment shifting, the coming months could be pivotal. We’ll continue tracking the key trends shaping ETH’s evolving role in the crypto economy
Shanghai court uncovers $6,5B USDT forex scheme using shell companies and cross-border transfers.
Uber CEO confirms plans to fully accept Bitcoin and crypto payments in the future.
Cardano Foundation to reveal audit results in August.
UK may sell £5B in seized Bitcoin to cover budget gap.
SEC Commissioner Hester
The platform brings real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain by offering tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills and a stablecoin with a novel yield distribution design. This gives crypto investors access to low-risk returns from T-Bills without leaving the DeFi ecosystem.
The U.S. Senate has passed the GENIUS Act, a sweeping bill to regulate dollar-backed stablecoins while promoting private-sector leadership in digital finance. Backed by the Trump administration, the bill now heads to the House—marking a pivotal moment in the future of digital dollars.
The spike in activity is primarily attributed to the rapid growth of Avalanche’s Coqnet subnet, which has seen an unusual surge in volume. However, other subnets, including the main Avalanche C-Chain, have also experienced significant increases in activity.
Switzerland will adopt the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework in 2026, automatically sharing crypto data with 74 partner countries. While tough on foreign tax evasion, Swiss residents continue to enjoy tax-free capital gains and a clear, favorable crypto policy.
The new safety module significantly enhances the Aave Protocol’s protection against potential shortfall events, representing a major upgrade over the original safety module introduced in 2020.
US Supreme Court denies Coinbase request to block IRS access to user data.
Robinhood launches crypto staking for Ethereum and Solana.
Germany’s Sparkassen to launch crypto trading for retail clients in summer 2026.
REX-Osprey’s staked Solana ETF to start trading Wednesday.
Kazakhstan’s National Bank to launch state
Worldcoin’s new Layer 2 network, Worldchain, is built to prioritize real users, with features like free gas and priority blockspace for verified humans. While still early, the network is showing steady growth and has started to attract meaningful onchain activity.
x402 is a new open-source protocol from Coinbase that enables on-chain payments directly over HTTP using the long-unused 402 status code. It allows apps, APIs, and autonomous agents to pay per request without accounts or third-party gateways, aiming to power the machine-payable internet.
AI-related crypto projects attracted the attention of investors amid the new wave of AI hype that started in 2023. SingularityNET and Fetch.ai the largest in this category
130 million TrueUSD were released for Binance within one week, BUSD was removed from the Coinbase listing, and what does the head of Binance think about it. Learn more about recent events.
Starbucks reward program Odyssey, powered by Polygon NFTs, is still in closed beta form but some early adopters have begun to make significant profits by flipping the NFT stamps, with some selling for nearly $2,000 each.
Deutsche Bank, has successfully completed its proof of concept known as Project DAMA, with technical partner Memento Blockchain. The project aims to show how a permissioned platform can provide a one-stop-shop solution to facilitate digital fund management and investment servicing.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington began accepting donations in cryptocurrency. This was made possible thanks to the collaboration of The Archdiocese of Washington with the Engiven platform.
Recordings of conversations found in the house of the head of the General Directorate of the National Police in Bulgaria, Lyubomir Ivanov, who was shot dead a year ago at home, indicate that Ruja Ignatova (Cryptoquen) was an associate of the Bulgarian drug lord Taki and was killed on his orders.
Shanghai court uncovers $6,5B USDT forex scheme using shell companies and cross-border transfers.
Uber CEO confirms plans to fully accept Bitcoin and crypto payments in the future.
Cardano Foundation to reveal audit results in August.
UK may sell £5B in seized Bitcoin to cover budget gap.
SEC Commissioner Hester
The platform brings real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain by offering tokenized U.S. Treasury Bills and a stablecoin with a novel yield distribution design. This gives crypto investors access to low-risk returns from T-Bills without leaving the DeFi ecosystem.
The U.S. Senate has passed the GENIUS Act, a sweeping bill to regulate dollar-backed stablecoins while promoting private-sector leadership in digital finance. Backed by the Trump administration, the bill now heads to the House—marking a pivotal moment in the future of digital dollars.
The spike in activity is primarily attributed to the rapid growth of Avalanche’s Coqnet subnet, which has seen an unusual surge in volume. However, other subnets, including the main Avalanche C-Chain, have also experienced significant increases in activity.
Switzerland will adopt the OECD's Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework in 2026, automatically sharing crypto data with 74 partner countries. While tough on foreign tax evasion, Swiss residents continue to enjoy tax-free capital gains and a clear, favorable crypto policy.
The new safety module significantly enhances the Aave Protocol’s protection against potential shortfall events, representing a major upgrade over the original safety module introduced in 2020.
US Supreme Court denies Coinbase request to block IRS access to user data.
Robinhood launches crypto staking for Ethereum and Solana.
Germany’s Sparkassen to launch crypto trading for retail clients in summer 2026.
REX-Osprey’s staked Solana ETF to start trading Wednesday.
Kazakhstan’s National Bank to launch state
Worldcoin’s new Layer 2 network, Worldchain, is built to prioritize real users, with features like free gas and priority blockspace for verified humans. While still early, the network is showing steady growth and has started to attract meaningful onchain activity.
