How Ethereum's new PeerDAS feature slashes fees, boosts data capacity and paves the way for lightning-fast user experiences on the network. Ethereum’s second major upgrade of the year, Fusaka, has gone live, bringing forward supercharged data capacity, reduced transaction costs and enhanced usability. The upgrade officially went live on the Ethereum mainnet at 9:49 pm UTC on Wednesday at Epoch 411392, with the headline feature being peer data availability sampling (PeerDAS), which provides significant scaling capabilities to Ethereum and layer 2s. Earlier this week, the Ethereum Foundation posted a detailed thread via the Ethereum X account, breaking down what it means for users, developers, node operators, Layer-2s and rollups, and enterprises. Read more
Larry Fink spoke alongside Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, describing how BlackRock's stance on crypto had evolved over the previous eight years. Larry Fink, chair and CEO of asset management company BlackRock, explained his “big shift” from associating cryptocurrencies with illicit activities to having the largest spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Fink addressed questions related to his views on crypto and Bitcoin (BTC) from journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin. The BlackRock CEO said his move from associating crypto primarily with money laundering to having exposure to billions of dollars in BTC was “a very glaring public example of a big shift in [his] opinions.” Read more
Strategy's monthly BTC buys contracted significantly in the second half of 2025 amid a broad downturn in the crypto treasury market. Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has slowed its rate of cryptocurrency accumulation in 2025, a move analysts at CryptoQuant interpret as preparation for a drawn-out bear market. “Strategy’s Bitcoin buying has collapsed through 2025,” CryptoQuant said in a Wednesday report, noting a dramatic monthly reduction in Bitcoin (BTC) purchases by Strategy since late 2024. According to CryptoQuant: Strategy purchased 8,178 BTC for approximately $835.5 million on Nov. 17 — its largest purchase since July — bringing its total holdings to 649,870 BTC, valued at approximately $58.7 billion at this writing. Read more