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The Hegotá upgrade aims to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications. Ethereum developers are currently reviewing 66 proposals to narrow them down as part of scoping the next major Ethereum upgrade, Hegotá, with several proposals aimed at bringing more privacy capabilities into the protocol. FOCIL is currently the only Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) scheduled for inclusion in the upgrade. Frame Transactions (EIP-8141), Keyed Nonces (EIP-8250) and Recent Roots for Frame Transactions (EIP-8272) should also be included to “unlock native privacy, allowing privacy apps to work without having to rely on intermediaries,” wrote Ethereum Foundation contributor Toni Wahrstätter in a Sunday X post. FOCIL, short for Fork-choice enforced inclusion lists, seeks to allow a committee of validators to force pending transactions into blocks to boost the network’s censorship resistance, while the other proposals could provide protocol primitives for privacy applications. Read more

Grayscale's July 17 SEC filings said its Ethereum and Solana staking ETFs would convert staking rewards to cash and distribute them to shareholders at least quarterly, with the changes expected around Aug. 7. Solana and Ethereum are each weighing protocol changes that would reduce that income at the source. Solana developers want to accelerate disinflation […] The post Wall Street finally turned staking into a dividend, now Ethereum and Solana want to shrink it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Its new filing flags unbonding as a potential constraint but reports no failed or delayed redemption. The post A staked Ethereum ETF processed $48M in redemptions while keeping 86% of ETH locked, 21Shares filing shows appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Lookonchain tied three loss-making Bored Ape sales to the trade, but the public record does not trace the proceeds into margin. The post Machi Big Brother sells 3 Bored Apes to cut his Ethereum long in 52%, but liquidation moved to just $22 away appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Faster binary-field proofs are making SHA and BLAKE practical for a future L1 without declaring Poseidon broken. The post Ethereum abandons its 8-year cryptography bet after proof systems flip the tradeoff appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum's post-quantum migration could create a problem for regulated banks years before any quantum computer poses a real threat to validator keys. Thomas Brunner, Sygnum Bank's Head of Custody and Staking, thinks differently about quantum risk in crypto than most people do. Ethereum's Post-Quantum team says layer-1 upgrades could be completed by 2029, though it […] The post Ethereum’s post-quantum roadmap puts banks on a 2027 deadline nobody is talking about appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The non-cash charge did not trigger a disclosed margin call, but the loan's live collateral thresholds remain private. The post Bit Digital pledged 74% of its staked Ethereum position to a loan that can trigger a 24-hour collateral call appeared first on CryptoSlate.

In its Aug. 12 earnings exhibit, GameSquare did not disclose how much ETH was pledged or update the March 31 rollover terms. The post Gaming firm GameSquare boasts a $26M Ethereum fortune, but quiet debt fine print leaves just $2.1M in real cash appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Its Aug. 12 filing confirms complete liquidation, a separate $41.167 million ETH-loss line and no crypto at quarter-end. The post FG Nexus dumped all its Ethereum at a $45 million loss to buy mobile home parks—after earning just $144,000 in staking rewards appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Bank of Russia’s proposed gate caps non-qualified residents at ₽300,000 per broker while qualified investors retain broader access. The post Russia picks Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT for public trading as retail faces $58,000 cap appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Fidelity plans to add staking to its Ether fund, with 85% of rewards retained by FETH and quarterly cash distributions planned for investors. Fidelity Investments plans to add staking to its spot Ether exchange-traded product, the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH), according to its Tuesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The asset manager said FETH could stake up to 100% of its Ether under normal conditions, excluding ETH reserved for redemptions, expenses and liquidity needs. The fund would retain 85% of staking rewards, with 15% going toward staking fees, and plans quarterly cash distributions, although payouts are not guaranteed. Fidelity expects staking to begin “as soon as practicable” after the prospectus date. The preliminary prospectus remains subject to change before the registration statement becomes effective. Read more

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether clear the central bank's liquidity bar—everything else, including XRP, stays off-limits for retail.

The six-month loss was predominantly non-cash, while the company estimates its full staking portfolio could take about 90 days to convert. The post SharpLink posts $1B loss as its $1.7B Ethereum treasury could take 90 days to fully convert to cash appeared first on CryptoSlate.

EIP-8363 would drive net consensus yield to zero at 60.25 million ETH staked, shifting the burden toward variable fees, MEV and DeFi returns. The post A proposed Ethereum upgrade threatens to kill native yield and force SharpLink’s $125M treasury into high-risk DeFi appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Crypto’s favorite buy-the-dip strategy failed to make money for Ethereum and Cardano investors who stuck with it since the start of 2022. An investor who placed $100 into Ethereum every month from January 2022 through August 2026 would have contributed $5,600 but ended up with about $4,898, a 12.5% loss, CryptoRank data showed. The same […] The post Bitcoin, XRP, Solana and Tron beat Ethereum and Cardano every month since 2022 on investor buying appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum trades near $1,903 with heavy $8.2B daily volume. Read our latest technical analysis on key support and resistance zones for ETH. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Ethereum Is Locked in a Tight Range With Heavy Volume Underneath, Which Way Does It Break? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum remains near $1,900, but hidden strength is building through technical breakouts, institutional interest, and massive treasury purchases.

Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption. Ethereum researchers just wanted to reduce staking incentives. Instead, they sparked one of the biggest debates over the network’s economics since the Merge. Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-8363, or “Tapered Issuance Burn,” would gradually reduce staking rewards as more and more Ether is locked up to secure the network — eventually cutting new protocol issuance to zero once 50% of ETH’s supply is staked. Its authors, including Ethereum Foundation’s Justin Drake and Ethereum Community Conference (ETHCC) co-founder Jerome de Tychey, argue that Ethereum has reached the point where additional staking provides diminishing security returns, while diluting holders who choose not to stake. Read more

The move separates ordinary Ethereum staking from higher-risk restaking exposure as a new proposal to cap validator rewards divides the staking sector.

BlackRock is preparing a one-for-three reverse split of its iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA), a structural change that will lift ETHA’s share price and could reduce its effective trading spread without changing the value of investors’ holdings. ETHA’s sponsor approved the reverse split on July 31, according to an SEC regulatory filing. Every three shares […] The post BlackRock’s rare ETHA reverse split is about to make trading Ethereum 70 times cheaper than Coinbase appeared first on CryptoSlate.