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Arthur Hayes predicts liquidity will flow into markets once the US Treasury hits its goal, Vitalik Buterin news and more: Hodler’s Digest Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days.  His response came after Galaxy Digitals head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length troubling in X posts and compared it to Solana, which only requires two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts.  Unclear how a network that takes 45 days to return assets can serve as a suitable candidate to power the next era of global capital markets, he added. Read more

Arthur Hayes predicts liquidity will flow into markets once the US Treasury hits its goal, Vitalik Buterin news and more: Hodler’s Digest Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days.  His response came after Galaxy Digitals head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length troubling in X posts and compared it to Solana, which only requires two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts.  Unclear how a network that takes 45 days to return assets can serve as a suitable candidate to power the next era of global capital markets, he added. Read more

Arthur Hayes predicts liquidity will flow into markets once the US Treasury hits its goal, Vitalik Buterin news and more: Hodler’s Digest Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days.  His response came after Galaxy Digitals head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length troubling in X posts and compared it to Solana, which only requires two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts.  Unclear how a network that takes 45 days to return assets can serve as a suitable candidate to power the next era of global capital markets, he added. Read more

Arthur Hayes predicts liquidity will flow into markets once the US Treasury hits its goal, Vitalik Buterin news and more: Hodler’s Digest Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days.  His response came after Galaxy Digitals head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length troubling in X posts and compared it to Solana, which only requires two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts.  Unclear how a network that takes 45 days to return assets can serve as a suitable candidate to power the next era of global capital markets, he added. Read more

Arthur Hayes predicts liquidity will flow into markets once the US Treasury hits its goal, Vitalik Buterin news and more: Hodler’s Digest Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days.  His response came after Galaxy Digitals head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length troubling in X posts and compared it to Solana, which only requires two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts.  Unclear how a network that takes 45 days to return assets can serve as a suitable candidate to power the next era of global capital markets, he added. Read more

Arthur Hayes predicts liquidity will flow into markets once the US Treasury hits its goal, Vitalik Buterin news and more: Hodler’s Digest Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days.  His response came after Galaxy Digitals head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length troubling in X posts and compared it to Solana, which only requires two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts.  Unclear how a network that takes 45 days to return assets can serve as a suitable candidate to power the next era of global capital markets, he added. Read more

Arthur Hayes predicts liquidity will flow into markets once the US Treasury hits its goal, Vitalik Buterin news and more: Hodler’s Digest Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days.  His response came after Galaxy Digitals head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length troubling in X posts and compared it to Solana, which only requires two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts.  Unclear how a network that takes 45 days to return assets can serve as a suitable candidate to power the next era of global capital markets, he added. Read more

Can XRP revisit the $3.60 level it? Coinbase files a legal motion requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office: Hodler’s Digest Coinbase is escalating its dispute with US regulators over past communications involving former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. Coinbase filed a legal motion on Thursday requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office of the Inspector Generals investigation, which found that the agency deleted nearly one years worth of text messages from Gensler and other senior officials in avoidable errors. The exchange said the SEC should explain why it did not conduct a full search of agency records, including text messages from Gensler and senior SEC officials, when it requested the messages in several Freedom of Information Act filings from 2023 and 2024. Read more

Can XRP revisit the $3.60 level it? Coinbase files a legal motion requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office: Hodler’s Digest Coinbase is escalating its dispute with US regulators over past communications involving former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. Coinbase filed a legal motion on Thursday requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office of the Inspector Generals investigation, which found that the agency deleted nearly one years worth of text messages from Gensler and other senior officials in avoidable errors. The exchange said the SEC should explain why it did not conduct a full search of agency records, including text messages from Gensler and senior SEC officials, when it requested the messages in several Freedom of Information Act filings from 2023 and 2024. Read more

Can XRP revisit the $3.60 level it? Coinbase files a legal motion requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office: Hodler’s Digest Coinbase is escalating its dispute with US regulators over past communications involving former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler. Coinbase filed a legal motion on Thursday requesting a hearing to address the SEC Office of the Inspector Generals investigation, which found that the agency deleted nearly one years worth of text messages from Gensler and other senior officials in avoidable errors. The exchange said the SEC should explain why it did not conduct a full search of agency records, including text messages from Gensler and senior SEC officials, when it requested the messages in several Freedom of Information Act filings from 2023 and 2024. Read more

An analyst forecasts Bitcoin may tap $50,000 in the 2026 bear market, Justin Sun urges WLFI to unfreeze tokens: Hodler’s Digest Several financial institutions and market analysts are now projecting the US Federal Reserve, the countrys central bank, will slash interest rates from the current target rate of 4.25%-4.5% at least twice in 2025. The banking forecasts followed a weak August jobs report that saw only 22,000 jobs added for the month, versus expectations of about 75,000. Analysts at Bank of America, a banking and financial services company, reversed their long-held stance of no rate cuts in 2025 and are now projecting two 25 basis point (BPS) cuts one in September and another in December according to Bloomberg. Read more

An analyst forecasts Bitcoin may tap $50,000 in the 2026 bear market, Justin Sun urges WLFI to unfreeze tokens: Hodler’s Digest Several financial institutions and market analysts are now projecting the US Federal Reserve, the countrys central bank, will slash interest rates from the current target rate of 4.25%-4.5% at least twice in 2025. The banking forecasts followed a weak August jobs report that saw only 22,000 jobs added for the month, versus expectations of about 75,000. Analysts at Bank of America, a banking and financial services company, reversed their long-held stance of no rate cuts in 2025 and are now projecting two 25 basis point (BPS) cuts one in September and another in December according to Bloomberg. Read more

Elon Musk’s attorney will chair a company that aims to raise $200 million to invest in DOGE, Ether ETFs cross $13.7 billion: Hodler’s Digest Ether spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen steady growth since their US debut in July 2024, while corporate treasuries tied to the token are also on the rise. Inflows into Ether funds climbed 44% this month, rising from $9.5 billion on Aug. 1 to $13.7 billion on Aug. 28, according to cryptocurrency research platform SoSoValue. Market participants say renewed institutional demand is fueling the momentum. After an extended period of underperformance relative to Bitcoin and a souring investor sentiment, Ethereum has recently experienced a significant revival in the recognition of both its adoption rate and value proposition, Sygnum Chief Investment Officer Fabian Dori told Cointelegraph. Read more

Elon Musk’s attorney will chair a company that aims to raise $200 million to invest in DOGE, Ether ETFs cross $13.7 billion: Hodler’s Digest Ether spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen steady growth since their US debut in July 2024, while corporate treasuries tied to the token are also on the rise. Inflows into Ether funds climbed 44% this month, rising from $9.5 billion on Aug. 1 to $13.7 billion on Aug. 28, according to cryptocurrency research platform SoSoValue. Market participants say renewed institutional demand is fueling the momentum. After an extended period of underperformance relative to Bitcoin and a souring investor sentiment, Ethereum has recently experienced a significant revival in the recognition of both its adoption rate and value proposition, Sygnum Chief Investment Officer Fabian Dori told Cointelegraph. Read more

All eyes are on Ether as it hits new highs for the first time since 2021, while Coinbase ramps up workplace security: Hodler’s Digest The total US dollar-pegged stablecoin market is projected to swell to $1.2 trillion by 2028, spurred on by comprehensive crypto regulations in the United States, according to crypto exchange Coinbase. Coinbase said the projections mean the US Treasury issuance would have to be $5.3 billion per week over the next three years to satisfy demand from stablecoin issuers, who use short-term US Treasury bills as backing collateral for their digital fiat tokens. This issuance schedule would cause a minor and temporary drop in three-month Treasury yields of about 4.5 basis points, contrary to analyst predictions that demand from stablecoin issuers will significantly reduce the interest on US government debt. Coinbase wrote in a market report: Read more

All eyes are on Ether as it hits new highs for the first time since 2021, while Coinbase ramps up workplace security: Hodler’s Digest The total US dollar-pegged stablecoin market is projected to swell to $1.2 trillion by 2028, spurred on by comprehensive crypto regulations in the United States, according to crypto exchange Coinbase. Coinbase said the projections mean the US Treasury issuance would have to be $5.3 billion per week over the next three years to satisfy demand from stablecoin issuers, who use short-term US Treasury bills as backing collateral for their digital fiat tokens. This issuance schedule would cause a minor and temporary drop in three-month Treasury yields of about 4.5 basis points, contrary to analyst predictions that demand from stablecoin issuers will significantly reduce the interest on US government debt. Coinbase wrote in a market report: Read more

Ether eyes $6,000 as exchange supply falls; Justin Sun sues Bloomberg, seeks temporary restraining order: Hodler’s Digest SharpLink Gaming, an online gaming company with the second-largest corporate Ether treasury, announced a net loss of $103 million for the second quarter of 2025, driven by a paper loss from accounting for liquid staked Ether (LsETH). The loss marks a steep drop from a $500,000 loss in the same period of 2024 a year-over-year change of -25,980%. According to a Friday announcement, SharpLink now holds 728,804 Ether worth approximately $3.5 billion at this writing. The only publicly traded company with more ETH is BitMine Immersion Technologies, which holds a little more than 1.15 million ETH worth approximately $5.1 billion. Of SharpLinks Q2 loss, $87.8 million or 85% is related to the companys LsETH. A SharpLink representative told Cointelegraph that the company still has all its LsETH and that the impairment reflects accounting rules, not a sale or loss of ETH. Read more

Ether eyes $6,000 as exchange supply falls; Justin Sun sues Bloomberg, seeks temporary restraining order: Hodler’s Digest Justin Sun, founder of the Tron blockchain, has sued Bloomberg and sought a temporary restraining order, alleging it published false and private financial information in its billionaires list. Suns representatives said on Tuesday in a blog post by Tron that his profile on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index released on Monday had published inaccurate data that dramatically and dangerously misrepresents Mr. Suns assets. Sun sued Bloomberg in a Delaware federal court on Monday, asking a judge to stop it from publishing the information, claiming the action was to prevent the outlet from recklessly and improperly disclosing his highly confidential, sensitive, private, and proprietary financial information. Read more

Changpeng Zhao asks the court to dismiss a lawsuit by FTX, Tom Lee says $250,000 is still in sight for BTC this year: Hodler’s Digest Crypto investors may be underestimating the extent of the US securities regulators new stance on crypto, meaning that crypto prices would still have room to grow, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan.  US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins published a speech he gave on July 31 at the America First Policy Institute about how blockchain will be integrated into the financial markets. Hougan on Tuesday said the speech caught him off guard and left him wondering whether Atkins vision had been priced into the market.  Read more

Can Dogecoin reclaim the key level of $0.25? Ripple CEO has confirmed the company is applying for a US banking license: Hodler’s Digest Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed on X on Wednesday that the company is applying for a license with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), following an earlier report by The Wall Street Journal. True to our long-standing compliance roots, Ripple is applying for a national bank charter from the OCC, he wrote.  Garlinghouse said if the license is approved, it would be a new (and unique!) benchmark for trust in the stablecoin market as the firm would be under federal and state oversight with the New York Department of Financial Services already regulating its Ripple USD stablecoin. Read more