Eclipse combines high-throughput execution with Ethereum settlement in a way no other L2 has attempted. Cointelegraph Research breaks down the architecture and the milestones that will define its trajectory. The majority of Ethereum rollups have converged on a single model, in which the EVM is still the execution engine. So parallel execution remains a vague ambition rather than a feature of most Ethereum L2s. Eclipse takes a different path. It brings the Solana Virtual Machine into an Ethereum-anchored environment and restructures the rollup stack around it. The latest report by Cointelegraph Research examines how this design emerged, the problems it solves and what questions it raises for the broader layer-2 ecosystem. It highlights where Eclipse diverges from existing rollups and why these differences matter for developers, users and institutions. Read the full report here to explore Eclipse’s architecture, economics and path toward verifiable rollup status. Read more
The GENIUS Act promises safer, fully reserved dollar stablecoins and faster payments, but by steering issuers toward T-bills and cash, it may also hardwire a new demand engine for US debt. The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, signed into law on July 18, is billed as the statute that finally drags dollar‑pegged tokens out of the regulatory gray zone into a supervised, payments‑first framework. Supporters say it offers legal clarity, consumer protections and a path for programmable money. Critics say it raises a deeper question: If issuers are tightly steered into holding cash and short‑term Treasurys, does that make them structural buyers of US debt? That’s the case laid out by author and ideologist Shanaka Anslem Perera, who writes that under GENIUS, “Every digital dollar minted becomes a legislated purchase of US sovereign debt.” Read more
Bitcoin’s first monthly MACD rollover this cycle, alongside onchain data, raised the odds of a deeper pullback, as BTC price forecasts now include the mid-$60,000s. Bitcoin (BTC) sellers are getting increasingly louder as several more bearish signals have emerged for this week. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s monthly MACD rollover keeps risks skewed toward further downside. Read more
Strategy funded a new reserve from stock sales to cover at least 12 months of dividends as it boosts its Bitcoin stash to 650,000 coins amid market volatility. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, is creating a $1.44 billion US dollar reserve to support dividend payments on its preferred stock and interest on its outstanding debt. Strategy on Monday announced the establishment of a US dollar reserve funded through proceeds from the sale of Class A common stock under its at-the-market offering program. “Strategy’s current intention is to maintain a USD Reserve in an amount sufficient to fund at least twelve months of its dividends, and Strategy intends to strengthen the USD Reserve over time, with the goal of ultimately covering 24 months or more of its dividends,” the company said. Read more