Sustained ETF inflows and corporate reserves could position ETH to outperform and challenge $5,000 for the first time. Key takeaways: ETH rallied 41% in a month, but derivatives data shows traders remaining cautious, not bullish. Institutional inflows and corporate Ether reserves suggest strong demand, yet recession risks cloud the outlook. Read more
Developing nations can use crypto to bypass financial constraints, hedge inflation and attract investment. Emerging economies are discovering crypto’s power. Opinion by: Andrei Grachev, managing partner at DWF Labs Bitcoin's role in sovereign finance is no longer hypothetical. As nation-states reassess reserve strategies amid inflation, sanctions and dollar volatility, crypto, particularly Bitcoin and stablecoins, is emerging as a neutral, programmable asset class with sovereign-grade utility. Read more
ALT5 Sigma is raising $1.5 billion through a 200 million-share sale to fund a corporate treasury centered on Trump-backed World Liberty Financial tokens. ALT5 Sigma Corporation agreed to sell 200 million shares of common stock for $1.5 billion to jumpstart its World Liberty Financial (WLFI) corporate treasury. According to the Monday ALT5 Sigma announcement, the company has registered a direct stock offering for 100 million shares and a concurrent private placement for an additional 100 million shares. Both offerings are conducted at $7.50 per share, or $750 million each. The announcement follows reports that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a Trump family-backed crypto venture, is exploring the creation of a publicly traded company to hold its WLFI tokens. The firm is targeting roughly $1.5 billion in fundraising and aims to close the offering on Tuesday. Read more
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade arrives in November 2025, quietly boosting scalability and network resilience without changing smart contracts Ethereum’s upcoming Fusaka hard fork is slated for early November 2025, setting the stage for one of the most consequential Ethereum network upgrades in years. Unlike Pectra, the May 2025 fork that delivered visible changes like account abstraction and higher staking limits, Fusaka operates behind the curtain. It bundles 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals focused on scalability, node resilience and efficiency, leaving smart contracts untouched. Read more