Crypto Market News

Bitmine generated $46M from Ethereum staking last quarter

Ethereum staking generated 98% of Bitmine’s revenue last quarter as the company’s pivot from Bitcoin mining gained momentum following its March v...

Jul 15, 2026

Ethereum Foundation spinout EthSystems targets banks with blockchain privacy technology

The spinout comes amid one of the biggest organizational shakeups at the Ethereum Foundation in years.

Jul 14, 2026

BitMine Buys $49 Million in Ethereum as Tom Lee Hails Early Robinhood Chain Demand

According to BitMine Chairman Tom Lee, Ethereum is benefiting from the early success of the Robinhood Chain layer-2 network.

Jul 13, 2026

Cambridge study puts Ethereum near lower end of PoS energy intensity

Cambridge estimated that Ethereum consumes 7.87 GWh annually and has the second-lowest market-value-adjusted energy intensity among the proof-of-...

Jul 12, 2026

Cambridge study puts Ethereum near the lower end of PoS energy intensity

Cambridge estimated that Ethereum consumes 7.87 GWh annually and has the second-lowest market-value-adjusted energy intensity among the proof-of-...

Jul 12, 2026

What Is Robinhood Chain? The Ethereum Layer-2 Network for Tokenized Stocks

Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum layer-2 network built with Arbitrum technology for tokenized assets, crypto apps, and on-chain financial products.

Jul 11, 2026

Ethereum climbs 3% on tokenization boom: Can bulls push ETH price past $1,800?

Despite strong tokenization gains and institutional accumulation, weak onchain and derivatives data leaves ETH vulnerable to a $1,700 retest.

Jul 11, 2026

Ethereum's newest nonprofit wants to become Wall Street's guide to crypto

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re digging into Ethereum Institutional, a new nonprofit aimed at educating financial instit...

Jul 09, 2026

Bitcoin Stalls as Ethereum Flashes Worst Weekly Signal in Years: Analysis

Bitcoin is looking slightly more optimistic but failed the breakout everyone was watching. Meanwhile, ETH just printed a weekly death cross for t...

Jul 08, 2026

Vitalik Buterin confirms AI identified his anonymous Ethereum proposal contribution

The Ethereum co-founder said AI recognized his intellectual habits, ending a two-week public challenge to identify an anonymous contribution he m...

Jul 07, 2026

Ethereum developers embrace Vitalik Buterin's long-term vision but urge quicker execution

The "Lean Ethereum" strawmap, updated earlier this week, has gained support from many of the network's researchers, though several say the bigges...

Jul 06, 2026

Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds $73 Million in Ethereum While Strategy Dumps Bitcoin

BitMine continued its relentless accumulation of Ethereum while Bitcoin's biggest treasury firm parted ways with more of its holdings.

Jul 06, 2026

Ethereum 'Reinventing Itself' With Biggest Overhaul Since the Merge: Vitalik Buterin

Nearly every core piece of the protocol will be rebuilt over three to four years, with quantum safety and privacy moved front and center.

Jul 06, 2026

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is preparing its 'biggest rebuild' since the Merge

A revised roadmap details how the multi-year overhaul would replace nearly every major part of Ethereum's protocol, with quantum resistance and p...

Jul 06, 2026

Vitalik Buterin shares top priorities for new 'Lean Ethereum' strawmap

Part of the Ethereum Foundation’s plan to make Ethereum more private and scalable is to introduce a new virtual machine, with leanISA and RISC-V...

Jul 05, 2026

Crypto Shorts Get Rekt as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Rise to Weekly High Prices

Bitcoin continued rising after hitting a 21-month-low earlier this week, topping $62,000 and leading a broader crypto market rebound.

Jul 02, 2026

Ethereum Institutional launch draws support from across the Ethereum ecosystem

Its launch comes as Ethereum's support ecosystem undergoes a broader evolution, following the debut of EthLabs and amid ongoing efforts by the Et...

Jul 01, 2026

Robinhood Launches 'AI-Native' Ethereum Layer-2 Network, Tokenized Stock Trading

Brokerage and crypto exchange Robinhood opened the public mainnet for its Arbitrum-powered Ethereum layer-2 network on Wednesday.

Jul 01, 2026

BitMine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin Accelerate Wall Street Ethereum Push With Nonprofit Launc...

Ethereum Institutional will serve as a point of contact for financial institutions seeking to get more involved with on-chain infrastructure.

Jul 01, 2026

Ethereum Foundation lays out use cases for governments, institutions in new policy guide

The Ethereum Foundation said policymakers should distinguish between decentralized public blockchains and networks that remain controlled by corp...

Jul 01, 2026

Ethereum Foundation lays out use cases for governments, institutions in new policy guide

The Ethereum Foundation said policymakers should distinguish between decentralized public blockchains and networks that remain controlled by corp...

Jul 01, 2026

Ethereum backers launch nonprofit to lead institutional adoption efforts

Backed by Joe Lubin, BitMine and SharpLink, the independent organization will serve as a liaison for financial institutions exploring Ethereum as...

Jul 01, 2026

EthLabs launches as Ethereum undergoes its biggest leadership transition in years

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re diving into the creation of EthLabs, and why it was launched during a period of transiti...

Jul 01, 2026

Ethereum gets a new nonprofit focused on institutional adoption

The launch comes as the Ethereum Foundation narrows its focus to stewarding the core protocol, with independent organizations like EthLabs emergi...

Jul 01, 2026

Sharplink Buys Ethereum for First Time in 2026—With ETH Down 68% From Peak

Ethereum treasury firm Sharplink purchased around $16 million worth of ETH last week, marking its first crypto buy since last year.

Jun 30, 2026

Tom Lee's BitMine Adds $43 Million in Ethereum as Strategy Halts Bitcoin Buys

BitMine Immersion Technologies continued adding to its Ethereum stockpile, even as its Bitcoin counterpart Strategy stood pat.

Jun 29, 2026