Topic: #ethereum
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana beat stocks, commodities over 3 months: Coin Bureau
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana outperformed traditional equities and commodities over three months, per Coin Bureau data reported by Crypto Briefing, while prediction markets priced ETH at $3,000 by end-2026 at 42%.
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Ethereum wallet holding 12,746 ETH moves after 10.2 years dormant, Whale Alert says
An Ethereum address holding 12,746 ETH moved for the first time in roughly 10.2 years, according to Whale Alert data reported by Crypto Briefing, though where the coins went hasn't been publicly reported.
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Dragonfly's Qureshi calls 'bunker mode' doomerism, pitches cryptographic recovery plan
Dragonfly's Haseeb Qureshi called Justin Drake's "bunker mode" warning "cryptographic doomerism," saying fresh-address migration won't protect users if AI breaks signatures, and urged proactive blockchain measures.
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Project Eleven and Quantus target Q1 2027 for post-quantum institutional custody
Project Eleven and Quantus plan to integrate Quantus with Project Eleven's custody platform by a Q1 2027 target, as custodians weigh whether key management systems can cope with varying quantum-resistant standards.
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Ether liquidations hit $356 million, topping bitcoin in $1.19 billion crypto flush
About $356 million in ether positions were liquidated over 24 hours after a late-Thursday crypto slide, more than bitcoin's $298 million, according to CoinDesk. Ether's market value is less than a fifth of bitcoin's.
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Ethereum slips toward $2,500 as U.Today flags bearish pressure on ZEC, SHIB
Ethereum fell to about $2,525 from roughly $2,700, and Zcash dropped near $1,190, according to a U.Today price analysis that also tracked pullbacks in Shiba Inu and Hyperliquid.
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Ethereum's Sepolia testnet activates Glamsterdam, lifts gas limit near 200 million
Ethereum's Sepolia testnet activated the Glamsterdam upgrade on October 6 and began producing blocks with a gas limit near 200 million, over three times mainnet's 60 million, Decrypt reported.
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Binance's CZ responds to Vitalik Buterin's AI security warning, U.Today reports
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao responded to Vitalik Buterin's warning about AI-enhanced risks to crypto security, U.Today reported. Neither founder has announced a partnership or any plan to work together.
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Vitalik Buterin urges calm as AI-driven math raises crypto signature concerns
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said on Oct. 7 that AI-accelerated math could weaken crypto signatures and some post-quantum schemes, but warned holders against rushing funds into new wallets.
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BlackRock's ETHA sheds $116.05 million as Ethereum ETF outflows run a second day
Investors pulled $116.05 million from BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust on October 7, leading $160.9 million in US spot Ethereum ETF outflows on a second straight day of withdrawals, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Ethereum Glamsterdam lifts Sepolia gas limit to near 200M; sampled blocks used under half
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade lifted Sepolia's gas limit to near 200 million from about 60 million, though CoinDesk's review of test blocks found they used only about 26% to 46% of that allowance.
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Vitalik Buterin sees 'good chance' AI compromises lattice cryptography within two years
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said there's a "good chance" AI-driven math advances compromise lattice-based cryptography within two years, Crypto Briefing reported, naming ML-DSA and FHE as at risk.
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Ethereum's Justin Drake urges crypto 'bunker mode' over AI risk to ECDSA
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake said in an X post that AI advances could eventually make it possible to break ECDSA, the algorithm securing crypto wallets, and recommended a gradual move of assets to fresh addresses.
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Ethereum researcher Justin Drake warns AI could break crypto signatures before quantum
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged the industry to calmly plan for "bunker mode," moving funds to fresh addresses, saying AI might crack ECDSA signatures before quantum computers do.
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Ethereum Foundation's Justin Drake proposes 'bunker mode', warning AI could break ECDSA
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged crypto holders on X to move assets to fresh addresses, warning AI could break ECDSA 'months not years' before quantum computers, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Bitmine to halt Ethereum buying at 5% supply cap, Tom Lee says at Token2049
Bitmine chairman Tom Lee said at Token2049 the company is roughly 100,000 ETH from its 5% supply cap, after which the world's largest Ethereum treasury will stop its weekly buying.
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BitMine's Tom Lee sets 5% hard cap on Ether holdings as target nears
BitMine Chairman Tom Lee said at Token2049 in Singapore that the company won't hold more than 5% of Ether's supply, citing roughly 6 million ETH held and about 100,000 ETH left to buy.
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Abstract, the Ethereum layer-2 built by Pudgy Penguins' parent, to shut down
Abstract, the consumer-focused Ethereum layer-2 built by Pudgy Penguins' parent Igloo Inc., said it will shut down this year. Igloo CEO Luca Netz said the company lost tens of millions without finding product-market fit.
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Pudgy Penguins' Abstract to shut Dec. 15, second Ethereum layer 2 to close in a week
Igloo, the company behind Pudgy Penguins, will shut its Abstract layer-2 blockchain on Dec. 15 after losing tens of millions of dollars, days after Blast announced its own shutdown.
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Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade goes live on Sepolia testnet ahead of mainnet
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet on Tuesday, one of the final major rehearsals before mainnet. Developers haven't yet set activation dates for the Hoodi testnet or mainnet.
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Raoul Pal says pauses in AI stocks let capital rotate into crypto
Real Vision founder Raoul Pal told Cointelegraph's Trade Secrets that pauses in the AI stock trade have let capital rotate into crypto, and that AI agents could push more activity to Ethereum and Solana.
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3x Ether ETF ETHK would hit CME's 8,000-contract level at $362M, CryptoSlate says
CryptoSlate calculated that Volatility Shares' proposed 3x Ether ETF, ETHK, would reach CME's 8,000-contract accountability level with $362.1 million in assets, based on ETHU's Oct. 6 futures valuation.
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Ethereum Economic Zone completes first atomic L1-to-L2 transaction, per report
Ethereum Economic Zone completed its first atomic L1-to-L2 cross-layer transaction on mainnet, according to a @WuBlockchain post cited by Crypto Briefing, though LeoDex News couldn't independently verify the report.
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Bitcoin, Solana spot ETFs post October 5 outflows as Ethereum funds see inflows
US spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs posted net outflows on October 5 while Ethereum funds took in money, per Crypto Briefing. SoSoValue weekly data showed $241.09 million into Bitcoin ETFs and $138.02 million out of Ethereum ETFs.