Topic: #ethereum
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Dollar hits two-week lows as rate-hike bets fade, boosting Bitcoin and Ether
Weak June jobs data sent the dollar tumbling and rate-hike odds falling, triggering a sharp rally in Bitcoin and Ether as investors rotated back into risk assets.
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Binance outflows triple to $1.2B as Ethereum withdrawals hit 3-year high
Binance recorded $1.23 billion in weekly net outflows—a 207% surge from the prior week—as Ethereum withdrawal transactions reached their highest level since March 2023, driven by regulatory uncertainty and market positioning shifts.
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Bitcoin, Ether Traders Skeptical on Bounce, Options Markets Show
Bitcoin trades near $61,820 as options markets signal lingering downside fears, with put premiums elevated across multiple timeframes despite signs of long-term accumulation and thin weekend liquidity.
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Rocket Pool cuts validator bond to 4 ETH with Saturn 1 upgrade
Rocket Pool's Saturn 1 upgrade launched February 18, cutting the minimum validator bond from 8 ETH to 4 ETH and introducing megapools, but raising concerns about operator reliability as barriers to entry fall.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs see $261M outflows in eight-day withdrawal streak
US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $231 million and Ethereum products shed $30 million on June 29, extending a streak of net withdrawals to eight consecutive days. June 2026 is tracking toward over $4 billion in monthly outflows, the largest since these products launched in January 2024.
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Ethereum's oldest wallets dump $52.5M ETH at $1,560 demand line
Four dormant Ethereum wallets sold 33,623 ETH worth $52.5 million near $1,560, testing whether fresh demand can absorb supply from long-term holders exiting after eight years of silence.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum plunge amid tech selloff, hit 2025 lows
Bitcoin fell to $58,000 during a tech sector rout that saw the Nasdaq drop 2% and semiconductors crater 8%. Crypto's tight correlation with equities—driven by institutional adoption—left digital assets vulnerable to the same risk-off sentiment hammering growth stocks.
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Ethereum Foundation faces core development funding crisis
Former Ethereum Foundation contributor Trenton Van Epps has warned that Ethereum's core development ecosystem requires approximately $30 million annually and faces a funding crisis without new sources within three to nine months, as the Foundation reduces spending and experiences leadership departures.
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Aztec Connect smart contract exploited for $2.1M after protocol shutdown
A dormant smart contract from the deprecated Aztec Connect protocol was drained of approximately $2.1 million on June 14 after an attacker exploited a verification logic flaw, highlighting risks inherent in immutable DeFi infrastructure.
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Robert Kiyosaki: Bitcoin and Ethereum Beat Cash
Robert Kiyosaki, author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad', reiterated his long-standing view that savers holding dollars are losers and urged followers to consider Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver as alternatives to cash.
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Bitcoin plunges below $66,000 as global stocks hit fresh records
Bitcoin fell 6.4% to $65,708 in Asian trading Wednesday, while Ether dropped 7.9% below $1,900, even as the MSCI All Country World Index and semiconductor stocks reached fresh all-time highs on the AI rally.
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Bitmine buys $52M ETH as Lee says price doesn't reflect Ethereum strength
Bitmine Immersion Technologies acquired $52 million worth of Ether in its latest purchase, bringing it 90% toward its goal of holding 5% of total circulating supply. Chair Tom Lee said ETH prices aren't reflecting Ethereum's strengthening fundamentals.
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Security researcher recovers $2M in locked ETH from nine-year-old HongCoin bug
A white-hat security researcher discovered and fixed an integer-overflow vulnerability in the HongCoin ICO smart contract, recovering approximately $2 million worth of ETH that had been trapped since the 2016 token sale failed to reach its funding goal.
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Gravity Bridge halts after $5.4M exploit tied to signing key compromise
Gravity Bridge, a cross-chain bridge connecting Ethereum and Cosmos, was drained of approximately $5.4 million in a suspected signing key compromise, prompting validators to halt operations while investigating the breach.
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Fantasy Top Ethereum Game Shuts Down June 25
Fantasy Top, a blockchain-based fantasy sports game built on Ethereum's Blast network that let players trade NFT cards of crypto personalities, is closing at the end of June after failing to find sustainable revenue beyond NFT trading volume.
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Bumo Sarang Reports $33M Loss on Leveraged Ether ETF
Bumo Sarang, a South Korean funeral services company, disclosed an unrealized loss of approximately $33 million on a leveraged Ether ETF position, highlighting risks of amplified crypto-linked products in a market increasingly drawn to speculative trades.