Topic: #ethereum-news
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Ethereum preparing "biggest rebuild" since Merge, Buterin reveals
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined Lean Ethereum, a three-to-four-year protocol redesign that will replace nearly every major component while elevating quantum resistance and privacy to top priorities.
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Vitalik Buterin proposes options-based alternative to DeFi liquidations
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a research proposal suggesting options contracts could replace collateralized debt positions in DeFi, reducing sudden liquidations and oracle dependency.
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Ether slides below $2,000 as futures open interest hits record 16.39M tokens
Ethereum dropped below $2,000 for the first time since late March amid heavy selling pressure, while futures open interest surged to a record high of 16.39 million tokens ($32.5 billion notional value). The divergence signals aggressive net shorting and growing skepticism about ETH's value proposition.