While bitcoin captures media attention with its ETFs, Ethereum is advancing more quietly, but delivering superior performance. According to JPMorgan, this progress is no coincidence: record inflows into ETFs, growing appetite from companies, favorable regulatory signals… All concrete levers that reposition Ethereum no longer as a follower, but as a central player in the institutional crypto dynamic.
This Friday, the chairman of the Federal Reserve could deliver his last major speech, in a tense economic context and under unprecedented political pressure. Wall Street, the White House, and all markets are waiting for clear signals. Rate guidance, stance on inflation, Fed independence: every word will count, and could weigh heavily.
Starknet governance has approved SNIP-31, a proposal that will allow Bitcoin to be staked on the Ethereum Layer 2 network. With 93.6% of voters backing the measure, the upgrade introduces Bitcoin into Starknet’s consensus process alongside its native token, STRK.
The boom of stablecoins and the crypto industry breathed a contrastive and lively breath. To some speculative frenzy responds the quest for efficiency of others. Amid this turmoil, Aave advances by leaps and bounds. Backed by $70 billion in aggregated deposits, the protocol expands its territory on Aptos, a non-EVM blockchain designed for performance. A disruptive strategy, designed to chase speed, security, and new liquidity flows all at once. A new chapter of DeFi is being written, between institutional ambitions and technical pragmatism.
Hyperliquid has just smashed a world record that redefines the meaning of efficiency. The young decentralized exchange is now generating $1.127 billion in annual revenue, with only 11 contributors. That comes out to a staggering $102.4 million per employee. No company, crypto or traditional, has ever reached this level of productivity.
Trump-backed DeFi project World Liberty has launched its USD1 stablecoin on Coinbase, expanding trading access and market adoption.
A high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official has sparked fresh crypto regulatory chatter after stating that the department will not prosecute blockchain software developers who do not hold criminal intentions. As expected, this statement has triggered mixed reactions from different corners of the cryptosphere.
Rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, entered the cryptocurrency market with a splash after unveiling his YZY token on Solana. Within 40 minutes of its launch, the token briefly reached a market capitalization of $3 billion. But momentum soon died away when news leaked out about insider control and suspect trading practices arousing suspicion amongst traders and analysts.
Jerome Powell caught everyone off guard at Jackson Hole by adopting a much more accommodative monetary stance. This unexpected change in tone immediately boosted risky assets. Bitcoin, at the forefront, broke through $116,000. This strategic reversal could mark a major turning point in the Fed's direction.
The announcement of the launch of mUSD, Metamask's native stablecoin, marks a strategic milestone for the crypto ecosystem. Indeed, by partnering with Bridge, a Stripe subsidiary, and the decentralized infrastructure M0, Metamask is not just adding a feature: it is reshaping the contours of decentralized finance as we know it.