Ethereum (ETH)

Bitmine never lets up. Tom Lee's company has just added 131 million dollars worth of ETH to its treasury, its biggest weekly purchase since June, bringing its holdings to 4.9% of the total supply. And Tom Lee doesn't intend to stop there... He already sees further for Ethereum.

Grayscale believes that the evolution of US debt would favor Bitcoin, Ether, and Zcash. These three cryptos could benefit from significant demand for assets independent of fiat currencies. Indeed, this theory arises as federal debt has just exceeded 40 trillion dollars. However, it does not represent a current projection. A rate increase triggered by the US financing needs would also penalize the crypto ecosystem in the short term.

After swallowing more than three billion dollars in nine days, Bitcoin ETFs suddenly hit the brakes, leaving the king of crypto stuck below $81,000 while Ethereum and Solana quietly keep marching ahead.

Ethereum specialists issue the proposal to rebuild the contract that gives validators the ability to deposit their ETH. Their intention is to authorize new cryptographic systems to relinquish the BLS signatures currently used. Nearly 42.4 million ETH, valued at nearly 104 billion dollars, depend on this format. The project remains a working document. It does not choose any post-quantum algorithm and does not yet ensure network protection against any attack.

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The increase in ETH was expected for a long time, says Tom Lee, as BitMine buys 32,447 more ethers. This statement comes in a context marked by the recent evolution of the Ethereum market. The operation thus parallels two elements: the accumulation of ETH by BitMine and Tom Lee's analysis. His comment sheds light on this progress. With this acquisition, BitMine directly strengthens its exposure to Ethereum, while Tom Lee highlights an increase he considers expected.

Privacy is now an increasingly important area of research in modern cryptography. On Friday, Vitalik Buterin published the third part of his series dedicated to cryptographic obfuscation. This time, he studies "local mixing," a method that abandons lattices and elliptic curves. His approach is rather inspired by hash functions and symmetric cryptography. This approach hides the internal logic of a program while preserving its operation, with implications for privacy on the blockchain.

Ethereum has already won the speed battle on zkEVMs. The security one remains open. A research contest supported by the Ethereum Foundation still shows a gap of 52.14 bits between the currently proven results on a cryptographic component. The network targets a demonstrable security of 128 bits for its zkEVMs by early December. No changes threaten the current consensus for now.

Like many companies, SharpLink Gaming transforms its treasury into a yield machine. Indeed, the Nasdaq-listed firm has just injected an additional 39,319 ETH into staking, approximately 91 million dollars. This new investment thus strengthens its position as the second largest institutional holder of Ether after BitMine. Like a volatile market, the company executives have decided to make their reserves work directly on Ethereum. This maneuver explains the transformation of crypto treasuries, currently developed as productive assets likely to generate on-chain income, rather than as reserves intended to sit idle on a balance sheet.

Ethereum reserves are depleting on centralized exchanges at an unprecedented rate. A potential supply shock is emerging behind this contraction. This scenario is certainly fueled by the massive movement of tokens towards long-term holding as well as the return of institutional investors. Such a reduction is amplified by buybacks through ETFs and various corporate treasury strategies. However, the U.S. administration is sending new signals to the crypto market. The increase in institutional capital combined with ETH scarcity creates a situation where the balance between supply and demand could tighten.

Bitcoin briefly exceeded $79,500 on Friday, pushing its market capitalization above $1.5 trillion. Behind this acceleration, American Bitcoin and Ether ETFs have just recorded a second day of strong inflows, with more than $800 million injected in the single session on August 20.

The crypto market has just received a powerful boost. On August 19, 2026, the U.S. Treasury announced the doubling of its bond buybacks, triggering an immediate reaction in cryptos. Ethereum has crossed key technical thresholds, while altcoins followed in a significant movement fueled by the liquidation of short positions. After several months of sluggishness, this liquidity injection changes market dynamics. The question remains whether this awakening marks the start of a new bullish phase or merely a temporary surge driven by macroeconomics.

Ethereum is preparing a major shift. After years dominated by the quest for scalability, native privacy is now at the heart of the network's roadmap. Toni Wahrstätter, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, revealed the priorities studied for Hegotá, an update scheduled for 2027. Private transactions, censorship resistance, and architectural choices will now have to be balanced, while Glamsterdam is still expected by the end of 2026. Behind these technical decisions lies a strategic question: how far can Ethereum protect its users without compromising its scaling?

BitMine Immersion Technologies scales up on Ethereum. By bringing its holdings to 4.8% of the global ETH supply, the company led by Tom Lee no longer limits itself to an accumulation strategy. It also strengthens its exposure to the very operation of the network through staking. This concentration now places its acquisitions and infrastructure at the heart of questions about available supply, staking yields, and Ethereum governance. Thus, this rise could have a lasting impact on the economic balance of the second largest crypto.

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Ethereum begins sorting for Hegotá, its expected upgrade in 2027. As of August 16, 66 proposals remained in competition. FOCIL has already secured its place, while three other EIPs could provide privacy applications with tools directly integrated into the protocol.

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Is Wall Street taking advantage of crypto volatility to advance its pieces? In the second quarter of 2026, JPMorgan significantly increased its exposure to bitcoin and Ethereum, while reconnecting with XRP. The bank's latest regulatory filings reveal $355.7 million invested in BlackRock's IBIT Bitcoin ETF, as well as a 338% increase in its position on the Ethereum ETHA ETF. This move contrasts with recent capital outflows recorded by spot Bitcoin ETFs and reveals a striking gap between short-term turbulence and institutional choices.

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The quantum threat pushes Ethereum to reconsider its cryptographic choices. Poseidon, long considered as a hash function suitable for zero-knowledge proofs and the post-quantum era, has just been discarded by the network's researchers. Behind this change lies much more than an algorithm choice. Thus, Ethereum is revising the cryptographic foundations of its future architecture. A new approach now promises better performance, enhanced auditability, and safer integration. It remains to understand why Poseidon lost the race, what gains its replacement offers, and at what pace this transition could reach the network.

Ethereum returns to the center of on-chain data after the awakening of four former whales linked to the early days of the network. On Tuesday, August 11, a Genesis wallet moved 2,680 ETH after eleven years of inactivity. This reserve, acquired for about 830 dollars, was then worth 5.03 million dollars. Two other wallets had already transferred 2,000 ETH each in July. These close movements reignite selling fears, as funds long considered dormant return to the market.

Russia takes a step in its approach to crypto. The central bank has just proposed a framework allowing individuals to access three cryptocurrencies on public markets. The project targets Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT, with an annual limit for non-qualified investors. This development marks a regulated crypto market opening, while the authorities want to limit exposure to price fluctuations. The system includes conditions for intermediaries and investors before any operation.

A quantum computer capable of breaking Ethereum's cryptography does not exist yet. But should we really wait for its arrival to prepare? For Vitalik Buterin, the answer is clearly no. Post-quantum security now occupies a central place in the network's projects. Alongside it are privacy and artificial intelligence. However, there is no question of entrusting the blockchain's controls to an AI. The goal is much more concrete: to help developers verify that the protocol does what it is supposed to do.

The second quarter of 2026 reveals the accounting cost of SharpLink's bet on Ethereum. Despite strong revenue growth, the company reported a net loss of $394.3 million. This underperformance mainly stems from the decline in the ETH price and its impact on the book value of held assets. However, revenues are increasing thanks to staking, despite this exposure to digital assets. The company also continues its Ether purchases and share buybacks.

BitMine's crypto treasury company reaches a new milestone with the continuous accumulation of Ethereum. The company bought 7,391 ETH over the past week for about 14 million dollars. Its holdings now reach 5,805,238 ETH, after a new series of weekly purchases. This progress comes as the total value of its crypto assets, cash, and high-risk investments rises to 11.6 billion dollars. At the same time, its cash reserve continues to decline.

Ethereum still concentrates nearly 70% of the RWA deposits used in lending, while Solana strengthens its presence in spot trading of tokenized assets. The crypto battle is therefore no longer only about classic DeFi. It is shifting towards the tokenization of real financial assets, a market that is growing while several traditional segments of decentralized finance are slowing down.

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Institutional capital continues to flow into cryptos despite volatility that keeps retail investors on the defensive. On Thursday, ETFs backed by bitcoin and Ether recorded more than $220 million in net flows, confirming the intact appetite of traditional finance for these assets. Once again, BlackRock concentrates the bulk of subscriptions and strengthens its role as the main driver of this momentum in the crypto ETF market.