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More Than a Third of Ether Is Locked Up, and That Cuts Both Ways

Staking and long-term holding have taken a large share of ether out of circulation. It is read as conviction. It is also a thinner market, and thin markets move faster in both directions.

Aug 17, 2026/3 min read

A faceted metal form held in cracked ice on a dark surface

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Binance Stops Processing Transactions With Eleven Platforms From 23 August

The exchange is cutting off transaction processing with HTX and ten other trading platforms, citing regulatory mandates and sanctions enforcement. Users of those venues have a week to move.

Aug 17, 2026/3 min read

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Self-Custody: What Holding Your Own Keys Actually Means

Not your keys, not your coins is a slogan with real consequences on both sides. Self-custody removes counterparty risk and replaces it with your own operational discipline, which is not obviously the better trade.

Aug 10, 2026/3 min read

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Stablecoins Are Quietly Becoming a Bond-Market Variable

IMF research finds stablecoin demand shocks can lower short-term Treasury yields and spill into currencies, crypto and equities. Digital dollars now matter beyond crypto trading.

Aug 2, 2026/2 min read

Digital dollar tokens connected conceptually to US Treasury securities

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Bitcoin Near $64,000 Shows Why Regulation Cannot Remove Market Risk

Bitcoin is trading near $64,000 as clearer US rules meet a difficult macro environment, proving that legitimacy and price stability are different things.

Jul 31, 2026/2 min read

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Stablecoins Have Reached $320 Billion. The Hard Part Is Becoming Money

Stablecoins are expanding as payment and settlement tools, but BIS and IMF research warns that redemption pressure can connect token risk to traditional financial markets.

Jul 25, 2026/3 min read

Digital dollar tokens moving through a global payment and reserve network

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Ethereum's 2026 Roadmap Is About Cheaper Execution, Better Accounts and Quantum Time

Ethereum's updated roadmap shows a network concentrating on scale, programmable accounts and long-horizon cryptographic security rather than a single headline upgrade.

Jul 25, 2026/3 min read

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Wall Street's First Active Multi-Token Crypto ETF Changes the Access Question

T. Rowe Price's new actively managed crypto ETF moves regulated access beyond single-asset Bitcoin and Ether products, but delegation introduces a different set of risks.

Jul 25, 2026/3 min read

A professional trading display representing a diversified cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund