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Key takeaways:Ethereum’s onchain activity is structurally higher, signaling durable growth.Institutional inflows and RWA tokenization are major catalysts for ETH demand.Technicals suggest a potential bottom near $4,100 to $4,250.Ether’s (ETH) onchain activity has entered what analysts termed a “new normal,” with sustained network engagement and rising institutional flows providing the clearest fundamental catalyst yet for a bull market continuity. Data from CryptoQuant shows Ethereum’s Internal Contract Calls, a metric tracking complex network interactions such as DeFi and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, has undergone a structural shift since mid-July. The daily average has climbed to over 9.5 million from 7 million, signaling a…

Despite previously supporting a crypto market structure bill, several Democratic US senators have reportedly introduced a counter-proposal that could see decentralized finance protocols placed on a “restricted list” if deemed too risky. This move, among others they proposed, could “kill DeFi” or move it offshore from the US, according to critics. The Senate Banking Committee Democrats sent a proposal to the committee’s Republicans on Thursday seeking to impose Know Your Customer rules on the frontends of crypto apps — including non-custodial wallets — and to strip protections from crypto developers, Punchbowl News reported on Thursday.Crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky said the counter-proposal could kill…

Securing a job in the crypto industry could be challenging for less-experienced candidates this year, with only one in 10 crypto roles at the entry level, according to a new survey from venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital.Crypto recruitment executives say the trend may be linked to a surge in failed crypto projects in recent times.“Crypto was hard to break into; less than 10% of roles were entry-level,” Dragonfly Capital said in a report published on Thursday, citing data collected from 85 crypto companies in late 2024 and Q1 2025, along with approximately 3,400 employee and candidate data points. Meanwhile, senior and…

The growth is being driven by rising liquidity on DeFi protocols like Suilend and Momentum.Sui, a layer 1 (L1) blockchain, reached a new all-time high in total value locked (TVL) of $2.6 billion on Thursday, according to data from DeFiLlama. The figure marks a 37% increase from one month ago and a 160% jump from a year earlier, when TVL stood at around $1 billion. Sui recently surpassed $156 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) volume, and is the sixth-largest chain by 24-hour trading volume, per CoinGecko Meanwhile, the blockchain’s native token is changing hands at $3.39 with a market capitalization…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline below $4,600 and $4,500. ETH is now moving lower and might extend losses below $4,250 in the short term. Ethereum started a downside correction below $4,550 and $4,500. The price is trading below $4,450 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $4,385 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it trades below $4,250. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price failed to stay above $4,550 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price…

Privacy blockchain Monero has rolled out a new client update to provide users with greater security against “spy nodes” on the network. The “Fluorine Fermi” software update was announced via X on Thursday, with the team stating it is “a highly recommended release.”Fluorine Fermi is the name given to v0.18.4.3 of the Monero software: Monero The term “spy nodes” is part of the vernacular used in the Monero community. It refers to malicious nodes, groups of nodes, or botnets that have the potential to calculate and match IP addresses to transactions conducted on the network. The changes focus on using an…

Ripple just announced a new partnership in Bahrain, agreeing to help expand the kingdom’s Web3 infrastructure with pilot projects, participation in industry events, and more. This could be a golden opportunity for the firm to expand its RLUSD user base, which is still rather tiny. However, the stablecoin’s liquidity is growing quickly and could potentially reach the $1 billion mark soon.Sponsored SponsoredRipple’s Bahrain DealRipple has been making significant progress in expanding its RLUSD stablecoin recently; in the last few months, new partnerships have expanded its market access in Europe, East Asia, and across the African continent. Today, Ripple is gaining…

Roger Ver, more popularly known as Bitcoin Jesus, has reached a tentative deal with the US Department of Justice over fraud and tax evasion charges. The agreement stipulates that Ver must pay $48 million in taxes he owes on his digital currency holdings to drop the charges against him.Sponsored Bitcoin Jesus Secures Provisional DealBitcoin Jesus, a leading cryptocurrency advocate, may be exonerated from charges of filing a false tax return and evading taxes.According to reports, Ver reached a provisional deferred-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice. Under the deal’s terms, Ver would have to pay the $48 million he owes in…

A wild new scheme is attracting community speculation, as a firm tried to recover up to $150 billion in “abandoned” Bitcoin. It aims to establish a new legal precedent for seizing lost tokens. Investors purchased the rights to a famous, defunct Wall Street firm and began sending messages to around 40,000 wallets. These contained warnings to prove active ownership or risk a legal battle. Sponsored SponsoredReclaiming Abandoned Bitcoin?Dusting attacks have been out of fashion for several years now, as crypto hackers have largely moved on to newer, dangerous strategies. However, a convoluted story just surfaced employing this technique. Specifically, a…

Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund has become the first in the Eurozone to invest in Bitcoin, allocating 1% of its $730 million portfolio to Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Finance Minister Gilles Roth announced the decision on Thursday, marking a turning point in how state capital interacts with digital assets.The move highlights the cryptocurrency’s growing legitimacy among institutional allocators. Once treated as a speculative outlier, Bitcoin is now being evaluated alongside traditional stores of value and inflation-hedging instruments.Luxembourg’s Bold Step: Investing in Bitcoin ETFsThe Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) made the investment under a revised mandate that allows up to 15% of…