
Bitmine's ETH buying slows as Tom Lee's firm shifts capital to share buybacks
Bitmine bought just 7,391 ETH last week, its smallest 2026 weekly purchase, while repurchasing 3 million of its own shares worth up to $58 million.
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Bitmine bought just 7,391 ETH last week, its smallest 2026 weekly purchase, while repurchasing 3 million of its own shares worth up to $58 million.

Crypto exchange Coinsbuy suffered an $8 million loss in a coordinated attack across TRON and Ethereum, with funds routed through instant exchanges. Blockchain researchers linked the operations via a cross-chain swapper, though the attack vector remains unknown.

Robinhood Chain has reached $800 million in total value locked after one month, with over 200 million transactions processed. The network aims to balance serious products with memes to attract new users.

Nansen founder Alex Svanevik believes Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, citing the growth of trading in real-world assets and the increasing maturity of the crypto industry.

Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization, and institutional adoption.

A new Ethereum proposal (EIP-8361) suggests gradually burning validator rewards, reaching zero net issuance if staked ETH hits approximately 60.25 million, aiming to cap staking and enhance decentralization.

A group of Ethereum researchers and developers has proposed changing the network's issuance policy to cut validator rewards more sharply as the proportion of staked ETH rises. The proposal, called the Tapered Issuance Burn, would burn an increasing fraction of validators'…

XRP holders can now use wrapped XRP (FXRP) as collateral to borrow Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum. A $280 million lending pool managed by Sentora approved FXRP, opening a new isolated market on Morpho Blue.

Bitmine, an ether treasury company, has added $19.6 million in ETH to its holdings and repurchased 4.5 million of its shares as part of its crypto accumulation and stock-buyback program.

XRP holders can now borrow Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum without selling their tokens, thanks to a new integration between Flare's FXRP and Sentora's RLUSD vault on Morpho.

Tom Lee's Bitmine has bought 10,399 ETH over the past week, extending a buying streak that began in June 2025. The company now holds 5.8 million ETH, or about 4.8% of Ethereum's circulating supply.

Bitmine purchased 10,399 ETH last week, worth about $19.1 million at current prices. Chairman Tom Lee said ether's July outperformance versus the Nasdaq was its strongest in a year and signals improving fundamentals.

The Ethereum Foundation has appointed Pascal Caversaccio, a co-founder of crypto security response group SEAL 911, to its board. This move comes as the Foundation deepens its focus on privacy and security in its protocol strategy.

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark rate at 3.5%–3.75% on Wednesday, meeting near-universal market expectations. Bitcoin and Ethereum both dipped slightly shortly after the 2 p.m. ET announcement.

Ethereum's mainnet is largely absent from the booming perpetual futures market, with traders migrating to Hyperliquid, Solana, and Ethereum layer-2s like Arbitrum and Base. Builders argue Ethereum's future role is as a settlement and collateral base, not an execution layer.

Ethereum (ETH) remains stable around the $1,900 mark amid macro disruptions and global equities selling pressure.

Bitcoin traded above $64,000 on Wednesday, up 1% on the day, with the broader market green ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision at 2 p.m. ET, per CoinDesk data.

Morgan Stanley has launched two new exchange-traded products (ETPs) that track the performance of Ether and Solana, expanding its fund lineup beyond Bitcoin. The ETPs offer staking rewards and follow the firm's Bitcoin fund launched earlier this year.

Morgan Stanley has launched spot Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded products, allowing investors to stake a portion of their holdings and earn staking rewards. This move follows the firm's growing push into digital assets, including a Bitcoin ETF and tokenization plans.

1inch has opened Aqua, its shared DeFi liquidity layer, to all users across 13 EVM chains, eight months after a developer-only release.

Lido, a liquid staking protocol, has launched an upgrade to its staking infrastructure that aims to improve validator efficiency and decentralization. The upgrade introduces Curated Module v2, which adds support for Ethereum’s 0x02 withdrawal credentials.

Bitmine has purchased nearly 10,000 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 5.79 million Ether. The company's crypto holdings, cash, and marketable securities total $11.8 billion as of July 26.

Bitmine, a crypto treasury firm, has increased its Ethereum holdings to 5.79 million ETH, bringing its combined crypto holdings to $11.8 billion. This move brings the company closer to its goal of acquiring 5% of Ethereum's total supply.

Lido, the largest staking pool on Ethereum, has started its largest upgrade since 2023, consolidating over 8 million staked ether worth $16.5 billion onto Ethereum's post-Pectra validator design. This move is expected to cut Ethereum's total validator count by an estimate…

Bitcoin opened at $65,333.12 on Monday, July 27, 2026, 1.6% higher than Sunday's opening price. Ethereum opened at $1,953.02 on Monday, July 27, 2026, up 4.3% from Sunday's opening price.

Bitcoin (BTC) prices retake $65,000 as the U.S. and Iran hold fire, with oil prices dropping 5%. Ether (ETH) outperforms BTC, hinting at a potential altcoin rally.

The Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to pay $150,000 and produce remaining records to settle a FOIA lawsuit over its investigations into Ethereum.

Bitcoin is consolidating between $64,000 and $66,800 after a 13% July rally, awaiting a new catalyst as traditional markets offer little direction.

Ether's rally faces onchain headwinds, but rising staking demand and Google earnings could spark the push toward $2,100.

Bitcoin climbed to a two-week high around $65,500 as a rebound in Asian semiconductor stocks fueled a broader risk rally, with ether and several major tokens also advancing.