Ethereum News

Ethereum News

Finance

Ethereum Foundation finalizes sale of 10,000 ether to BitMine as part of its treasury strategy

The latest transaction follows a similar March deal in which the foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine, raising roughly $10.2 million.

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Tech

The Protocol: Mythos forces crypto industry to rethink security practices

Also: Aave’s $300 million recovery effort, crypto for AI agents, and Bitcoin proposal for Satoshi-linked tokens.

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Tech

A crypto coalition releases technical proposal to save Aave users from a massive token exploit

DeFi United, a coalition of multiple blockchain projects and crypto ecosystem individuals, has laid out a detailed plan to restore the backing of rsETH after this month’s Kelp DAO hack sent shockwaves through lending markets.

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Tech

Industry leaders are pouring hundreds of millions into a rescue plan for Aave users after massive crypto hack

The response to the DeFi recovery fund has quickly extended beyond Aave, and in some cases began with direct outreach.

DeFi community comes together to support AAVE users. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Fidelity Digital Assets says bitcoin is leading crypto market stabilization

Despite muted prices to start the second quarter, the report said improving onchain metrics and network activity point to a market finding its footing.

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Finance

Bitmine buys $236 million in ether as Tom Lee touts ETH as 'wartime store of value'

The firm has bought more than 5 million in ETH in just 10 months while most digital asset treasury companies have stopped accumulating.

Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, on the main stage during Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Aave raises nearly 80% of the $200 million it needs to cover bad debt left by Kelp DAO exploit

Blockchain analytics platform Arkham said that the largest contributors are Mantle and Aave DAO, having raised a combined $127 million.

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Finance

Bitmine to buy 10,000 ether for $23.9 million from the Ethereum Foundation

The transaction brings the firm’s holdings closer to its 5% of ETH target.

Screenshot of Tom Lee on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Finance

Aave rallies DeFi partners to contain fallout from $292 million KelpDAO hack

Industry players are coordinating a recovery effort as the year's biggest crypto theft rattled Aave, with Lido and EtherFi being firsts to offer aid.

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Tech

Inside the $71 million freeze on Arbitrum that has the crypto world questioning what decentralization really means

The emergency response prevented stolen funds from moving, but sparked debate over governance, control and the limits of decentralization on Layer 2s.

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