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Ethereum faces make-or-break moment in high-stakes balancing act as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount
While upgrades have improved efficiency and lowered costs, the ecosystem faces deeper structural questions around fragmentation, security, and purpose, even as it continues prioritizing base-layer scaling.

The genius and the danger of STRC: How Strategy’s new funding model bends so it doesn't break
Strategy's STRC has bitcoin a major bitcoin accumulation tool, but analysts warn the risks aren't as clear as the marketing makes them out to be.

Bitcoin miners are losing $19,000 on every BTC produced as difficulty drops 7.8%
The average production cost was sitting at $88,000 per bitcoin in mid-March, according to Checkonchain's difficulty regression model.

Bitcoin options signal extreme fear as downside protection premium hits new all-time high, says VanEck
Despite stabilizing spot prices, investors remain defensive, with leveraged speculation cooling and realized volatility dropping from 80 to 50, suggesting a cautious market sentiment.

Grayscale wants to bring the world's hottest crypto trading frenzy to your brokerage account
The Hyperliquid network has seen significant growth, with weekly derivatives trading volume exceeding $50 billion and 24-hour fee revenue of $1.6 million.

It could cost you up to $6 million to grab lunch with Donald Trump
Qualifying for Trump’s crypto gala can cost as little as $70,000 or as much as several million, with rankings driven by timing and strategy rather than sheer holdings.

Nasdaq winning SEC approval to move stocks onchain shows how Wall Street is taking charge of crypto tech
Nasdaq's structure the SEC approved opens door to bring blockchain benefits to equities, while preserving the same-old intermediaries and market structure, industry insiders say.

DeFi risk management giant Gauntlet sees $380 million exit as OKX crypto campaign ends
Gauntlet noted that deposits are now back to same levels before the campaign, and has navigated large capital swings before due to incentive campaign endings, airdrops, and shifts in market conditions which regularly produce short-period swings in either direction.

Wall Street heavyweight Cantor among investment banks pitching FalconX for its potential IPO
Crypto trading firm FalconX's CEO has previously said it is considering a public listing.

Quadruple witching arrives tomorrow as markets brace for potential bitcoin volatility
Bitcoin tended to show muted performance on quadruple witching days in 2025, followed by weakness in the days to weeks after.

