Ethereum's move towards post-quantum security could bolster its resilience, potentially influencing market confidence and future valuations. Ethereum proposes post-quantum deposit contract to enhance staking security.
Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) completed its largest weekly acquisition since early July, purchasing 32,447 ETH tokens. Based on Monday's market price hovering around $2,500 per token, the transaction totaled approximately $81 million.
Version 1.22.2 adds two signing-state safeguards, but public physical validation of the alleged substitution path is limited to Flex.
Ethereum could target $5,363 after breaking its current resistance, but a pullback toward the $2,235 realized price first remains possible.
EIP-8390 proposes offchain ZK finality proofs but defines no replacement API or prover incentive and supplies no reproducible GPU benchmark.
Can a single upgrade close a gap of more than 50%? That is the question behind the latest Claude AI price prediction, where the model predicts Ethereum (ETH) reaching $3,500 to $4,000 by year's end 2026, with $3,800 as the realistic base case.The chart already moved first.
Bitmine added another 32,447 ETH to its treasury last week as ether posted its strongest weekly gain since May 2025. The company now holds 5.85 million ETH, with more than 5.06 million tokens staked.
Abraxas Capital purchased 73,872 ETH worth $173.17 million from Binance.
The tokens represent shares held by regulated custodian Alpaca and can be traded or used in decentralized finance applications on Base.
Tom Lee's BitMine buys $81 million in Ethereum as ETH breaks $2,500. The company now holds 5.85 million ETH, nearing its 5% supply target.
Ethereum has gained about 31% in seven days, reviving expectations of a broader altcoin rotation. Yet BlockchainCenter's index remains at 43, below the 75 threshold needed for altseason. Bitcoin still controls more than 59% of total market value, showing that capital has not fully rotated.
BMNR gains as Bitmine expands its Ethereum treasury and staking position