Long positioning in Ethereum (ETH) futures strengthened sharply over the past day, with a notable shift toward ‘USD-margined' contracts—an often-institutional segment of the derivatives market—suggesting that leverage demand is building even as some accounts appear to be trimming exposure after a short-term run-up. According to data compiled by Coinglass, which tracks the trading behavior of the top 20% of accounts by margin balance (labeled ‘top traders'), ETH recorded the largest day-over-day increase in net long bias among major tokens in the USD-margined market.
An Ethereum Research proposal explores a practical post-quantum signature verification path for EVM wallets using an optimized SPHINCS-based design.
Lido says Luganodes has integrated with Lido V3 to offer institutional Ethereum staking vaults using the protocol's new stVaults primitive.
Ethereum is tracking toward another weak quarter even as staking-related signals keep the longer-term network story alive.
Ethereum's dominance in tokenized ETFs highlights its pivotal role in the evolving DeFi landscape, but also underscores potential systemic risks. Ethereum leads tokenized ETFs market with $438M cap and 74% share.
The firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies, chaired by Tom Lee, accelerated its institutional accumulation strategy by purchasing more than $135 million in Ether. With this massive move, the former Bitcoin mining company has raised its total reserves to a historic 5,620,754 ETH, a figure currently valued at approximately $10 billion in the financial market.
While the market questions Ethereum, some institutional investors have chosen to acquire more. BitMine, clearly, fits into this perspective, with massive accumulations of ETH, aiming for a position contrary to the current trend, to better rebound at the end of the tunnel in an ecosystem more than ever plagued with doubt.
Exchange Reserves rose by 76,000 ETH during the past week.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has significantly increased its Ethereum holdings with a new $135.6 million ETH purchase, reinforcing its position as one of the largest corporate holders of the cryptocurrency. The acquisition comes just before the companys Series A preferred stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BMNP.
A cryptocurrency wallet believed to be associated with BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has acquired 3,000 ETH worth approximately $5.42 million, according to on-chain data shared by blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. The transaction occurred shortly after a reported US-Iran peace agreement boosted sentiment across the digital asset market.
BitMine continued buying Ether through the market downturn, growing its stake to nearly 5% of the circulating supply while generating staking yield amid mounting ecosystem challenges.
Arthur Hayes boosts Ethereum exposure with a 3,000 ETH OTC purchase tracked on-chain.