The optional pathway could reduce confirmation times in certain cross-chain transactions from about 13 minutes to 12–24 seconds without changing Ethereum's protocol-level finality.
Ethereum's lead in open interest on Hyperliquid signals a shift in trader sentiment, highlighting potential risks in decentralized platforms. Ethereum overtakes Bitcoin in open interest on Hyperliquid.
BlackRock's Ethereum ETF success highlights growing institutional interest in crypto, potentially boosting market legitimacy and adoption. BlackRock ETF clients buy $15M worth of Ethereum.
The Bitget hack has entered a new phase, with attackers now chain-hopping stolen assets.
The newly created address made the withdrawals over a three-hour period on Sept. 29.
The funds posted net inflows for a seventh consecutive trading day, with no ETF recording an outflow on Sept. 28.
Blackrock's ETHA accounted for $15.3539 million of the Sept. 28 inflows, while total ETF net assets reached $17.692 billion.
Scammers stole approximately $2 million in ETH through a fake bridge that simulated being the mainnet of the blockchain network GIWA, deceiving decentralized exchange DYORSWAP, which initially mistook the fraudulent infrastructure for the project's actual launch. According to a reconstruction published by DYORSWAP, the fraudulent bridge received around 767.
Sept. 28 public fills show BTC and ETH futures activity before the scheduled 08:00 UTC Bitcoin withdrawal restart.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies reported holding 6,001,302 Ethereum tokens at the close of September 27, 2026. The company's aggregate treasury in cryptocurrencies, cash, and investments totaled $17.2 billion on the same cutoff date. The firm maintains 5.07 million ETH placed in staking mechanisms, equivalent to 84% of its reserves of this asset.
Ether traded at $2,696 at 9:37 a.m. ET (13:37 UTC) Sept.
The tally covered Binance, Bybit and OKX during the hour before 1:17 p.m. ET on Sept.