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Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Lack of Innovation in Ethereum Scaling Ecosystem

The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has opposed what he mentioned as a lack of originality in the recent layer-2 and blockchain scaling landscape. As per a blog post released on February 5, Buterin mentioned that the ecosystem has now become more comfortable with rolling out similar EVM-based chains that

February 5, 2026 2 mins read

Payy Debuts Privacy-Enabled Ethereum Layer 2, Supporting MetaMask Wallets

Payy has launched a new privacy-focused Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, which makes the everyday crypto transfers invisible to the public by default while still running on popular wallets like MetaMask.  On the public blockchains wallets transactions and balances are visible, and this can be tracked, which leads to the

February 5, 2026 2 mins read

ETH Price Analysis: Downtrend Persists, Support Seen at $2,100–$2,000

Ether (ETH), the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization, extended its recent downturn on Wednesday, with the price retreating to as low as $2,109.06 before staging a modest rebound. At the time of writing, ETH is trading around $2,171.77, down 4.12% over the past 24 hours, reflecting notable weakness following

February 4, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Eyes Frame Transactions as Hegota Headliner

The core developers of Ethereum have kept “Frame Transactions” on the shortlist of Hegota headliner candidates, and Vitalik Buterin publicly connected in the proposal thread the next day and stated that the design can acquire ERC-4337-style mempool acceptance rules through paymasters.  At the time of writing, the price of ETH

February 4, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Treasury Firm BitMine Faces $7B Unrealized Loss Amid Crypto Downturn

BitMine Immersion Technologies, one of the largest publicly recognized holders of Ethereum (ETH), is currently struggling with unrealized losses of almost $7 billion due to the recent crypto market downturn, which has pushed its Ethereum treasury significantly into the red. The company’s Ether position, acquired at an average price of

February 2, 2026 2 mins read

OnlyFans in Talks to Sell 60% Stake in Deal Valued at Up to $5.5 Billion

According to the report by The Wall Street Journal, OnlyFans, a London-based subscription platform is reportedly talking to the  Architect Capital, a U.S. private Equity firm, to sell its 60% stake. If the deal goes through, then it could value OnlyFans at $3.5 billion or $5.5 billion, including debt. OnlyFans

January 31, 2026 1 min read

Ethereum Foundation Unveils Multi-Year Austerity Plan

The Ethereum Foundation has publicised a multi-year austerity programme made to balance development priorities with long-term financial sustainability, as stated by the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin.  Buterin verified the pull-out of 16,384 ETH, which will be positioned over the coming years to back the core development mission of Ethereum.

January 30, 2026 2 mins read

Crypto Market Volatility Intensifies Following Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expiry

As the broader crypto market tumbles today, down around 5.31% with the total market capitalization falling to $2.83 trillion, major cryptocurrencies are seeing sharper losses. The selling pressure has been further intensified by the expiry of billions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts, which have added to

January 30, 2026 2 mins read

Bit Digital Exits on Bitcoin Mining to Focus on Ethereum Staking and AI Infrastructure

Bit Digital, a Nasdaq-listed crypto company, has officially announced that it will exit Bitcoin mining and will mainly focus on Ethereum staking and AI infrastructure. Sam Tambar, CEO of Bit Digital, said that Bitcoin mining has not produced sufficient income for the company. Rising costs, hardware limits, and lower efficiency

January 30, 2026 2 mins read