Bitcoin futures shed $3B in leverage as traders trims risk

Bitcoin futures shed $3B in leverage as traders trims risk

Bitcoin futures began August with a significant recalibration in positioning. In the first four days of the month, aggregate futures open interest (OI) fell from $83.63 billion to $79 .85 billion, a $3.78 billion drop in notional terms. This followed Bitcoin’s price dropping around 2.8%, indicating that most of the decline stemmed from position closures […]

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 400 TPS and “Ethereum on your phone”: Vitalik Buterin & Tomasz K. Stańczak dropped big news at ETHKyiv 2025

400 TPS and “Ethereum on your phone”: Vitalik Buterin & Tomasz K. Stańczak dropped big news at ETHKyiv 2025

The following is a guest post and opinion of Rostyslav Bortman, Founder of Ethereum Ukraine. Even in wartime Kyiv, innovation doesn’t pause. At ETHKyiv 2025, more than 100 hackers proved it—shipping privacy-first dApps, competing for grants, and showing what’s possible when the world’s toughest challenges meet Web3 grit. But the real shockwaves came from the […]

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 BlackRock’s BUIDL fund hit by $447M outflow after 18-month record breaking $2.8B inflow

BlackRock’s BUIDL fund hit by $447M outflow after 18-month record breaking $2.8B inflow

BlackRock’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, BUIDL, recorded approximately $447 million in net outflows over the past 30 days, marking its steepest monthly drawdown since launch, according to data from RWA.xyz. The redemptions, concentrated in the Ethereum-based BUIDL-I share class, coincide with outflows from other major Treasury-backed products, including Superstate’s USTB and Circle’s USYC, which saw […]

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 Bitcoin difficulty predicted to fall 5% as hashrate dips

Bitcoin difficulty predicted to fall 5% as hashrate dips

The Bitcoin network’s hash rate has exhibited pronounced volatility in 2025, peaking above 1,000 EH/s on several occasions while displaying frequent intraday dips as low as 700 EH/s. This behavior has directly affected the varied adjustments to mining difficulty, which have been recalibrated seven times in the past eleven weeks. As of block height 907200, […]

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 Ethereum sets sight on becoming the ‘global computer’ in the next 10 years

Ethereum sets sight on becoming the ‘global computer’ in the next 10 years

Ten years ago, Ethereum was little more than an idea on Reddit. Today, it stands as one of the most significant technological innovations in modern finance. Co-founded by Vitalik Buterin in 2013, Ethereum began with a vision to move beyond Bitcoin’s perceived limitations. Ethereum’s early days That vision sparked interest from fellow technologists, including Gavin […]

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 Ethereum captures 40% of futures market as Bitcoin loses speculative momentum

Ethereum captures 40% of futures market as Bitcoin loses speculative momentum

Ethereum’s recent rally against Bitcoin appears to be gaining further strength, with derivatives data signaling a notable change in market sentiment. On July 29, blockchain analytics firm Glassnode revealed that Ethereum’s share of open interest in the perpetual market has climbed to nearly 40%. This marks the highest level recorded since April 2023. Historically, only […]

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