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Ethereum's largest liquid staking protocol, Lido, has begun migrating more than 8 million ETH worth nearly $16.5 billion to a new staking architecture. This could reduce Ethereum's validator count by almost one-third without reducing the amount of ETH securing the network.
Crypto
Markets price a hold at Wednesday's decision, but a real minority sees a surprise hike, with Citadel Securities and UBS among those flagging the risk.
ADA is pinned at $0.1638 in a volatility squeeze with zero directional momentum, while smart money stacks longs at a 2.2-to-1 ratio.
XRP at $1.09 is a market at war with itself — derivatives books loaded with smart-money longs while the chart flatlines below every key moving average. Either $1.
BNB is coiling in a suffocating compression zone around $570 with a dangerously crowded long book and momentum sitting dead flat — a setup that historically precedes sharp liquidation events.
ETH is pressing against a near-perfect resistance convergence at $1,975 with MACD momentum flatlined at a zero-line decision point — a clean breakout opens the door to $2,120, but a rejection here
Leading cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez on Tuesday identified $73.75 as the “most critical” level for Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), where millions worth of SOL were accumulated.
The digital asset market continues to fuel debate on the factors that truly influence prices. For Raoul Pal, founder of Real Vision and former fund manager at Goldman Sachs, the answer is not found in announcements or traditional fundamentals.
Bitcoin is pinned at $64,436 with its MACD histogram flatlined at zero and 62% of the market crowded long — a fragile setup that resolves violently in either direction.
Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whose tenure was defined in the crypto industry by the agency's lawsuit against Ripple Labs, has been confirmed as the ninth Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
Jito's bears haven't seized full control yet, with a rebound still on the table.
The sale reflects waning investor confidence, potentially signaling broader market skepticism about Bitcoin's short-term growth prospects. BlackRock clients sell $55M in Bitcoin amid volatile fund flows in 2026.
Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shed 3,170 BTC over the past seven days, all while Ethereum (ETH) ETFs added 37,959 ETH over the same stretch.
Jurassic Finance plans to tokenize Deaton, a Triceratops prorsus skull, on Solana (SOL) in what the project calls the first tokenized dinosaur.
XRP slid to around 160.05, off roughly 5% in a single day.
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams says v4 protocol fees are added to existing LP rates after governance activated fees across seven chains.
After a sharp selloff tied to the CLARITY Act delay, XRP has begun to recover.
Tether and the Nairobi Securities Exchange will explore tokenized securities, instant settlement, investor education and possible USDT use.
In the week running July 20 to July 26, memecoin activity on Solana's spot DEXs reached levels not seen since August last year.
Citadel's macro team says Wednesday's hike isn't about the data. It's about Warsh's best shot at making a surprise actually count before the market stops being surprised.
