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The Ethereum Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the Merge Data Challenge 🐼. The challenge ran for ~9 weeks surrounding the Merge, allowing for data analysts to gather and review information both before and after the big event. Participants submitted a treasure trove of data and analysis in 45(!) different blog posts. Enjoy combing through the many insights and, as everything is open source, feel free to open things up and extend/modify the analysis! Prizes Prizes are divided into three tiers, based on the overall quality, scope, extensibility, and usefulness to the community. Gold ($30k prize) 🥇 Silver…

Amidst the market’s bullish momentum, Shiba Inu coin, SHIB, is stealing the spotlight again. During the past 24 hours, Shiba Inu has soared by over 5x.  According to Shibburn data, over 6 million Shiba Inu coins were eliminated from circulation- that level of token destruction reignites talk of scarcity-driven rallies. The SHIB price dropped nearly 1.2% in the past day, outpacing Bitcoin’s 2% drop. The chart below illustrates the recent spike in burn rates, confirming bullish momentum. Source: Shibburn SHIB price is around $0.000013, a 24-hour trading volume of $364.24 million and a market cap of $7.85 billion. The Shiba…

Key takeawaysPump.fun limited token supply in the ICO and locked transfers for 72 hours, creating urgency and fueling retail FOMO.Over 10,000 wallets joined the sale, many pre-funded via PumpSwap, enabling rapid participation and fast capital inflow.The platform processed $448M directly on Solana, using its high-speed, low-fee design to complete the $500M sale in under 12 minutes.Post-sale, Pump.fun announced strategic acquisitions, token buybacks, and ecosystem expansion to reinforce momentum and justify its $4B valuation.Launched in early 2024, Pump.fun has become the go-to platform for launching Solana-based meme coins — no coding required. Anyone can spin up a token, open it to trading,…

Ethereum has been gaining ground in recent times, especially among institutional investors, as they believe that the leading altcoin is set to outperform Bitcoin. This is evidenced by the large buys that have dominated ETH as Ethereum treasury companies become a major player in the space. Amid this, billionaire and CEO of Galaxy Digital Investments, Mike Novogratz, has revealed the important level for Ethereum to beat to enter price discovery. Ethereum Price Needs To Cross $4,000 În an interview with SquawkBox, Novogratz points to the recent strength of Ethereum amid rapid accumulation as a reason for it being a better…

Institutional interest in cryptocurrencies was piqued after “Crypto Week” in the US saw the passage of the industry’s key stablecoin bill, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, or GENIUS Act.Signed into law by US President Donald Trump on July 18, the GENIUS Act bans yield-bearing stablecoins in the world’s largest economy, which may increase the demand for Ether (ETH) and Ethereum-based yield-generating decentralized finance protocols, according to industry watchers.Signaling growing demand for the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, a group of crypto researchers and public market experts announced the launch of the largest yield-bearing Ether fund for institutional investors,…

Key points:Bitcoin has pulled back into the $115,000 to $110,530 support zone, where buyers are expected to mount a strong defense.ETH has been holding near the overhead resistance as investors pour money into the spot ETH ETFs.Repeated failure to maintain Bitcoin (BTC) above the $120,000 level in the past few days may have tempted short-term traders to book profits. That pulled the price below the $115,000 level on Friday.BTC’s consolidation seems to be shifting investor interest toward Ether (ETH), causing a capital rotation, according to new research shared on X by crypto market insight company Swissblock. According to Farside Investors’ data,…

Ripple’s chief technology officer David Schwartz confessed that he once faked fan questions for Black Sabbath and filtered the responses of recently deceased rock legend Ozzy Osbourne during what was meant to be an authentic Q&A with fans — an experience he now regrets.“I cheated,” Swartz said in an X post on Thursday.“To me personally, it was a failure, but to everyone else it was a success,” recalling his time at WebMaster when, as an employee, he was assigned to type out responses to fan questions for Osbourne — who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76 —…

Community & educationCrowdsourcing Technical Ethereum Content in TaipeiNic LinOpen call for technical papers from Taipei’s Ethereum community.Community & educationCrypto Economics Security ConferenceBerkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized IntelligenceThe Crypto Economics Security Conference (CESC) bringing together researchers and practitioners to discuss the most recent developments in web3.Community & educationCryptoversidadEducational content on Ethereum blockchain fundamentals in Spanish.Community & educationCypher Plato BAMCypher_platoOpen online Spanish course teaching junior developers the basic technical knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the Ethereum ecosystem in Latin America, created by a crypto study group from Platohedro.Community & educationDevcon ScholarshipsEthereum CaracasScholarships to attend and support Devcon VI for key…

A pair of Solana (SOL)-based altcoins is dipping in price after gaining support from the largest crypto exchange by trading volume in the US. In a new thread on the social media platform X, Coinbase Assets says it is adding support for Jito Staked SOL (JITOSOL) and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Metaplex (MPLX). “Jito Staked SOL and Metaplex are now live on http://coinbase.com and in the Coinbase iOS and Android apps. Coinbase customers can log in to buy, sell, convert, send, receive or store these assets.” News of the support caused both assets to dip as JITOSOL is trading for…

Digital asset platform OSL Group has secured $300 million in equity financing, marking the largest publicly disclosed equity raise in Asia’s crypto sector to date. On Friday, the company announced that it will deploy the funds in three growth areas: acquisitions, global business initiatives like payments and stablecoin infrastructure and boosting its working capital. The raise is part of OSL’s broader strategy to expand its international presence.OSL described the raise as a “milestone” for the company that signals market recognition of its long-term trajectory and crypto business model. “This US$300 million equity raise marks a major milestone in our journey…