ETHCC 2025 Shows Ethereum’s Builders Are Focused, Not Flashy

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The Ethereum Community Conference just wrapped up in Cannes, and it felt like a milestone moment. What started years ago as a grassroots developer gathering now looks a lot more like a serious summit. ETHCC has always been about ideas, but this year it doubled down on maturity, direction, and what it means to build … Read more

NFT sales jump 10% to $136.5m, CryptoPunks shows 26% pop

NFT sales jump 10% to $136.5m, CryptoPunks shows 26% pop

The non-fungible token (NFT) market saw a 10.44% increase in sales volume to $136.5 million. This marks the second consecutive week of growth for the sector. According to the latest data, the surge is occurring as the Bitcoin (BTC) price has risen to the $108,000 level. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has experienced a … Read more

BlackRock holds at least $5.4b in Bitcoin-related holdings, new filing shows

BlackRock holds at least $5.4b in Bitcoin-related holdings, new filing shows

BlackRock revealed its Bitcoin-related holdings, primarily tied to its multi-billion-dollar investments in Strategy. Major financial institutions are steadily building their Bitcoin (BTC) positions. According to BlackRock’s form 13F filing, detailing its institutional holdings for the first quarter of 2025, the asset manager held $5.4 billion in Bitcoin-related equities in the United States. The vast majority … Read more

Bull Market Signs As Kraken Exchange Quarterly Report Shows 29% Spike In Volume

With the publishing of its quarterly report, Kraken exchange has seen a spike in volume and user activity - is the bull run upon us?

Leading crypto exchange Kraken has reported $472 million in revenue for Q1 2025. Amazingly, it is up 19% from the previous year despite a volatile Q1 that saw BTC drop below $65,000. In a positive sign for the anticipated bull market, Kraken’s trading volume on the platform rose 29% year-over-year, and funded accounts grew by … Read more

Crypto death toll hits 3.7m since 2021, with 50% of coins wiped out post-Pump.fun era, research shows

Crypto death toll hits 3.7m since 2021, with 50% of coins wiped out post-Pump.fun era, research shows

More than 3.7 million cryptocurrency tokens have failed since 2021, with nearly half of those collapses occurring during the Pump.fun-driven memecoin craze. Millions of tokens have failed since 2021, with nearly half of those collapses recorded in 2024 and early 2025, according to new research by crypto pricing platform GeckoTerminal. The number of dead tokens … Read more