NFTs
Aaron Sage deems BLUR ‘the worst thing to happen’ in NFT space; others disagree
BLUR has achieved a 55% market share by focusing on NFT traders looking to make profits.
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Ethereum news today
The latest Ethereum news today — live ETH price updates, staking and validator activity, Layer-2 growth, DeFi ecosystem trends, EIP upgrades, and ETF flow headlines. CryptoSlate’s editorial team covers Ethereum around the clock, from on-chain data and gas fee trends to governance and regulation, with breaking stories added throughout the day.
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Wallets
Ethereum launches ERC-4337 “smart accounts”
The upgrade allows for account recovery, group-access wallets, and more.
Crime
Arbitrum-based DEX ArbiSwap rugs users days after launch – token down 99%
Based on on-chain data, the Arbi rug pullers stole roughly 84 ETH from the project and already moved it to Tornado Cash.
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Hacks
Indian exchange Bitbns admits it was hacked for $7.5M last February
Bitbns CEO Gaurave Dahake said that the exchange was taken offline to analyze certain anomalies in prices when the team discovered a hack.
Gaming
Unity launches decentralized technology tools for game developers
The decentralization category on the Unity Asset Page includes 13 verified solutions for game developers that allow different functionality.
Analysis
Non-exchange ETH supply exceeds 25M after 7 years
Last time non-exchange addresses held over 25 million ETH was in 2016.
Staking
Ethereum nears staking withdrawals with Shapella upgrade on Sepolia
Developers completed a testnet upgrade in preparation for next month's launch.
DeFi
‘Free’ Goerli ETH tanks 43% after rising to $1.60 during the weekend
Goerli ETH tokens are supposed to be free but a market has been created for them, leading to their value rising to a high of $1.60.
CBDCs
Coinbase’s ‘Base’ rekindles suspicions over Ethereum’s network neutrality
Chris Blec argued that Coinbase's newly announced product Base is a WEF play for CBDCs and a cashless society.
