Articles Tagged “Ethereum”
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World Chain Ships EIP-7928 Access Lists Before Ethereum
World Chain went live August 17 streaming EIP-7928 block access lists every 200ms, targeting 1 gigagas per second with no new validator hardware.
Ethereum Hegota Upgrade Shortlists 66 EIPs for 2027
Ethereum's 2027 Hegota upgrade is down to 66 candidate EIPs, with FOCIL the only one locked in and a three-proposal package aiming at native privacy.
Fidelity Ether ETF Staking Would Pay Quarterly Cash
Fidelity's amended FETH filing would stake up to 100% of the fund's ether, keep 85% of gross rewards, and pay holders quarterly cash distributions.
Zama Brings FHE Privacy Tokens to 70M Revolut Users
Zama's FHE confidentiality token listed on Revolut across the EEA on August 11, reaching 70 million customers with zero fees and self-custody withdrawals.
1inch Aqua Opens Shared DeFi Liquidity on 13 Chains
1inch opened its Aqua protocol to all users across 13 EVM chains, letting providers back multiple positions from one self-custodied balance.
Morgan Stanley E*TRADE Opens Spot Crypto to US Clients
Morgan Stanley's E*TRADE now offers spot Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trading 24/7 with a flat 0.50% commission, custody handled by Zero Hash.
Kraken Launches USD-Settled Bitcoin and Ether Options
Kraken options on XBT/USD and ETH/USD settle in dollars across 4 expiry tenors, with portfolio margin on by default and RFQ access at launch.
Ethereum Tokenized Assets Top $19B, Lead All Chains
Ethereum's L1 now hosts over $19.3B in tokenized real-world assets — about 65% of all public-chain value — as institutional adoption accelerates in 2026.
Baillie Gifford's BAGEY Bond Fund Expands to Ethereum
Baillie Gifford brought its UK-regulated BAGEY tokenized bond fund to Ethereum, adding a second chain to a BNY-custodied product targeting ~7% yield.
Ondo Finance Brings Tokenized Securities On-Chain With Shareholder Rights Intact
Ondo Finance launches tokenized securities on Ethereum, enabling fractional on-chain ownership of ETFs and stocks with real shareholder rights.
Ethereum Institutional: A Fee-Free Front Door for Bank On-Chain Adoption
Ethereum Institutional launches as an independent nonprofit giving banks and asset managers a neutral, fee-free contact for tokenization and stablecoin adoption.
Zerohash Launches Staking-as-a-Service to Bring Crypto Yield to Brokerages
On June 25, 2026, zerohash launched Staking-as-a-Service, letting banks and brokerages embed compliant Ethereum staking via one API — with no minimum thresholds.
Tokenized US Treasuries on Ethereum Hit Record $8B as On-Chain Yield Doubles in 6 Months
Tokenized US Treasuries on Ethereum reached a record $8B market cap on May 7, 2026, doubling in six months as BlackRock's BUIDL, Ondo's USDY, and Franklin Templeton lead institutional on-chain adoption.
Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Targets 10,000 TPS and 78% Lower Fees
Ethereum's next hard fork Glamsterdam is on track for June 2026, raising the gas limit from 60M to 200M, cutting fees by 78%, and targeting 10,000 transactions per second.
Biconomy and Ethereum Foundation Propose ERC-8211: The Execution Standard for AI Agents in DeFi
ERC-8211 is a new Ethereum smart batching standard enabling AI agents to execute complex multi-step DeFi transactions atomically — co-published by Biconomy and the Ethereum Foundation with a live reference implementation.
Ethereum Gets a Commerce Layer for AI Agents — ERC-8183 Enables Trustless Hire-Deliver-Pay Workflows On-Chain
Virtuals Protocol and the Ethereum Foundation propose ERC-8183, a new standard that lets autonomous AI agents transact commercially using escrow contracts and on-chain evaluators.
Ethereum Foundation Quadruples Its Maximum Bug Bounty to $1 Million — Funded by the $220M DAO Security Reserve
Critical vulnerabilities that could affect the entire Ethereum blockchain now qualify for payouts up to $1 million, backed by $220 million in unclaimed funds from the 2016 DAO hack.
Tokenized Real-World Assets on Ethereum Surpass $17 Billion — Up 315 Percent in a Year
Ethereum's RWA market hits $17B as BlackRock, JPMorgan, and institutional giants move traditional funds onchain, driven by post-GENIUS Act clarity.
Robinhood's Layer 2 Blockchain Logs 4 Million Transactions in Its First Week
The trading giant's Ethereum L2 testnet is already buzzing with 600,000 smart contracts deployed and 100ms block times.