https://lecoin.news/tag/eth/ Ether (ETH). Le Coin. News on every corner: crypto, DeFi, and beyond. Every story names a primary source, a time and a hash. en-us https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-ethereum-glamsterdam-delay/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-ethereum-glamsterdam-delay/ Core developers called off the Oct. 26 activation on the Hoodi testnet so they can study how EIP-8037's gas changes interact with existing contracts. No new date is set, the Ethereum Foundation says. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:32:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-chart-desk/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-chart-desk/ Circle's USDC supply on Ethereum fell by about 570.1 million tokens in the week to Oct. 20, Ethereum's median base fee stayed below 0.1 gwei every day, and the network burned about 205 ETH in base fees. Markets published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:24:29 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ The OCC adopted its final rule for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, Standard Chartered signed agreements to take full ownership of crypto custodian Zodia Custody, solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live at about 9:36 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $84,448.57 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 2.36% above Tuesday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:31:45 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-21/ Bank Negara Malaysia switched on a distributed-ledger system for tokenized bonds and sukuk settled around the clock in central-bank money, solana's Alpenglow upgrade is set to activate at about 9:20 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $83,186.39 at 6:20 a.m. ET, 0.83% above Tuesday's 4:00 p.m. ET close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:36:56 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-20/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-20/ FINMA approved Switzerland's first exchange-traded retail fund that invests directly in bitcoin, Mastercard opened its AI-agent payment system to developers, Strive closed its $630 million SATS preferred offering, and bitcoin was at $82,499.45 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.86% above Monday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:27:26 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/eth-staking-record-yield-falls/ https://lecoin.news/markets/eth-staking-record-yield-falls/ Bitwise counts a record 43.80 million ETH staked, 35.9% of supply, while the yield fell to 2.63%; Solana's slipped too. Markets published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:16:25 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-20/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-20/ J.P. Morgan Asset Management put a long-term return range on bitcoin for the first time while keeping it out of its main risk models, the SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets comment period closes today, and bitcoin was at $81,471.27 at 6:05 a.m. ET, 0.40% below Monday's 4:00 p.m. ET close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:35:04 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-19/ JPMorgan's Kinexys page now lists its JPM Coin deposit token as issued on Ethereum as well as Base, Mesh said wallet crypto will be spendable wherever Visa is accepted, and bitcoin was at $81,798.63 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.36% above Friday's close after giving back most of its morning gain, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:18:49 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/jpm-coin-ethereum/ https://lecoin.news/markets/jpm-coin-ethereum/ JPMorgan's Kinexys page now lists Ethereum alongside Base as a home for its dollar deposit token, putting bank money on the same public chain as dollar stablecoins. Markets published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:04:27 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-19/ The CFTC's exclusion of sportsbook and casino bets from its swap definition takes effect today with its Federal Register publication, starting a comment period through Nov. 18 on it and a companion event-contract proposal, while bitcoin sits 1.30% above Friday's 4:00 p.m. ET level on CoinGecko data after a Sunday-afternoon dip. Briefs published Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:01:14 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum-upgrades/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum-upgrades/ Changes to Ethereum start as written proposals called EIPs, move through review and client testing, and take effect for everyone at once in a scheduled hard fork. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:32:57 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/mev-basics/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/mev-basics/ Whoever orders the transactions in an Ethereum block can capture extra value, which searchers find, builders package, validators mostly collect and some users now get back. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:32:46 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/staking/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/staking/ A plain guide to how Ethereum staking works under its consensus rules, what a validator earns and risks, and how Lido and Rocket Pool let people stake without running 32 ETH alone. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:12:02 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/rollups/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/rollups/ A plain guide to what a rollup is, how it posts data to Ethereum, how withdrawals are challenged, and how Base sets its own withdrawal window. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:02:55 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-16/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-16/ Bitcoin was at $81,506.05 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 0.98% below Thursday at the same time and its lowest 4:00 p.m. ET level since Sept. 20, per CoinGecko; the CFTC's event-contract proposal and casino-style rule are set to publish in Monday's Federal Register; and Schwab said its crypto accounts are now open to all eligible retail clients. Briefs published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:36:34 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-16-schwab-crypto-expansion/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-16-schwab-crypto-expansion/ Schwab says every eligible retail client can now open a Schwab Crypto account, a day after its earnings release cited plans to expand digital assets; New York and Louisiana residents remain excluded. Markets published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:26:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-16/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-16/ Bitcoin is 0.42% below Thursday's 4:00 p.m. ET level on CoinGecko data after a flat night, while MSCI's list of potential deletions under its new screen, a US judge's refusal to vacate Gemini's CFTC consent order and Strive's upsized preferred deal lead the overnight filings ahead of 8:30 a.m. ET import prices. Briefs published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:14:10 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-chart-desk/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-chart-desk/ BitMine has reported the same staked ETH in 10 straight weekly releases, Riot sold 9,665 bitcoin against 3,060 mined in the first half of 2026, and USDT and USDC supply on Ethereum fell from October 2025 to September 2026. Markets published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:59:19 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-15/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-15/ Bitcoin was at $82,308.83 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the U.S. session, 0.69% above Wednesday at the same time, per CoinGecko, after September PPI printed the largest monthly rise since March 2022; Visa put Visa Direct USDC prefunding into commercial deployment with Inyo Global; and Cross River integrated Ripple's RLUSD into its core banking system. Briefs published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:45:46 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-15/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-15/ Bitcoin is 1.09% lower on Coinbase since Wednesday's 4:00 p.m. ET close after a hard Asia session, Farside shows U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $261.4 million and $129.5 million Wednesday, and EDGAR filings show Riot moving custody from NYDIG to BitGo and Gemini's registration of Winklevoss Capital Fund's resale going effective, with September PPI due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Briefs published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:59:50 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-vaneck-steth-etf-withdrawal/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-vaneck-steth-etf-withdrawal/ A Form RW accepted at 5:07 p.m. ET says VanEck does not intend to proceed with the fund, and confirms no shares were ever sold. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:19:04 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-14/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-14/ Bitcoin closed the U.S. session at $81,797.60 on Coinbase, 1.71% below Tuesday, after a hotter September CPI print; Cipher Digital priced $850.0 million of 0.00% converts due 2032; and the European Banking Authority classified Circle's USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token under MiCA. Briefs published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:29:13 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-cpi-crypto/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-cpi-crypto/ Consumer prices rose 0.6% in September on an energy jump, with core up 0.3%. Kalshi traders put a 31% chance, as of 2:16 p.m. ET, on an October rate hike, and bitcoin and ether are lower since the 8:30 a.m. ET release. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:27:52 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-standard-chartered-uae-crypto-trading/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-standard-chartered-uae-crypto-trading/ The bank said on Oct. 14 that eligible clients in the UAE will be able to buy and sell BTC and ETH through their existing accounts, with the bank managing custody and settlement in a closed loop. Dubai's VARA lists it as a licensed broker-dealer. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:14:39 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-14/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-14/ Bitcoin is flat on Coinbase since Tuesday's U.S. close with September CPI due at 8:30 a.m. ET, Farside shows U.S. spot ether ETFs took in $24.8 million Tuesday after 10 straight outflow sessions, and EDGAR filings show Strive launching a 15% SATS preferred and Consensys Software selling its entire direct SharpLink stake. Briefs published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-blackrock-q3-digital-asset-flows/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-14-blackrock-q3-digital-asset-flows/ BlackRock's Q3 earnings release, filed as an 8-K exhibit Oct. 14, shows digital-asset AUM rising to $79.6 billion from $48.8 billion, on $7.9 billion of net inflows and $22.9 billion of market gains, all in ETFs. Markets published Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:24:05 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-13/ Bitcoin closed the U.S. session nearly unchanged from the morning on Coinbase, Strategy's latest proxy materials set Nov. 1 for STRC daily dividends and Jan. 1 for the other three preferreds if the Oct. 28 vote passes, and Cipher Digital filed to offer $850 million of 0.00% converts due 2032. Briefs published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:29:09 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/bitmine-eth-share-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/markets/bitmine-eth-share-2026-10-13/ BitMine's weekly filing puts its ether at 6,028,946 tokens, which it says is 4.9% of supply, with 5,067,309 staked, the same staked figure it has reported in each of its last nine weekly filings. Markets published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:47:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-13/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-13/ Bitcoin is mildly higher on Coinbase since Monday's U.S. close while ether and solana are softer, South Korea's Kospi closed down 5.46% with the Nikkei off 1.82%, and Monday's Farside print extended U.S. spot ether ETF net outflows to 10 straight sessions. Briefs published Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/eigenlayer/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/eigenlayer/ EigenLayer is a set of smart contracts on Ethereum that lets people "restake" assets to secure other services. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/ethereum/ Ethereum is a public blockchain that runs smart contracts, which ethereum.org defines as programs that run on the Ethereum blockchain. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/robinhood-chain/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/robinhood-chain/ Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum layer-2 (L2) blockchain built by Robinhood Markets using Arbitrum technology. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-12/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-12/ Bitcoin ended the U.S. session 0.59% above Friday's close on Coinbase after fading from its morning level, Evernorth's shares touched $19.38 before closing down 1.05%, per Nasdaq, and Farside had not yet published Monday's spot-ETF flows at 4:22 p.m. ET. Briefs published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:53:29 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ Majors are higher on Coinbase since Friday's U.S. close but have given back part of the weekend gain, spot ether ETFs logged a ninth straight outflow day on Friday, and Evernorth's XRPN is set to start trading on Nasdaq Monday. Briefs published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:54:16 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-11-ledger-cryptobilis-thefts/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-11-ledger-cryptobilis-thefts/ Ledger says one device sold through its Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis carried an unauthorized hardware implant, and blockchain analytics firm Bitquery counts $93.2 million taken from 315 wallets, most of it in Tether's USDT on TRON. Protocols & Policy published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:19:01 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/token2049-singapore-2026-takeaways/ https://lecoin.news/markets/token2049-singapore-2026-takeaways/ A venue co-owned by NYSE's parent published its trading rules, Samsung set a late-October date for USDC transfers, and Securitize says its tokenized US stocks are live on Solana. Markets published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:19:01 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/drake-bunker-mode-2026-10-07/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/drake-bunker-mode-2026-10-07/ Drake says it is now reasonable to brace for the signature scheme behind most bitcoin and ether wallets to break, in the worst case within months, citing AI's progress in math. Critics who answered him on X said he showed no evidence of a break. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:24:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-07/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-07/ Bitcoin is down 2.4% on Coinbase since the U.S. close, ether 4.1% and solana 3.0%, and the Fed publishes its September minutes this afternoon. Briefs published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400