A group of influential Ethereum whales, known as “7 Siblings”, has sold 19,461 ETH valued at US$88.2M in a 15-hour period, according to blockchain analytics. This is part of a deliberate asset management strategy; the group had previously accumulated over 103,543 ETH and is now moving funds through multiple wallets.Continue Reading

Pantera Capital has invested over US$300M in digital asset treasury companies and launched two dedicated DAT funds. The company backs DATs to outperform ETFs through NAV growth and yield strategies. Their NAV growth strategies include share issuance, staking rewards, and convertible debt. Pantera Capital has committed over US$300 million (AU$459.45Continue Reading

The Grayscale DeepBook Trust and Grayscale Walrus Trust offer accredited investors direct exposure to two core Sui blockchain protocols. DeepBook has processed over US$10B (AU$15.35B) in trades, while Walrus raised US$140M (AU$214.84M) for scalable, privacy-focused on-chain data storage. Sui’s DeFi activity reached a record US$2.3B (AU$3.53B) TVL in July, withContinue Reading

The Layer-1 blockchain Qubic claims it successfully executed a 51% attack on Monero’s network, which resulted in a six-block reorganisation and replaced 60 previously confirmed blocks. Qubic’s attack was a “high-stakes technical confrontation” that involved incentivising Monero CPU mining through its own network to gain control of the majority hashrate.Continue Reading

Ethereum core developer Federico Carrone was released after being detained for 24 hours in Turkey on accusations of “helping others misuse Ethereum”. Carrone believes the arrest was connected to a 2022 academic paper he co-authored that analysed privacy protocols on Ethereum and Tornado Cash. His case highlights a growing trendContinue Reading