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FTX Estate Moves $75M in ETH to Wintermute as Ether Nears $2,800

Nethermind 2.0 Cuts Ethereum Archive Storage to 2.1 TB

Ethereum ICO Whale Buys $23.7M in ETH at $2,794

Big Banks See Ethereum as More Than a Crypto Asset

Trueo Expands Prediction Markets to Ethereum as DeFi Developments Accelerate

Ethereum Reclaims $2,700 as BitMine Nears 6M ETH

Bitmine Buys $75M in ETH as Tom Lee Sees Institutional Demand

Ethereum Price Clears $2,700 as Whales Shift $106M Into ETH

Vitalik Buterin Reaffirms Ethereum’s Push for Privacy

Crypto ETF Flows Diverge as Ether Outflows Hit $376M

Lido Starts Validator Consolidation as Morpho and Base Advance Onchain Infrastructure

Ethereum Sets Oct. 6 Sepolia Test for Glamsterdam Amid Builder Risks

Ethereum Staked Value Tops $104B as PoS Lead Widens

Ethereum Launches Multi-Party Block Construction on Mainnet

Ethereum Targets October 6 for Glamsterdam Sepolia Upgrade

Senate CLARITY Act Vote Fails; Ethereum and Aave Advance New Initiatives

Ethereum’s Economic Security Surpasses $100B as Staking Recovers

Ethereum Glamsterdam Targets October 6 Sepolia Fork

Ethereum Whale Moves $37M in ETH to OKX at a Loss

CLARITY Act Could Reshape Ethereum’s Regulatory Future

Ethereum Treasury Firms Expand ETH Holdings as BitMine Nears 6 Million

Ethereum Gas Abstraction Could Hide ETH, Not Remove Its Demand

Ethereum ETFs Draw $216M as Institutional Demand Returns

Robinhood CEO Challenges Issuer Veto Power Over Stock Tokens

Ethereum Narrows Hegotá Upgrade as Glamsterdam Testing Advances

Ethereum Price Must Break $2,530 to Extend Recovery

SGX Opens Ethereum Perpetuals to U.S. Institutional Investors

Ethereum Hegotá Upgrade Takes Shape as Frame Transactions Lead

Ethereum Gains Institutional Momentum as ETH Staking Expands

FTX Estate Moves $75M in ETH to Wintermute as Ether Nears $2,800
FTX’s bankruptcy estate transferred 27,372 ETH worth about $75.32 million to market maker Wintermute through six wallets. The movement comes as Ether trades near $2,750 and gains 15% over the week.

Nethermind 2.0 Cuts Ethereum Archive Storage to 2.1 TB
Nethermind 2.0 introduces a flat state database that brings a full Ethereum mainnet archive to about 2.1 TB, alongside faster execution, Safe contract upgrades and new Puffer infrastructure.

Ethereum ICO Whale Buys $23.7M in ETH at $2,794
An Ethereum ICO-era wallet spent $23.7 million on 8,492.8 ETH at an average price of $2,794, six months after selling ETH near $2,010.

Big Banks See Ethereum as More Than a Crypto Asset
Major financial institutions are exploring Ethereum as infrastructure for tokenized financial products, while Layer-2 and privacy technologies could help address institutional confidentiality requirements.

Trueo Expands Prediction Markets to Ethereum as DeFi Developments Accelerate
Trueo is expanding its prediction-market protocol to Ethereum mainnet, while ZisK, cp0x and Balancer-related developers announce major developments across Ethereum’s DeFi and infrastructure ecosystem.

Ethereum Reclaims $2,700 as BitMine Nears 6M ETH
Ethereum has recovered above $2,700 as BitMine expands its holdings to nearly 6 million ETH and the network approaches its next Glamsterdam milestone.

Bitmine Buys $75M in ETH as Tom Lee Sees Institutional Demand
Bitmine added 27,562 ETH worth about $75.2 million, bringing its Ethereum holdings to nearly 6 million ETH. Chairman Tom Lee says institutions could increase crypto exposure in the final quarter of 2026.

Ethereum Price Clears $2,700 as Whales Shift $106M Into ETH
Ethereum climbed above $2,700 as two large wallets committed a combined $106.4 million to ETH. One whale rotated $86.5 million from Bitcoin into Ethereum and staked the entire position.

Vitalik Buterin Reaffirms Ethereum’s Push for Privacy
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says he will continue pushing privacy as Ethereum develops. The network’s current roadmap includes privacy, quantum resistance and scaling improvements.

Crypto ETF Flows Diverge as Ether Outflows Hit $376M
U.S. crypto ETFs showed sharply different demand patterns during the Sep. 14–18 week, with Bitcoin recovering while Ether remained under pressure.

Lido Starts Validator Consolidation as Morpho and Base Advance Onchain Infrastructure
Lido has begun moving validators to Ethereum’s 0x02 withdrawal credentials as it prepares to consolidate 8.4 million staked ETH. Meanwhile, Morpho is adding Coinbase Tokenized Stocks as collateral on Base, while Base prepares Validity Transactions for its Cobalt upgrade.

Ethereum Sets Oct. 6 Sepolia Test for Glamsterdam Amid Builder Risks
Ethereum developers are preparing to test the Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia on Oct. 6, while warning that malicious testnet builders could exploit free test ETH to disrupt block production.

Ethereum Staked Value Tops $104B as PoS Lead Widens
Ethereum has surpassed $104 billion in staked value, according to the supplied figures, putting it well ahead of Solana and other major proof-of-stake networks. The data highlights Ethereum’s large share of capital committed to securing PoS blockchains.

Ethereum Launches Multi-Party Block Construction on Mainnet
Ethereum’s Multi-Party Block Construction system is now live on mainnet, allowing multiple builders to contribute transactions to a single block while extending the existing PBS framework.

Ethereum Targets October 6 for Glamsterdam Sepolia Upgrade
Ethereum developers are targeting October 6 for Glamsterdam’s Sepolia testnet activation as testing continues ahead of the next major network upgrade.

Senate CLARITY Act Vote Fails; Ethereum and Aave Advance New Initiatives
The U.S. Senate rejected a procedural motion to advance the CLARITY Act, while TheDAO Security Fund launched a new Ethereum security funding round and Aave proposed institutional lending against custodied collateral.

Ethereum’s Economic Security Surpasses $100B as Staking Recovers
Ethereum’s economic security has climbed back above $100 billion for the first time since February 2026, highlighting a strong recovery in the capital securing the network through staking.

Ethereum Glamsterdam Targets October 6 Sepolia Fork
Ethereum developers are targeting October 6 for the Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia as testing continues ahead of a planned Q4 mainnet rollout.

Ethereum Whale Moves $37M in ETH to OKX at a Loss
Two Ethereum wallets dormant for more than a year transferred 14,700 ETH worth about $36.94 million to OKX. Onchain data suggests the coins were acquired in 2021 at significantly higher prices.

CLARITY Act Could Reshape Ethereum’s Regulatory Future
The CLARITY Act could give Ethereum a clearer US regulatory framework for staking, DeFi and digital commodities if it advances through the Senate and becomes law.

Ethereum Treasury Firms Expand ETH Holdings as BitMine Nears 6 Million
Ethereum treasury firms continue accumulating ETH, with BitMine nearing 6 million ETH as institutional demand and staking activity expand.

Ethereum Gas Abstraction Could Hide ETH, Not Remove Its Demand
EIP-8141 could let Ethereum users pay gas with ERC-20 tokens such as USDC, but ETH would remain important for transaction settlement, paymasters and network security.

Ethereum ETFs Draw $216M as Institutional Demand Returns
Ethereum spot ETFs attracted approximately $216.4 million in a single day, led by BlackRock’s ETHA, highlighting renewed institutional demand for ETH.

Robinhood CEO Challenges Issuer Veto Power Over Stock Tokens
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has weighed in on whether companies should control third-party tokenized versions of their shares, arguing that secondary-market rights should depend on the legal structure of the token.

Ethereum Narrows Hegotá Upgrade as Glamsterdam Testing Advances
Ethereum developers are narrowing Hegotá while Glamsterdam moves deeper into public testing, marking another major phase in Ethereum's 2026 roadmap.

Ethereum Price Must Break $2,530 to Extend Recovery
Ethereum is holding above $2,400, but ETH needs to break $2,530 to confirm a stronger recovery and open the path toward higher resistance.

SGX Opens Ethereum Perpetuals to U.S. Institutional Investors
Singapore Exchange has opened its Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual futures to eligible U.S. institutional investors after receiving CFTC authorization, expanding regulated access to crypto derivatives.

Ethereum Hegotá Upgrade Takes Shape as Frame Transactions Lead
Ethereum developers have selected Frame Transactions as a Hegotá headliner, while Coinbase and Moov expand stablecoin infrastructure and Payy introduces a new chargeback model.

Ethereum Gains Institutional Momentum as ETH Staking Expands
Institutional Ethereum adoption is expanding as companies increasingly combine ETH treasury strategies with staking and long-term network participation.
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