In Q2 2026, Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo drastically reduced its Bitcoin exposure by cutting its shares in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust from 648,923 to 40,723, a 93.7% drop. It also nearly eliminated its Bitcoin call options while adding a large put option position, signaling a more cautious or complex strategy. Meanwhile, the bank nearly tripled its holdings in the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, increasing from 116,200 to 349,600 shares, showing a clear shift toward Ethereum-based investments. This move may reflect broader market trends where Bitcoin ETFs faced significant outflows, while Ethereum and altcoins attracted more interest, though recent data shows mixed flows for both assets.
Ethereum is set to upgrade its network with EIP-8141, introducing 'frame transactions' that split one transaction into up to 64 programmable frames. This new transaction type enables native account abstraction, gas sponsorship, and atomic batching, a...
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan highlights three main crypto investment themes: Bitcoin as a hedge against currency debasement, Zcash for privacy, and a decade-long tokenization trend involving assets like ETH, SOL, and UNI. He predicts Bitcoin will break it...
The SEC approved changes to Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d), explicitly naming XRP alongside Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana as digital assets meeting commodity-based trust standards. This approval allows crypto trusts to hold at least 85% in qualifying assets ...
Ethereum's price is trading around $2,479, up 1.3% in the last day, with a market cap of $302 billion, maintaining its position as the second-largest cryptocurrency. It has gained nearly 30% against Bitcoin this month, signaling strong bullish moment...
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices fell as investors anticipate crucial U.S. inflation data and European Central Bank rate decisions. Bitcoin dropped 1.75% to $79,599 and Ethereum fell 2.45% to $2,455 amid expectations of a possible Federal Reserve rate hik...
