Ether.fi has separated its Ethereum staking token weETH from restaking exposure by creating a new token, weETHs, for higher-risk, higher-yield restaking. This allows users to choose between standard staking rewards with weETH or additional restaking rewards with weETHs. The change comes as Ethereum researchers propose capping staking rewards once staking participation hits a threshold, a move criticized for potentially harming smaller stakers and staking products. Ether.fi, holding $3.55 billion in deposits, aims to clarify risk choices for users amid ongoing debates about Ethereum's staking economics.
On October 22, Binance's Ethereum perpetual futures market recorded a single liquidation of a long position valued at $2.4 million. The liquidation occurred when the ETH price hit $2,400. This event highlights the risks involved in leveraged trading ...
Ether (ETH) price slipped below the $2,400 mark on October 22, trading at $2,398.98 with an intraday loss of 4.53%. This decline continues a pattern of volatility around the $2,400 threshold, as ETH also briefly dipped below this level on October 19 ...
Ethereum researchers have proposed the Decoupled Consensus, a major redesign to reduce transaction finality from about 16 minutes to 4 minutes. This change would free up capital tied in cross-chain transfers by about 75% and enhance security against ...
A crypto whale purchased approximately $7.22 million worth of nine different tokens within 24 hours. The largest buys were 378,129 Lighter (LIT) tokens valued at $1.4 million, followed by 6.61 million Ethena (ENA) and 3 million Ondo (ONDO) tokens, ea...
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $524.8 million on Wednesday, extending a three-day inflow streak to about $1.07 billion and reversing October losses by roughly $460 million. This inflow surge follows a prior two-week outflow totaling around $910 mil...
