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Thu 5 Nov
Amundi and CACEIS launch first tokenised share class for AMUNDI FUNDS CASH EUR
European asset manager Amundi has worked with CACEIS to launch the first tokenised share class of its AMUNDI FUNDS CASH EUR money market fund. The hybrid model lets investors use traditional channels or subscribe to the J28 EUR DLT (C) class, recorded on the public Ethereum blockchain.
Vitalik Buterin says survival, not expansion, is crypto firms' priority for next two years
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said crypto firms should prioritise survival over aggressive expansion for the next two years and improve security, noting recent major breaches centred on user interfaces and centralised infrastructure. He urged exchanges and custodians to move core processes onchain.
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum will embrace AI and other frontier technology
Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum will change over the coming years to make use of frontier technology, including graphics processing, while staying decentralised and able to handle several tasks in parallel. He said the network itself uses conservative hash-based cryptography, while applications built on it can try different technical routes.
Wallet linked to @polypol87446165 sells $6.36m of ETH and stETH, Ai Yi says
On-chain analyst Ai Yi says a wallet linked to @polypol87446165 (0x52ee...AAE3) redeemed tokens from Aave over the past 10 hours and sold $6.36m of ETH and stETH on-chain at an average price of $2,428.
Ethereum Foundation sets out fork-by-fork plan for Lean Ethereum by 2029
The Ethereum Foundation said its Strawmap targets Lean Ethereum by 2029, with H* the last fork without Lean features, I* adding leanVM and Lean transactions, J* adding Lean proofs, data availability sampling and PCS, and stage L completing the work.
Ethereum Economic Zone launches Rollup X devnet to demonstrate synchronous composability
The Ethereum Economic Zone, co-initiated by Gnosis and Zisk with Ethereum Foundation funding, launched the Rollup X devnet at Devcon 8. It aims to let a contract on an EEZ rollup or Ethereum mainnet call another contract in a single transaction, using ETH as the default gas token with no new token.
F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun's address sells 6,200 wstETH for $18.5m USDC
On-chain analyst Yu Jin (Ember) monitored that during ETH's rise from $2,315 to $2,440 late last night, F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun's address sold 6,200 wstETH for $18.5m in USDC, equal to 7,740.2 ETH at an average of $2,390, before sending the USDC to Binance.
Wed 4 Nov
Cow Protocol says CoW Swap completes first rollup swap using Ethereum mainnet liquidity
Cow Protocol said CoW Swap completed what it called the first rollup swap using Ethereum mainnet liquidity, filling a single order signed on Rollup X within the same transaction without a bridge, waiting period or extra signature.
21,294 ETH worth about $51.8m sent from unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional
Whale Alert monitoring shows 21,294 ETH moved from an unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional at 15:17 UTC, worth about $51.8m at the time of transfer.
Ether breaks above $2,400, up 4.46% on the day
Ether broke above $2,400 and was trading at $2,402.22, up 4.46% intraday, OKX market data showed.
Blast Layer 2 network shuts down, users given 12 months to recover assets
The Blast Layer 2 network has closed, and users with assets in Blast L2 wallets, pending withdrawals or Blast Mobile can reclaim ETH or dollar assets through an official recovery site open until 4 November 2027.
Short liquidations drive $135m in crypto losses over an hour, CoinGlass says
CoinGlass data show $135m in crypto liquidations in the past hour, about 89.6% of it from short positions. Over 24 hours, 102,157 traders were liquidated for $576m, with the largest single order on Binance's ETHUSDT pair at about $5.03m.
L2BEAT rebrands as ETHBEAT and widens research to privacy and ZK
L2BEAT has rebranded as ETHBEAT, saying its research now covers privacy, interoperability, tokens and ZK beyond Ethereum Layer 2, while it keeps monitoring Layer 2. It will also study liquid staking and issue a guide for screening projects on the CROPS principles.
Scroll proposes shifting to permissioned privacy AI network and moving SCR to Ethereum mainnet
A protocol upgrade proposal on the Scroll DAO forum would turn Scroll into a permissioned app-specific network focused on privacy AI and migrate the SCR token to Ethereum mainnet. The Scroll Foundation would lead the upgrade and asset migration if it passes, with SCR supply and tokenomics unchanged.
Ethereum staking yields fall to about 2.2% as participation grows
Ethereum staking yields have fallen to about 2.2% from an average of 4.5% in 2022 as more ETH is staked, pushing holders such as BitMine toward first-loss cover and covered calls for higher returns.
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