Sharps Taps Coinbase Validator—Why Solana Staking Is Shifting
Sharps Technology, a publicly listed medical device firm with a large SOL treasury, hired Coinbase to launch and operate its own Solana validator. SOL traded around $145, up roughly 2% on the day, as staking-related news added to a steady institutional bid. The
BitMine Locks Up 1M ETH: Why Institutions Want Ethereum Yield
BitMine hit a major milestone after a three-week staking spree of more than 1 million ETH .cwp-coin-chart svg path { stroke-width: 0.65 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-graph-container.positive svg path:nth-of-type(2) { stroke: #008868 !important; } .cwp-coin-widget-container .cwp-coin-trend.positive { color: #008868 !important; background-color: transparent !important; }
UK MPs Push to Ban Crypto Political Donations: Here’s Why
Senior Labour MPs have urged the UK government to ban political donations made in cryptocurrency, citing risks around anonymity and foreign interference. The news has made a splash across Britain, as Bitcoin continues to range between $90,000 and $92,500 following an overnight surge.
Arthur Hayes Flags Privacy Crypto as The Next Meta
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is making bold calls again. In his recent essay “Suavemente,” he declared privacy crypto, not memes or faster blockchains, as the dominant story for 2026. His fund, Maelstrom, has made Zcash its second-largest holding after Bitcoin, funded by rotating
Starknet Hit by Another Outage: What This Means for ETH Users
Ethereum Layer-2 network Starknet reportedly suffered fresh mainnet downtime, adding another outage to a growing list of reliability scares in 2025. While Starknet’s token price data stayed limited at press time, the network still secures around $548 million in value, so every hour
Solana vs Ethereum in Tokenization: Why It’s Not Winner-Takes-All
Venture firm Dragonfly says Ethereum and Solana will share, not fight over, the growing market for tokenized assets, arguing that “you can’t just have one blockchain.” ETH and SOL traded in a tight range after the comments, as both chains already attract heavy
Solana and Aptos Crypto Race to Go Quantum Resistant: Is Your Crypto Portfolio Quantum Safe?
Solana and Aptos developers started testing new “quantum-safe” security this week, aiming to protect their blockchains from future attacks by powerful quantum computers. SOL USD traded around $126 while APT price was near recent lows as traders mostly shrugged. Market Cap 24h 7d
