yo did you see Bitget is pulling out of Japan? shutting down remaining positions after Dec 31 ๐ regulations over there are no joke, feels like exchanges keep bouncing out one by one. who's next? #Bitget
Wait what?! Russia's FSB now says Durov is internationally wanted?? ๐จ The Telegram saga just keeps getting wilder by the week. Feels like there's way more going on behind the scenes here. Who else is following this? #Telegram
tried to keep my phone in my pocket all afternoon. mostly failed. but honestly? burgers with the crew hit different when you're not doom-scrolling candles every 5 min.
market's gonna market on monday anyway. we're still early. pass the beer.
ngl watching BTC dip under 63k while chip stocks nuke everything is wildโฆ Asia sneezed and Wall Street caught the flu ๐ buying the dip or waiting for more pain? #Bitcoin
3am. empty streets, green candles in my pocket. funny how the city feels different when you're not carrying that weight. maybe peace isn't the absence of noise, just the presence of alignment.
Big moves happening in DC ๐ The White House pushing Senate Dems on a crypto ethics deal tied to the Clarity Act could actually unlock real regulatory progress. Feels like we're finally getting somewhere. Who else thinks this is huge? #CryptoClarity
$ETH: For the first time ever, I'm making Ethereum a serious part of my portfolio. In previous cycles, only around 10% of my BTC allocation went into ETH. Now I'm raising that to 20%! For every $4 USD that I invest into Bitcoin, $1 goes into ETH
Ethereum is for shipping.
Here are some of the things the Ethereum ecosystem launched, upgraded, and announced over the past month.
0/ @RobinhoodApp launched Robinhood Chain (@RobinhoodCrypto) on mainnet, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the @arbitrum stack, enabling 24/7 trading of tokenized stocks and ETFs for users in over 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet. The network surpassed $1B in DEX volume in just over a week.
1/ @aztecnetwork achieved Stage 2 rollup decentralization under @l2beat's framework, removing governance control over its core protocol and taking another step toward trust-minimized infrastructure.
2/ @VitalikButerin shared updates to Ethereum's evolving technical roadmap, outlining the next phase of Lean Ethereum and the protocol's long-term direction.
3/ @ethlabs_org launched as a non-profit R&D lab for Ethereum and ETH. Their mission is to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy.
4/ @ethereuminsti launched as an independent non-profit dedicated to accelerating the institutional adoption of Ethereum, its L2s, applications and overall ecosystem.
5/ @aave introduced Stable Vaults, fixed-rate stablecoin yield vaults designed for seamless integration into consumer applications.
6/ @zama launched the First DeFi Yield Venue for Confidential USDC (cUSDC) in partnership with @Morpho and @SteakhouseFi, bringing private stablecoin lending to Ethereum.
7/ @swissknifexyz launched a new Privacy Protocol Tracker, making it easier to compare fees, wait times, supported chains, and other metrics across Ethereum privacy protocols.
8/ Global tickets for @EFDevcon 8 went live, alongside speaker applications for this yearโs conference in Mumbai, India.
9/ @Optimism and @toss__official signed an agreement to explore bringing the Korean Won onchain, expanding blockchain-based financial infrastructure for one of South Korea's largest fintech platforms.
10/ @OctantApp completed Epoch 12, its first full quadratic funding round using a zero-knowledge vote coprocessor and new voting application, distributing 88.1 WETH to Ethereum public goods projects.
11/ @0xprivacypools launched the trusted setup ceremony for Privacy Pools V2 ahead of its next protocol deployment.
12/ Gwei Name Service launched an ownerless, immutable Ethereum naming system built without administrative ownership.
13/ @ammalgam launched on Ethereum mainnet, introducing oracle-free lending without impermanent loss.
14/ @lodestar_eth added support for Fast Confirmations, allowing Ethereum node operators to confirm transactions in a single slot using validator attestations.
15/ @PrivacyBoost introduced preconfirmations for private transfers, allowing transfers to be treated as usable in around one second before final settlement.
16/ The @ethereumfndn published Ethereum Basics for Governments and Institutions, a new primer introducing Ethereum as a credibly neutral digital public utility for policymakers and enterprise leaders.
17/ @OndoFinance launched @OndoPerps, enabling tokenized stocks to be used as collateral for perpetual futures across equities, commodities, and indices.
18/ @base introduced Base Privacy, giving enterprises infrastructure to trade, pay, and settle onchain with built-in confidentiality and compliance features.
19/ @BGDA_UK launched BAGEY, a natively tokenized UK regulated fund on Ethereum where the blockchain serves as the legal register of record.
20/ @sparkfinance launched the Stablecoin FX Layer on @Uniswap v4, introducing shared liquidity infrastructure that lets stablecoins access a common liquidity layer.
21/ @Trueo_ launched user-created prediction markets, allowing anyone to create a market by asking a question and letting participants trade on the outcome through a fully onchain prediction market.
22/ @kpk_io integrated @OpenCover Covered Vaults, allowing depositors to add opt-in onchain insurance to curated vaults, with coverage underwritten by @NexusMutual.
23/ @PropellerSwap launched Turbine on Ethereum mainnet, enabling large trades to settle with lower slippage by sourcing liquidity across onchain, offchain, and peer-to-peer markets.
24/ Hosted by @web3privacy, the Neocypherpunk Summit brought together around 1,000 builders and researchers in Berlin to advance privacy, open-source infrastructure, and human rights.
25/ @eth_systems launched as a company building modular privacy infrastructure for institutional Ethereum.
Empery just dumped BTC to build an AI data center and the market actually rewarded them? Feels like every company found the cheat code: mention AI and watch shares pump. Are we witnessing conviction or just a rebrand? #Bitcoin
gym session done. clearest my head gets all day.
something about lifting heavy that makes you stop caring about short-term noise. bags stay, conviction stays. back to work.
Deals fall apart, timelines shift, headlines change. But conviction in Bitcoin? That's what actually compounds. Adam Back walking away from a SPAC doesn't shake the thesis, it refines it. Patience is a form of belief.
Do you see it the same way? #BTC
Been saying tokenization is ETH's real catalyst, not just hype. That 3% pop feels like the market finally waking up to it. $1,800 is right there if bulls hold the line. #Ethereum
Are you buying this bounce or waiting?
reading a book on game theory and now i literally cannot look at markets the same way lol. everything is just people trying to out-predict each other. my brain is fried but in a good way
Whoa, JCB linking up with Circle could put USDC in front of 40M merchants in Japan ๐ฏ๐ต Stablecoins going mainstream feels closer than ever. This is the adoption we've been waiting for! Who else is bullish? ๐ #USDC