Lido begins consolidating $16 billion worth of staked ETH as Curated Module v2 rolls out
Major Ethereum staking project Lido is consolidating around a fifth of all staked ETH onto Ethereum's larger post-Pectra 0x02 validators, as part of a major protocol upgrade on Monday.This represents a consolidation of more than 8 million ETH, worth about $16 billion.These larger validators can hold…
Margex Unveils $2.7M Bitcoin Airdrop Campaign With "Never Sell — But Trade" Initiative
Victoria, Seychelles, July 27th, 2026, ChainwireMargex, a specialized digital asset trading platform powered by proprietary MP Shield technology, has officially unveiled a $2,700,000 Bitcoin incentive campaign designed to activate idle crypto capital. Timed precisely on the second anniversary of Don…
IREN vs. MSTR: Which Bitcoin Stock Is the Better Choice for Investors?
Bitcoin-linked stocks can now represent very different investments. IREN Limited IREN began as a miner, but its business is rapidly shifting toward AI cloud infrastructure, contracted GPU capacity and large data-center projects. Strategy Inc. MSTR has moved in the opposite direction. Its common shar…
Bybit named among CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026
Dubai, UAE, July 27th, 2026, ChainwireBybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has been named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list in the Digital Assets category, marking its latest recognition among companies shaping the future of global financial se…
Tether’s XAUt gold token receives Shariah certification to expand Islamic finance access
Tether’s gold-backed token XAUt has received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, a move that could expand access to the token among Islamic financial institutions and investors seeking Shariah-compliant exposure to physical gold.The certification found XAUt’s structure complies with key Isla…
Token Watch Launches Relationship Map for Crypto Projects, Investors, and Key People
Token Post-operated crypto asset data platform Token Watch has launched a relationship map feature that visualizes connections among projects, investors, and key people. According to ChainCatcher, the tool centers on crypto assets listed in the Korean won market and lets users search projects, inves…
Wall Street Money is Flowing into Ethereum ETFs and Out of Hyperliquid
Ethereum exchange-traded funds pulled in $103.9 million in the week ending July 24, the most of any spot crypto ETF and a third straight positive week for the product.Other major spot crypto ETFs drew fresh cash over the same five trading days. The inflows were broad but mostly small, and Ethereum …
Lavarage Brings Spot Leverage Trading to Any Solana Token — From Day-One Launches to Tokenized Stocks
Singapore, Singapore, July 24th, 2026, ChainwireThe Solana spot margin protocol now offers leverage and lending across 700+ live markets, spanning long-tail assets, tokenized stocks, and real-world assets. Every position is spot leverage on the real asset, not a synthetic future.Lavarage, the spot m…
Ethereum’s Falling Fees Do Not Mean Falling Use, Bitwise Finds
Ethereum network fee revenue fell 51% year-on-year to roughly $64 million in the second quarter, even as transaction activity rose and staking climbed to a record, according to a new Bitwise report.The decline reflected cheaper and more abundant blockspace rather than fading interest, the asset man…
LayerZero, Keeta enable tokenized bank deposits across Ethereum, Solana and Base
LayerZero and Keeta have partnered to enable regulated commercial bank money to move across public blockchains, as the two companies seek to expand institutional settlement infrastructure beyond closed banking networks.In a statement shared with The Block on Thursday, LayerZero said the partnership …
If Energy Prices Stay Elevated, ECB Likely to Raise Rates in September — Market Talk
0932 ET - If energy prices remain at the current elevated levels, the European Central Bank is likely to increase interest rates in September, Aberdeen Investments' Felix Feather says in a note. "An energy cost shock of that magnitude would be too great for the ECB to look through," he says. The ECB…