the Ethereum Foundation and Columbia University's School of Engineering have announced the establishment of the interdisciplinary Columbia-Ethereum Blockchain Protocol Design Research Center. The Ethereum Foundation will contribute up to $6 million to support the center's development, with a commitment to donate $500,000 annually for the first three years.

The Altcoin Season Index continues to reflect strong momentum in the cryptocurrency market, with a current score of 70/100, down slightly from yesterday's 72/100 but up significantly from last week's 50/100. This signals that altcoins are still outpacing Bitcoin in terms of market performance, with altcoin dominance remaining on the rise.

Ethereum's price recently fell below $4,700, currently trading at $4,687.38 per coin. Despite this decline, the cryptocurrency has seen a daily increase of 3.20%.

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cryptocurrency market experienced liquidations totaling $108 million in the past 24 hours. Of this amount, long positions accounted for $40.04 million, while short positions saw liquidations of $67.89 million.
A total of 55,335 traders were affected globally, with the largest single liquidation occurring on Hyperliquid's ETH-USD pair, valued at $3.53 million.

Bitcoin has dropped below 112,000 USDT and is now trading at 111,163.757813 USDT, with a narrowed 3.40% decrease in 24 hours.

Bitcoin's value has dropped below 115,000 USDT, currently trading at 115,022.76 USDT. This marks a daily decrease of 1.68%.

the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has risen to $4.125 trillion, marking a 5.4% increase over the past 24 hours. The 24-hour trading volume reached $195.0946 billion. Bitcoin's market capitalization stands at $2.33 trillion, while Ethereum's market cap is at $578.899 billion.

Ethereum has dropped below 4,300 USDT and is now trading at 4,299.189941 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 4.71% increase in 24 hours.

Solana's native token, SOL, has experienced a 15.5% decline since reaching a peak of $209.80, its highest in over six months. This downturn has sparked concerns about a potential bearish reversal, yet several indicators suggest otherwise. Solana's position as the second-largest decentralized exchange (DEX) ecosystem remains strong, with $111.5 billion in 30-day trading volumes, surpassing Ethereum's layer-2 networks and BNB Chain. The total value locked (TVL) on Solana has increased by 20% over two months, reaching $12.1 billion, further solidifying its position over BNB Chain. Key decentraliz

the Ethereum Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network is currently experiencing notable shifts in its validator queue. The exit queue reports approximately 445,845 ETH, valued at around $1.75 billion, with a recent peak of 744,000 ETH. The estimated waiting time for exiting is approximately 7 days and 18 hours.

Bitcoin has crossed the 117,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 117,046.742188 USDT, with a narrowed 1.54% increase in 24 hours.

Bitcoin short-term holders have reduced their selling activity as the cryptocurrency's price gradually rises above its recent low of $112,000. Onchain analytics platform Glassnode reported that profit-taking among Bitcoin Short-Term Holders (STH), defined as those holding for less than 155 days, has decreased. The firm's market report on Wednesday highlighted that Bitcoin STH spent volume, which measures the proportion of recent buyers in profit selling their Bitcoin, has dropped to 45%, falling below the neutral level

the cryptocurrency market witnessed liquidations totaling $222 million over the past 24 hours. Long positions accounted for $95.11 million of the liquidations, while short positions amounted to $127 million. Bitcoin (BTC) saw liquidations totaling $22.31 million, and Ethereum (ETH) experienced liquidations of $63.58 million.

Bitcoin has crossed the 115,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 115,111.007813 USDT, with a narrowed 0.98% increase in 24 hours.

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The cryptocurrency market turned sharply lower on Friday, with over $635 million in liquidations hitting Solana (SOL), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Cardano (ADA) hardest, as traders dumped long positions amid shifting macro sentiment.

Bitcoin recently experienced its third major profit-taking event in the current bull market. At the end of July, realized profits surged to between $6 billion and $8 billion, reaching levels comparable to the peaks in March and December 2024. The primary sellers in this phase, with Bitcoin prices above $120,000, were newly entered whales.

Bitcoin has dropped below 118,000 USDT and is now trading at 117,968.273438 USDT, with a narrowed 0.38% decrease in 24 hours.

Bitcoin (BTC) dropped below 118,000 USDT and is now trading at 117,947.96875 USDT, with a 0.40% decrease in 24 hours.