Strategy bought over 21,000 Bitcoin after raising $2.5 billion from a preferred stock offering, the largest initial public offering in the US this year.

Strategy buys 21K Bitcoin with 2025’s biggest public offering

Vitalik Buterin says adoption alone is not progress. Are today’s Ethereum- 
based systems truly autonomous, or just decentralized in name and centralised 
in control? Ethereum’s core mission still needs defending Ethereum (ETH) turns 
ten today, Jul. 30. The anniversary comes at…

What Ethereum built in ten years — and what it still hasn’t delivered

The Smarter Web Company PLC announced the purchase of 225 bitcoins on 
Wednesday as part of its ongoing corporate treasury strategy. Smarter Web PLC 
Spends £19.9M on 225 Bitcoin Acquisition The London-listed technology firm 
paid an average price of £88,482 per Bitcoin, totaling £19,908,550. This 
acquisition increases the company&#8217;s total Bitcoin holdings to 2,050. The […]

UK’s Smarter Web Company Buys 225 Bitcoin, Boosts Treasury to 2,050 BTC

Aave has rejected from high-timeframe resistance at $316 and is now 
approaching a critical support zone. While short-term weakness has emerged, 
the broader structure may still favor bullish continuation. After failing to 
break through the $316 high-timeframe resistance, Aave (AAVE)…

Aave crypto price eyes $227 confluence zone as bullish structure tested

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has acknowledged a Nasdaq 
filing proposing an amendment to BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA). This 
proposal seeks to enable the ETF to stake its Ethereum holdings, allowing it 
to participate in the ETH proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and potentially 
earn staking rewards. What Happens When Institutional Staking Goes Mainstream? 
BlackRock just received regulatory acknowledgment to include staking in its 
Spot Ethereum ETF. As mentioned by Çağrı Yaşar on X, acknowledging the filing 
isn’t a minor regulatory checkbox. It’s the US Securities and Exchange 
Commission (SEC) handing institutions a key, and not just to ETH price action, 
but to its engine. Related Reading: Analyst Says The Patient Will Be Rewarded 
As Ethereum Price Retests 4-Year Resistance This staking isn’t about price 
speculation. It’s about alignment, incentives, governance, and yield. Unlike 
traditional asset holding, staking involves actively securing the network by 
validating transactions and supporting ETH’s consensus. With recent regulatory 
approvals allowing BlackRock and other institutions to include staking in Spot 
ETH ETFs, this will enable Wall Street to hold ETH as a speculative asset. 
Thus, they can begin earning from the yield generated by the ETH core protocol 
mechanics, and integrate deeply into the network infrastructure. However, if 
ETH staking becomes ETF-native, it will redefine what it means to invest in a 
financial network. ETH would become the first global-scale digital 
infrastructure where traditional capital markets not only invest, but they 
become active participants in the protocol. The SEC has effectively validated 
ETH’s consensus model as not only secure but worthy of institutional 
involvement. This is how empires shift, and not with headlines, but with 
details no one expected. This highlights that major shifts in power or systems 
don’t always announce themselves loudly. Instead, they often happen quietly, 
through small regulatory changes. ETH isn’t becoming Wall Street-friendly. 
Wall Street is becoming ETH-compatible. This is when a new technology enters 
mainstream finance, and people assume it’s being reshaped to fit traditional 
systems. Furthermore, Yaşar noted that the network effect has just turned 
financial. This means that the value of a network grows as more participants 
join. Why Institutions Are Backing Protocol Infrastructure In an X post, 
VirtualBacon stated that BlackRock and JPMorgan aren’t investing in Ethereum 
for speculative hype or short-term price gains. Instead, their focus lies on 
ETH’s growing role as a foundational platform for real-world asset (RWA) 
tokenization and stablecoin infrastructure. Related Reading: Analyst Forecasts 
Major Surge For Ethereum Price, Eyeing $4,000 In Its Best July Yet Larry Fink, 
the CEO of BlackRock, has been unequivocal about his vision for ETH’s future, 
stating that he aims to tokenize stocks and build investment funds directly on 
the ETH blockchain. This marks a significant institutional endorsement of ETH 
as a platform for next-generation finance. Meanwhile, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan 
has softened his previously cautious stance on cryptocurrencies, especially 
following recent regulatory clarity provided by initiatives under the GENIUS 
Act. This shift signals growing openness among traditional financial leaders 
to integrate blockchain technology into mainstream finance. Featured image 
from iStock images, chart from tradingview.com

BlackRock Staking For Its Spot Ethereum ETF Has Been Acknowledged — But What’s Coming For ETH?

Ethereum price is painting an ascending triangle pattern breakout with a price 
target of around $16,700.