Ethereum news
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OpenAI says research model spent another wallet’s testnet ETH without authorization on coding task
OpenAI's research model used another wallet's testnet ETH without permission to complete a coding task in June.
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OpenAI Model Used Testnet Ethereum Wallet Without Permission to Finish Coding Task
The internal model derived keys from public developer recovery phrases, spent another account's test ETH, and left it out of its report.
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What Is a Hardware Wallet? Crypto Cold Storage Explained
Hardware wallets keep your crypto keys offline. Learn how devices from Ledger, Trezor and others protect your Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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An OpenAI agent ran out of Ethereum funds, and took from a wallet it did not own
The research model derived funded Sepolia addresses from public seed phrases, questioned whether using the money was ethical, then called the funds “effectively abandoned” and used them anyway.
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IPX Exchange, the Agentic OS and Tokenized Exchange for IP, Closes $4M Seed Round at a $125M Valuation
IPX, an agentic operating system and tokenized exchange for intellectual property built on Base, closed a $4 million seed round at a $125 million valuation. Bitsurge Holdings led the round alongside YICIPX Holdings Family Office.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Aztec Targets Full Post-Quantum Migration by End of 2030
The privacy Layer 2 plans hardened developer libraries in early 2027, while its full migration also depends on changes to Ethereum.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Ethereum, Altcoins See 'Outsized Drawdowns' Due to Macro Pressures
Market analysts say that macro factors are pushing altcoin prices down, after ETH, XRP, and SOL all dropped on the day.
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Starknet Puts Independent L1 Research to a Community Vote
The seven-day poll gives STRK stakers and delegators a say, but any transition away from Ethereum settlement would need a separate governance process.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Lido Adds Direct ETH Staking From Four Layer 2s to Its Interface
Users receive wstETH from local liquidity pools, while ETH is bridged to Ethereum for staking and the pools are replenished in the background.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Starknet opens vote on potential Ethereum L2 exit over quantum risks
Starknet is asking STRK holders whether to explore becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain to reduce its dependence on Ethereum’s quantum-security upgrade timeline.
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Ethereum HEX Sinks 31% After Reports of Richard Heart's Detention
A Uniswap pool handling about $703,000 in daily HEX trading held just $354,000 in liquidity, adding execution risk for sellers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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VanEck Seeks to Withdraw Lido Staked Ethereum ETF Filing
The proposed fund would have held stETH directly and offered brokerage-account exposure to Lido’s liquid-staking token. Its registration never became effective.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Russia's Biggest Bank Sberbank Wins Approval to Trade Bitcoin
Sberbank now holds both custody and exchange status under Russia's new crypto law, and plans to bring Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT to apps used by 110 million retail clients.
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Specter Links ProveX’s January ETH Inflows to Earlier Heart-Linked Funds
The receiving address was published by Heart for a campaign that warned participants their coins could be sold and they would receive no benefit.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients
The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.
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Rocket Pool Voters Back rETH Withdrawals, Keep 4 ETH Bonds
Voters chose random megapool exits and deferred an onchain governance expansion. The full Saturn 2 upgrade package still needs ratification.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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UNCX Vesting Pool Exploited for About $86,000, Blockaid Says
The identified transaction took five different tokens, while the affected Ethereum contract still held about $3.25 million in assets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Uniswap Launches ETH/USDC Pool With Separate Buy and Sell Fees
The VolatilePair Hook adds temporary charges on trades reversing large price moves, aiming to retain more arbitrage value for liquidity providers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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L2 Capital Signs On To Tokenize $500 Million Of Pre-IPO AI Shares With Newton
The Hong Kong firm is the first partner on a platform Newton Labs is still building. Compliance rules would sit inside each token and be checked before every transfer settles.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Optimism’s OP Jumps 18%, Extending Four-Week Gain to 66%
OP outpaced bitcoin and ether over matched daily and multiweek windows, though Starknet’s STRK posted a much larger four-week rally.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Base Introduces Earn & Borrow With Aave and Morpho
Apps can embed variable-rate stablecoin lending and crypto-backed loans, while borrowers remain subject to the underlying protocols’ liquidation rules.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Interactive Brokers expands crypto services with Ethereum staking via Zerohash
Interactive Brokers now lets eligible clients stake ETH through its Client Portal, with zerohash providing the service.
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Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking Through Zerohash
Eligible clients keep at least 70% of staking rewards under the broker’s agreement, while withdrawals remain subject to network waiting periods.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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ENS seeks DAO approval to activate upgraded Ethereum naming system
New .eth registrations would pause for hours during the transition, while existing domain holders could renew their names without migrating.
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Russia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto
Sberbank plans to open crypto trading to all clients Dec. 1 and is already testing BTC, ETH and USDT trades in its app.
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Autheo’s THEO Plunges 92% After Suspected Bridge Exploit on Base
Autheo urged users not to buy, sell or bridge THEO after a 19 million-token mint and subsequent sales on Base.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99%
Blur will close its website on Nov. 12 after monthly trading fell from about $1.43 billion at its 2023 peak to under $7 million, ten days after sister project Blast announced its own shutdown.
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Sui Backs DATA With $30 Million as Network Plans to Retire Its Chain
DATA balances are slated to carry over one-for-one onto Sui, but support for validator staking and smart contracts on the chain formerly known as Story will wind down.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Bitmine adds 12,532 ETH as Tom Lee flags potential ‘largest-ever’ crypto bull market
Bitmine (BMNR) added 12,532 ETH last week, lifting its Ethereum treasury to 6.03 million tokens, or 4.9% of supply, with 84% staked.
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Bitmine Adds $32M in Ethereum as Tom Lee Says Firm Is Nearly 'Done Stacking'
The Ethereum treasury firm now holds 6.03 million ETH, 4.9% of supply, as Lee predicts the biggest crypto bull market yet.