The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to challenge the validity of a patent held by the competing blockchain domain name project, Unstoppable Domains (UD).
Bitwise, an investment company, has thrown its hat into the ring with an application for a spot Ethereum ETF, aligning itself with industry heavyweights such as BlackRock, Grayscale, Fidelity, VanEck, and Ark/21Shares.
Two brothers have been arrested for conducting an MEV exploit, illegally netting around $25 million in cryptocurrency.
Newly revealed documents from a Consensys lawsuit indicate that the SEC's committee approved an investigation named "Ethereum 2.0" in April 2023. According to Fox Business, these documents provide insights into the SEC's evolving views on Ethereum's classification as a security.
Harvest Fund Management, Bosera Asset Management, and China Asset Management have secured approval from the Hong Kong regulator to launch spot ETFs for Bitcoin and Ethereum.
VanEck CEO Jan van Eck is championing a shift in focus towards decreasing transaction fees on Ethereum and Bitcoin, rather than pushing for another spot ETF. He argues that the unpredictable and often high fees significantly hinder both app developers and end-users.
Following Fidelity's lead, Grayscale Investments has introduced the capability to utilize the ETH in its trust for staking, as part of its application to register a spot Ethereum ETF.
