Market Trends & Analysis - ETH price is up 19% on the week, teasing all-time high, with a potential target of $10,000 to $20,000 in the next 6-8 months [26][33] - Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of $124,500, but is currently at $17,700, up 1% on the week [21] - The Producer Price Index (PPI) number was 37%, higher than the estimated 29%, indicating inflation running hotter [13] - Tom Lee projects ETH to reach $7,500 by the end of the year [36] Institutional Adoption & Investment - ETH ETFs experienced a billion-dollar inflow day, significantly higher than Bitcoin's initial ETF flows, with total ETH ETFs at $12 billion [39][40] - Harvard revealed holding $116 million in BlackRock Bitcoin ETFs, indicating institutional adoption of crypto assets [42] - Tom Lee accumulated 1 million ETH in his treasury vehicle over a 30-day period [45] - Bitmine aims to raise $20 billion to acquire more ETH, targeting 5% of the total ETH supply [45] Technological Developments & Blockchain Infrastructure - Stripe and Circle are launching their own Layer 1 blockchains, Tempo and Arc respectively, for stablecoin payments and capital markets [4][46][48] - Coinbase added DEX trading to its app, allowing access to any token on Aerodrome, excluding New York State [4][51] - Uniswap Foundation proposed a legal structure known as a DUNA under Wyoming law, potentially paving the way for the fee switch [51] Regulatory & Legal Landscape - Banks are demanding exclusion for yield-bearing stablecoins in the Genius Act, fearing loss of interest revenue [4][50] - Do Kwon pleaded guilty to fraud charges related to Terra Luna's $80 billion collapse, facing up to 12 years in prison [55][57] Security & Network Concerns - Monero experienced a 51% attack, highlighting vulnerabilities in proof-of-work networks, with the attacker bribing miners to acquire hash rate [4][59][61] - The US government, through Scott Bessant, will establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve using confiscated assets, estimated between $15 billion and $20 billion [50]

RT Star Atlas (Summer) 🚀☀️🌴 (@staratlas)With just Star Atlas, @ZinkSVM will already rank among the top Layer 1s, surpassing major competitors in transactions per second.And that’s before scale. With a conservative 10K-user sim, https://t.co/FDGkMtKo7v blasts into the top 10 chains for TPS.Get. Ready. 🟩 https://t.co/RpFefsVOqP ...

Layer 2 tokens are outperforming Layer 1s lately 💥Which L2 are you stacking? ...

Do you hold any $SOL? How confident are you in Solana’s future as a Layer 1 leader? ⚡️ ...

RT growthepie 🥧📏 (@growthepie_eth)After 10 years, Ethereum's vision is clearer than ever. 👓It's not about being the world's fastest computer. It's about becoming the world's most trusted and reliable ledger.Our new, 45-page research report, in collab with @OnchainHQ, explores how we got here and where we are headed.👇🏼Link to download further down.We cover:🔸What shaped Ethereum: Key milestones that built the foundation🔹A strong Layer 1: What makes Ethereum Mainnet special and why it's the most trusted ledger ...

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency - Circle 将推出 Layer 1 区块链 Arc [1] - Arc 将使用 USDC 稳定币作为原生 gas 代币 [1]

ANOTHER PAYMENTS L1This is now the 5th one in 3 months?We are backzoomer (@zoomerfied):[ ZOOMER ]CIRCLE TO LAUNCH ARC, A LAYER 1 BLOCKCHAIN DEDICATED TO STABLECOINS ...

Fogo launches public testnet of high-speed Layer 1 SVM chain for onchain trading https://t.co/CGITmFHKoJ ...

Industry Development - Robinhood is building directly on the Ethereum L1 via USDG [1] - Robinhood is also building on Arbitrum One [1]

⚡️NEW: Stable launches the first-ever “Stablechain,” a dedicated Layer 1 powered by USDT.It offers ultra-fast, low-fee payments with native USDT gas and full EVM compatibility. https://t.co/Fc5FXHx1dW ...