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Ethereum researchers model near-zero issuance without proposing a reward curve

A new technical paper examines how validators could retain incentives to perform duties under low or zero issuance. It is research input, not an EIP or a scheduled network upgrade.

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Markets · News

BlackRock schedules an ETHA reverse split for October

The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF will begin split-adjusted trading on October 6. The operation changes shares and price per share, not the fund's ether exposure by itself.

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Markets · Data

Intesa's 13F adds IBIT call exposure and a staked-ether ETF position

The March filing reports $95.9 million of IBIT call exposure alongside $24.9 million of IBIT shares, $81.2 million of ARKB and a new $3.15 million staked-ether ETF position. The filing covers the reporting manager and affiliated portfolios; it is not evidence that the bank put the same amount on its own treasury balance sheet.

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Business · News

BNY plans in-custody staking with Galaxy, pending regulatory review

Galaxy will supply proof-of-stake expertise and help design BNY's digital-asset platform. The planned service would connect custody, staking, accounting and reporting, but it is not yet an unconditional product launch.

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Business · Analysis

BNY is turning crypto custody into a servicing stack

Bitcoin and ether safekeeping was the entry point. USDC issuance and redemption, followed by planned staking, show BNY assembling the accounting and operational layer around institutional crypto assets.

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Business · Event

BNY digital-asset custody expands into stablecoins and planned staking

BNY's platform has moved from bitcoin and ether safekeeping to USDC issuance and redemption. Galaxy is now helping design a staking layer that remains under regulatory review.

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Markets · Deep Dive

Four crypto-linked ETF closures expose the economics of product survival

SEC filings from three 2026 closures show where the wrapper stops helping: narrow strategies still need enough assets, trading activity and investor demand to pay for operating complexity.

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Infrastructure · Analysis

Ethereum researchers test a way to cut issuance without flattening validator incentives

The paper studies offsets, lower rewards and stronger penalties under low or negative issuance. It is a design exploration, not a finished staking policy.

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Markets · News

T. Rowe Price crypto ETF adds StoneX and Virtu as trading counterparties

The agreements give TKNZ two more routes for spot crypto trades. They also spell out where execution, counterparty and systems risk still sit.

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