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In brief Ethereum treasury SharpLink Gaming had not bought ETH for over a month. The Nasdaq-listed company added 19,271 ETH to its balance sheet last week, when the price of the asset dropped. SharpLink Gaming now holds 859,853 ETH, now worth over $3.5 billion. Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink Gaming announced Tuesday that it added nearly…
In brief Veteran Ethereum Core Developer Péter Szilágyi has argued that Vitalik Buterin has effective control over the non-profit Ethereum Foundation. He claimed that a small number of people are dominating new investment and advisory roles. The CEO and founder of the Polygon Foundation also critiqued the Ethereum Foundation’s governance. Longtime Ethereum Core Developer Péter…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors are red overnight; BTC -2% at $108,500 Coinbase buys Cobie’s Echo + Up Only NFT for $375M Coinbase urges US…
In brief Australian crypto traders are diversifying their portfolios beyond Bitcoin, anonymized Kraken wallet data reveals. Ethereum makes up 33% of Australian wallets, nearly double the global average of 19%, while Solana and meme coins appear more often in Australian portfolios. Kraken’s Jonathon Miller says Australia’s “speculative streak” reflects culture as much as strategy. Australians…
In brief Solana Company (HSDT) opened resale for investors following a $500 million raise led by Pantera Capital and Summer Capital Shares fell more than 20% Monday after the resale registration took effect, expanding the tradable float. Leadership says proceeding now, rather than waiting for calmer markets, demonstrates conviction and transparency in its Solana-based treasury…
In brief AI models Grok, DeepSeek, and Claude are up big in a live, real-money crypto trading showdown. Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro is the biggest loser of the bunch, underscoring reliability and transparency risks. The results deepen the divide between data-specialized and general-purpose AI approaches to finance. In early innings, Elon Musk’s Grok, DeepSeek, and…
In brief Evernorth is a new publicly traded digital asset treasury focused on accumulating the Ripple-linked asset, XRP. The firm’s treasury will be built with more than $1 billion in net proceeds, with contributions from Ripple and notable crypto firms. Ripple executives, including CEO Brad Garlinghouse, will act as strategic advisors to the firm. Ripple…
In brief Crypto prices plunged last week. Bitcoin miner BitMine Immersion saw this as a buying opportunity and bought over 200,000 ETH. The NYSE-listed firm now holds over $13 billion in crypto. Ethereum treasury BitMine Immersion bought the dip, snapping up 203,826 ETH last week to bring its current holdings to over 3.2 million digital…
In brief Strategy added 168 Bitcoin worth $18.8 million to its stockpile. That represented its third smallest Bitcoin purchase of the year. The company hasn’t issued any common shares this month. Strategy notched its third smallest Bitcoin purchase of the year, disclosing that it had spent $18.8 million on 168 Bitcoin last week, according to…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rebound over the weekend, Bitcoin back at $110,700 Stripe’s Tempo raises $500M at $5B valuation Mr Beast files trademark for…
