Bitcoin is struggling to maintain its August gains after being rejected from the $81,000 mark, which has put renewed short-term pressure on the market. After briefly clearing $80,400, Bitcoin pulled back and now trades near $79,100, marking a daily decline of about 1.5 percent. Nevertheless, the overall structure remains favorable, with Bitcoin still positioned well above its critical moving averages.
Key support and resistance levelsThe cryptocurrency experienced a rapid climb from approximately $63,000 to $80,000 and has since remained above its pivotal 200-day moving average, currently at $72,700. Meanwhile, the 20-day moving average has advanced to about $75,450, providing additional support during the ongoing consolidation.
However, resistance between $81,000 and $82,000 has grown increasingly significant. Multiple attempts to break through this range have stalled, with buyers unable to sustain momentum near the recent highs. The relative strength index (RSI) has also decreased from overbought levels to around 63, indicating fading momentum compared to the initial rally. If Bitcoin secures a close above $82,000, momentum could return and push the price toward the $85,000 level.
On the downside, the first notable support zone lies between $77,000 and $78,000. Should Bitcoin fall below this area, a move towards the 20-day moving average around $75,500 becomes possible.
Uniswap defies gravity with strong momentumUniswap’s UNI token is displaying far greater momentum, surging from around $3.20 in mid-August to trade near $7. This has resulted in the token more than doubling its value in less than a month, even reaching $7.50 in recent trading. Technical analysis points to a bullish outlook, although the rapidly rising price also increases the risk of a short-term correction.
UNI’s 20-day moving average stands at $5.20, while its longer-term averages are clustered around $4.10 to $4.34. The significant gap above these averages highlights the strength of the current breakout. At the same time, the RSI remains deep in overbought territory at roughly 78, with a recent red daily candle suggesting the first signs of profit-taking rather than a full reversal.
Uniswap must reclaim the $7.30 to $7.50 zone to continue its upward trajectory, potentially targeting $8 as the next resistance. If momentum fades, initial support lies between $6.20 and $6.40, followed by the 20-day moving average near $5.20.
XRP’s momentum faces a key testXRP’s August breakout is under scrutiny as selling pressure reappears around $1.40. Despite falling more than 2 percent during the session, XRP has managed to remain above its key long-term level at $1.39.
The 200-day moving average, now at $1.35, has repeatedly provided support since the initial surge. While XRP briefly dipped below this mark in recent trading, buyers managed to bring prices back above it. As long as daily closes hold above $1.35, the structure of the August breakout remains intact.
The short-term outlook, however, is less convincing. XRP has struggled to push past $1.45 to $1.50 after its move toward $1.70, leading to a series of lower local highs. The RSI has dropped to about 58, indicating a substantial easing of momentum.
A move above $1.45 would shift focus back to $1.50–$1.55, with a potential path to $1.70 if that range is broken. If XRP falls below $1.35, downside risk increases toward the 20-day moving average at approximately $1.32, and the next support sits near $1.23.
Ethereum holds gains, consolidation continuesEthereum has remained relatively stable since its explosive August rally, consolidating around $2,500 and trading at $2,484. Unlike XRP, Ethereum has held on to its gains, without suffering a meaningful pullback. Its chart shows a clear consolidation pattern between $2,400 and $2,550.
Resistance continues near the upper end of this range, while buyers have consistently stepped in at lower levels. Ethereum is trading comfortably above its major moving averages, with the 200-day average at about $2,182 and the 20-day average rising to $2,335. Intermediate averages sit at $2,093 to $2,115.
The RSI, having retreated from an overbought condition, stands at 63. This cooling in momentum, absent a sharp price drop, has helped Ethereum release excess buying pressure through sideways trading. A daily close above $2,550–$2,560 would signal renewed bullish momentum and could open the way toward $2,600 and $2,650.
The overall trend for Ethereum remains positive as long as it stays above $2,400, with further downside possibly limited by the rising 20-day moving average near $2,335.
As investors monitor these critical technical signals across major cryptocurrencies, notable industry shifts are emerging away from entrenched financial intermediaries. While traders closely watch for moves above key resistances like $2,550 in Ethereum, Wall Street is undergoing a major transition into Web3. Investors are now able to use platforms such as 1stepSwap to directly hold tokenized shares of leading US companies, as well as gold and silver, in their crypto wallets. By tokenizing real-world assets and ensuring optimal pricing automatically, these solutions are increasingly bypassing traditional middlemen entirely.
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Another rejection from the $81,000 region puts short-term pressure on the market, making it difficult for Bitcoin to maintain its August breakout. After briefly rising above $80,400, Bitcoin is currently trading close to $79,100, down about 1.5 percent on the daily candle. The larger framework is still favorable.
Bitcoin snapsAfter moving quickly from about $63,000 to $80,000, Bitcoin is still trading well above its major moving averages. The 200-day average is currently close to $72,700, while the 20-day moving average has increased to about $75,450. Both offer strong support below the current consolidation.
BTC/USDT Chart by TradingViewBut the resistance range of $81,000 to $82,000 is becoming more and more significant. Bitcoin has made multiple attempts to rise above $80,000, but buyers have consistently been unable to maintain momentum near the most recent highs.
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Additionally, the RSI has dropped from overbought levels to roughly 63, indicating that the initial breakout momentum is waning. A close above $82,000 would restore momentum and possibly pave the way for $85,000.
On the downside, the first support area is still $77,000 to $78,000. Bitcoin could move toward the 20-day average of about $75,500 if there is a breakdown there.
Is Uniswap ready to recover?With UNI trading at about $7 following an incredible surge from roughly $3.20 in mid-August, Uniswap is exhibiting significantly stronger momentum. In less than a month, the token has more than doubled, and it recently hit about $7.50. Although it is becoming more stretched, the technical structure is very bullish.
UNI/USDT Chart by TradingViewWhile the other major averages are still grouped around $4.10–$4.34, UNI is trading at $5.20, well above its 20-day moving average. This separation demonstrates the strength of the breakout and also raises the likelihood of a brief correction.
Right now, the RSI is well inside overbought territory, hovering around 78. Rather than a confirmed reversal, the most recent red daily candle following the move toward $7.50 might be the first indication of profit-taking.
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UNI must recover $7.30–$7.50 in order to proceed. $8 could then become the focus of a breakout. In the event that momentum wanes, the first significant support zone is between $6.20 and $6.40, which is followed by the rising 20-day moving average close to $5.20.
XRP's breakout is closeThe sustainability of XRP's August breakout is being tested as selling pressure resumes at about $1.40. Although the asset has dropped more than 2% during the session, it is still above the most significant long-term technical level on the chart at $1.39.
Since the initial surge, the 200-day moving average, which is currently at $1.35, has served as support multiple times. During recent intraday trading, XRP briefly dropped below this level, but buyers swiftly pushed it back up.
XRP/USDT Chart by TradingViewThe August breakout structure is still in place as long as $1.35 holds on daily closes. The more immediate picture is not as compelling. After the initial surge toward $1.70, XRP has frequently failed around $1.45–$1.50, resulting in lower local highs. Additionally, the RSI has dropped to about 58, indicating a significant slowdown in momentum.
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A rebound above $1.45 would refocus attention on $1.50–$1.55. The path toward $1.70 could be reopened if that zone is broken. On the other hand, losing $1.35 would expose the rising 20-day moving average at about $1.32.
The next significant support level is around $1.23 below that. XRP's overall structure remains optimistic for the time being, but the $1.35 support is becoming increasingly crucial.
Ethereum is a slugfestFollowing its massive August breakout, Ethereum is still consolidating around $2,500; it is currently trading at $2,484. In contrast to XRP, Ethereum has sustained the majority of its early gains without experiencing a notable decline. A distinct consolidation range appears on the chart between roughly $2,400 and $2,550.
While attempts above $2,500–$2,550 continue to face resistance, buyers have frequently stepped in around the lower boundary. Ethereum remains comfortably above all of its major moving averages.
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While the 200-day moving average is at about $2,182, the 20-day average has risen to about $2,335. The overall trend is clearly positive, with the intermediate averages sitting lower at roughly $2,093–$2,115. After cooling from overbought territory, the RSI is currently close to 63.
This slowdown in momentum without a significant drop in price is a positive sign, as ETH has successfully used sideways trading to release some of its overheated conditions. A daily close above $2,550–$2,560 would be the next significant bullish confirmation. Such a breakout might expose $2,600 and then $2,650.
On the downside, a break below $2,400 would weaken the current consolidation and raise the likelihood of a correction toward the $2,335 20-day moving average.
7 September 2026 | 17:18 Ethereum developers have scheduled a new transaction format for Hegotá that could let supported wallets handle transactions for users who do not hold ETH. Called Frame Transactions, the proposal would let one transaction carry programmable rules for authorisation, gas payment and execution.
Key Takeaways Frame Transactions are scheduled for Hegotá. Supported wallets could abstract ETH gas. Sponsors would still fund network fees. Apps could charge users in ERC-20s. Wallet implementation will determine the impact. A user could pay in USDC while a sponsor pays in ETH EIP-8141, or Frame Transactions, is a draft proposal for a new Ethereum transaction type. It separates the steps of a transaction into programmable frames that can verify a user’s approval, select a payer and execute the intended call.
The Hegotá Meta EIP lists Frame Transactions as scheduled for inclusion. Vitalik Buterin also shared a recent update on the proposal’s progress. The specification remains a draft, and Hegotá has not yet activated.
A lot of important progress on Frames (EIP-8141) has been quietly happening over the last few months. Highly recommend reading this, also the updated EIP https://t.co/jYqeS55j6P
https://t.co/CPYONKnWZc
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) September 5, 2026
The change would allow a user to make a transaction without personally holding ETH, provided their wallet, the application and a sponsor support the format. The sponsor could charge the user in USDC or another ERC-20, or the application could cover the fee as part of its service.
Ethereum block space would still be paid for in ETH. Frame Transactions change who provides and manages that ETH, not the underlying fee market.
What a token-paid transaction could look like The EIP includes an example in which a sponsor pays the network fee and receives an ERC-20 payment from the user. A wallet holding USDC but no ETH could, in principle, submit a swap or transfer through the following sequence:
How an ERC-20 gas payment could work
1. Approval
The user’s wallet validates the full set of actions the transaction is meant to perform.
2. Payment agreement
A sponsor agrees to cover ETH gas in return for an ERC-20 payment, or subsidises the action.
3. Execution
The token payment and the intended transfer, mint or swap are processed through the same transaction flow.
Putting these steps into one transaction avoids forcing the user to acquire ETH before the intended action can begin.
For a new user, that removes a common obstacle: a wallet may contain tokens but lack the native asset needed to move them. It does not remove transaction costs; it packages them in a form that the wallet or application can present more clearly.
Gas payment becomes a product decision Frame Transactions would give wallets and applications several ways to handle the same cost. These are possible implementation models, not features that the EIP requires:
Possible ways an application could handle gas
App-sponsored
An app could pay the fee to make onboarding or a limited feature feel gasless.
Token-paid
A sponsor could quote the fee in USDC or another supported token while funding the Ethereum fee in ETH.
Hybrid
An application could subsidise selected actions and charge users for others through a token-based fee.
A transaction shown as gasless is still funded by an application, a sponsor or a separate token charge. EIP-8141 could give applications a standard way to subsidise that cost or recover it in an asset the user already holds.
What changes beyond earlier smart-account tools Ethereum already supports forms of account abstraction. Pectra’s EIP-7702 gave externally owned accounts access to smart-account features such as transaction batching, sponsorship and improved recovery options.
EIP-8141 takes a different step: it introduces a dedicated transaction format in which validation and payment rules can be included natively. The proposal is designed to support alternative fee-payment schemes without depending on a centralised third-party relayer, although individual wallets and applications may still use service providers.
Gas flexibility is only one use of the same programmable structure. The proposal also aims to support key rotation, spending limits, social recovery and alternative signature systems. Hegotá’s potential privacy applications show why Frame Transactions are being considered for uses beyond flexible gas payments.
Programmable payments need clear security rules The draft warns that custom validation code must bind an approval to the complete set of frames it authorises. Otherwise, an approval could be reused with a different set of later actions.
This does not mean Frame Transactions are inherently unsafe. It means wallets will need to show users what a signature permits, whether an application is paying the fee, and which token will be charged. Those details are essential when one transaction combines validation, payment and execution.
Sponsors also take on a practical risk. In the EIP’s ERC-20 example, a user could reduce their token balance before the sponsored transaction reaches a block. The proposal includes paymaster-solvency and public-mempool rules because a sponsor needs protection before it can fund gas for many users.
What the change could mean for ETH Frame Transactions would shift ETH management toward wallets, sponsors and applications. A user may see a fee in USDC or no direct fee at all, but the paying account still needs ETH to settle the transaction on Ethereum.
That does not make the proposal an automatic catalyst for ETH demand. Its longer-term effect depends on whether simpler wallet flows attract more users and whether applications see enough value in covering or processing gas costs this way.
The test is adoption, not the specification Before the feature changes the everyday wallet experience, Hegotá must activate with EIP-8141 included. Compatible wallets and applications will then need to provide clear pricing, refund logic and transaction previews.
The proposal will matter only if users can complete a safe transaction with the assets already in their wallet, without first acquiring ETH solely to pay gas.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.
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In brief EIP-8141's Frame transactions would split a transaction into validation, payment and execution steps, each an ordinary contract call. Existing wallets would gain sponsored gas, token-paid fees and batched actions without migrating to a smart account. The proposal is still a draft and has not been scheduled for any network upgrade. A proposal that would let Ethereum users pay transaction fees in tokens, or have someone else pay them entirely, has been quietly advancing for months, Vitalik Buterin said on Sunday.
EIP-8141 replaces the fixed shape of an Ethereum transaction with a sequence of up to 64 "frames," each an ordinary contract call. One frame validates the transaction, another approves who covers the gas, and the rest carry out whatever the user actually wanted to do.
Splitting payment approval into its own step breaks the link between the account that signs a transaction and the account that funds it, so a wallet that only holds stablecoins could transact by paying fees in ERC-20 tokens, or an application could sponsor its users outright.
No new wallet requiredThat has been possible since 2023 through ERC-4337, but only by routing transactions through a separate mempool and paying third-party bundlers. Frames runs in Ethereum's public mempool, with rules written into the protocol that let nodes reason about a transaction's validation steps before accepting it.
Ordinary externally owned accounts are covered too. The specification defines "default code" that gives wallets with no contract deployed the same sponsored transactions, token-paid gas and batched calls, without users migrating to a smart account.
Myriad: ETH above 4K when Bitcoin goes above 100K? Click to make your prediction.Frames also allows several actions to be grouped so they succeed or fail together, ending the dangling token approvals left behind when a swap reverts, and unlinks accounts from the ECDSA keys that control them, making key rotation possible for the first time.
The proposal isn’t just addressing fees. Its authors describe Frames as a “native off-ramp” from the elliptic-curve cryptography Ethereum authenticates with today, ahead of the arrival of quantum computers capable of breaking it. Co-author Matt Garnett, who writes as lightclient, notes that post-quantum signatures run to several kilobytes each, forcing the network toward signature aggregation.
The proposal has been a draft since January and is not scheduled for any upgrade. Buterin pointed to a testnet run by the ethrex client that pairs Frames with FOCIL, the censorship-resistance mechanism, to let privacy protocols operate without relayers.
Frames "should be the last transaction type we need for accounts," Garnett wrote.
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In brief EIP-8141's Frame transactions would split a transaction into validation, payment and execution steps, each an ordinary contract call. Existing wallets would gain sponsored gas, token-paid fees and batched actions without migrating to a smart account. The proposal is still a draft and has not been scheduled for any network upgrade. A proposal that would let Ethereum users pay transaction fees in tokens, or have someone else pay them entirely, has been quietly advancing for months, Vitalik Buterin said on Sunday.
EIP-8141 replaces the fixed shape of an Ethereum transaction with a sequence of up to 64 "frames," each an ordinary contract call. One frame validates the transaction, another approves who covers the gas, and the rest carry out whatever the user actually wanted to do.
Splitting payment approval into its own step breaks the link between the account that signs a transaction and the account that funds it, so a wallet that only holds stablecoins could transact by paying fees in ERC-20 tokens, or an application could sponsor its users outright.
No new wallet requiredThat has been possible since 2023 through ERC-4337, but only by routing transactions through a separate mempool and paying third-party bundlers. Frames runs in Ethereum's public mempool, with rules written into the protocol that let nodes reason about a transaction's validation steps before accepting it.
Ordinary externally owned accounts are covered too. The specification defines "default code" that gives wallets with no contract deployed the same sponsored transactions, token-paid gas and batched calls, without users migrating to a smart account.
Myriad: ETH above 4K when Bitcoin goes above 100K? Click to make your prediction.Frames also allows several actions to be grouped so they succeed or fail together, ending the dangling token approvals left behind when a swap reverts, and unlinks accounts from the ECDSA keys that control them, making key rotation possible for the first time.
The proposal isn’t just addressing fees. Its authors describe Frames as a “native off-ramp” from the elliptic-curve cryptography Ethereum authenticates with today, ahead of the arrival of quantum computers capable of breaking it. Co-author Matt Garnett, who writes as lightclient, notes that post-quantum signatures run to several kilobytes each, forcing the network toward signature aggregation.
The proposal has been a draft since January and is not scheduled for any upgrade. Buterin pointed to a testnet run by the ethrex client that pairs Frames with FOCIL, the censorship-resistance mechanism, to let privacy protocols operate without relayers.
Frames "should be the last transaction type we need for accounts," Garnett wrote.
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Ethereum’s next major upgrade after Glamsterdam already has a name, a growing list of candidates, and a deadline. The Protocol Cluster, the Ethereum Foundation’s core research coordination team, has published an internal tier list ranking approximately 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals for the Hegotá upgrade, expected to land sometime in 2027.
Client teams now have until September 10, 2026 to submit their own ranked preferences, which will feed into the final selection process. And for the rest of us who don’t run Ethereum clients for a living, there’s a Reddit AMA scheduled for September 16 where the cluster plans to field community questions about the upgrade’s direction.
What’s on the table Hegotá follows Glamsterdam, which is slated for Q4 2026 and represents Ethereum’s more immediate priority.
The cluster has been evaluating somewhere between 50 and 66 proposals, with the current ranked set sitting at around 62. Alongside the tier list, the Protocol Cluster produced what it calls a “steelman list,” which documents areas of active disagreement among stakeholders.
Ethlabs, an independent R&D lab focused on Ethereum, jumped into the conversation early by releasing its own public tier list on August 16. Their picks highlight three proposals in particular: FOCIL (EIP-7805), Quick Slots (EIP-8198), and Frame Transactions (EIP-8141).
Each of those targets a different part of Ethereum’s infrastructure. FOCIL is aimed at censorship resistance, addressing concerns about block builders having too much power to exclude certain transactions. Quick Slots (EIP-8198) focuses on improving the user experience around transaction processing. Frame Transactions (EIP-8141) tackles quantum computing readiness.
The quantum angle is no longer theoretical Frame Transactions (EIP-8141) represents a concrete step toward making Ethereum’s cryptographic foundations more resilient against quantum attacks. The fact that it’s earning tier-list endorsements from groups like Ethlabs suggests the community is moving past the “we’ll deal with it later” phase.
Censorship resistance through FOCIL carries a different kind of urgency. As Ethereum’s block production has become increasingly concentrated through MEV supply chains and specialized builders, the ability for any single entity to filter transactions has grown. FOCIL aims to create forced inclusion lists that would make it structurally harder for builders to censor specific transactions.
How the sausage gets made The September 10 deadline for client team submissions is a key milestone. Their ranked preferences will be aggregated and compared against the Protocol Cluster’s own tier list.
No specific hard fork date has been set for Hegotá. Given that Glamsterdam still needs to ship first in Q4 2026, a 2027 target for Hegotá leaves a reasonable runway.
What to watch The real signal will come after September 10, when client team preferences are in and the Protocol Cluster can start narrowing the field from 62 proposals down to something more manageable. Historically, major Ethereum upgrades ship with somewhere between 5 and 15 EIPs, meaning the vast majority of the current candidates will be deferred or dropped entirely.
The fact that multiple independent groups, including Ethlabs, are publishing their own tier lists before the official selection is finalized points to a decentralized governance process. The AMA on September 16 should provide the clearest public-facing snapshot yet of where things stand.
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Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded significant net inflows of 10,330 ETH on September 4, 2026, according to data from SoSoValue. This influx follows a volatile week in the crypto market, signaling renewed institutional interest in Ethereum-based products and helping to stabilize U.S.-listed ETF holdings after a period of outflows.
BlackRock dominates Ethereum ETF activityBlackRock’s Ethereum ETF, under the ticker ETHA, outperformed all other funds by adding 29,600 ETH in net inflows. The product specifically saw 23,060 ETH added on the day, securing BlackRock’s strong foothold in the expanding Ethereum ETF sector. Other prominent issuers also reported increased demand, but BlackRock’s numbers positioned it as a clear leader among institutional investors.
Bitwise’s ETHB followed, registering a net inflow of 6,540 ETH. The positive inflow across various funds suggests that interest is not limited to a single product, but rather points to broader confidence in Ethereum-based investment vehicles. Fidelity’s FETH, by contrast, saw outflows totaling 19,270 ETH, possibly reflecting a preference shift among investors rather than a retreat from Ethereum ETFs as a whole.
Ethereum ETFs in the U.S. recorded a total net inflow of 10,330 ETH, led by BlackRock with 29,600 ETH, while Bitwise attracted 6,540 ETH and Fidelity saw withdrawals of 19,270 ETH, according to SoSoValue data.
ETF flows and institutional sentimentInstitutional sentiment towards Ethereum is often gauged by monitoring ETF flow patterns. Elevated inflows can enhance liquidity, reinforce spot market depth, and affect the underlying staking dynamics for Ethereum. These ETF investments influence exchanges, market-makers, and custodians tasked with managing fund creation and redemption mechanisms.
Analysts are closely watching whether this influx momentum will persist, especially as new macroeconomic data including upcoming CPI releases may impact capital allocation strategies. Additional factors such as expanded ETH ETF options markets and the rollout of Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade, which is expected to drive staking adoption, will likely play a role in shaping institutional participation.
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Macroeconomic backdrop and regulatory uncertaintyThe current uptick in fund flows occurs against a backdrop of macroeconomic uncertainty and regulatory ambiguity surrounding staking use in ETFs. No final clarification has come from the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the ongoing institutional adoption of crypto-backed investment products continues to bolster both Ethereum and Bitcoin.
If Ethereum ETFs continue to attract increased institutional capital, and market instruments such as ETH options see wider use, some observers anticipate a further acceleration of Ethereum adoption in the coming quarters following ongoing network upgrades.
ETF flows are shaping Ethereum’s market liquidity and influencing the role of major funds and custodians, especially as regulatory signals and product innovations continue to evolve.
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Markets currently view the probability of the Republican Party securing a landslide victory in the midterm elections as low as just 11%.
According to data from Predict.fun, in its prediction market for the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections, the current probability of a "Democratic landslide" is as high as 51%, the probability of Republicans winning the Senate and Democrats holding the House is currently reported at 35%, while the probability of a "Republican landslide" is only 11%.
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The current state of the portfolio of the founder, who surprised the entire market with his Ethereum sale in May, has been revealed.
Bankless co-founder David Hoffman’s decision in May to sell his Ethereum (ETH) and invest in some altcoins sparked debate within the cryptocurrency community, and the subsequent performance of those assets has now come back into focus.
According to data shared by DeFi researcher Ignas, Hoffman shifted a portion of his portfolio to LIT, ZEC, NEAR, and VVV tokens after selling ETH. Compared to levels close to when Hoffman sold ETH, LIT and ZEC, in particular, have shown strong performance.
According to the data, LIT rose by approximately 369%, while Zcash (ZEC) increased by about 110%, and NEAR by approximately 54%. During the same period, Ethereum’s increase was limited to around 8%.
VVV, one of Hoffman’s preferred assets, performed negatively, losing approximately 6 percent of its value.
Hoffman’s ETH sale attracted attention in the crypto community at the time due to Bankless’s strong identification with the Ethereum ecosystem.
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Ethereum is now facing a pivotal technical barrier after more than 116,000 ETH, worth roughly $300 million, exited centralized exchanges over the past 48 hours. This sharp reduction in exchange reserves has led some market observers to anticipate a significant move in ETH’s price, although the asset is still wrestling with key resistance levels.
Major outflow and shrinking exchange supplyRecent data shows that Ethereum was trading at $2,491.44, carrying a market capitalization of $304.01 billion and generating a 24-hour trading volume of $20.74 billion. This figure gives ETH an 11.24% share of the total cryptocurrency market. Despite heightened activity around the token, its price slipped 0.15% in the previous 24 hours.
According to a recent post by analyst Ali Charts, over 116,000 ETH, valued at around $300 million, have been withdrawn from exchanges within two days. The analyst noted that such an aggressive contraction in on-exchange supply increases the potential for a major price shift.
Over 116,000 ETH, worth nearly $300 million, have left exchanges in just 48 hours. With exchange supply shrinking so fast, conditions for a major price move are developing, Ali Charts stated.
Significant outflows from exchanges can reduce the overall supply available for immediate sale. However, analysts are cautious, emphasizing that not all withdrawals represent investors planning to hold their assets long-term. Tokens could be moved for various reasons, including staking or alternative custodial solutions.
Large holders and recent inflow activityThis notable outflow comes just after another large entity transferred 167,855 ETH—valued at about $408 million—back onto exchanges in recent days. Despite this selling behavior, ETH managed to remain above the $2,400 mark, suggesting that demand was sufficient to absorb the increased selling pressure.
The spot price is now trading between clear zones of support and resistance. Investors are watching these boundaries closely to determine the next short-term trend.
Key technical levels and resistance zonesFrom a technical perspective, Ethereum is stuck between well-defined support and resistance levels. Ali Charts identified the $2,530–$2,540 range as a significant resistance area, with the cryptocurrency facing repeated rejection at those prices.
The analyst also drew attention to a fair value gap between $2,480 and $2,520, suggesting ETH could retest this area before attempting another move higher. A confirmed breakout above $2,530 would likely enhance the near-term outlook for bulls, while failure to overcome resistance could benefit sellers.
On the downside, initial support sits near $2,434, followed by another key area at $2,385. Broader support levels are clustered between $2,375 and $2,385. A prolonged dip beneath these marks could intensify bearish momentum.
LevelPrice RangeImplicationImmediate Resistance$2,530–$2,540Breakout could confirm bullish trendSupport Zone$2,480–$2,490Holding above retains recovery structureKey Downside Target$2,434Break below points to lower supportLower Support$2,375–$2,385Failure here could trigger further lossesAdditional technical analysis highlights a broader resistance zone near $2,515–$2,560, which is expected to play a crucial role in Ethereum’s short-term direction.
Further movement in ETH’s price will hinge on whether outflows from exchanges continue and if buying momentum grows. Sustained withdrawals could keep immediate selling pressure subdued, but a decisive push above resistance is still required for Ethereum to secure a confirmed breakout.
For now, maintaining price above the $2,480–$2,490 range supports ongoing recovery efforts, while a close above $2,530–$2,540 is needed to bolster the bullish scenario. Conversely, a move below $2,434 could pivot focus toward the lower $2,385 support band.
Mini dictionary: Ali Charts, a social media crypto analyst known for real-time commentary and charting, regularly shares insights on technical trends and notable blockchain movements in the digital asset market.
Ethereum developers have moved EIP-8141, known as Frame Transactions, into the Hegotá upgrade planned for 2027. The proposal may grant users the ability to transact without the need to hold ETH just for gas fees.
Under Frames, the authorizing part of the transaction, fee payment, and execution are treated as distinct parts of a normal Ethereum transaction. A payments app that charges the user in stablecoins and covers gas costs.
EIP-8141 Could Remove the Need to Hold ETH for Gas Today, an Ethereum wallet can hold stablecoins yet still fail to send them without enough ETH for gas. EIP-8141 aims to solve that user experience by implementing programmable fee payments. The proposal enables a different wallet to pay transaction fees, and the sender’s wallet pays the other wallet in ERC-20 tokens. Ethereum would still pay the network fees at the protocol level in ETH.
Subsequently, this distinction would prevent users from paying the Ethereum protocol fee directly in USDC or another stablecoin. A sponsor, on the other hand, could pay ETH and receive stablecoins as transaction outputs from the user.
This method eliminates the need for users to maintain a separate ETH wallet to transfer other assets. Such capabilities can be provided by current wallets as well, but they typically require additional relayer infrastructure.
Frame Transactions Bring Account Abstraction Into Ethereum Frame Transactions break one transaction into ordered calls to perform validation, payment, and execution. This structure also allows actions to be grouped to be executed together, either successfully or unsuccessfully.
In the proposal, for instance, a token approval and swap might be executed within a single atomic batch. If the swap fails, the related approval can also revert automatically.
Frames also enable accounts to modify their authorization requirements without transferring any funds to a different address. This flexibility helps with key rotation and new signature systems using account code.
Vitalik Buterin is one of EIP-8141’s authors, alongside nine other contributors listed in the specification. The proposal is still in the draft stage, so there may be some minor changes to it before mainnet.
Hegotá Locks Frames Into Its 2027 Upgrade Scope The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol cluster lists EIP-8141 as Hegotá’s locked-in execution-layer headliner. The headliner on the consensus layer is called FOCIL (EIP-7805).
The Foundation stated that both proposals have to be shipped safely and be tested together as part of Hegotá’s engineering activity. As per the report, around 60 researchers and engineers helped assess 62 candidate EIPs for the upgrade.
The published tier list rated Frame Transactions as S, thus the proposal is a definition of the fork. For this reason, developers plan around Frames and do not consider it to be an optional extra.
Hegóta follows Glamsterdam, which is currently targeted for December 2026 by the Foundation’s roadmap. However, the client teams may start Hegotá implementation in late 2026.
Frames Also Support Ethereum’s Post-Quantum Roadmap Frames are also part of Ethereum’s longer security roadmap because account validation becomes more flexible. Accounts could move away from current secp256k1 keys without relocating funds.
By December 2029, the Foundation will be aiming for a quantum-resistant Ethereum Layer 1 across execution, consensus, and data. Frames promote that, and by allowing new signature schemes without separate hard forks, they facilitate it.
However, users are not able to use Frame Transactions on Ethereum mainnet at this time since the EIP specification is still subject to change.
@Ethereum core developers have taken a significant step toward removing one of the most persistent friction points in crypto: the requirement to hold $ETH just to move assets on-chain.
The Problem EIP-8141 Solves EIP-8141 targets that problem directly.
Where $RLUSD Fits In The update opens the door to regulated stablecoins, including Ripple's $RLUSD, being used for gas settlement alongside $USDC and $USDT.
EIP-8141 would bring this capability natively into the base protocol, making stablecoin gas payments a standard feature rather than an opt-in workaround.
Sources:
CoinDesk: Ethereum Commits to Letting Users Pay Gas Fees Without Holding Ether
Crypto.news: Ethereum EIP-8141 Could Remove Need for Users to Hold ETH for Gas
Ripple: Ripple USD (RLUSD) Stablecoin
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TLDR Harmony proposed shutting down its layer-1 blockchain and migrating its native ONE token to Ethereum. The move comes weeks after an exploit led to a rollback that discarded over 109,000 transactions. Validators can stop their nodes starting Sept. 10, with a $1.372 million pool set aside for those who transition smoothly. Harmony plans to pivot into an AI video “remix economy” business using the migrated token. Users must exit all smart contracts before Sept. 10, since multisig safes and liquidity pools cannot be migrated. Harmony has proposed sunsetting its layer-1 blockchain and moving its native ONE token to Ethereum. The announcement came seven years after the network’s mainnet first launched.
The proposal was shared on X on Sunday. Harmony said it would take a final network snapshot, issue ERC-20 ONE tokens on Ethereum, and migrate exchange listings.
Harmony described the plan as non-binding. It did not say when the final block would be produced or whether the shutdown would go through the network’s validator-led governance process.
Under Harmony’s existing governance rules, elected validators can create proposals. Unelected validators can vote, with voting power based on total stake. Passing a proposal requires 51% of total stake weight to participate and 66.7% support after a voting period.
Harmony said security threats played a role in the decision. “The threats posed by state actors and AI agents are too great,” the team wrote in its announcement.
“Since our mainnet launch in 2019, our community has been resilient through attacks and changes, but it is time to fully sunset the Harmony network,” Harmony added.
The team said validators would be offered new roles in a proposed AI video initiative. This new venture would center on a small group of AI video creators who publish open prompts and assets.
Fans could then fork, or “remix,” those originals. AI agents would turn each fork into more video clips. Harmony said the plan could generate advertising revenue from a large user base.
How the ONE Token Migration Would Work Under the plan, all ONE balances would be recorded at the network’s final block. New ERC-20 tokens would then be airdropped to the same wallet addresses on Ethereum.
The snapshot would cover wallets, staking delegations, validator rewards, smart contracts, and centralized exchanges. Harmony said no action or claim would be required from holders.
Multisig safes, liquidity pools, and onchain applications cannot be migrated, though. Harmony urged users to exit all smart contracts before Sept. 10.
Validators can begin shutting down their nodes on Sept. 10. Harmony set aside $1.372 million to compensate validators who stop on time, keep their stakes, and agree to serve as governors in the new initiative.
The token’s total supply and emission rate will stay the same. Newly issued tokens will go toward funding the AI video initiative, Harmony said. ONE was trading near $0.00073 as of Sunday.
This proposal follows a security incident that took place less than four weeks earlier. On Aug. 12, Harmony said it was looking into a rollback after reports that an attacker minted nearly 4 billion unauthorized ONE tokens.
A later review by Harmony found the attacker had actually minted more than 3 trillion ONE tokens across six transactions. An outside account estimated that about 2.8 billion tokens had reached exchanges.
The exploit stemmed from a flaw in Harmony’s cross-shard receipt verification system. This flaw let valid receipts get processed multiple times, letting the attacker mint new tokens without a matching debit elsewhere.
On Aug. 17, Harmony said it would revert the blockchain to an Aug. 11 checkpoint. That rollback discarded 109,126 regular transactions and 315 staking transactions.
This was not Harmony’s first major security incident. In June 2022, its Horizon cross-chain bridge was exploited, with attackers stealing crypto assets worth close to $100 million.
The FBI later attributed that 2022 bridge attack to North Korean state-backed hacking groups Lazarus Group and APT 38.
Aave’s newly launched V4 protocol on Ethereum is now distributing USDe rewards through its dedicated Ethena ecosystem market, giving DeFi users a fresh set of incentives to park capital in one of the most actively used synthetic dollar systems in crypto.
The activation marks a significant operational milestone for both protocols. Aave V4 rolled out with a purpose-built Ethena environment featuring two “Spokes,” the largest ecosystem-specific deployment at launch, supporting USDe, sUSDe, PT-sUSDe, and PT-USDe as collateral assets.
What the Ethena Spokes actually do Inside those Spokes, users can deposit Ethena’s synthetic dollar USDe and its staked variant sUSDe to borrow against, earn rewards, or engage in what the community has affectionately dubbed “Aavethena” strategies. These are recursive borrowing loops where a user deposits USDe, borrows against it, converts the borrowed funds back into USDe, and repeats the cycle to stack yield.
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USDe is designed as a delta-neutral synthetic dollar, meaning Ethena Labs backs it with productive assets hedged through perpetual futures positions. The net exposure stays close to zero while the underlying positions generate yield.
During peak periods, Aave has supported over 50% of the total USDe supply, making Aave the single most important liquidity venue for Ethena’s flagship asset.
USDe’s growth trajectory USDe supply recently surpassed $12 billion. USDe reportedly crossed the $10 billion mark in under 500 days from its inception, a pace of growth driven in large part by the leveraged looping strategies enabled by Aave’s lending infrastructure.
Ethena distributes discretionary incentives that accrue to sUSDe holders through a token vault structure. As rewards accumulate, they increase the USDe value backing each unit of sUSDe, creating a compounding dynamic that draws in yield-seekers.
New features reduce friction One of the notable additions accompanying the V4 launch is Liquid Leverage, a feature that allows users to make 50/50 USDe/sUSDe deposits. The practical upside: it enhances liquidity and rewards while reducing the cooldown period that typically applies when unstaking sUSDe.
Aave’s governance has also implemented structural safeguards for the partnership. Whitelisted redemption mechanisms are in place to manage inter-protocol risk, essentially creating controlled exit channels that prevent a bank-run scenario where mass redemptions could destabilize either protocol.
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According to HTX market data, since Hunter Biden announced the launch of meme coin LAPTOP, Bitcoin has fallen approximately 0.7%, Ethereum has dropped around 0.85%, and SOL has declined about 1.17%. Several previously high-profile meme coins also saw declines: MEME fell 19%, PONS dropped 9%, BONER declined 17%, Basecat fell 10%, and ZCAT dropped 13%. Notably, this market reaction may stem from a "precedent". Trump’s TRUMP coin was launched on January 17, 2025. While it saw continuous gains on its launch day, sparking FOMO in the community, its price has since plummeted, leaving behind a "mess" for the crypto space and drawing criticism from mainstream media. Data shows Bitcoin hit a high of $103,000 on January 17, 2025, but fell roughly 25% over the subsequent 54 days. At that time, the Solana network was also in a meme coin boom, with an average daily trading volume of around $4.53 billion, and a single-day peak of $5.86 billion (its current 24-hour volume is approximately $1.915 billion). Some of the most popular meme coin projects at that time peaked either before the launch of TRUMP coin or in recent days, including the once-hot ai16z (market cap of $2.74 billion), FARTCOIN ($2.84 billion), GRIFFAIN ($640 million), and pippin (phase peak of $370 million), among others.
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Insight: Beating AI News Flash — OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki warned that artificial intelligence is advancing too rapidly, growing increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control, stating that "extreme caution is needed now." He noted that AI models can already operate computers, collaborate with humans and other AIs, and conduct research, and that in the near future, they may achieve "recursive self-improvement" without human intervention. Pachocki expressed concern that no one is prepared for the consequences of the continuous rapid advancement of machine intelligence. Developers can align AI more closely with human interests, or slow down future research and development (R&D) if necessary. He anticipates and hopes that "voluntary slowdowns" in R&D by AI labs will become the norm before the industry establishes common safety standards. OpenAI has currently adopted a limited rollout approach for GPT-6 Astra due to its advanced cybersecurity capabilities.
Hunter Biden’s upcoming Meme coin project, set to launch on September 9, has released detailed tokenomics for its LAPTOP token on its official website. The LAPTOP token has a total supply of 1 billion units, with 35% (350 million tokens) unlocked at the Token Generation Event (TGE), and full unlocking will take 36 months. The token allocations are as follows: 30% to founders, 30% to prediction markets, 10% to initial airdrops, 10% to future airdrops, 10% to liquidity, 5% to the foundation treasury, and 5% to charity. Notably, the handling of the 30% total allocation will be determined by the settlement results of 30 Polymarket prediction markets covering political, crypto, and cultural categories. If a market settles to YES, the corresponding tokens will be burned directly; if settled to NO, they will be donated to charity.
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The Hunter Biden-linked meme coin LAPTOP warns the community to beware of counterfeit tokens and malicious links.
Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, is set to launch a meme coin called LAPTOP. The project team has issued a reminder to the community to beware of counterfeit tokens and malicious links, stating that the LAPTOP project will never proactively contact users, nor will it ever request private keys, mnemonic phrases, or personal information, urging users to only trust communications from official channels. As BlockBeats previously reported, after Hunter Biden officially announced the coin launch, numerous LAPTOP-named tokens emerged on various popular meme coin blockchains, with most of them following a trend of surging first and then plummeting to near-zero value.
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Ethereum developers have committed EIP-8141, known as Frame Transactions, to the network’s 2027 Hegotá upgrade, putting native account abstraction on the path to becoming part of Ethereum’s standard transaction system.
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Ethereum developers have scheduled EIP-8141 Frame Transactions for inclusion in the Hegotá upgrade planned for 2027. Frames separates transaction authorization, gas payment and execution, allowing an app or another account to cover a user’s ETH transaction fee. The proposal could let users transact with stablecoins without holding ETH while validators continue receiving network fees in ether. Frames can bundle related actions such as token approvals and trades so permissions are reversed if the accompanying transaction fails. Programmable validation could allow accounts to rotate private keys or adopt quantum resistant authentication without moving assets to a new address. Core developers moved EIP-8141 from Considered for Inclusion to Scheduled for Inclusion during the Aug. 27 All Core Developers Execution call, according to the Hegotá Meta EIP. The change gives Frames a formal place in the planned upgrade, though the proposal remains a draft and its technical details can still change before deployment.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, one of the proposal’s 10 authors, drew attention to the work on Sunday after months of development.
“A lot of important progress on Frames (EIP-8141) has been quietly happening over the last few months,” Buterin wrote on X, recommending the updated specification.
The proposal addresses several restrictions built into ordinary Ethereum accounts, including the requirement that the account initiating a transaction must hold ether to pay the network fee.
Frame Transactions could let apps pay Ethereum gas Ethereum currently requires transaction fees to be paid in ETH. A wallet holding stablecoins or other tokens cannot move those assets unless it has enough ether to cover the transaction.
EIP-8141 separates the different parts of a transaction into programmable frames covering authorization, fee payment and execution. The account sending assets and the account paying the gas would no longer need to be the same.
A payments application could therefore pay the ETH fee for a user or accept stablecoins from the user while handling the required ether payment itself. Validators would continue receiving fees through Ethereum’s existing fee system, while the wallet holder would not need to acquire ETH first.
The design moves several features associated with account abstraction into Ethereum’s normal transaction flow. Existing implementations such as ERC-4337 can already support sponsored gas and programmable wallets, but they use separate infrastructure including UserOperations, bundlers and paymasters.
ERC-4337 has operated on Ethereum since 2023 without requiring a change to the base protocol. Its UserOperations are sent through a separate mempool, collected by bundlers and passed to an EntryPoint contract that handles validation and execution.
As crypto.news previously reported in August, smart account technology can support gas sponsorship, passkeys, social recovery and other wallet controls that are unavailable to conventional externally owned accounts.
Frame Transactions would bring similar programmability into Ethereum’s protocol instead of requiring users to depend on a separate transaction system.
EIP-8141 would bundle related actions Frames could change transactions that currently require several separate approvals.
A token trade, for example, can require a user to first approve a decentralized application to spend a token and then submit another transaction to execute the trade. If the second step fails, the spending permission can remain active.
EIP-8141 allows related operations to be grouped so they succeed or fail together. An approval attached to an unsuccessful trade could therefore be reversed as part of the same transaction.
The system works by dividing a transaction into frames with separate jobs. One frame can verify authorization, another can determine how gas is paid, while subsequent frames execute the requested operations.
Programmable validation would give accounts more control over what Ethereum recognizes as a valid transaction. Instead of every externally owned account relying on the same fixed authentication process, accounts could run verification rules through Ethereum Virtual Machine code.
Ethereum researchers have been working toward this type of native account abstraction for years. EIP-7702, proposed by Buterin and other developers in 2024, previously sought to give externally owned accounts access to smart contract wallet functions while maintaining compatibility with ERC-4337.
Frame Transactions could allow Ethereum keys to change The validation changes extend beyond gas payments and transaction batching.
Conventional Ethereum externally owned accounts are controlled by private keys using the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm. A private key cannot simply be replaced while keeping the same account under the traditional model. Losing the key can permanently remove access to the assets it controls, while a compromised key can give an attacker control of the account.
Frames would let an account define its own validation logic, opening the door to key rotation and different authentication systems without requiring the user to transfer assets to a new address.
Programmable validation could eventually allow Ethereum accounts to replace current signature methods with cryptography designed to withstand quantum computers.
Buterin placed quantum security higher on Ethereum’s technical roadmap in an August update, alongside work on native rollups, privacy and changes to the network’s storage architecture.
He had previously outlined a quantum resistance roadmap covering Ethereum’s consensus signatures, data availability systems, wallet cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs. That plan identified ECDSA, which controls ordinary Ethereum accounts, as one component that could eventually need replacement if sufficiently powerful quantum computers are developed.
EIP-8141 provides one route for accounts to adopt different signature schemes because verification rules would no longer be fixed to a single private-key model.
Hegotá will follow Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade Hegotá is planned for 2027 and will follow Glamsterdam, Ethereum’s next network upgrade.
Developers were still narrowing Hegotá’s scope in August. At the time, Frame Transactions remained under consideration while EIP-7805, or Fork-choice enforced Inclusion Lists, was the only proposal formally scheduled for the upgrade.
The Aug. 27 decision has since moved EIP-8141 into the scheduled category alongside EIP-7805.
Before that decision, developers had been comparing EIP-8141 with EIP-8130 as competing approaches to native account abstraction. The discussions included how Ethereum could avoid incompatible account-abstraction standards between Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks while retaining flexibility for different transaction designs.
Glamsterdam, meanwhile, remains ahead of Hegotá in Ethereum’s upgrade schedule. Developers have been testing its planned changes through development networks, with the upgrade centered on Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation and Block-Level Access Lists.
The upgrade includes changes to Ethereum’s gas accounting as well. The Ethereum Foundation warned wallet developers in August that EIP-8037 could affect software relying on the assumption that every basic ETH transfer costs 21,000 gas, because transfers creating new state would face an extra charge.
EIP-8141 cannot be used on Ethereum mainnet today. Its specification remains in draft status while developers continue implementation and testing work ahead of Hegotá’s planned 2027 deployment.
PANews, September 7 - According to SoSoValue data, the crypto market sectors showed mixed performance, with the AI sector standing out, rising 2.10% in 24 hours. Among them, Bittensor (TAO) rose 10.03%, and Pieverse (PIEVERSE) rose 5.18%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) slightly fell 0.11%, falling back below $80,000; Ethereum (ETH) fell 0.11%, holding around $2,500.
In other sectors, the GameFi sector fell over 4% in 24 hours. The DeFi sector rose 1.21% in 24 hours, with Raydium (RAY) up 34.80% within the sector; the Layer2 sector rose 0.82%, with Celestia (TIA) up 11.07%; the PayFi sector rose 0.53%, with Zcash (ZEC) up 10.94%; the Layer1 sector rose 0.27%, with Injective (INJ) up 7.30%.
Additionally, the CeFi sector fell 1.87%, with Binance Coin (BNB) down 2.36%; the Meme sector fell 2.26%, with Pons (PONS) down 15.43%. MarsCoin (MARSCOIN) fell 33.83%.
The crypto sector indices reflecting historical sector performance showed that the ssiAI, ssiDeFi, and ssiLayer2 indices rose 4.27%, 1.17%, and 1.01%, respectively.
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) maintain a constructive outlook on Monday after gaining more than 3.4%, 4% and 4.8%, respectively, last week. BTC holds steady near $80,000 while ETH and XRP show resilience and defend key support zones. The price action of these top three cryptocurrencies suggests consolidation or a mild pullback before an upside move.
Bitcoin price trades at $79,806 on Monday after gaining over 3.4% in the previous week. BTC maintains a bullish near-term bias as price holds well above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs), clustered between roughly $70,000 and $72,700.
BTC’s price above this EMA stack suggests a sustained uptrend, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) near 65 points to firm but not yet extreme buying pressure, even as the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) turns negative, hinting at waning momentum within an overall positive structure.
On the downside, initial support is seen around the 200-day EMA at $72,749, reinforced by the 50-day EMA just below $72,100 and the 100-day EMA near $70,274, which together form a broad demand band before deeper horizontal support at $66,500 and $62,300.
On the topside, the next significant barrier aligns with the horizontal resistance at $85,000, and a daily close above this level would reopen the path toward fresh highs. In contrast, a break back through the EMA cluster would signal a deeper corrective phase within the broader uptrend.
BTC/USDT daily chartEthereum faces resistance near $2,550 markEthereum trades at $2,502 on Monday, maintaining a constructive bullish bias as price holds above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs clustered between roughly $2,090 and $2,190. The RSI near 65 suggests upside momentum remains in play, though the negative Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) reading hints that the latest advance is losing some traction and could slip into consolidation before attempting fresh highs.
On the downside, initial support aligns with the nearby horizontal level at $2,500, ahead of the 50-day EMA around $2,192 and the 200-day EMA close to $2,183, which together form a key demand zone if a deeper pullback unfolds.
On the topside, the next notable resistance is the key $2,550 mark, ahead of the psychological $3,000 barrier, where a clear break would reopen the path toward broader continuation of the medium-term uptrend.
ETH/USDT daily chartXRP defends key 200-day EMAXRP price trades at $1.407 on Monday. XRP holds a constructive bias as price extends above the 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day EMAs, with the long-term 200-day EMA rising near $1.353 and reinforcing an underlying uptrend structure.
The RSI eases from prior overbought extremes to hover just below 60, suggesting bullish momentum is moderating but not broken. At the same time, the MACD slips marginally negative, hinting at consolidation rather than a completed top as long as price stays over the main moving average belt.
On the downside, immediate support is seen around the recent opening region and the 200-day EMA cluster near $1.353, ahead of a horizontal floor at $1.300. Meanwhile, deeper pullbacks would bring the 50-day and 100-day EMA zone around the mid-$1.200s into focus before a more distant base at $1.000.
On the topside, bulls face the next key hurdle at the horizontal resistance around $1.900, and a sustained break above this level would reopen the path toward higher highs within the prevailing daily uptrend.
XRP/USDT daily chart(The technical analysis of this story was written with the help of an AI tool. Know more.)
Cryptocurrency prices FAQs Token launches influence demand and adoption among market participants. Listings on crypto exchanges deepen the liquidity for an asset and add new participants to an asset’s network. This is typically bullish for a digital asset.
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Macroeconomic events like the US Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates influence crypto assets mainly through the direct impact they have on the US Dollar. An increase in interest rate typically negatively influences Bitcoin and altcoin prices, and vice versa. If the US Dollar index declines, risk assets and associated leverage for trading gets cheaper, in turn driving crypto prices higher.
Halvings are typically considered bullish events as they slash the block reward in half for miners, constricting the supply of the asset. At consistent demand if the supply reduces, the asset’s price climbs.
Ethereum developer Derek Chiang said on Sept. 7 that EIP-8141’s authors had found a way to express several transaction features as programmable contract calls instead of adding them separately to Ethereum’s transaction envelope.
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Ethereum developers say EIP-8141 can express transaction features through contract calls known as programmable frames. Frames could support expiry, signature aggregation, privacy proofs and post-transaction assertions without new envelope fields. EIP-8141 is scheduled for Hegotá, though its specification remains draft and activation dates remain unset. Developers are coordinating EIP-8141 with EIP-8130 to preserve structure and improve transaction readability for infrastructure. Vitalik Buterin argues separating transaction actions and dependencies could enable parallel validation and lower costs. Chiang, an EIP-8141 co-author and Ethlabs contributor, described the development as a “design breakthrough” in a post discussing recent work by the proposal’s authors. The approach treats transaction expiry, aggregate signatures, privacy-pool Merkle roots and post-transaction assertions as calls called “frames.”
The official draft specification defines a Frame Transaction as a sequence of contract calls. Different frames can validate a transaction, approve its gas payment or execute user operations. The proposal currently provides three modes: DEFAULT, VERIFY and SENDER.
A VERIFY frame can check whether a required condition is satisfied. A SENDER frame executes an operation from the account identified as the transaction sender. Frames can also be grouped into atomic batches, meaning every operation in a batch succeeds together or the entire group reverts.
It's not a coincidence that @lightclients and @VitalikButerin both posted about frames (8141) around the same time. The 8141 authors achieved a design breakthrough lately, where we realized that the things that we previously thought had to be put into the transaction envelope,… https://t.co/pXezHY9YkP
— Derek Chiang | Ethlabs (@decentrek) September 6, 2026 The proposal still defines a base transaction envelope containing fields such as the chain identifier, nonce, sender, fees, signatures and frame list. Chiang’s point is narrower: developers may be able to introduce more functionality through new frame targets and call patterns without creating another envelope format for every feature.
A stable envelope could reduce coordination work Changing an Ethereum transaction envelope affects more than execution clients. Wallets, Layer 2 networks, block explorers, signing devices, software libraries and infrastructure providers must all understand the new format.
Chiang said Ethereum upgrades occur roughly every nine months, making repeated envelope changes slow and coordination-heavy. A sufficiently general frame format could serve as a stable interface while contracts or designated protocol components provide new validation methods.
That does not mean future functionality would never require a network upgrade. EIP-8141 itself changes Ethereum’s consensus rules and requires client implementation. New opcodes, precompiles or gas rules could also require hard forks. The proposed benefit is that developers would not necessarily need to redesign the transaction container each time.
The EIP-8141 specification lists native account abstraction among its main goals. It could support key rotation, alternative signature systems, sponsored gas payments and transaction batching. It also aims to reduce Ethereum accounts’ dependence on the secp256k1 signature system used by conventional externally owned accounts.
As crypto.news reported in its coverage of Vitalik Buterin’s proposed Ethereum transaction redesign, programmable validation could eventually help Ethereum adopt new authentication systems without replacing one fixed signature scheme with another.
EIP-8130 could make frames easier to inspect Chiang also acknowledged a tradeoff. Highly abstract transactions can become difficult for wallets, sequencers and other infrastructure to analyze before execution. An Layer 2 sequencer might, for example, want to accept only specified signature methods because their computational costs are predictable.
Developers are therefore exploring how frames could work with EIP-8130, another draft account-abstraction proposal. EIP-8130 creates an onchain keystore where accounts register actors and authenticator contracts. Transactions explicitly identify their authentication method.
That structure allows a node to determine which validation process a transaction requires before running arbitrary wallet code. Under EIP-8130’s proposed Layer 2 profile, a chain could restrict its transaction path to a canonical set of fixed-cost authenticators while leaving other authentication methods available through ordinary EVM execution.
Chiang said EIP-8130 could impose defined structures over EIP-8141 frames. The collaboration could preserve the flexibility of frames while giving wallets and high-throughput chains a more legible transaction format. The combined design has not been finalized, and both specifications remain open to revision.
Earlier crypto.news coverage examined the competition between EIP-8141 and EIP-8130 during the initial Hegotá scoping process. The latest comments suggest developers are now looking for compatible elements rather than treating the proposals only as mutually exclusive alternatives.
Buterin connects frames with parallel validation Vitalik Buterin expanded on the technical direction in a separate post, distinguishing between transaction “actions” and “dependencies.” An action changes Ethereum’s state, such as transferring ETH. A dependency is a condition that must be satisfied, such as a signature, Merkle proof or zero-knowledge proof.
Buterin argued that independent dependencies could be checked in parallel. Conditions that do not access Ethereum state could potentially be processed once by the mempool instead of being repeated during execution. Multiple checks might eventually be represented by a recursive STARK proof, although that remains a research direction rather than an approved feature.
The distinction could also help clients separate predictable transactions from operations requiring Ethereum’s full dynamic execution environment. Buterin said more statically analyzable activity could receive lower gas costs and scale further. No such fee schedule has been approved.
The frame model provides a potential interface for that approach because validation and execution appear as identifiable calls. Ethereum would retain flexible contract execution while allowing simpler transactions to declare more information about their requirements.
EIP-8141 is scheduled, but dates remain open The official Hegotá Meta EIP now lists Frame Transactions and FOCIL as scheduled for inclusion in Ethereum’s Hegotá upgrade. That represents stronger status than earlier consideration, but it does not freeze EIP-8141’s current technical design.
EIP-8141 remains marked as a draft Core proposal. Its authors can revise the frame modes, signature handling, gas accounting and relationship with EIP-8130 as implementation work continues. The Hegotá document also leaves the Sepolia, Hoodi and mainnet activation fields blank.
The next measurable steps include updated specifications, execution-client implementations, development networks and interoperability testing with wallets and Layer 2 systems. Developers must also examine mempool denial-of-service risks because programmable validation can make rejecting invalid transactions more computationally expensive.
Testing will determine whether the proposed combination of flexible frames and structured authenticators can meet the needs of Ethereum’s base layer and faster EVM chains. Until activation parameters are published, EIP-8141 remains a scheduled but unfinished part of Hegotá.
Key Takeaways Ethereum has reclaimed the $2,500 level but encounters significant resistance around $2,560 BTC ETF products have attracted close to $1 billion in monthly inflows while ETH ETF momentum remains subdued Network activity measured by daily active addresses has declined since early August, staying under 500K Exchange balances dropped by more than 116,000 ETH within two days, representing approximately $300 million Successfully clearing the $2,515–$2,560 zone could trigger a rally toward $2,750, followed by $3,400 and possibly $4,750 Ethereum has staged a recovery from its summer depths but continues to encounter obstacles at critical price levels even as Bitcoin climbs beyond $82,000. Trading near $2,498, ETH has posted approximately 5% gains over recent sessions, maintaining a market capitalization of $304.85 billion with daily trading volume reaching $10.68 billion.
Ethereum (ETH) Price The divergence between ETH and BTC market strength continues to widen. Bitcoin has captured almost $1 billion through ETF channels since the month began, propelling it back above $82,000. Meanwhile, Ethereum’s ETF channels have shown inconsistent patterns, with September’s peak single-day inflow registering only $59.3K, breaking a 12-day run that had accumulated over $1 billion in ETH investment products.
Source; SoSoValue Bitcoin Captures Lion’s Share of Institutional Capital While institutional participants haven’t abandoned Ethereum entirely, capital allocation currently favors Bitcoin significantly. ETF flow patterns confirm this trend. Though ETH investment vehicles continue receiving some capital, the volume and consistency pale compared to Bitcoin’s sustained purchasing momentum.
Market observer Ali Charts highlighted that exchange wallets shed over 116,000 ETH within a 48-hour window, totaling nearly $300 million in value. According to his assessment, this reduction in available exchange inventory is creating conditions for a potentially significant Ethereum price movement.
Technical analyst Bitcoin Meraklisi observed that ETH has successfully recaptured the $2,381 resistance zone and is currently trading within a $2,381 to $2,515 range. According to his analysis, $2,515 represents the critical threshold for an upward breakout, with initial targets at $2,750, extending to $3,400, and reaching as high as $4,750 should bullish momentum intensify.
Network Metrics Trail Price Movement Blockchain engagement metrics haven’t matched the price rebound. Active address counts have trended downward since early August and remained beneath the 500K threshold throughout this month. Current figures also represent a decline exceeding 5% year-over-year for the comparable timeframe.
According to Coinglass data, trading volume surged 81.78% to reach $29.08 billion. Open interest registered a modest 0.34% increase to $32.86 billion. The combination of elevated volume alongside stable open interest indicates heightened market participation without substantial expansion in leveraged positioning.
Ethereum’s real-world asset ecosystem maintains expansion momentum. The network hosts stablecoins with aggregate market capitalization reaching $163.5 billion. Tokenized investment funds represent $17.5 billion, commodity tokens contribute roughly $5 billion, and equity-backed tokens account for $770.1 million.
Ethereum continues to scale across multiple RWA frontiers
Stablecoin market cap stands at $163.5B, tokenized funds at $17.5B, commodities at $5.0B, and tokenized stocks at $770.1M
Stablecoins remain the foundation, but Ethereum’s RWA ecosystem now extends well beyond them pic.twitter.com/9wkvaX7W0h
— Token Terminal 📊 (@tokenterminal) September 5, 2026
Large holder movement has intensified recently, with more than 1 million ETH transferred across 650 separate transactions. A single address deposited 70,000 ETH valued at $174 million to exchange platforms while retaining an additional 97,114 ETH.
The $2,560 price point stands as the most immediate barrier to further gains. ETH’s weekly Relative Strength Index has climbed above its typical range, and the 20-day moving average sitting at $2,418.98 continues its upward trajectory, offering technical support beneath current prices.
Changxin Technology: Global DRAM product supply will remain tight in the second half of the year.
ChangXin Memory Technologies held its 2026 semi-annual performance briefing. An investor asked about the company’s Q3 DRAM price trends, and Huang Danyang, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ChangXin, stated that looking ahead to the second half of 2026, the global DRAM supply shortage pattern will persist.
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Changxin's largest long position on Hyperliquid has an unrealized profit exceeding $3 million.
According to TradingBeats' monitoring, the largest long address 0x9a80 for Changxin (trading pair: xyz:CXMT) on Hyperliquid currently holds around 1.4956 million CXMT long positions, with a position value of approximately $12.99 million, using 5x leverage, an average entry price of about $6.6156, and an unrealized profit of roughly $3.0959 million. Today, A-share listed Changxin rose sharply by 6.70%, closing at 58.47 yuan. Assuming no new trades are executed by this address, based on its current position size, the intraday price increase has generated an approximate $435,000 in paper gains for it. It is reported that this address built its current CXMT long position from scratch on July 15, accumulating around 225,200 CXMT tokens that day. It then continued to add to its position, peaking at roughly 1.63 million CXMT by the end of July. Although it reduced positions in batches during this period, it did not fully close out the position, and currently retains approximately 1.4956 million long CXMT positions.
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Capital B spent approximately $29.4 million to add 376 Bitcoin to its holdings, marking the largest single Bitcoin purchase in nearly a year.
French bitcoin treasury firm Capital B announced it purchased 376 bitcoins for €25.3 million (approx. $29.4 million), bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 3,521 coins, with a cumulative acquisition cost of roughly €309.4 million (approx. $359.3 million). This purchase marks Capital B’s largest single bitcoin acquisition since September 2025, when the firm bought 551 bitcoins. Capital B said the funds for the purchase came from a recently completed financing round, including a €28.7 million (approx. $33.3 million) private placement, in which Adam Back added €7.6 million (approx. $8.8 million) in investment, boosting his common stock stake to 17.64%. Following this acquisition, Capital B holds 3,521 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of roughly €87,878 per coin (approx. $102,058 per coin).
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Analysis: Bitcoin's on-chain realized market capitalization returns to growth, with its price recovery backed by fundamentals.
CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. published a note stating that Bitcoin’s Realized Cap returned to positive territory on August 24 after 87 consecutive days of negative growth, and rose to +0.88% on September 6, indicating that BTC’s on-chain capital base is recovering. Bitcoin’s Realized Cap currently stands at around $1.068 trillion, having increased by approximately $9.36 billion over the past 30 days, and has continued to rise even as BTC fluctuated around $80,000 recently. Adler Jr. noted that this shows the previously contracting Realized Cap is improving. However, this metric briefly turned positive back in May before falling again, so it remains to be seen whether the current capital growth can be sustained. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s Realized Premium Z-Score dropped from 4.17 during BTC’s rally on August 19 to 0.90 on September 6, though it still remains in positive territory. Adler Jr. explained that the metric’s decline does not signal a weakening price trend, as the anomaly relative to the 28-day average naturally decreases as new price levels gradually enter calculations. Overall, current on-chain signals are positive but have not yet confirmed a sustained bull market: Realized Cap is growing, while BTC has held onto its prior gains. Going forward, if the 30-day Realized Cap change remains positive and is accompanied by further expansion of Realized Cap, this will further support the continuation of the recovery; if the metric falls back below zero, it will weaken this outlook.
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Arthur Hayes releases the Flop Yellow Paper, turning AI inference computing power into an on-chain commodity, with all tokens allocated via airdrop.
Arthur Hayes has published the yellow paper for his new project FLOP on social media. According to the introduction, FLOP is a proof-of-useful-inference blockchain and native token tailored for the Agent economy. Agents use FLOP to pay miners for inference fees, directly converting the token into computing power and intelligence. Simply put, FLOP aims to position AI inference computing power as an on-chain commodity that is purchasable, verifiable, and settleable. The workflow operates as follows: AI Agents use FLOP to pay for inference requests; miners run the required models; verifiers confirm that "the inference is roughly credible and the work is valid", then settle rewards and block rewards. On token supply, FLOP has a genesis supply of approximately 2.48346 billion tokens, all allocated via airdrop, with no VC pre-mining or auctions. The initial phase reward distribution is 75% to miners, 10% to verifiers, 10% to Agents, and 5% to regular stakers. The network features an average block time of one second, with an initial block reward of 96 FLOP, which halves every 730 days for a total of five halving cycles—dropping from 96 to 48, 24, 12, 6, and finally 3—after which the reward will remain permanently at 3 FLOP. To become a miner or verifier, participants must stake FLOP tokens, and dishonest staking will incur penalties. Verifiers serve as network guardians and manage the protocol through FLOP Improvement Proposals (FIPs).
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Iran's Parliament Speaker: Attacks targeting Iran's oil and gas assets will also put U.S.-related energy facilities at risk.
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Qalibaf stated that Iran’s domestic oil and natural gas production chains are widely distributed, easily accessible, and inadequately protected, while U.S. oil and gas enterprises operating in relevant waters and facilities face similar risks. Qalibaf warned that if the U.S. attacks Iran’s energy assets, its own related assets could be targeted in retaliation, noting that Iran “has already proven this point” and calling on the international community to inquire about those “non-operational bases”. (Jinshi)
Ethereum (ETH) price is down slightly by 0.23% to trade at $2,495 at the time of writing. The drop comes amid fears that the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates next week. Still, the potential rate hike has not caused a surge in selling pressure because on-chain data shows that traders are withdrawing their coins from exchanges.
Ethereum Exchange Outflows Surge In a recent post on X, analyst Ali Martinez noted that traders withdrew 116,000 ETH from exchanges between September 6 and September 7. These coins are worth more than $300 million.
The withdrawals suggest that most traders are not willing to sell Ethereum now despite geopolitical tensions and the possibility of the Fed making a hawkish monetary policy decision at the September 16 FOMC meeting.
Martinez also opines that if the supply of Ethereum on exchanges continues to shrink, ETH price could make a major move to the upside.
Data from CoinGlass supports the bullish thesis that the supply of ETH is shrinking because the exchange balance has dropped to 11.92 million, with this being the lowest reading since August 31.
ETH Exchange Balance (Source: CoinGlass) The ongoing transfer of ETH from exchanges also coincides with rising demand for Ethereum ETFs, with data from SoSovalue showing that ETH ETFs have seen three straight weeks of inflows. The inflows have already reached $130 million so far in September 2026.
Fed Rate Hike Odds Surge Ahead of CPI Data Data from CoinGape prediction markets shows that 49% of investors expect the Fed to raise interest rates by 25 basis points during the September 26 meeting.
Source: CoinGape Prediction Markets On the CME FedWatch Tool, 59% of investors are also expecting a 25 basis point rate hike.
These rising odds come ahead of the release of the US CPI data on September 15. Data from MarketWatch shows that investors expect the CPI to remain unchanged at 3.4%, which is still above the Fed’s target of 2%.
An earlier report by CoinGape also noted that Fed governor Chris Waller said that the FOMC decision will depend on what the August inflation data shows. If it shows that inflation is rising, the odds of the Fed hiking rates will increase, and this could push Ethereum price down.
Ethereum Price Prediction Amid Rising Exchange Outflows The price of Ethereum is trading within a rising triangle pattern on the four-hour chart. This pattern, and the rising outflows from exchanges, suggest that the future Ethereum price outlook is bullish.
If Ethereum price moves above the triangle’s resistance of $2,520, a 6.82% surge, that is equivalent to the height of this pattern could ensue, and this could take ETH to $2,690.
On-chain data also shows that 2.86 million ETH was either purchased or sold at $2,475. If Ethereum holds this support, the price could surge to $2,800, per analyst Martinez.
The MACD line that is positive suggests that the momentum is favoring bulls, making a move to $2,700 likely to occur. However, zooming in on this indicator shows that the MACD line has crossed the signal line, and it is now tipping south to suggest that bulls are losing their grip.
ETH/USDT: 4H Chart (Source: TradingView) The CMF reading of -0.15 also suggests that the selling pressure is outpacing the buying pressure on the four-hour timeframe, and Ethereum price might drop to test support at the lower boundary of the triangle pattern before resuming an uptrend.
Major cryptocurrencies held steady on Sunday while investors evaluated the ongoing deadlock between the U.S. and Iran in efforts to reach a deal.
Crypto Market Holds onBitcoin climbed to $80,500 late in the evening before quickly reversing course, even as trading volume rose 10% over the past 24 hours.
Ethereum fluctuated within the $2,460–$2,525 range, while its trading volume spiked. XRP and Dogecoin traded in the red.
More than $225 million in cryptocurrency positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with the majority of losses coming from bearish bets, according to Coinglass data.
Bitcoin’s open interest fell 0.70% over the last 24 hours. Sentiment among retail and whale derivatives traders on Binance remained “Neutral.”
“Greed” sentiment prevailed in the market, according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index.
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The global cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at $2.71 trillion, following a modest increase of 0.02% over the last 24 hours.
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Geopolitical uncertainty continued to run high as Energy Secretary Chris Wright voiced doubts about the likelihood of a nuclear agreement with Iran, indicating that the U.S. may instead prioritize the degradation of Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
Is Bitcoin Headed to $90,000?Cryptocurrency analyst Michaël van de Poppe expressed optimism that Bitcoin could reach $90,000 in the near term and that Ethereum could break above $3,000.
“Those are all relatively easy to hit in the coming period, as long as Bitcoin consolidates,” Van De Poppe added.
Ali Martinez, another well-known cryptocurrency analyst and trader, stated that Ethereum is “building momentum for its next move,” with ongoing consolidation in the $2,370-$2,530 range since Aug. 26.
“The breakout direction will be confirmed by an hourly close outside this range, but the current structure favors the bulls,” Martinez projected. “A decisive move above $2,530 could trigger a rally toward $2,700 for ETH.”
TLDR Solana’s distributed RWA value rose 11.13% to $4.23B after a $348M net increase over the latest 30 days. RWA Foundation data placed Solana ahead of Ethereum and Stellar in 30-day distributed assets growth. SOL trades near $103 as Fibonacci support from $99.14 to $102.50 defines the immediate recovery zone. A clean break below $90 would invalidate TraderSZ’s setup while $110 remains the next major resistance. Solana’s distributed real-world asset value climbed to about $4.23 billion after recording the largest net increase over the latest 30-day period. The RWA Foundation said Solana added about $348 million, while its distributed RWA total rose 11.13%.
The organization published the figures on Sept. 5 using RWA.xyz data and said, “Solana is leading the pack.” Meanwhile, SOL traded near $103 as traders watched whether support above $98 could sustain the recovery.
Solana Leads 30-Day Distributed RWA Growth The RWA Foundation’s figures cover distributed real-world assets rather than the full value of every asset linked to a tokenization platform. These products can include tokenized government bonds, private credit, investment funds, and equities.
Investors can subscribe to, hold, or transfer them through blockchain wallets and approved custodians. RWA.xyz data showed Ethereum’s distributed RWA value rising 0.77% over 30 days, while Stellar gained 5.22%.
By contrast, XRP Ledger fell 5.51%, and Avalanche declined 14.06%. Those changes can reflect subscriptions, redemptions, transfers between networks, and movements in the reported value of underlying assets.
The $348 million increase also differs from transaction volume. It represents the net change in assets distributed on Solana after inflows and outflows, not the amount investors traded during the month.
Likewise, the measure differs from decentralized finance total value locked, which generally tracks crypto deposited in lending, trading, and staking applications. The network’s 11.13% rise therefore placed Solana ahead of the other named chains for the period, based on the foundation’s cited distributed RWA dataset.
SOL Holds Key Support as Correction Develops RWA.xyz’s distributed asset category also differs from the represented asset value. A token can provide access to a larger off-chain portfolio while only part of its supply circulates on one blockchain.
Against that backdrop, Solana’s price structure remains closely tied to the upper-$90 area. SOL traded around $103 after recovering from its latest pullback. Immediate Fibonacci support sat at $102.50, $101.51, $100.53 and $99.14, creating a tight cluster below the current market price.
More Crypto Online described the move as part of a corrective Elliott Wave structure rather than a confirmed new impulsive advance. The analyst said Solana remains in wave 4 consolidation after rejection near $110.
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Solana remains in a corrective wave 4 consolidation, with price continuing to move in overlapping 3-wave structures after the rejection from $110.
The current bounce could extend above the September 3 high as a B-wave before another C-wave decline completes wave 4. Holding… pic.twitter.com/9BM02uhJVP
— More Crypto Online (@Morecryptoonl) September 5, 2026
Recent price action has formed overlapping three-wave moves, which the analyst associates with corrective activity. Under that scenario, SOL could rise above the Sept. 3 high during a B-wave rebound before a C-wave decline completes the broader correction. That keeps $110 as resistance rather than confirmation by itself.
The deeper support zone sits between $90.46 and $94.83. Holding that range would preserve the possibility of another wave 5 advance after the correction runs its course. A decisive break below the zone would weaken that bullish interpretation and suggest a deeper pullback.
The broader chart shows SOL moving back above a price area that repeatedly influenced trading earlier in the year, as buyers attempt to turn former resistance into support. TraderSZ said he added to SOL long positions and expects another trend leg higher.
He identified a clean break below $90 as the point that would invalidate the setup. The chart also marks roughly $98.39, the previous quarter’s high, as the immediate level to defend. Remaining above that threshold would keep the breakout structure from the $70 area intact.
The next obstacle sits around $110, while a larger supply zone remains between $146 and $152. Reaching that higher area would first require SOL to hold above $98, establish strength beyond $110, and avoid falling below $90.
Ethereum-compatible layer-1 network Harmony proposed sunsetting its blockchain and migrating its native ONE token to Ethereum, seven years after launching its mainnet.
On Sunday, Harmony proposed taking a final network snapshot, issuing ERC-20 ONE tokens on Ethereum and migrating exchange listings. Validators would be offered options to stop their nodes, continue as governors, or join its new AI-video initiative.
Harmony described the proposal as non-binding and did not specify when the final block would be produced or whether the shutdown would be submitted to the network’s validator-led governance process.
Under Harmony’s published governance rules, elected validators can create proposals, while unelected validators may vote, with voting power based on total stake. Passage requires 51% of total stake weight to participate and 66.7% support after a seven-day introduction and 14-day vote.
Under the proposal, all ONE balances would be recorded at the network’s final block and new ERC-20 tokens airdropped to the same addresses on Ethereum. The snapshot would cover wallets, staking delegations, validator rewards, smart contracts and centralized exchanges, with no claims required.
However, Harmony said multisig safes, liquidity pools and onchain applications cannot be migrated, urging users to exit all smart contracts before Sept. 10. Validators may begin shutting down that day, with a $1.372 million pool set aside to compensate those that stop on time, retain their stakes and agree to serve as governors.
Harmony proposal comes weeks after an exploitThe proposal comes less than four weeks after an exploit created forged ONE tokens and led Harmony to plan a rollback that would wipe more than 109,000 transactions, marking a potential shift from repairing the network to ending it as an independent blockchain.
On Aug. 12, Harmony said it was considering a rollback after reports that an attacker had minted nearly 4 billion unauthorized ONE, equivalent to about 26% of the supply. An outside account claimed about 2.8 billion tokens reached exchanges, but Harmony had not confirmed the figures at the time.
On Aug. 17, Harmony said it planned to revert the blockchain to an Aug. 11 checkpoint, discarding 109,126 regular transactions and 315 staking transactions. It said investigators had traced nearly all the forged tokens to wallets or service boundaries and were working with exchanges, bridges and law enforcement.
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Ethereum-compatible layer-1 network Harmony proposed sunsetting its blockchain and migrating its native ONE token to Ethereum, seven years after launching its mainnet.
On Sunday, Harmony proposed taking a final network snapshot, issuing ERC-20 ONE tokens on Ethereum and migrating exchange listings. Validators would be offered options to stop their nodes, continue as governors, or join its new AI-video initiative.
Harmony described the proposal as non-binding and did not specify when the final block would be produced or whether the shutdown would be submitted to the network’s validator-led governance process.
Under Harmony’s published governance rules, elected validators can create proposals, while unelected validators may vote, with voting power based on total stake. Passage requires 51% of total stake weight to participate and 66.7% support after a seven-day introduction and 14-day vote.
Under the proposal, all ONE balances would be recorded at the network’s final block and new ERC-20 tokens airdropped to the same addresses on Ethereum. The snapshot would cover wallets, staking delegations, validator rewards, smart contracts and centralized exchanges, with no claims required.
However, Harmony said multisig safes, liquidity pools and onchain applications cannot be migrated, urging users to exit all smart contracts before Sept. 10. Validators may begin shutting down that day, with a $1.372 million pool set aside to compensate those that stop on time, retain their stakes and agree to serve as governors.
Harmony proposal comes weeks after an exploitThe proposal comes less than four weeks after an exploit created forged ONE tokens and led Harmony to plan a rollback that would wipe more than 109,000 transactions, marking a potential shift from repairing the network to ending it as an independent blockchain.
On Aug. 12, Harmony said it was considering a rollback after reports that an attacker had minted nearly 4 billion unauthorized ONE, equivalent to about 26% of the supply. An outside account claimed about 2.8 billion tokens reached exchanges, but Harmony had not confirmed the figures at the time.
On Aug. 17, Harmony said it planned to revert the blockchain to an Aug. 11 checkpoint, discarding 109,126 regular transactions and 315 staking transactions. It said investigators had traced nearly all the forged tokens to wallets or service boundaries and were working with exchanges, bridges and law enforcement.
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Harmony has proposed retiring its seven-year-old layer-1 blockchain and moving ONE to Ethereum, with validators able to begin shutting down nodes from Sept. 10 as the project prepares a new AI video business.
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Harmony has proposed retiring its layer 1 and issuing ONE as an ERC 20 token on Ethereum after taking a final network snapshot. Users have been asked to exit smart contracts before Sept. 10, while eligible validators can begin shutting down nodes and receive compensation from a $1.372 million pool. The proposal comes weeks after an exploit created forged ONE tokens and prompted Harmony to plan a rollback removing more than 109,000 transactions. Harmony plans to give validators the option to remain as governors or participate in its new AI video initiative after the blockchain is retired. Harmony said Sunday that it wants to take a final snapshot of the network, issue ONE as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum and move exchange listings to the new token. The proposal remains non-binding, and the project has not given a date for the final block.
The plan would end Harmony’s run as an independent blockchain after launching its mainnet in 2019. The project cited security threats from state actors and AI agents when announcing the proposed shutdown.
Harmony has not said whether the plan will be put through its existing validator-led governance process. Under the network’s published governance rules, elected validators can submit proposals and unelected validators can vote, with voting power determined by stake. A proposal requires participation representing 51% of total stake weight and 66.7% support after a seven-day introduction period and 14-day voting period.
Harmony proposes moving ONE balances to Ethereum At the final Harmony block, the project plans to record ONE held in wallets, staking delegations, validator rewards, smart contracts and centralized exchanges before distributing replacement tokens on Ethereum.
Users would not have to file claims for the new tokens. Harmony said ERC-20 ONE would be sent to the same addresses recorded in the final snapshot, while delegated stakes and unclaimed validator rewards would be distributed to individual governor vaults.
The token’s total supply and emission rate would remain unchanged under the proposal. Harmony plans to make the Ethereum token contract, snapshot calculations and airdrop scripts public so they can be audited.
Not every asset or application can make the move. Multisig safes, liquidity pools and onchain applications cannot be transferred through the proposed migration, according to the project, which has asked users to exit smart contracts before Sept. 10.
Exchange-held ONE is included in the planned snapshot, with Harmony proposing to coordinate the migration of centralized exchange listings to the Ethereum version of the token.
Validators face a separate transition process. Node operators can begin shutting down from Sept. 10, while Harmony has set aside $1.372 million for validators and delegators who stop their nodes on time, sign an agreement, retain their stakes and continue as governors.
The compensation would be distributed over four quarters. Harmony said it would cover the difference in emission rewards between a validator’s last block and the network’s final block for eligible operators.
Validators could move into Harmony’s AI video project Harmony has proposed moving its work toward an AI video “remix economy” once the blockchain is retired, offering existing validators the option of remaining as governors or becoming operators or affiliates in the new project.
Under the model described by the team, a small group of video creators would publish prompts and other assets that fans could fork or remix. AI agents would then be used to turn the resulting branches into more video clips.
Operators would handle video generation, distribution and content moderation, with staking and service uptime tied to rewards. Harmony plans to subsidize GPU hardware during the first year and said operators could generate up to $1 million in combined revenue during that period, subject to the proposed staking and uptime requirements.
The project has floated a $10 monthly subscription for the service, with promoters receiving a continuing 30% commission from subscriptions they refer. Harmony said advertising could generate tens of millions of dollars if the platform reached 1 million users.
Future ONE emissions would be directed toward the new initiative, although the team said the arrangements would remain subject to feedback from governors.
Harmony shutdown proposal follows August ONE exploit The proposed shutdown follows an August security incident that forced Harmony to consider reversing days of blockchain activity after unauthorized ONE entered circulation.
On Aug. 12, crypto.news previously reported that Harmony was investigating an unauthorized mint after an outside researcher claimed nearly 4 billion ONE had been created and approximately 2.8 billion had reached centralized exchanges. Harmony had not confirmed either figure at that stage and said it was working with exchanges while examining recovery options.
A later reconstruction by the project identified more than 3 trillion ONE created across six transactions. Harmony traced the incident to a flaw in cross-shard receipt verification that allowed valid receipts to be processed more than once, creating ONE without a corresponding debit elsewhere.
By Aug. 17, the project had settled on a much more disruptive response. Harmony proposed rolling back its two shards to checkpoints recorded at 11:25:37 p.m. UTC on Aug. 11, before the forged mint activity.
For shard 0, validators were instructed to retain block 92,730,034 and restart from 92,730,035. Shard 1 would return to block 94,978,278 and resume from the following block, even though the forged mint did not originate on that shard.
The recovery would remove 141,628 consecutive shard 0 blocks containing 109,126 regular transactions and 315 staking transactions. Harmony’s analysis classified 104,545 of the regular transactions, or 95.8%, as automated activity, including nearly 100,000 transactions linked to decentralized exchange automation.
One wallet connected to the forged mint attempted 534 transfers of 5 billion ONE each within 106 seconds. Of those, 477 succeeded, moving 2.385 trillion ONE, according to Harmony’s investigation.
Investigators traced the tokens into standalone wallets, exchange accounts, decentralized exchange routers and pools, liquidity provider positions, bridge contracts, wrapped ONE and staking wallets. Harmony said it was working with exchanges, bridges and law enforcement as it tried to identify where the forged assets had moved.
Token migration was among the recovery options examined during that process, but Harmony said at the time that moving ONE would cause substantially more disruption than the rollback. Less than a month later, migration to Ethereum has become part of the project’s proposed plan to retire the network entirely.
Harmony has faced repeated token and bridge security incidents The August exploit was not Harmony’s first incident involving unauthorized ONE creation. In December 2023, the project disclosed that a staking logic flaw had resulted in 146.28 million ONE being minted across 74 delegator addresses before an emergency hard fork was deployed.
Harmony’s most prominent security breach came in June 2022, when attackers stole close to $100 million from its Horizon cross-chain bridge after compromising keys used to control the bridge.
The project worked with exchanges, blockchain analytics companies and law enforcement following the attack and raised its hacker bounty to $10 million in an attempt to recover the assets.
Harmony initially considered creating billions of ONE to reimburse users affected by the Horizon attack. A proposal published the following month included an option to mint 4.97 billion ONE for compensation, drawing opposition from community members concerned about dilution.
By September 2022, Harmony had changed course and said its revised recovery plan would not mint additional ONE or alter the token’s economics through a hard fork. The project instead proposed using treasury funds for recovery and ecosystem development.
Key Takeaways Harmony Protocol has announced plans to discontinue its Layer 1 blockchain network after seven years of operation since its 2019 mainnet launch ONE token holders will receive airdropped ERC-20 tokens on Ethereum automatically, requiring no manual intervention Network validators can cease operations starting September 10 and receive compensation from a $1.37 million fund The decision follows a catastrophic August security breach where hackers minted more than 3 trillion unauthorized ONE tokens The project is transitioning to focus on AI-driven video content creation as its new core business model Harmony Protocol, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain platform, has unveiled plans to terminate its network operations and transition its native ONE token to the Ethereum ecosystem. The Sunday announcement represents a dramatic transformation for the project, which first went live with its mainnet in 2019.
According to the platform, persistent security vulnerabilities and emerging threats drove the decision. “The threats posed by state actors and AI agents are too great,” the team stated in their X platform announcement.
Token Migration Process Details The protocol intends to capture a final network snapshot at the blockchain’s terminal block. Subsequently, newly created ERC-20 ONE tokens will be distributed via airdrop to identical wallet addresses on the Ethereum network.
This snapshot will encompass all wallets, staking delegations, validator compensation, smart contract states, and centralized exchange holdings. Token holders won’t be required to perform any manual steps to claim their new tokens.
Nevertheless, multisig safes, decentralized exchange liquidity pools, and various onchain applications won’t transfer in this migration. The team has strongly advised all users to withdraw from smart contracts prior to the September 10, 2026 deadline.
Token supply metrics and emission schedules will remain unchanged. Following the announcement, ONE was valued at $0.00073, reflecting a 3.86% decline over 24 hours.
Security Breach Behind the Strategic Shift This proposal emerges just weeks after a devastating security compromise. A malicious actor exploited a vulnerability in Harmony’s cross-shard receipt verification mechanism, enabling duplicate processing of legitimate receipts.
LATEST: 🚨 Harmony plans to roll back its blockchain to Aug. 11, reversing over 109,000 transactions and 315 staking transactions, days after an exploit minted ~4 billion ONE tokens. pic.twitter.com/I0wEcGVrTX
— CoinMarketCap (@CoinMarketCap) August 18, 2026
Leveraging this security flaw, the attacker generated over 3 trillion unauthorized ONE tokens through six separate transactions. To mitigate damage, Harmony executed a network rollback to an August 11 state, eliminating more than 109,000 standard transactions alongside 315 staking operations.
Notably, this wasn’t Harmony’s inaugural major security incident. In June 2022, malicious actors extracted approximately $100 million from the project’s Horizon cross-chain bridge infrastructure. Federal authorities subsequently linked that breach to North Korean cybercriminal organizations Lazarus Group and APT38.
Following August’s exploitation, the team indicated they were evaluating token migration as a potential response. Sunday’s proposal solidifies that strategic direction.
Options for Network Validators Current validators face three pathways forward: discontinue node operations, transition into governance roles, or participate in Harmony’s emerging AI video platform.
The project has allocated a $1.37 million compensation fund for validators who deactivate their nodes by the September 10 deadline, preserve their staked assets, and commit to governance participation.
This proposal carries no binding obligations. According to Harmony’s governance framework, approval demands 51% total stake participation and 66.7% affirmative votes following a 21-day deliberation period.
Harmony’s future strategy centers on an AI-powered video “remix economy,” enabling content creators to share open-source prompts while AI systems generate derivative video content from user contributions. The project estimates this advertising-supported model could yield tens of millions in revenue from a million-user base.
US-listed Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pulled in $986.9 million during the week ending September 4, according to SoSoValue data. Inflows into Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP (XRP), and Hyperliquid (HYPE) products fell between 73% and 96% that week.
Bitcoin funds lifted their weekly haul by 6.7%. The four other major product groups moved in the opposite direction after a strong showing the week before.
Altcoin Funds Give Back a Week of GainsThe week ending August 28 told the reverse story. Bitcoin ETFs took in $924.5 million that week, roughly half the $1.92 billion collected a week earlier.
Solana products jumped 443% to $153.9 million during that stretch. XRP funds climbed 178% to $110.5 million, and Hyperliquid funds reached $56.9 million.
Those gains vanished within five trading days. Solana ETFs took in $6.2 million, XRP funds took in $19 million, and Hyperliquid funds took in $12.3 million.
None of the five recorded a net outflow. The shift, therefore, points to slower buying rather than investors pulling capital out.
Trading activity cooled across the board, including in Bitcoin. Turnover in the Bitcoin funds dropped to $14.5 billion from nearly $19 billion, while Ethereum turnover fell to $4.1 billion.
Change in Weekly Spot ETF Net Inflows, Week Ending September 4 versus Week Ending August 28, 2026. Source: SoSoValue/BeInCryptoFollow us on X to get the latest news as it happens
Prices Refused to Follow the MoneySpot prices stayed narrow across all five assets. Bitcoin gained 2.58% over the five trading days to September 4.
Ethereum rose 1.09%. XRP added 3.02%, while Hyperliquid gained 5.76%.
Solana trailed the group with a 0.18% gain. Its fund assets slipped over the same stretch, to $1.41 billion from $1.43 billion.
Bitcoin opened Friday at its highest price since May 12. The move followed remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller about the coming inflation reading.
The August employment report then landed on the final day of the flow week. Payrolls rose 162,000 against a forecast near 53,000, and traders raised bets on a Fed hike this month.
That reading runs counter to the dovish signal that pulled money into Bitcoin funds on Thursday. The August inflation print, due September 11, will test how the flows hold up.
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Ethereum is attempting to stabilize after its explosive August breakout, but the follow-through has remained limited. ETH is holding around $2.5K, yet repeated swings within the same range suggest the market is still digesting the rally rather than establishing a fresh directional trend.
Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart ETH’s broader structure remains constructive after the powerful breakout from the $1.85K-$1.92K base. Yet, momentum has stalled inside the $2.44K-$2.52K resistance area. Several daily candles have tested this region without producing a sustained breakout, while repeated upper and lower wicks indicate considerable indecision. ETH is currently trading near $2.5K, close to the upper portion of this range.
A clean daily breakout above roughly $2.52K-$2.56K would be required to confirm that buyers have regained control and potentially initiate another impulsive leg higher. Until then, continued consolidation remains the more likely scenario.
On the downside, losing the $2.39K-$2.44K area would weaken the current setup and increase the probability of a deeper correction. In that case, the $2.08K-$2.15K former resistance zone would become the major medium-term support to watch.
ETH/USDT 4-Hour Chart The 4-hour timeframe shows ETH trapped in a broad consolidation between approximately $2.35K and $2.56K following the vertical advance from below $2K.
The important development is that buyers have repeatedly stepped in near the lower portion of this range. The latest recovery from around $2.38K has carried ETH back toward $2.5K, placing the price once again near the upper resistance region. Yet multiple previous attempts around $2.5K-$2.55K have failed to generate continuation.
Therefore, another rejection could keep the market oscillating inside the existing range. A breakdown below the $2.35K-$2.39K floor would be more consequential and could expose the first major pullback zone around $2.22K-$2.27K.
Conversely, sustained acceptance above $2.52K-$2.56K would invalidate the near-term consolidation scenario and indicate that buyers are ready to resume the broader bullish move.
Sentiment Analysis Ethereum’s Spot Average Order Size provides an important clue regarding the lack of follow-through. The latest observations around $2.4K-$2.5K are predominantly gray, classified as normal-sized orders, while the green whale-order activity visible during earlier portions of the recovery has largely disappeared.
This suggests that ETH’s recent push toward $2.5K has not been accompanied by notable large-player participation. There is also no visible concentration of retail orders in the latest data, pointing to an absence of aggressive positioning from either side.
The lack of dominant whale activity fits well with the price action. With neither substantial large-scale demand nor supply appearing in the metric, ETH may remain prone to low-conviction, choppy movements inside its current range. A renewed appearance of significant whale orders could therefore be an important signal that the consolidation is approaching a more decisive resolution.
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TLDR: Vitalik Buterin puts the odds of SNARKs, FHE and iO reaching sub-10x computing overhead at 60% overall. SNARKs are the likeliest to reach single-digit overhead by 2030, but no deadline applies to all three tools. Buterin assigns a 33% chance that SNARKs, FHE and iO eventually approach 1+ε overhead in real-world use. Lower-cost SNARKs could support higher Ethereum gas limits without proportional validator hardware increases. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has put numbers around a long-running cryptography question: how close advanced privacy and verification tools are to ordinary computing costs. In a September 6 post, Buterin assigned a 60% probability that SNARKs, FHE and indistinguishability obfuscation eventually operate below 10x computational overhead.
He measured that overhead through total energy use and amortized computing expenses. He also gave all three a 33% chance of approaching 1+ε overhead for average real-world computation.
Vitalik Buterin Sees 60% Chance SNARKs, FHE and iO Reach Sub-10x Overhead
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he believes there is a 60% chance that SNARKs, fully homomorphic encryption and indistinguishability obfuscation could eventually be implemented with single-digit… pic.twitter.com/kdtCcHwajq
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) September 6, 2026
That distinction matters as the timeline remains narrower than the headline probability suggests. Buterin did not say all three technologies would cross the sub-10x threshold by 2030. Instead, he said at least one could reach single-digit overhead by decade-end, with SNARKs the most likely candidate.
SNARKs Lead Buterin’s Push Toward Sub-10x Computing Costs SNARKs allow a system to prove that a computation was performed correctly without requiring every verifier to repeat the entire process. As a result, they have become central to Ethereum’s zero-knowledge scaling model.
Zero-knowledge rollups already use this approach by processing batches of transactions away from Ethereum’s base layer. They then submit validity proofs to Mainnet, allowing the network to verify those transactions while preserving Ethereum’s security guarantees.
However, proof generation remains a major constraint. Complex proofs still require substantial computing power, while some workloads depend on specialized hardware. Even so, Buterin said the efficiency gap is beginning to narrow.
In August, he highlighted research showing that certain large language model inference workloads were approaching less than 10x proving overhead. He also pointed to specialized hash functions, where single-digit overhead has already been achieved.
As proving costs decline, the improvement could have direct implications for Ethereum’s future architecture. The network’s zkEVM roadmap envisions validators verifying proofs of entire blocks instead of independently replaying every transaction.
Consequently, sufficiently efficient proof generation could allow Ethereum to raise gas limits without requiring proportional increases in validator hardware. That would make lower-cost SNARKs increasingly relevant to both scalability and validator efficiency.
FHE and iO Face Higher Barriers to Practical Efficiency While SNARKs focus on verifying computation, FHE addresses a different challenge: privacy. It allows calculations to run directly on encrypted data without first revealing the underlying information.
NIST describes FHE as a privacy-enhancing technology that can apply arbitrary functions to encrypted data without access to the secret decryption key. For blockchains, that capability could support private automated market makers, confidential lending markets and sealed-bid auctions.
Ethereum’s privacy roadmap identifies these applications directly. However, FHE still carries significantly higher computational costs than ordinary plaintext processing. As a result, reaching sub-10x overhead would represent a major step toward broader practical use.
Indistinguishability obfuscation, or iO, presents an even tougher challenge. The technology aims to transform software while preserving its functionality, making equivalent obfuscated programs computationally indistinguishable.
Although recent research has strengthened iO’s theoretical foundations, its practical costs remain extremely high. Buterin has described traditional constructions as effectively “galactic” in computational expense.
To reduce those costs, his recent work has explored approaches including diamond iO and local mixing. Diamond iO lowers the theoretical burden but remains impractical, while local mixing takes a different route whose security is still unproven.
Even so, each technology targets a distinct part of the broader cryptographic problem. Cheaper SNARKs could make verifiable computation more routine, while FHE could expand private computation across shared data.
Meanwhile, efficient iO could help protect the internal logic of executable software. For now, however, Buterin’s 60% estimate remains a personal probability assessment rather than an Ethereum roadmap commitment.
Ethereum just posted one of its strongest quarters in recent memory, climbing roughly 66% during Q3 2026. The rally wasn’t driven by a single catalyst but by a collision of forces: over $10 billion in ETF inflows, more than $15 billion in corporate ETH purchases, and a DeFi sector that suddenly remembered how to party.
At the center of the action sits Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer-2 network that launched its public mainnet on July 1, 2026. It was built to bridge traditional finance and blockchain through tokenized real-world assets. What actually happened was somewhat different: meme coins took over.
The chain that launched for RWAs but found meme coins first Robinhood Chain was designed with serious ambitions. The Layer-2 uses ETH as its native gas token, processes blocks in 100 milliseconds, and settles back to Ethereum. It integrated Uniswap’s automated market maker services and Morpho’s lending protocol. The pitch to institutional users centered on around-the-clock trading of tokenized stocks across multiple countries.
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Retail traders had other plans. Within weeks of launch, meme coin trading dominated network activity, with real-world assets representing a comparatively small share of early transactions.
CASHCAT, the chain’s flagship meme token, surged to a market cap between $150 million and $200 million shortly after launch. More recent trading has pushed that figure to around $220 million.
At its peak, the chain registered over $800 million in daily decentralized exchange volume. Total value locked climbed rapidly into the hundreds of millions.
Ethereum’s broader momentum CoinMarketCap research lead Alice Liu, speaking in a September 4, 2026 interview with Cointelegraph, connected the dots between Bitcoin’s recent rise and Ethereum’s DeFi resurgence. She pointed to Robinhood Chain’s meme-driven attention as a key indicator of where retail capital is flowing.
The numbers back her up. DeFi total value locked across related chains reached approximately $88 billion during the quarter. Ethereum’s 66% quarterly gain was also supported by over $10 billion in ETF inflows and corporate treasury allocations exceeding $15 billion.
Alice Liu noted the correlation between Bitcoin’s rise and Ethereum’s DeFi successes, highlighting Robinhood Chain’s meme-driven attention as a significant factor in the current cycle.
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TLDR: Ethereum price prediction keeps $2,750 in view, but bulls need a sustained breakout above the $2,545 to $2,567 resistance band. ETH continues to trade inside a $2,350 to $2,560 four-hour range after buyers defended the lower boundary near $2,380 again. Spot Average Order Size data shows normal-sized trades near $2,500, while the whale activity seen earlier in the recovery has faded. A break below $2,358 would weaken the bullish setup and expose the broader $2,179 to $2,367 support zone to renewed selling pressure. Ethereum trades near $2,500 after buyers defended the floor of its recent range. The Ethereum price prediction now depends on whether demand can clear resistance between $2,545 and $2,567. ETH recovered from roughly $2,380, but repeated tests near $2,500 have failed to create sustained momentum. Daily candles show long wicks, reflecting uncertainty after August’s advance from below $2,000.
Whale participation has also faded during the latest recovery, limiting conviction behind the move. A breakout could expose $2,600 and $2,750. Conversely, a loss of $2,358 would weaken the structure and increase correction risks toward the $2,179 to $2,367 support zone.
Ethereum Price Prediction Tests Key Resistance Near $2,567 Ethereum’s daily structure still favors buyers after the breakout from the $1,850 to $1,920 accumulation base. Price has since entered the $2,440 to $2,520 resistance zone, where neither side has secured control. Several daily sessions tested this band without closing decisively above it. Buyers continue absorbing dips, while sellers respond near the upper boundary.
Source: TradingView The Ethereum price prediction turns stronger if ETH records a daily close above $2,520 to $2,560. Such a move would confirm renewed demand and support another impulsive advance. The first liquidity target sits near $2,600, where analyst Ted identifies a small cluster. Clearing that area could open a path toward $2,750, the next projected resistance.
Ted notes that traders have already removed most upside liquidity. That condition leaves fewer nearby targets after $2,600. It may also increase volatility if buyers cannot attract fresh participation above the current range. Large long-side liquidity sits between $1,800 and $2,200, with additional clusters near $1,500.
Most of the upside liquidity for $ETH has been taken out.
There's one small cluster around $2,600, which could be taken out next.
After that, Ethereum has large long-side liquidity from the $1,800-$2,200 level.
There are liquidity clusters around $1,500 too, but I don't think… pic.twitter.com/IQU7tAUopZ
— Ted (@TedPillows) September 6, 2026
The downside structure starts weakening below $2,390 to $2,440 on the daily chart. A firmer break under $2,358 would provide the first warning that the August breakout is failing. The Ethereum price prediction would then shift toward a broader fourth-wave correction. Major support extends from $2,179 to $2,367, while the former $2,080 to $2,150 resistance area offers deeper medium-term demand.
Whale Activity Fades While ETH Holds Its Trading Range The four-hour chart places ETH inside a broad range between $2,350 and $2,560. Buyers have repeatedly defended the lower section, including the latest rebound from about $2,380. Still, previous pushes into $2,500 to $2,550 have ended without continuation. This pattern supports further sideways trading until price closes beyond either boundary.
For bulls, sustained acceptance above $2,545 to $2,567 would alter the short-term structure. It would also support the Ethereum price prediction for a move through $2,600 and toward $2,750. A rejection could send ETH back toward $2,440, followed by the crucial $2,358 floor. Below that level, the first pullback zone sits between $2,220 and $2,270.
Spot Average Order Size data adds another layer to the current setup. Recent activity near $2,400 to $2,500 mostly reflects normal-sized orders. The green whale orders recorded earlier in the recovery have largely disappeared. Retail orders also show no concentrated buildup, indicating limited aggressive positioning from either group.
Source: CryptoQuant That participation gap explains why ETH price action has turned choppy despite holding near resistance. Neither heavy whale demand nor concentrated supply currently dominates spot trading. Consequently, smaller orders can keep price moving within the established band without confirming a directional break.
The Ethereum price prediction needs renewed large-order activity to support a durable breakout. Strong whale buying near $2,567 would improve confirmation and reduce the risk of another failed attempt.
Conversely, large sell orders near resistance could reinforce the ceiling and redirect price toward support. Market participants are watching $2,358 as the key invalidation level, while $2,567 separates consolidation from the next upside extension. Broader trading volume confirmation would strengthen any sustained move beyond resistance.
TLDR: Bitmine added 53,501 ETH through Aug. 30, lifting its disclosed Ethereum treasury to 5.9 million tokens. More than 5.06 million ETH are staked at a 2.67% annualized yield, creating a powerful rewards engine. A modeled year of staking could generate about 135,000 ETH, nearly matching Bitmine’s remaining gap. An additional 51,000 ETH purchase would cut the shortfall to about 83,000 tokens under Bitmine’s benchmark. Bitmine is still expanding its Ethereum treasury even as staking rewards move the company closer to its stated goal of owning 5% of the ETH supply. The Nasdaq-listed treasury company bought 53,501 ETH in the week through Aug. 30, raising its officially disclosed holdings to 5.9 million tokens.
Of that total, Bitmine had already staked 5,067,309 ETH at an annualized seven-day yield of 2.67%. Meanwhile, on-chain data indicates that the company may have resumed buying almost immediately after the reported period ended. The staking base itself now produces a material stream of new ETH under the disclosed yield, changing the arithmetic behind the target.
Bitmine Adds 53,501 ETH as Staking Base Expands On Sept. 1, blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain said wallets linked to Bitmine appeared to acquire another 51,000 ETH from FalconX and BitGo. The transaction carried an estimated value of about $126 million.
Bitmine had not formally confirmed that acquisition in its latest corporate disclosure. Therefore, the transfer remains separate from the company’s official 5.9 million ETH balance. If the attribution proves correct, and the transfer represents an incremental purchase, Bitmine would hold roughly 5.95 million ETH.
That would move it considerably closer to the 5% ownership target. Using Bitmine’s own benchmark of 120.7 million ETH in circulation, a 5% position would require about 6.035 million tokens. Against its disclosed holdings, the company remains about 134,000 ETH short of that threshold.
Bitmine’s large staking position could reduce that shortfall without requiring an equal amount of direct buying. The company had 5,067,309 ETH staked as of Aug. 30. If that balance and the disclosed 2.67% yield remained constant, the stake would generate roughly 135,000 ETH over a modeled year.
That amount nearly matches the gap between Bitmine’s official holdings and its stated ownership target. Under flat-supply and fixed-yield assumptions, the company would need to retain nearly 99% of one year’s modeled rewards.
If the additional 51,000 ETH acquisition is confirmed, the remaining gap would fall to about 83,000 tokens. Under the same assumptions, roughly 61% of the modeled annual staking rewards would cover that difference.
Tom Lee Links Regulation With Crypto Adoption Outlook Bitmine chairman and Fundstrat managing partner Tom Lee has also tied the next phase of crypto adoption to U.S. regulation. During Monday’s Global Money Talk, Lee said the CLARITY Act could “open up the floodgates” for institutional adoption.
He said the current U.S. framework remains fragmented across states and argued that one federal agency should oversee the market. Lee pointed to Japan and Russia as countries that have moved toward broader national frameworks.
He also cited Ethereum’s sharp outperformance against memory stocks as evidence that investors have started positioning for another phase of crypto adoption. Russia, meanwhile, approved its first comprehensive digital asset legislation, allowing exchanges, depositories, and other providers to operate from Sept. 1.
It also caps annual retail purchases at about $3,800 through a licensed intermediary and gives digital-asset holders judicial protection. At the time of writing, Ethereum trades at $2,490.35, up 0.57% over 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap.
Its market capitalization stands at $303.88 billion, while daily volume has risen 39.68% to $10.32 billion. The volume-to-market-cap ratio stands at 3.39%. CoinMarketCap’s chart shows ETH rose above $2,520 before retreating toward $2,490, while prices briefly fell near $2,478.
Ethereum’s circulating and total supply currently stand at 122.02 million ETH, with no fixed maximum supply.
Ethereum is trading near $2,500 after buyers defended the lower end of its current range, showing resilience in the face of recent uncertainty. The cryptocurrency’s next direction depends on whether it can overcome the resistance band between $2,545 and $2,567. After rebounding from approximately $2,380, Ethereum has faced several failed attempts to sustain momentum above $2,500, as daily candlesticks display long wicks, indicating lingering indecision following its advance from levels below $2,000 in August.
Key resistance and support levels define Ethereum’s outlookEthereum’s daily chart continues to show a slight advantage for buyers since its breakout from the $1,850 to $1,920 accumulation range. The price recently entered a resistance zone stretching from $2,440 to $2,520, but neither buyers nor sellers have managed to establish control. Although buyers consistently absorb price dips, they have been met with selling at higher prices, and no daily close has held decisively above this band.
Analysts suggest that if Ethereum can close above the $2,520 to $2,560 range, it could pave the way for a push toward $2,600 and potentially $2,750, marking the next phases of resistance. Market analyst Ted points out that while most nearby upside liquidity has been absorbed, a remaining cluster exists near $2,600. This could act as a short-term target but may also increase volatility if new buyers do not emerge in the higher band.
Most of the upside liquidity for $ETH has already been absorbed, leaving a small amount around $2,600 and larger long-side liquidity between $1,800 and $2,200. High volatility is likely if buyers fail to step in above the current range.
On the downside, support begins to weaken sharply below the $2,390 to $2,440 area; a clear break under $2,358 could signal that August’s breakout is at risk of failure. If selling intensifies, Ethereum’s established support zone between $2,179 and $2,367 may come under renewed pressure.
LevelTypePrice RangeResistancePrimary Band$2,545 – $2,567ResistanceNext Target$2,600ResistanceProjected Upper$2,750SupportInitial Floor$2,358SupportMain Zone$2,179 – $2,367Whale activity declines as spot market trades stabilizeRecent four-hour trading charts place Ethereum within a broad range between $2,350 and $2,560. Buyers have defended the lower section of this range, most recently prompting a rebound from about $2,380. Despite this, upward pushes toward $2,550 have repeatedly stalled, suggesting that for now, price may continue moving sideways unless a decisive move beyond support or resistance emerges.
Data on Spot Average Order Size shows that most trading activity near $2,400 to $2,500 has consisted of normal-sized orders by retail participants. The earlier spike in large “whale” orders has diminished, highlighting a lack of dominant participation from major holders at this stage.
Mini dictionary: Whale orders, a term used in crypto markets, refers to trades made by very large holders of a cryptocurrency. These entities can influence market movements with significant buy or sell orders.
The absence of concentrated buying or selling by whales is keeping Ethereum’s price within its range, and smaller trades are dominating spot action. Analysts contend that renewed large-order activity, especially sustained whale buying near $2,567, would provide traders with stronger confirmation of a trend reversal and lessen the risk of another failed breakout attempt.
Conversely, large sell orders at current resistance could act as another ceiling, pushing price back toward support levels. Participants are closely watching $2,358 as the key invalidation point for the bullish setup. Surpassing $2,567, coupled with rising trading volume, would reinforce a move toward the higher targets above $2,600.
Traders remain focused on the $2,567 resistance zone for a decisive move. Without new whales stepping in, sideways trading may persist until volume or volatility returns.
Robinhood Chain, the company’s Arbitrum-based Layer 2 blockchain, just posted a weekly decentralized exchange volume of roughly $10.47 billion. That’s nearly double what the chain recorded the week prior, and it puts Robinhood’s network in the same conversation as Solana and Ethereum for DEX activity.
For a chain that only launched on July 1, that kind of trajectory is, to put it mildly, unusual.
What’s driving the volume The short answer: Uniswap and speculation. Uniswap protocols, including versions 3 and 4, account for approximately 77% of all DEX volume on Robinhood Chain. The remaining activity is scattered across launchpad platforms and smaller trading venues.
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The types of assets being traded tell a revealing story. Memecoins and tokenized equities, including pairs for NVDA and AAPL, make up a significant share of the action.
Daily volumes have been oscillating between $1.5 billion and $3.7 billion throughout early September, with the peak hitting $3.7 billion on September 5. Recent 7-day DEX volumes have ranged from $8.2 billion to the current $10.47 billion.
The trading flows are predominantly coming from crypto-native participants using trading terminals and active trading protocols, not from Robinhood’s retail brokerage user base.
The liquidity picture Total value locked on the chain climbed to approximately $757 million by late August and early September, representing close to a 100% increase from the prior month.
Stablecoin supply on Robinhood Chain has stabilized in the range of $770 million to $797 million.
By mid-August, cumulative DEX volume on the chain had already surpassed $47 billion.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined what he sees as a potentially major evolution of Ethereum’s transactions.
He claims recent work on account abstraction, state design, and cryptographic proof aggregation is contributing to a clearer separation between what transactions do and what must be proven before they can do it.
Buterin said recent research surrounding EIP-8141, alternative state models, keyed nonces and recursive STARK-based mempools has produced a more explicit conceptual model of transactions.
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The key is to distinguish between two components: "actions" and "dependencies."
"An action is an effect that a transaction has," Buterin explained.
The distinction may sound largely conceptual. However, Buterin argues that explicitly separating the two could allow Ethereum developers to optimize them in fundamentally different ways.
Why it mattersValidation and execution are traditionally intertwined. Nodes receive transactions, validate the required information, and eventually execute them.
Buterin argues that dependencies have properties that make them particularly suitable for optimization.
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Many dependencies can be checked in parallel. Some can be examined by the mempool before the transaction reaches a block. Others do not require access to Ethereum state at all.
Those so-called "pure" dependencies could potentially be checked once by the mempool and then never executed again by every validator.
According to Buterin, large collections of such checks could eventually be replaced by a single STARK proving that they were all performed correctly.
"Dependencies can be processed in parallel," he wrote.
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has introduced a revised conceptual framework for processing transactions on the Ethereum network. He emphasized that separating transaction “actions” from their “dependencies” could unlock significant efficiency gains for future developments.
Transaction Components: Actions and DependenciesButerin stated that ongoing advances in account abstraction, cryptographic proof systems, and novel state models are bringing about a clearer delineation between the tasks a transaction performs, and the conditions that must be met beforehand. He highlighted work around Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 8141, the use of alternative state models, the introduction of keyed nonces, and experiments with recursive STARK-based mempools as key contributors to this emerging model.
He described “actions” as the tangible effects caused by a transaction, such as transferring tokens or interacting with smart contracts. By contrast, “dependencies” represent the requirements that must be met before those actions can be carried out. This distinction, according to Buterin, would enable developers to pursue optimizations tailored to each component.
Actions define what a transaction changes within Ethereum, while dependencies set out the prerequisites before those changes can take place.
According to Buterin, most Ethereum nodes currently combine validation and execution: they receive transactions, verify them against network rules, and then execute any approved operations. Decoupling these functions, he argued, could lead to performance improvements and more nuanced security guarantees.
Optimizing Dependencies and State ValidationButerin pointed out that many transaction dependencies can be reviewed in parallel, enabling more streamlined pre-checks before transactions reach inclusion in a block. He also noted that certain dependencies, particularly so-called “pure” dependencies, do not require live access to Ethereum’s global state. These, he said, present a prime opportunity for enhancement.
If implemented, mempools—the systems that collect pending transactions—could process and validate these pure dependencies only once, rather than requiring every network validator to repeat the same checks as blocks are created and confirmed.
Large batches of such validated dependencies may eventually be aggregated into a single succinct cryptographic proof, specifically a STARK, which could demonstrate the correctness of all checks in a single step.
Mini dictionary: STARK (Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge), a cryptographic proof technology designed for efficient, trustless verification of complex computations without requiring confidential setup or assumptions. STARKs are widely used in scaling solutions and privacy applications within blockchain networks.
Many dependencies can be checked in parallel, streamlining the validation process and reducing duplication across validators.
Buterin views this model as an important architectural shift. He suggested that these changes might form the basis for future updates, as Ethereum’s developers aim to keep evolving the platform for scalability and security.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
A recent resurfacing of an old interview clip featuring BlackRock CEO Larry Fink discussing cryptocurrency ETFs has reignited debate among XRP investors. The renewed attention follows a social media post by Good Evening Crypto, a well-known digital asset commentator, who highlighted the footage and suggested it holds significance for the future of XRP exchange-traded funds.
In the video, Larry Fink is asked during a Fox interview about the possibility of BlackRock pursuing another exchange-traded fund, with the interviewer specifically questioning the launch of an XRP ETF. Both times, Fink responds curtly, stating, “I can’t,” and refrains from elaborating, before the conversation shifts to other topics.
Good Evening Crypto emphasized the clip’s ambiguity, describing Fink’s reluctant answers as an intriguing development for XRP supporters. However, viewers noted that the brief exchange does not confirm any plans from BlackRock to introduce an XRP-focused exchange-traded product.
The more closely observers watch Larry Fink’s brief responses, the more interest they find among XRP holders, even though BlackRock has given no formal indication of pursuing an XRP ETF.
Some on social media argued that the CEO’s tight-lipped approach is not unusual when discussing unannounced product strategies, especially in regulated markets.
Current state of XRP ETFs and BlackRock’s positionDespite the renewed online speculation, BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has not submitted a filing for a spot XRP ETF. The firm currently maintains its cryptocurrency ETF offerings around Bitcoin and Ethereum, including products like the iShares Bitcoin Trust and iShares Ethereum Trust.
Other asset management companies have moved ahead in the space. There are now seven spot XRP ETFs available from providers such as 21Shares, Bitwise, and Canary Capital. Collectively, these products have attracted more than $1.55 billion in net inflows, with total assets around $1.4 billion.
FirmETF FocusTotal AssetsBlackRockBTC, ETHNot disclosed21Shares, Bitwise, Canary CapitalXRP$1.4 billionIndustry analysts suggest BlackRock’s decision-making is typically guided by overall market liquidity and scale. Some reports indicate the company may wait for the total XRP ETF sector to approach $3 billion in assets before considering its own entry.
BlackRock is a leading global investment manager with over $10 trillion in assets under management, known for its influence in both traditional finance and the emerging crypto ETF market.
Mini dictionary: Spot ETF – A spot ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of a physical asset, such as a cryptocurrency, and typically holds the underlying asset directly, instead of derivatives.
Debate over relevance and authenticityDiscussion around the video’s timing and relevance quickly emerged, with some users on X questioning if the footage accurately reflects BlackRock’s current view. Reckless, a digital asset commentator, noted that Fink’s reticence could be interpreted the same for any digital asset, not just XRP, and warned against reading too much into the exchange.
Examining how long ago the interview took place, some users argue that assessing BlackRock’s present stance based on this old video may be misleading given the rapidly changing ETF landscape.
Lary_K, another commenter, stressed that the interview dates back almost three years. He suggested that using it as a barometer for BlackRock’s present position in digital assets is misguided.
Meanwhile, BlackRock has continued to explore tokenization initiatives through ventures such as its BUIDL fund and collaborations with Securitize. These efforts include interactions with the XRP Ledger ecosystem and infrastructure connected to assets like RLUSD.
For now, despite increased market assets and more XRP ETF issuers, BlackRock has shown no concrete move toward joining the XRP ETF sector. The resurfaced video serves mainly as fresh fodder for speculation within the XRP investor community.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
TLDR: EIP-8141 separates Ethereum transaction actions from dependencies to enable more parallel processing. Vitalik Buterin links EIP-8141 with broader efforts to make Ethereum execution easier to scale. The transaction design could support batching, gas sponsorship, and advanced proof-based verification. A public testnet already supports EIP-8141 as developers refine the design before Ethereum’s 2027 hard fork. Ethereum developers are advancing EIP-8141 as a new transaction design aimed at improving network scalability. The proposal separates transaction actions from dependencies, creating more room for parallel processing.
The design could support account abstraction, lower costs, and new transaction features across Ethereum. A public testnet already supports the proposal, while developers target broader implementation before the 2027 Hegotá hard fork.
Ethereum EIP-8141 Targets Faster, More Flexible Scaling EIP-8141, known as Frame Transactions, changes how Ethereum structures transaction data. It treats actions and dependencies as separate components within the transaction model.
Actions describe effects such as sending ETH, while dependencies establish what must remain valid. Signatures, Merkle proofs, and zero-knowledge proofs can serve as dependencies.
According to Vitalik Buterin, separating these elements could let Ethereum process dependencies concurrently. Mempools could also evaluate state-related dependencies when transactions declare accessed state.
Pure dependencies could receive separate processing at the mempool layer. Developers could potentially replace some verification work with STARK proofs, reducing repeated computation and data requirements.
The approach builds on years of account abstraction research. It also connects with discussions around UTXOs, keyed nonces, new state types, and recursive STARK mempools.
One positive consequence of all the recent detailed thinking about transaction formats – not just 8141, also "future of state" discussions eg. UTXOs, PBT, keyed nonces, and also recursive STARK mempool – is that we have a much more explicit understanding of how transactions have…
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) September 5, 2026
Vitalik Buterin Links EIP-8141 to Ethereum Hyper-Scaling Buterin said recent work has created a clearer framework for distinguishing transaction actions from dependencies. That distinction could help developers optimize each component independently.
He also pointed to Ethereum’s flexible execution model as a scaling challenge. Dynamic state interactions offer flexibility, but they create more complexity for parallel processing.
The EIP-8141 design could make transaction formats more minimal. Transactions could rely on lists of calls, flags, origins, nonces, and other basic fields.
According to Buterin’s explanation, this structure could improve compatibility across EVM-based chains with different features. It could also provide a common interface for future transaction designs.
The proposal supports features such as atomic batching and gas sponsorship while leaving room for post-quantum security mechanisms. A public testnet already runs EIP-8141, giving developers a live environment for testing the transaction model.
Buterin described the proposal as part of Ethereum’s broader move toward more statically analyzable operations. He noted that lower gas costs could favor transaction types that require less dynamic processing.
The shift does not remove Ethereum’s general-purpose capabilities. Instead, EIP-8141 could let users and developers choose transaction structures based on their computational requirements.
The proposed framework therefore connects account abstraction with Ethereum’s longer-term scaling work. Developers now face the task of refining the technical design ahead of the planned 2027 Hegotá hard fork.
