Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Has Achieved Its Original Web3 Vision

Aethir says it halted a bridge exploit on its Ethereum-linked contracts, keeping losses below $90,000. Security firm PeckShield had earlier estimated the damage at about $400,000; Aethir pledged to compensate affected users.

BlackRock has tapped Galaxy Digital to serve as a validator for ETHB, its staked-Ethereum ETF, after the fund’s assets topped $435 million on April 8. The appointment broadens the ETF’s validator roster and reflects rising institutional interest in ETH staking.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, the Ethereum-focused treasury vehicle associated with Tom Lee, said Thursday it has increased its share buyback authorization to $4 billion and completed an uplisting to the New York Stock Exchange. The moves are aimed at tightening supply and expanding access to institutional investors.

Binance has added access to third-party prediction markets inside its app for millions of users and will absorb gas fees to reduce friction. The exchange only facilitates access to the external application and does not operate the markets itself.

The Ethereum Foundation plans to offload 5,000 ETH into stablecoins using a TWAP execution via CoW Swap, aiming to limit market impact and timing risk.