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US Representative Patrick McHenry predicts a swift agreement on crypto regulations, citing growing momentum despite ongoing disputes.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, emphasizes the importance of decentralized stablecoins, suggesting alternative models that align with DeFi's original promise of risk decentralization.

ENS has abandoned plans for Namechain L2 due to a significant drop in gas fees and upcoming Ethereum scaling improvements, opting to deploy its ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum instead.

The Ethereum Fusaka upgrade has made address poisoning cheaper, posing a risk to users with malicious actors able to carry out dust attacks at a lower cost.

A trading firm has suffered a significant loss of $686 million due to a failed long position in Ether, which crashed below $2,000, resulting in a substantial gap in their trading book.

The recent downturn in cryptocurrency markets is causing significant stress on balance sheets of companies invested in crypto, particularly in treasuries, ETFs, and mining infrastructure.

Investors are turning away from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP as crypto venture capital firms struggle to raise new funds, with major firms pivoting away and historic low commitments to crypto VC funds.

The Ether price has experienced a significant 30% crash, with bearish technical and onchain indicators suggesting further potential decline towards $1,000-$1,400.

Tether has invested $100M in Anchorage Digital, a federally regulated crypto bank, in a move that strengthens their existing partnership and potentially positions Anchorage for a major capital raise and potential IPO.

Tom Lee's Bitmine has lost $8 billion in value due to the decline of ether below $2,000, but the firm claims it has no intention of selling its holdings.

The price of Ether has dropped below $2,000, with Vitalik Buterin and other long-term holders selling, while leveraged traders and onchain liquidations contribute to the decline.

Tether has invested $100 million in Anchorage Digital, a U.S.-regulated crypto bank, further solidifying their partnership in the U.S.