1. Why is the Ethereum Foundation focusing on privacy?

According to the Ethereum Foundation's October 8th announcement, the foundation will expand its privacy research and development efforts, establishing a "Privacy Research Cluster" to integrate the existing PSE team and related projects. The new cluster will cover key technologies such as private payments, anonymous voting, zkID, and the privacy wallet Kohaku. It will also establish an Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF) to promote privacy applications in businesses and institutions. The Foundation emphasizes that privacy is a core feature of the Ethereum ecosystem and will be implemented across protocols, applications, and institutions to ensure user freedom and digital trust. Click to read

An epic $220 million crash wiped out 1.6 million people. What happened in the crypto market?

The cryptocurrency market experienced another extreme decline in the early morning hours, with a brief plunge. Bitcoin briefly fell below $110,000, Ethereum plummeted over 17%, and various Altcoin also experienced varying degrees of decline. In the past 24 hours, nearly $20 billion in positions were liquidated across the network, with over 1.65 million people experiencing liquidations. Click to read

Grayscale: Solana, the crypto-financial marketplace

From a purely technical perspective, Solana is a decentralized network of computers that processes transactions and records them sequentially to the blockchain. But that description is like saying Manhattan is an island with roads and buildings. Solana is a vibrant community and on-chain economy: an invisible metropolis with millions of users, conducting thousands of transactions per second, and interacting with a vast array of applications. Solana is the financial marketplace for cryptocurrencies. Click to read

4. Galaxy: How long can the BNB super cycle last?

For the second time since June, Binance's BNB Smart Chain surpassed all other blockchains in terms of transaction volume. Memecoin trading has been the primary driver of BNB Chain DEX volume. Meanwhile, the chain's native gas token, BNB, has also broken new all-time highs, just surpassing XRP in market capitalization to become a top-three crypto asset, behind Ethereum's Ether and, of course, Bitcoin. Click to read

5. Gambling in the RWA track: Which is more trustworthy, ETH or SOL?

With stablecoins officially incorporated into the US regulatory framework, a new multi-dimensional financial narrative is emerging that integrates "stablecoins × RWAs × ETFs × DeFi." In this profound evolution of cross-chain finance, the core focus is no longer Bitcoin or Memecoins, but the battle between Ethereum and Solana over the old and new order. Click to read