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1 month ago | 
galaxy.com | Alex Thorn |Zack Pokorny |Christine Kim
research • March 07, 2025 This week in the newsletter, we write about the President’s executive order establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile, an important upcoming vote on Solana’s SIMD-0228 proposal, and the activation of the Pectra upgrade on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
galaxy.com | Charles Yu |Zack Pokorny |Gabe Parker
research • December 20, 2024 This week in the newsletter, we write about Ethena rolling out its new BUIDL-backed stablecoin, Deutsche Bank developing its own Ethereum Layer 2, and Craig Wright being sentenced to prison. Subscribe here and receive Galaxy's Weekly Top Stories, and more, directly to your inbox. Ethena Aims to Onboard TradFi through New StablecoinEthena Labs rolls out new BUIDL-backed USDtb stablecoin.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Alex Thorn |Zack Pokorny |Christine Kim
research • November 29, 2024 This week in the newsletter, we write about a major victory for Tornado Cash in court, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team, and the introduction of a decentralized block-building solution on Ethereum. Subscribe here and receive Galaxy's Weekly Top Stories, and more, directly to your inbox. Court Rules in Favor of Tornado Cash5th Circuit overturns sanctions against Tornado Cash smart contracts.
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Aug 25, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Gabe Parker |Charles Yu |Zack Pokorny
This week in the newsletter, we write about Trump’s visit to Pubkey, the Fed initiating a cutting cycle, and the SEC’s latest DeFi enforcement. Subscribe here and receive Galaxy's Weekly Top Stories, and more, directly to your inbox. Trump Becomes First President to Pay with BitcoinFormer President Donald J. Trump made history on Wednesday becoming the first U.S. President to make a payment with bitcoin.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Alex Thorn |Zack Pokorny
research • August 23, 2024 This week in the newsletter, we write about Mt. Gox distributions coming to an end, an advisor to Kamala Harris signaling soft support for crypto, and Optimism rolling back its permissionless fraud proof system. Subscribe here and receive Galaxy's Weekly Top Stories, and more, directly to your inbox. Mt. Gox Distributions Are Probably Finally OverMt. Gox transfers 1,265 BTC to Bitstamp, winding down distributions.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Zack Pokorny
There have been 2,225,958 blobs purchased at an average cost of $1.59/ blob and 1,104,315 blob carrying Layer 1 transactions at an average cost of $5.22/ transaction in the 150-day period following the implementation of EIP-4844 (as of August 10, 2024). In total, Ethereum has generated 2,692.39 ETH and $9,318,794 in revenue from blobs. 2,408.41 ETH or 89.45% of total fee revenue from blobs has been burned; the rest went to validators in the form of priority tips.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Zack Pokorny
research • July 15, 2024 → Download the PDF Summary This report is the second in a three-part series diving into the risks and rewards of staking, restaking, and liquid restaking. The first report offers a comprehensive overview of staking, how it works on Ethereum and important considerations for stakeholders when engaging in this activity. This report offers an overview of restaking, how it works on Ethereum and Cosmos, and important risks associated with it.
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Jul 13, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Charles Yu |Zack Pokorny |Christine Kim
research • July 26, 2024 This week in the newsletter, we write about the first week of Ethereum ETF market activity, synthetic dollar issuer Ethena opening up to RWAs, and Solana’s Jito Foundation unveiling a restaking solution. Subscribe here and receive Galaxy's Weekly Top Stories, and more, directly to your inbox. Ethereum ETFs Kick Off “Big Week”Spot ether ETFs debut in US markets.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Alex Thorn |Christine Kim |Zack Pokorny
research • July 05, 2024 This week the newsletter, we write about a a key ruling in the SEC v. Binance case, the first middleware client on Ethereum going live, and the record-breaking volume set by a Polygon-based prediction market. Subscribe here and receive Galaxy's Weekly Top Stories, and more, directly to your inbox. Judge Makes Key Ruling in SEC v.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
galaxy.com | Zack Pokorny
research • June 03, 2024 Watch Now: From the SourceWhether you love them or hate them, memecoins have become a cornerstone of the crypto economy. Memecoins are not known for their technical innovation or pushing the boundaries of blockchain scaling, and some skeptics claim that they should have no value at all. Some builders in the blockchain ecosystem even believe memecoins have overshadowed their earnest work and damaged crypto’s overall brand and image.
