Ethereum (ETH) News Today

Gate News message, April 24 — The hacker who stole approximately $98 million in assets from Balancer in November 2025 has begun converting ETH to BTC through the cross-chain protocol THORChain. Today, the attacker exchanged 7,000 ETH for 204.7 BTC, valued at approximately $15.88 million, with

Gate News message, April 24 — Lido Labs is seeking DAO approval to allocate up to 2,500 staked Ethereum (approximately $5.8 million) to reduce the rsETH deficit caused by the recent Kelp exploit, according to a proposal posted Thursday. Kelp DAO's rsETH bridge suffered a LayerZero-based attack last

Gate News message, April 24 — According to Artemis data, Ethereum generated $2.7 million in network fees over the past 24 hours, surpassing Hyperliquid's $1.7 million. The data reflects the relative transaction volumes and fee structures across the two networks during the

Gate News message, April 24 — Ethereum's 8-hour average funding rate across major exchanges has turned negative at -0.0015%, according to Coinglass data. Among major centralized exchanges, funding rates vary: some major CEXs posted rates of -0.007% and -0.006%, while another recorded -0.0032%. Gate

Gate News message, April 24 — KelpDAO announced progress on rsETH holder recovery efforts since April 18, working with Aave and ecosystem partners. The initial shortfall was 163,200 ETH; Kelp has recovered 40,300 rsETH (approximately 43,000 ETH equivalent), while the Arbitrum Security Council secure

Gate News message, April 24 — Bitmine, the largest Ethereum treasury company led by Tom Lee, staked approximately $320 million worth of ether over the past 24 hours, bringing its total staked holdings to over 70% of its overall position. The company moved roughly 75,600 ETH to a major CEX for

Gate News message, April 24 — Hyperliquid trader neoyokio.eth added to their 3x leveraged CHIP long position earlier today, increasing holdings from $2.2 million to $3.4 million with an average entry price of $0.098, according to Hyperinsight monitoring. The position is currently underwater by

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds extended their net inflow streak to eight days, drawing in over $2 billion during the period, according to data from SoSoValue. The sustained inflows reflect institutional demand for bitcoin exposure through regulated financial products. ## Daily Flow Breakdo

Gate News message, April 24 — Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin has expanded its cross-chain reach after Wanchain added bridge support for the asset. The integration enables RLUSD transfers across the XRP Ledger, Ethereum, Cardano, and Wanchain networks, creating multiple interoperability routes for users m

Gate News message, April 24 — Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $75.936 million yesterday (April 23), ending a 10-day streak of consecutive net inflows, according to SoSoValue data. Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH) led inflows with $19.758 million in net deposits, bringing i

According to a report by the Belarusian news agency BelTA on April 23, Alexander Yegorov, First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Belarus, announced at the “2026 Digital Bank” conference that the Belarusian crypto-banking framework allows the use of 26 cryptocurrencies and 11 types of operations, as set out in accordance with Belarusian Decree No. 19, “On certain regulatory issues in the field of crypto banks and digital tokens.”

Gate News message, April 24 — Grayscale's Ethereum Staking Mini ETF attracted $337 million in inflows during the first quarter of 2026, ranking first among U.S. ETP providers, according to Grayscale CEO Peter Mintzberg posting on X. The achievement reflects strong institutional demand for Ethereum s

EtherFi Foundation submitted a governance proposal on April 24, authorizing the DAO treasury to allocate up to 5,000 ETH to fund the cross-protocol rescue pool for the rsETH vulnerability incident, to fill the shortfall in collateral and prevent Aave and other DeFi lending markets from incurring bad debt. This is part of EtherFi’s “DeFi United” coordinated rescue initiative.

Gate News message, April 24 — ETH-based Meme coin AIB (America is BACK) saw its market capitalization briefly spike above $7 million today, currently trading at $5.95 million with an intraday gain exceeding 950x. Meme coins are known for extreme price volatility; investors are advised to exercise c

Gate News message, April 24 — According to Coinglass data, if Ethereum (ETH) breaks above $2,449, cumulative short liquidations across major CEXs will reach $958 million. Conversely, if ETH drops below $2,219, cumulative long liquidations across major CEXs will reach $703 million.

Gate News message, April 24 — Bitmine accumulated 191,952 ETH in staking over the past 12 hours, valued at approximately $446.9 million, according to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens. Of this total, 98,352 ETH (worth approximately $229 million) was staked in the most recent three hours.

Gate News message, April 24 — Tom Lee's Bitmine, the largest Ethereum treasury company, staked approximately $320 million worth of ether over the past 24 hours, bringing its total staked holdings to over 70% of its overall positions. The latest tranche of about 75,600 ETH was moved to a major CEX f

Gate News message, April 24 — Tether Treasury minted 1 billion USDT on the Ethereum network early today at 01:24 UTC+8, according to Whale Alert monitoring data.