Ethereum Gas Costs Pennies, Daily Transactions Top 1.6M

Despite growing blockchain activity on Ethereum, gas fees on the world’s largest smart contract network remain near historic lows, signaling a more mature and scalable infrastructure ready for advanced real-world use cases. Ethereum transaction fees remained at a historic low of just 0.16 gwei, or about $0.01 per transaction. Gas fees were slightly higher for…

Ethereum Gas Costs Pennies, Daily Transactions Top 1.6M

Despite growing blockchain activity on Ethereum, gas fees on the world’s largest smart contract network remain near historic lows, signaling a more mature and scalable infrastructure ready for advanced real-world use cases. Ethereum transaction fees remained at a historic low of just 0.16 gwei, or about $0.01 per transaction. Gas fees were slightly higher for…

Bank Indonesia to Launch ‘Stablecoin Version’ Backed by Government Bonds

Bank Indonesia (BI), Indonesia’s central bank, is moving ahead with plans to issue what it describes as its “national stablecoin version,” a digital currency backed by government bonds (SBN). The initiative was unveiled by central bank Governor Perry Warjiyo during the Indonesia Digital Finance and Economy Festival and Fintech Summit 2025 in Jakarta on Thursday,…

What Does It Mean for Bitcoin Price?

Key takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs saw $839 million in inflows while gold ETFs lost $4.1 billion. Historical patterns suggest an 8.3% gold rebound ahead. BTC is holding strong above a technical support, eyeing $150,000 by year’s end. Gold’s shine is fading fast, just as its “digital” rival, Bitcoin (BTC), recovers lost ground. Just a week after…

Why x402 Didn’t Fade After PING: Pay-Per-Use for the Web

Key takeaways:  x402 enables pay-per-use functionality on the internet. The current momentum is infrastructure-led, driven by Coinbase and Cloudflare. PING was a catalyst, but the real story is protocol adoption, not the token. You can test it quickly by spinning up an endpoint and verifying the 402 → pay → grant flow. X402 is a…

Bitcoin ETFs See Major Outflows as BTC Price Dips to $108,000

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shed $470 million on Wednesday as the price of Bitcoin briefly fell to $108,000 before recovering, according to data from Farside Investors.  Fidelity’s FBTC led the exodus with $164 million, followed by ARK Invest’s ARKB, which saw a pullback of $143 million. BlackRock’s IBIT rounded out the top three…

Tron Daily Active Address Count Hits All-Time High

Blockchain data suggests more people are transacting on the Tron network than ever before amid strong retail adoption and the rising popularity of the high-speed, low-cost chain. The number of daily Tron daily active addresses rose to a record 5.7 million on Tuesday — beating the previous record of 5.4 million set the day before…

What’s the Real Use for a Yen Stablecoin? An On-Chain Carry Trade

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. The Korean won and the Taiwan dollar can’t really leave their…

Ethereum Foundation Launches Website To Onboard Wall Street

The Ethereum Foundation has launched a new website designed to onboard more institutions by providing clear pathways for businesses to move from traditional finance to the Ethereum ecosystem.  In an X post on Wednesday, the Ethereum Foundation unveiled “institutions.ethereum.org,“ developed by its Enterprise Acceleration team with the aim of showcasing the network and helping guide…

US Prosecutors Object to Crypto Policy Arguments amid MEV Bot Trial

US prosecutors are pushing back against efforts to introduce crypto policy arguments in the case of two brothers accused of exploiting Ethereum using maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. In a Tuesday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, US prosecutors opposed an amicus curiae — a brief filed by…