Crypto News
Bitmine 6.04m ETH is 4.9% of supply, not the 5% close
Bitmine's 19 October 2026 Form 8-K Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 mark 6,041,481 ETH as of 18 October 2026 at 3:00pm ET, or 4.9% of a cited 122.1…
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Lighthouse v8.3.0: Hoodi Gloas binary, not mainnet fork
Sigma Prime published Lighthouse v8.3.0 at 10:12 UTC on 19 Oct 2026. The tag bakes in Hoodi Gloas for 26 Oct 17:42:48 UTC and recommends a mainnet upgrade,…
Ethereum News
Hoodi Glamsterdam is a testnet clock, not mainnet
The Ethereum Foundation scheduled Glamsterdam on Hoodi at epoch 132352 on Oct 26, 2026, 17:42:48 UTC. Mainnet stays TBD. ETH holders need no action.
Crypto News
VanEck Lido stETH ETF pull is not an SEC denial
VanEck asked the SEC on Oct. 14, 2026 to withdraw the never-effective S-1 for VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. The letter is a Rule 477 sponsor pull, not…
Ethereum News
Lodestar 1.50.0: Hoodi Gloas clock, not a mainnet fire
Lodestar v1.50.0, tagged 12 Oct 2026, is mandatory for Hoodi Gloas at epoch 132352 on 26 Oct 2026 17:42:48 UTC. ChainSafe only recommends it for Ethereum mainnet, not…
Blockchain News
Teku 26.10.0: Gloas headers, not a mainnet fire
Consensys Teku 26.10.0, shipped 2026-10-08 22:05 UTC, is a recommended operator update for missed proposals and Gloas validator-client headers, not a mainnet security emergency. Ether was $2,477.54 at…
Ethereum News
Geth 1.17.8: patch Ethereum nodes now, not after Amsterdam
Geth v1.17.8 (8 Oct 2026, 16:35 UTC) is a security-focused execution-client tag recommended for all users. Most listed DoS bugs wait on Amsterdam; a rogue STUN crash and…
Bitcoin News
Cboe 3x bitcoin ETF approval is not a first print
SEC order 34-106577 lets Cboe BZX list Volatility Shares 3x bitcoin and ether futures ETPs. That is listing permission, not a confirmed first trade on the exchange.
Ethereum News
Nethermind 2.1.0: Sepolia Glamsterdam is not mainnet
Nethermind 2.1.0 is the Sepolia Glamsterdam upgrade tag before 13:53:36 UTC on 6 Oct 2026. Hoodi and mainnet dates stay unset. This is not a live Ethereum fork.
Ethereum News
Lighthouse 8.3-rc: Sepolia Gloas is not mainnet
Lighthouse v8.3.0-rc.0 is a Sepolia Gloas client with a 2026-10-06 13:53:36 UTC clock, not a mainnet Ethereum upgrade. Stay on v8.2.3 on mainnet.