The post Vitalik Buterin Warns EU Chat Control Threatens Cybersecurity for Everyone appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that the EU’s revived Chat Control plan threatens cybersecurity for everyone, after European lawmakers voted Tuesday to fast-track the message-scanning bill back for a decision. Parliament will now hold a real vote on Thursday on whether to bring the scanning rule back, and opponents need 361 votes to stop it, a higher bar than usual because this counts as a second attempt at the same proposal. Tuesday’s vote itself was procedural. MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) approved the move to reopen the issue by 331 votes to 304, with 11 abstentions. It didn’t restore scanning on its own, it just cleared the way for Thursday’s substantive vote. Parliament Forces a New EU Chat Control Vote EU privacy rules normally bar companies from reading private messages. A contested exemption lets platforms such as Meta and Google s
The post Crypto’s Relief Rally: Here’s What’s Behind ETH and BTC’s Green Week appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Key highlights: ETH and BTC performed better than stocks and gold last week Whale wallets bought over 270,000 BTC near the $60,000-$70,000 range Bitcoin ETF outflow streak was also broken with a $221 million inflow Crypto had its best week in months. Bitcoin rose 6.75%, and Ethereum rose 13.54%, easily beating stocks and gold. A new report from crypto trading firm Wintermute breaks down what drove the surge and why some caution is still needed. Wintermute: Weak jobs data and a dovish Fed sparked the rally The rally started with weak U.S. jobs numbers. Only 57,000 jobs were added last week, far below the expected 110,000. It was the weakest report in four months. Unemployment also fell to 4.2%. This weak data reduced the chances that an interest rate hike would happen this year. There were fears that the Federal Reserve was looking into hiking rates sometime this year. Fed
The post DAC8 Crypto Tax Reporting Faces Bull Bitcoin Legal Challenge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
A non-custodial Bitcoin exchange taking the French government to its highest administrative court over a tax reporting directive might sound like a long shot. But Bull Bitcoin’s legal challenge against the EU’s DAC8 crypto tax reporting framework is grounded in something far more visceral than regulatory disagreement — it’s about whether collecting and centralizing data on millions of crypto holders could get people killed. Key takeaways Bull Bitcoin filed a petition before the French Conseil d’État on February 24, 2026, to annul Decree No. 2025-1276, the French implementing measure for DAC8. DAC8 requires crypto service providers to collect user identity and transaction data and report it automatically to national tax authorities, with first reports due by September 30, 2027. France recorded 41 crypto-related kidnappings since the start of 2026 and 19 confirmed wrench attacks in
US airstrikes on Iran ended the ceasefire, sending Bitcoin below $62K, Ethereum near $1,700, and Solana down 6.8% as risk-off sentiment gripped all markets.
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The post ETH at $1,730: Down 65% With Its Biggest Upgrade Weeks Away appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Ethereum (ETH) trades near $1,730, a level last seen in March 2023, after losing 65% from its August 2025 all-time high. Meanwhile, its biggest upgrade since The Merge is approaching with almost no market attention. On-chain activity remains at bull market levels, yet social interest has collapsed. The technical structure, however, keeps pointing lower as a nine-month downtrend presses the Ethereum price against its last major support. Glamsterdam Becomes the Catalyst Nobody Is Watching The Glamsterdam upgrade will be Ethereum’s first major base-layer throughput overhaul since 2022, changing how the network assembles blocks. Crypto analyst Ted Pillows called it the biggest Ethereum upgrade since The Merge. According to his estimates, the gas limit will rise from about 60 million to 200 million, roughly three times higher. He also projects throughput of up to 10,000 transactions per
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Solana Foundation appoints Michael Coates as Chief Information Security Officer. He said Solana’s stablecoin volumes and massive transaction activity drove him to join. Coates will strengthen Solana’s security and prepare the ecosystem for AI-driven cyber threats. The Solana Foundation has appointed veteran cybersecurity executive Michael Coates as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), bringing decades of experience in securing some of the world’s largest technology platforms to one of crypto’s fastest-growing blockchain ecosystems. Coates announced the move in a post on X, calling it a “new chapter” in his career after previously leading security at Mozilla, becoming Twitter’s first CISO, founding cloud security startup Altitude Networks, and later joining CoinList following the startup’s acquisition. He said his decision to join the Solana Foundation was driven by the network
The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Bulls Target $1,802 Breakout While Sellers Remain Active appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
ETH holds above the 20-day EMA, but the 50-day EMA remains key resistance ahead. Lower exchange outflows suggest immediate Ethereum selling pressure is easing. Stable open interest signals cautious positioning despite Ethereum’s recovery. Ethereum faces a critical market test as traders evaluate whether the recent recovery can overcome broader bearish conditions. ETH has shown renewed strength after a prolonged decline, but several technical signals suggest the asset still needs stronger confirmation. The cryptocurrency market faced renewed pressure after Japan’s 10-year government bond yields reached a 30-year high of 2.85%. Consequently, risk assets, including crypto, experienced additional selling pressure. Ethereum slipped alongside Bitcoin and the wider market, yet buyers continue defending important support areas. ETH Struggles Below Key Resistance Le
The post Crowd Sentiment Flips Bullish As Bitcoin Reclaims $64K—and That’s Usually A Warning appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Retail traders have changed their minds four times in a single month, and the latest swing is raising eyebrows. Bitcoin’s bounce from $58.1K to the $64.1K area has flipped the crowd’s mood to “higher” again, according to the Santiment update. The speed of the reversal is the story, not the price level itself. In early June participants were calling for lower prices. Mid-June flipped to bullish. Late June turned fearful after the dip. Now they are back to expecting upside. Chart watchers will note that every time the crowd got loud about direction this month, the market did something else. That is the mechanic Santiment is pointing toward—a counter-signal tendency where strongly unanimous social expectations tend to precede reversals or stalls. It does not promise a top, but it does suggest the herd is arriving late to the move. Why the “Lower vs. Higher” Cha
Spain's proposal could redefine EU fiscal unity, challenging traditional financial norms and impacting global reserve currency dynamics.
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