Ethereal news mini #1 | Vitalik: updated Strawmap explainer, Ethlabs & Ethereum Institutional hiring, Devcon 8 speaker applications open

Panama City, Panama, July 6th, 2026, Chainwire Deribit by Coinbase, via its broker-dealer DRB Panama Inc., and SignalPlus, a leading provider of software and infrastructure solutions for crypto derivatives, today announced the launch of The Island, their fifth trading competition and biggest edition to date. Running for 35 days, the competition features up to $600,000…

Bitcoin News: Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, disclosed on Fox Business that he is sitting on millions in losses after buying Bitcoin near $100,000, and announced he will hold the position all the way to zero rather than sell again. The declaration, made on Stuart Varney’s Varney & Co., crystallizes a behavioral pattern that…

Circle Internet Group secured final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today, to establish a national trust bank, a milestone that sent the stablecoin issuer’s shares higher and deepened its ties to the federal banking system. The regulator cleared Circle to charter First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., which will…

A new Ethereum Research proposal is putting post-quantum wallet security back in focus, outlining a practical way to verify quantum-resistant signatures on the EVM without requiring a full protocol-level upgrade. The proposal, published by Ethereum researcher nicocsgy, explores an EVM-optimized version of the SPHINCS+ stateless post-quantum signature scheme. The design aims to make quantum-resistant verification…

CFTC Chair Mike Selig backs the CLARITY Act as French Hill pushes for July Senate action on crypto market rules. U.S. crypto policy returned to focus as officials renewed calls for the CLARITY Act. CFTC Chair Mike Selig said the bill is needed for clear digital asset rules. Selig said innovators and market participants need…

Veteran trader Peter Brandt anticipates a peak between $300,000 and $500,000. Bernstein analysts Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra expect prices to hit $500,000 by 2029, citing booming demand for spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Reality check However, while the four-year cycles have consistently produced new all-time highs, each successive one has seen markedly lower multiples, compressed…