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Ethereum turns 10.
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EigenLayer launches EigenDA V2.
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The Ether Machine buys 15,000 ETH.
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White House digital assets report.
July 30, 2025, marks Ethereum’s 10th anniversary. On this day in 2015, the Ethereum genesis block was mined during the Frontier launch, introducing the world’s first smart contract blockchain. As Ethereum’s first mainnet release, Frontier rewarded miners with 5 ETH per block and set the foundation for the “World Computer.” Today, Ethereum secures over $130 billion in stablecoins, nearly $90 billion locked in DeFi, and more than $9 billion in tokenized real-world assets. Over the past decade, Ethereum has survived the DAO hack, implemented the burn, transitioned from proof of work to proof of stake, and delivered scalability through L2s. The Ethereum Foundation is celebrating the anniversary with a limited-time NFT mint.
EigenLayer launched EigenDA V2 on mainnet, an upgrade enabling 100 MB/s throughput and scalable data availability. The upgrade delivers 12.8x Visa’s 65,000 TPS throughput, a 6.7x increase from EigenDA V1’s 15 MB/s capacity, and can handle 800,000 ERC‑20 TPS with sub‑10 second latency. EigenDA V2 introduces a split-plane architecture, horizontal sharding, GPU‑accelerated erasure coding, parallel multicast channels, and a reservation-based fixed-fee model. Secured by EigenLayer restakers, EigenDA secures over $2 billion in assets and powers 75% of Ethereum L2s using altDA.
The Ether Machine, an institutional platform focused on ETH treasury management, acquired 15,000 ETH, valued at approximately $56.9 million, through its subsidiary, The Ether Reserve LLC. The purchase increases the company’s total ETH holdings and commitments to 334,757 ETH, with $407 million USD still available for additional acquisitions. Chairman and Co-Founder Andrew Keys personally contributed $100,000 to the Protocol Guild, a community-led initiative supporting Ethereum’s core developers. Through its long-term accumulation strategy, The Ether Machine seeks to deliver transparent, secure, and direct access to ETH-denominated yield.
The White House Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released a report outlining a pro‑innovation regulatory framework for digital assets. The report calls for swift implementation of the GENIUS Act and urges federal agencies to coordinate on licensing, reserves, and consumer protection for issuers. The report also presses Congress to grant the CFTC clear authority over non‑security digital asset spot markets, update the CLARITY Act to streamline margining and self‑custody rules, and formally ban Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Additional priorities include directing the IRS to publish guidance on crypto tax issues. The report supports integrating DeFi into mainstream finance.
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