#ethereum

#ethereum

Denmark-based Danske Bank will now allow customers to invest in cryptocurrency-linked products tied to Bitcoin, marking a shift for Denmark's largest lender after years of resistance to the asset class. The bank said customers using Danske eBanking and Danske Mobile Banking can now gain exposure through exchange traded products, or ETPs, that track the performance of Bitcoin or Ethereum. The offering includes three products at launch, with two linked to Bitcoin and one linked to Ethereum.

UBS Group AG is preparing to offer bitcoin trading to a select group of private banking clients in Switzerland. According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, the Swiss banking giant has been in discussions for several months about launching a cryptocurrency trading offering and is currently in the process of selecting external partners. The service would initially be limited to a small subset of Swiss private banking clients, with a broader rollout possible at a later stage.

For more than a decade now, Ethereum has offered the tantalizing promise of a global computer, available to anyone, that can be used to create decentralized alternatives to Big Tech's data-gobbling monopolies. The blockchain popularized smart contracts, and has been a springboard for thousands of projects backed by billions of dollars. It has also spawned legions of mostly fly-by-night imitators.

JPMorgan Asset Management has placed a very traditional product on the Ethereum blockchain: a tokenized money market fund called the My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY). It launched on Dec. 15, 2025, and runs on the bank's Kinexys Digital Assets platform. Investors access the fund through Morgan Money, with ownership interests issued as blockchain tokens delivered directly to their onchain addresses.

Yesterday, the leading Digital Asset Treasury company for Ethereum, Bitmine (NASDAQ: BMNR), posted an update on its holding through December 8th. They possess nearly 4m in ETH, 192 BTC, $1b in cash, and a $36m stake in Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS). Tom Lee has stated the company's goal is to own 5% of the ETH supply, and they continue to purchase Ethereum on a weekly basis. As of yesterday, Bitmine had purchased 138,452 ETH over the prior week, the largest purchase week for Bitmine.

In the world of decentralized finance blockchains, Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) remains the go-to option for developers and users seeking both the broadest ecosystem to transaction on, as well as the most stable and secure network of its peer group. Recent technological upgrades have changed the game for Ethereum investors and users, with the Merge upgrade a few years ago ushering in a proof-of-stake infrastructure, allowing Ethereum to compete for staking market share and enhancing its growth and stability profile over the long-term.

In the latest instance detected by the enterprise extension security firm, the malware is triggered when a new code editor window is opened or a .sol file is selected. Specifically, it's configured to find the fastest Ethereum Remote Procedure Call (RPC) provider to connect to in order to obtain access to the blockchain, initialize contact with a remote server at "sleepyduck[.]xyz" (hence the name) via the contract address " 0xDAfb81732db454DA238e9cFC9A9Fe5fb8e34c465," and kicks off a polling loop that checks for new commands to be executed on the host every 30 seconds.

As Ethereum continues to scale, block explorers have become essential tools for users tracking ETH, tokens, NFTs and smart contracts. Etherscan, founded in Malaysia, excels at contract verification, token tracking and gas fee estimation, though it lacks portfolio management features. Based in Thailand, Ethplorer specializes in token-centric data. It offers portfolio tracking and a developer-friendly API, making it a strong choice for DeFi and NFT users.

Digital asset treasuries have become one of the most prominent features of the current crypto bull market. So-called DATs are businesses that acquire a hoard of a given cryptocurrency, from Bitcoin to Dogecoin, and seek to operate a publicly-traded vehicle that provides sell exposure to those assets in the form of shares. But with the number of projects ballooning, critics have warned that digital asset treasuries, or DATs, could be the latest crash in the rollercoaster sector.

Transparency is one of the foundational features of blockchains, but it enabled value extraction by controlling the order and inclusion of transactions within a block, known as MEV, or maximal extractable value. This problem is common on most blockchains and is rooted in the public nature of mempools, a ledger that stores pending transactions data. This information allowed block producers and other actors to benefit from frontrunning transactions.

Malicious actors have found a way to hide open-source malware in Ethereum smart contracts, as per a recent report. On Sep. 3, the software security firm ReversingLabs released a report as per which hackers used code to hide command-and-control (C2) instructions within two Node Package Manager (NPM) packages. Node Package Manager (NPM) is the default package manager for Node.js, used to install, manage, and share reusable code packages (also called modules) for JavaScript projects.

Institutional interest in ETH has surged recently, driven by record-breaking ETF inflows and corporate treasury adoption. US-based spot Ethereum ETFs have seen unprecedented demand, with single-day inflows reaching a record $1.02 billion on Aug. 11 and cumulative net inflows exceeding $13.7 billion since their July 2024 launch. These investment products continue to attract capital, drawing $39.1 million in net inflows on Thursday.

The Mac.c stealer emerges as a new significant player in the macOS infostealer sector, showcasing advanced tactics and a unique 'building in public' strategy that challenges AMOS.

Little Pepe (LILPEPE) operates on a unique Layer 2 chain for meme coins, providing fast transactions and low fees, making it a standout in the crypto landscape.

Pepeto combines meme-themed branding with cross-chain bridge features and decentralized swap infrastructure. This integration is changing how users engage with blockchain technology through entertainment.