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Backed by Joe Lubin, BitMine and SharpLink, the independent organization will serve as a liaison for financial institutions exploring Ethereum as competition for institutional capital heats up.

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Sam Altman ChatGPT AI just framed Bitcoin's current price prediction slump as the setup line before the next major leg rather than the start of something worse. The model predicts a climb into the $120,000 to $150,000 range by the end of 2026, with $80,000 to $100,000 as the floor if things move slower than expected.

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A group of former Ethereum Foundation staffers has launched a new nonprofit built to give banks and asset managers a single point of contact inside the Ethereum ecosystem. Ethereum Institutional debuted in 2026 as an independent organization dedicated to institutional adoption of Ethereum, its layer-2 networks, and its broader application stack.

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Circle reportedly minted another $1 billion of USDC on Solana, adding to the network's already large gross issuance total for 2026.