Thursday Top Crypto News In one short thread…

Yesterday, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $60.82 million, marking four consecutive days of inflows. Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a total net inflow of $21.12 million, with only Fidelity’s FBTC posting a net outflow. XRP spot ETFs registered $21.81 million in net inflows, while Solana spot ETFs experienced a net outflow of $8.1 million.

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit, disclosed a security incident involving assets on the Solana network on Thursday, reporting losses of roughly $36 million. The CEO of Dunamu, Upbit’s parent, said the exchange will fully reimburse customers.

Vitalik Buterin said end-to-end encrypted messaging is critical for protecting digital privacy, adding that the next key steps for the space are permissionless account creation and metadata privacy. He noted that Session and SimpleX are pushing these directions forward and donated 128 ETH to each project, urging more developers to work on improving privacy-preserving messaging tools.

Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood said on X that the recent liquidity tightening across AI and crypto “could reverse in the coming weeks,” adding that markets appear to be pricing in that turn. Ark Invest has been buying the dip in crypto-linked names, including Block (SQ), Coinbase (COIN), Robinhood (HOOD), and building exposure tied to Circle and Bullish.

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Crypto majors trade at the following levels BTC 91,300 (up 4.1% in 24 hours) ETH 3,025 (up 3%) XRP 2.197 (down 0.2%) SOL 143.34 (up 2.9%) Have a great day!