Ethereum Foundation Announces 2025 Q4 Ecosystem Grants List, Grant Amount Approximately $7.3855 Million
On January 27, the Ethereum Foundation’s Ecosystem Support Project Team released the list of 2025 Q4 grant recipients—covering both projects and individuals.
Total grant funding awarded in the prior quarter reached $7,385,528.84.
Recipients’ work spans key focus areas including: protocol growth & support, cross-ecosystem growth & support, developer experience and tools, the execution layer, cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs, the consensus layer, and community and education.
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Solana-based Meme Coin COPPERINUS Market Cap Short-Term Surpasses $18 Million, Hits All-Time High
On January 27, per GMGN monitoring data (https://gmgn.ai/sol/token/61Wj56QgGyyB966T7YsMzEAKRLcMvJpDbPzjkrCZc4Bi), Solana-based meme coin COPPERINUS briefly hit an all-time high with a market cap exceeding $18 million. It currently holds a valuation of $16.75 million and has a trading volume of $42 million.
Earlier reports note that Cobie, founder of Echo XYZ, took to X (formerly Twitter) today to tweet about “Copper Inu”—sparking the emergence of multiple Solana-based meme coins bearing the same name, “COPPERINU.” In his post, Cobie stated: “You don’t have to worry about waking up one day to find Copper Inu has taken over the entire copper market share. Unlike some digital assets that pop up every few seconds on Pump Fun to challenge existing value, they won’t do that.”
BlockBeats reminds users that meme coin trading is extremely volatile, heavily tied to market sentiment and hype, and lacks actual value or utility. Investors should be mindful of these risks.
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The number of ETH queued for joining the Ethereum PoS network has surpassed 3.33 million, hitting a new all-time high
**Ethereum PoS Validator Queue Hits All-Time High of 3.33M ETH Amid Strong Staking Demand**
Jan. 27 — Data from validator queue tracker ValidatorQueue shows the amount of ETH queued to join Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network has grown steadily since Dec. 26, 2025, reaching a new all-time high of 3,330,385 ETH (worth ~$9.67 billion).
Activation for new validators in the queue is delayed by roughly 57 days and 20 hours, reflecting ongoing strong staking demand. This surge is primarily driven by Ethereum custody firms like BitMine and institutions that have recently staked large volumes of their held ETH.
Meanwhile, only 832 ETH (worth ~$2.417 million) has exited the PoS queue, with an exit wait time of about 21 minutes.
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Wintermute: Bitcoin Wavers Between $85,000 and $94,000 Range, Macro and US Stock Earnings to Determine Next Move
On January 27, Wintermute noted that Bitcoin remains range-bound between $85,000 and $94,000 after failing to hit a $97,000 high earlier this month.
Last week, ETFs posted historically large net outflows while Coinbase’s premium flipped to a discount—signaling U.S. selling pressure is weighing on the market. Despite last week’s weakness, the broader crypto market has lacked a clear directional trend over the past two months, sticking to its range.
Meanwhile, as the U.S. dollar weakens, markets are betting on currency devaluation, with gold and silver hitting fresh all-time highs. Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative has yet to materialize at this critical juncture—at least for now. Volatility remains extremely low, and cross-asset rotation is underway.
The $85,000 level has been tested repeatedly: either forming a rock-solid bottom or an untriggered trap. Even with ongoing U.S. fund outflows and compressed volatility, prices are holding steady here, signaling buying support (tho
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Deutsche Bank Bullish on Gold to $6,000, Could Even Challenge $6,900
On January 27, Deutsche Bank noted that amid a weakening U.S. dollar this year, gold could hit its target of $6,000 per ounce. Given its strong performance over the past two years, the metal could even rise toward $6,900 per ounce. For silver, the bank added that even if the gold-silver ratio pulls back later, silver’s absolute price could still keep rising.
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