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Lead story · Rails

Ethereum Foundation names SEAL 911 co-founder pcaversaccio to board

The Ethereum Foundation officially announced that pcaversaccio (pc), co-founder of SEAL 911 and Silviculture Society advisor, joined its board of directors.

  • The Ethereum Foundation officially added SEAL 911 co-founder pcaversaccio to its board of directors.

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What happened

The Ethereum Foundation officially announced that pcaversaccio (pc), co-founder of SEAL 911 and Silviculture Society advisor, joined its board of directors.

Why it matters

The Ethereum Foundation officially added SEAL 911 co-founder pcaversaccio to its board of directors.

What to watch

24h breadthMixed · 50/100
Latest available market pulse.A compact snapshot of whether BTC, ETH, SOL moved higher or lower over the prior 24 hours.
Lower50 = flatHigher

Tracked assets were close to neutral overall.

Breadth starts at 50, adds three points for each 1% of average 24-hour movement across the tracked assets, and is capped between 0 and 100.
BTC$63,669.00−0.20%
BTC was 0.20% lower than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:38 UTC.
ETH$1,882.85−0.60%
ETH was 0.60% lower than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:38 UTC.
SOL$73.45+0.40%
SOL was 0.40% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:38 UTC.

CoinGecko snapshot at 09:38 UTC. Prices and 24-hour moves refresh automatically without rerunning the newsroom.

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@laurashinLaura Shin

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@EleanorTerrettEleanor Terrett

Thanks @BrendanPedersen. Lummis told us Senator Hawley is “really resistant.” He didn’t vote for GENIUS and the expectation is that he also won’t vote for Clarity, although discussions with his office are said to be ongoing. Other GOP resistance appears to be driven by concerns from the banking sector over the bill’s stablecoin yield provisions, as Brendan has been reporting. One plugged in industry source told me yesterday that, given the pressure from bank lobby and some Republican concerns, they expect at least some changes to the yield section before the bill reaches the floor, although unclear if the tweaks would be enough to satisfy the banks.

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@brian_armstrongBrian Armstrong

The US500, coming to Coinbase for US traders 🇺🇸 It’s a perp-style index of the largest public companies in America.

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Markets

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Latest market data · 24h snapshot

What moved, and by how much.

This panel compares each provider quote with the quote 24 hours earlier. Editorial stories remain in the Editor-in-Chief’s priority order instead of being repeated or pulled into this fixed data region.

Mixed · breadth 50/100. A score of 50 means the tracked assets were flat on average.

24-hour price changeLatest · 09:38 UTC
Each row compares the current provider quote with its quote 24 hours earlier. Bar length is scaled to the largest move shown.
BTC$63,669.00
−0.20%BTC was 0.20% lower than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:38 UTC.
ETH$1,882.85
−0.60%ETH was 0.60% lower than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:38 UTC.
SOL$73.45
+0.40%SOL was 0.40% higher than the provider quote 24 hours earlier. Snapshot: 09:38 UTC.

Exact percentages are printed beside every row; color is supplemental.

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