Vitalik proposes “partially stateless nodes” to boost Ethereum privacy and decentralization

Daily top performer — CoW DAO (COW)

The S&P 500 fell 0.2%, ending a six-day rally amid deficit concerns and global tensions, as the Fed signaled a continued pause on rate hikes. Gold jumped 1.5% to $3,289 after Moody’s downgraded the US credit rating, boosting safe-haven demand. Despite high yields, global rate cuts support a rally toward $3,300. The Coindesk Indices, which tracks the broader crypto market, rose 0.07%, with Bitcoin up 1.41% and Ether down 0.32%, in the past 24 hours. Trade these markets and more with up to 500x leverage on Bybit MT5 using this link.

Today’s top performer is COW, up 7.4% after CoW Protocol adopted Fair Combinatorial Auctions to improve trade execution and strengthen MEV resistance.