Ethereum News. Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Breakout on Base has launched a full prediction market for long and short CT accounts

gm CT, we just shipped a full prediction market app called @BreakoutApp to long and short CT accounts We just added $30,000+ of initial liquidity so if you think someone is going to go viral, you can literally make money! Check it out and please give feedback

Breakout @BreakoutApp

Introducing Breakout: trade attention on @base Available on to non-US users.

10:20 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 10.3K Views

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Maple announced that syrupUSDC is now live on Aave through Base, with an initial deposit cap of $50M.

Maple@maplefinance

syrupUSDC is live on @aave on Base. The initial deposit cap is set at $50M. Maple's flagship dollar yield assets continue to expand in the Aave ecosystem.

5:00 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 9.78K Views

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Optimism Labs has announced a long-term roadmap to future-proof the OP Stack and Superchain against quantum computing threats

Optimism@Optimism

https://t.co/wXcfqxkTaZ

1:54 PM · Jan 25, 2026 · 180K Views

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Uniswap is gradually rolling out Uniroute, a rebuilt swap engine delivering better prices on 56–76% of swaps across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and Unichain, while evaluating more routes and running 600ms+ faster for complex trades.

Uniswap Labs 🦄@Uniswap

We've begun gradual rollout of Uniroute, a completely rebuilt swap routing engine After a month of testing, Uniroute delivers better prices on: → ~56% of swaps on Ethereum → ~62% of swaps on Base → ~67% of swaps on Arbitrum → ~76% of swaps on Unichain

3:54 PM · Jan 24, 2026 · 32K Views

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ether[.]fi announced that its Liquid Reserve vault is now available to US users excluding New York. The vault offers a simple way to earn rewards on USD holdings via DeFi

ether.fi@ether_fi

The Liquid Reserve vault is available to U.S. users 🇺🇸 The Liquid Reserve vault provides a simple way for users to earn rewards on their USD holdings through a set of DeFi opportunities. Learn more below ↓

7:45 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 5.07K Views

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Vitto Rivabella announced he has joined the Ethereum Foundation AI team to help make Ethereum the trust layer of the emerging agentic economy.

Vitto Rivabella@VittoStack

It's official. I've joined the @ethereumfndn AI team to make Ethereum the trust layer of the agentic economy. The AI economy is just getting started, and Ethereum is the perfect place to coordinate it - excited to push this forward. Send a dm if you're building cool stuff.

2:17 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 48.8K Views

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ETHZilla acquired jet engines worth $12.2M after selling at least $114.5M ETH, plans to tokenize RWAs including aircraft engines, home loans and auto loans.

Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchain

Ethereum treasury firm ETHZilla has purchased two CFM56-7B24 jet engines for $12.2 million through a newly formed aerospace subsidiary after selling at least $114.5 million worth of ETH. The engines are leased to a major airline. ETHZilla’s shares have fallen about 97% from their

1:35 AM · Jan 25, 2026 · 240K Views

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BitMine Immersion has acquired 40,302 ETH Since Jan 20, increasing its holdings to 4,243,338 ETH, $12.3 billion

The Block@TheBlock__

Tom Lee's BitMine nears 70% of Ethereum treasury target with latest 40,302 ETH buy

theblock.co

Tom Lee's BitMine nears 70% of Ethereum treasury target with latest 40,302 ETH buy

2:30 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 3.95K Views

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The Ethereum Foundation has published a 2026 roadmap outlining how zkEVM will be integrated directly into Ethereum’s Layer 1.

Kev@kevaundray

Tomasz gently frontran us :) but here's our summary for how we plan to implement the L1-zkEVM roadmap: ethereum-magicians.org/t/l1-zkevm-roa… Let us know what you think and also feel free to join the discussions on #l1-zkevm & #l1-zkevm-protocol on the ETH R&D discord server!

Tomasz K. Stańczak @tkstanczak

zkEVM on L1 - the plan https://t.co/KLz7PoH6q9

3:46 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 17.8K Views

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Kraken has introduced DeFi Earn, a new product enabling Kraken Consumer, Pro, mobile, and Kraken Wallet users to earn yield by depositing cash or stablecoins into DeFi lending vaults.

Kraken@krakenfx

We’re making DeFi rewards simple. Meet DeFi Earn, powered by @veda_labs, @SentoraHQ and @chaoslabs. Earn up to 8% APY on your assets all within the Kraken app experience you already know & trust. No complicated setup. No technical steps. Just start earning ⤵️

3:31 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 130K Views

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Bitwise announced that its launching non custodial vault strategies as a curator on the Morpho lending protocol, targeting up to 6% APY through over-collateralized lending markets.

Bitwise@BitwiseInvest

Finance is moving onchain. Vaults are a key part of that, offering investors a transparent way to earn digital yield on their assets. Today, we’re excited to announce that Bitwise is launching non-custodial vault strategies as a curator on @Morpho. The quick details: -

7:17 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 105K Views

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Matcha Meta reported a security incident on its SwapNet integration, resulting in an estimated $13 to $16.8 million in stolen funds.

Matcha Meta 🎆@matchametaxyz

We are aware of an incident with SwapNet that users may have been exposed to on Matcha Meta for those who turned off One-Time Approvals We are in contact with the SwapNet team and they have temporarily disabled their contracts The team is actively investigating and will provide

9:47 PM · Jan 25, 2026 · 70.2K Views

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PeckShieldAlert@PeckShieldAlert

#PeckShieldAlert Matcha Meta has reported a security breach involving SwapNet. Users who opted out of "One-Time Approvals" are at risk. So far, ~$16.8M worth of crypto has been drained. On #Base, the attacker swapped ~10.5M $USDC for ~3,655 $ETH and has begun bridging funds to

Matcha Meta 🎆 @matchametaxyz

2:10 AM · Jan 26, 2026 · 51.1K Views

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US authorities have opened an investigation into John Daghita for allegedly stealing over $40 million from the government.

Solid Intel 📡@solidintel_x

INTEL: The U.S. opened an investigation into John Daghita over allegations he stole more than $40M from the government while his father was contracted to manage seized crypto assets

12:53 AM · Jan 27, 2026 · 39.9K Views

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Ethereum Everywhere announced that its team, alongside other Ethereum Foundation teams, will participate in ETHDenver 2026.

Ethereum Everywhere@EFetheverywhere

1/ We’re excited to announce that our team and other @ethereumfndn teams will be at #ETHDenver2026. Join us for a full day of EF-curated talks spanning deep technical dives, DeFi, and ecosystem development on Thursday, February 19th at the @EthereumDenver Main Stage!

11:18 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 5.69K Views

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AZTEC announced that voting is now live for its AZTEC TGE proposal. Token holders can vote to make AZTEC tokens transferable and activate the Uniswap V4 pool via the governance dashboard.

Aztec@aztecnetwork

Voting for $AZTEC TGE proposal is now live. Token holders can now vote to make $AZTEC tokens transferable and activate the Uniswap V4 pool. Vote using the governance dashboard: stake.aztec.network/governance

5:22 PM · Jan 26, 2026 · 38.3K Views

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