5 Must-Read Articles for the Evening | ETH vs. SOL: Which is More Trustworthy?

1. Why is the Ethereum Foundation focusing on privacy? According to the Ethereum Foundation's October 8th announcement, the Foundation will expand its privacy research and development efforts, establishing a "Privacy Research Cluster" to integrate the existing PSE team and related projects. The new cluster will cover key technologies such as private payments, anonymous voting, zkID, and the privacy wallet Kohaku. The Foundation will also establish an Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF) to promote privacy adoption in businesses and institutions. The Foundation emphasizes that privacy is a core feature of the Ethereum ecosystem and will be implemented across protocols, applications, and institutions to safeguard user freedom and digital trust. Click to read. $220 Billion in Epic Liquidation: 1.6 Million Investors Tragically Wiped Out: What Happened in the Crypto Market? The cryptocurrency market experienced another extreme early morning decline, with Bitcoin briefly falling below $110,000, Ethereum plummeting over 17%, and various altcoins also experiencing varying degrees of decline. Within the past 24 hours, nearly $20 billion in liquidation occurred across the network, with over 1.65 million individuals experiencing margin calls. 3. Grayscale: Solana, the Crypto Financial Marketplace From a purely technical perspective, Solana is a decentralized network of computers that processes transactions and records them sequentially on the blockchain. But that description is like saying Manhattan is an island with roads and buildings. Solana is a vibrant community and on-chain economy: an invisible metropolis with millions of users, conducting thousands of transactions per second, and interacting with a vast array of applications. Solana is the financial marketplace of cryptocurrency. 4. Galaxy: How Long Can the BNB Super Cycle Last? Binance's BNB Smart Chain's transaction volume surpassed all other blockchains for the second time since June. Memecoin transactions have been the primary driver of BNB Chain DEX volume. Meanwhile, the chain's native gas token, BNB, also broke a new all-time high and just surpassed XRP in market capitalization, becoming a top-three crypto asset, behind Ethereum's Ether and, of course, Bitcoin. 5. 5. The RWA Track: Which is More Trustworthy, ETH or Sol? With stablecoins officially incorporated into the US regulatory framework, a new multi-dimensional financial narrative is emerging that integrates "stablecoins, RWAs, ETFs, and DeFi." In this profound evolution of cross-chain finance, the core focus is no longer on Bitcoin or Memecoin, but on the battle between Ethereum and Solana over the old and new order. Click to read