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Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says

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Ethereum and Base are pursuing different account abstraction designs after talks failed, according to Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust

    This price moves with the crypto market

  • COIN Coinbase

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  • MSTR Strategy

    This company's value is tied to its bitcoin holdings

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    Bitcoin miners move with the bitcoin price

  • HOOD Robinhood

    Retail trading apps move with crypto volumes

  • ETHA iShares Ethereum ETF

    GA selected ETHA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ETHW BITWISE ETHEREUM ETF

    GA selected ETHW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • QETH INVESCO GALAXY ETHEREUM ETF

    GA selected QETH as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • TETH 21SHARES ETHEREUM ETF

    GA selected TETH as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Ethereum and Base are pursuing different account abstraction designs after talks failed, according to Ethlabs researcher Derek Chiang.

Source: Cointelegraph

The price since 15 Sep 2026: iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says,” iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) is +198.07%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.66% over the same days, a +196.41% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF

    In “Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says,” iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ETHA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ETHW Bitwise Ethereum ETF

    In “Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says,” Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ETHW) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ETHW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • QETH Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF

    In “Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says,” Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF (QETH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected QETH as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TETH 21Shares Ethereum Staking ETF

    21Shares Ethereum Staking ETF (TETH) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 15 Sep 2026 story “Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says.” Reason on file: GA selected TETH as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)

“Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says” (15 Sep 2026) reaches iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) through this story.

For iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA), the reason on file says GA selected ETHA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ETHW): GA selected ETHW as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: ethereum. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA), and the dates in the story

ETHA traded between 19.89 and 61.65 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 54.10. ETHW traded between 16.61 and 19.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 17.09. QETH traded between 23.84 and 27.54 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 23.97.

How strong the case is around iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)

33 out of 100

“Ethereum, Base wallet standards talks fail, Ethlabs researcher says” scores 33 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 4 linked companies.