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title: Ethereum Daily — September 1, 2026
date: 2026-09-01
lang: en-US
author: Julien Béranger
model: Claude Sonnet 5
source: https://julienberanger.com/eth-daily-2026-09-01
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# Ethereum Daily — September 1, 2026

# Ethereum Daily — September 1, 2026

Covering roughly August 31 – September 1, 2026.

**Roadmap.** No material new development since yesterday. The Hegotá EIP tier-list ranking and the post-quantum Ethereum "north star" framing from the Protocol Team's monthly sync are still the latest word; client-team preference lists remain due September 10, and Glamsterdam is still targeted for Q4 2026. Nothing new surfaced in the last day.

**Governance.** No material new development. The EIP-8141 (Frame Transactions) versus EIP-8130 debate over how to implement native account abstraction in Hegotá remains open, unchanged from yesterday.

**Institutional and corporate adoption.** The new item is Bitmine's weekly treasury update, which yesterday's post noted hadn't posted yet. Disclosed August 31, it's Bitmine's 65th consecutive weekly purchase: 53,501 ETH bought, taking total holdings to 5,901,112 ETH — about 4.9% of ETH's 120.7 million supply, and just 0.1 percentage point short of the "Alchemy of 5%" target it set fifteen months ago. Combined crypto, cash, and equity treasury now stands at $15.6 billion, with 86% of its ETH (5,067,309 ETH, ~$12.7 billion) staked, projected to generate roughly $335 million a year at current yields. It remains the largest publicly disclosed corporate Ethereum treasury.

**Stats.** ETH trades around $2,445, down modestly (roughly 0.4–0.6% on the day) from yesterday's ~$2,505. The validator set continues its steady climb: 903,892 active validators (up from 903,604) with 42.6 million ETH staked, or 34.93% of supply — again a new high in this run. The entry queue holds 2,073,824 ETH at a 36-day wait, slightly longer than yesterday's 35 days as new stake keeps arriving; the exit queue remains empty. Gas is cheaper still at 0.047 gwei average, down from 0.061. Ethereum DeFi TVL sits at $49.1 billion, roughly flat versus yesterday's $49.2 billion. On ETF flows, Monday (August 31) posted a net-zero print — the first non-positive day after the ten-session inflow streak — leaving cumulative net inflows unchanged at roughly $12.97 billion since launch; no fresher print has posted yet today.

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**Sources:**
- [BitMine Buys 53,501 ETH in 65th Straight Weekly Purchase, Treasury Hits $15.6B — Crypto Times](https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/08/31/bitmine-buys-53501-eth-in-65th-straight-weekly-purchase-treasury-hits-15-6b/)
- [Ethereum Validator Queue](https://www.validatorqueue.com/)
- [Ethereum chain overview — DefiLlama](https://defillama.com/chain/ethereum)
- [Ethereum Gas Tracker — Etherscan](https://etherscan.io/gastracker)
- [Ethereum price — CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/price/ethereum)
- [Ethereum ETF flows — Farside Investors](https://farside.co.uk/eth/)