Ethereum

The Ethereum blockchain was built to serve as a single source of truth backed by a public transaction database and to function as a platform for a variety of decentralized applications ranging from financial services to games. Ether is the native token for the Ethereum ecosystem.

The Ethereum blockchain is preparing a significant upgrade, called the Ethereum Merge, tentatively scheduled for Sept. 13-16, 2022.

The Merge reflects a shift in Ethereum’s protocol in which the blockchain will move from a “proof-of-work” to “proof-of-stake” system.

Miners validate transactions by solving complex calculations before a new block can be added to the chain. This is the mechanism that Bitcoin ($BTC) runs on.

Miners are replaced by “validators,” who stake the ETH they own to validate new blocks on the chain. Avalanche ($AVAX) and Solana ($SOL) are proof-of-stake.

The Ethereum Foundation reports that moving to a proof-of-stake model will reduce the blockchain’s energy consumption by more than 99%.

Ether ($ETH) is Ethereum’s native crypto asset, while Ethereum is the underlying blockchain. No disruptions to ETH are expected following the Merge.

Unlike Bitcoin, the founder of Ethereum is publicly known. Vitalik Buterin published Ethereum’s introductory paper in 2013 and launched the project in 2015.

The Ethereum blockchain was built to serve as a single source of truth backed by a public transaction database and to function as a platform for a variety of decentralized applications ranging from financial services to games.

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Bitcoin

T. Rowe Price, which manages $1.89 trillion in client assets, has launched TKNZ, an actively managed multi-token spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering exposure to bitcoin, ether, XRP, and other leading cryptocurrencies. Active Management and Multi-Token Crypto Portfolios T. Rowe Price, which manages $1.

T. Rowe Price Launches Active Spot Crypto ETF With BTC, ETH, XRP Among Top Holdings

Dogecoin

Bitcoin traded around $64,000 on Friday as spot ETF inflows remained positive, while crypto market sentiment stayed in the Fear zone.

Bitcoin Holds Firm At $64,000 While Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Drop 1% On Macro Risk-Off Sentiment

Crypto ETF demand split sharply on Thursday, July 16, as bitcoin products drew $79.15 million while ether funds lost $28.04 million. XRP and Solana ETFs also attracted fresh capital, while T. Rowe Price launched a multi-token fund with an unusually large HYPE allocation.

Investors Push $79M Into Bitcoin ETFs as Ether Funds Lose $28M

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) Chairman Tom Lee said investors are abandoning Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) at exactly the wrong moment, calling the current selloff a classic rage quit at the bottom. Why Lee Thinks This Is Ethereum's 1.0 To 2.0 Transition Lee compared Ethereum's current drawdown to the years Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) spent range-bound before their biggest runs.

Tom Lee Says 'People Are Rage Quitting at the Bottom,' Compares Ethereum to Amazon, Nvidia, JPMorgan

The US government deposited roughly 4,820 ETH worth about $9.29 million into Coinbase Prime from FTX and Alameda Research-linked wallets. The post US Government Transfers $9,290,000 in Ethereum From FTX Seizure to Coinbase Prime appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

US Government Transfers $9,290,000 in Ethereum From FTX Seizure to Coinbase Prime

Solana

Morgan Stanley's E*Trade finished rolling out spot bitcoin, ether and solana trading to U.S. clients on July 16, undercutting rivals with a 50-basis-point fee as Wall Street's crypto race accelerates.

Morgan Stanley Completes E*Trade Crypto Rollout With 50 Basis Point Fees: Here's What Clients Get

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) Chair Tom Lee made a case on Thursday that Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is bottoming and entering the next phase of mainstream adoption Crypto Winter Over? In his latest message to shareholders, Lee said that the “crypto spring is here.

Tom Lee Says Ethereum's Future Is 'Exponential,' Cites Analyst's $2,200 ETH Target

Hyperliquid

Japan's Nikkei had its worst day since March. Ether is still the only major holding a gain on the week, barely.

Ether falls twice as hard as bitcoin and HYPE drops 10% as the chip trade unwinds

The mega trade aims to profit from a potential surge in ether price turbulence.

This $28 million ether market bet aims to profit from pure market chaos

Polygon

DeFi infrastructure firm Enso has identified a new class of malicious liquidity pools called “toxic pools.” Unlike traditional exploits that steal funds directly, these pools manipulate transaction simulations.

DeFi's Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users

Leading cryptocurrencies fell alongside stocks on Thursday as the chip selloff and Iran tensions impacted risk appetite. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide as 'Fear' Sentiment Prevails: Analyst Says BTC's 'Clear Breakthrough' Above This Level a Trigger for 'Strong Run

Crypto ETF flows stayed constructive on Wednesday, July 15, as bitcoin ETFs added $107.80 million and ether ETFs brought in $53.83 million, with no outflows recorded across either group. HYPE ETFs Add $2.1 Million as ETF Flows Turn Positive The recovery in crypto ETFs did not arrive with fireworks. It arrived with consistency.

Blackrock Ignites Crypto ETF Comeback as Bitcoin, Ether Flows Turn Green

Eligible customers can now buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana with Morgan Stanley via Zero Hash.

Morgan Stanley Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Trading on E*Trade

Bitcoin retreated from a three-week high as escalating U.S.-Iran geopolitical tensions weighed on risk sentiment.

Bitcoin Holds $64,000 While Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slip 2% as Geopolitical Tensions Escalate

Solana's real-world asset holder base has climbed to an all-time high above 300,000 wallets, ranking the network first among all blockchains even as Ethereum keeps a commanding lead in tokenized value.

Solana Hits 300,000 RWA Holders as Ethereum's $16.3 Billion Value Lead Starts to Slip

This is not a broad rally as bitcoin is up 4% over the same stretch, and solana, TRON and hyperliquid are all lower.

Ether outruns bitcoin as ETF money returns, almost all of from BlackRock's fund

Leading cryptocurrencies traded sideways on Wednesday, while stocks rallied as investors digested softer inflation data amid heightened tensions with Iran

Bitcoin, XRP, Dogecoin Steady; Ethereum Gains Amid Soft Inflation Reading: Analyst Says Indicators 'Flashing Bottom Signals Everywhere'

Bitcoin crossed $65,000 on Wednesday, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index improving to 35 as prices rebounded.

Bitcoin Holds $65,000 as Crypto Sentiment Improves, Ethereum Outshines XRP, Dogecoin

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) on Wednesday reported that its digital asset products fell 39% to $48.8 billion over the past year despite, pulling in $15.1 billion in net inflows as falling crypto prices wiped out far more than investors put in. $45.8 Billion In Market Losses Wiped Out Every Dollar Of New Money BlackRock attracted $15.1 billion in fresh crypto capital over 12 months, but $45.8 billion in market depreciation overwhelmed every dollar of those inflows, shrinking the business from $79.6 billion to $48.8 billion.

BlackRock's Bitcoin, Ethereum Holdings Value Sees 39% Decrease Despite ETF Inflow Boom

Crypto ETF flows turned positive on Tuesday, July 14, as bitcoin funds drew $181.08 million and ether ETFs added $58.34 million. Altcoin ETFs were unusually quiet, with XRP, solana and HYPE products seeing no trading activity.

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Turn Green With $239M in Inflows as Japan Moves Toward Crypto ETFs

Upshift will build dedicated vaults tailored to each client's specific investment strategy and risk considerations.

Kraken Institutional taps Upshift to build vaults that earn yield on idle bitcoin, ETH and stablecoins

In this week's, Morgan Stanley's Denny Galindo writes that as the crypto market expands, solana has historically been a better portfolio diversifier than ether, despite being more volatile.

Crypto Long & Short: To ETH or not to ETH — is SOL the better diversifier?

Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. generated $45.7 million from ethereum staking during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, marking a fundamental shift in the firm's corporate operating model. The publicly traded blockchain infrastructure company filed its Form 10-Q with the U.S.

Bitmine Makes Ethereum King, Turns 98% of Revenue Into Staking Windfall

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) jumped above $1,9000 after cooler-than-expected inflation data sparked heavy buying in futures markets, adding to what analysts call a long-term bullish case. ETH More Attractive Than Bitcoin In an X post on July 15, CryptoQuant noted that within an hour of the CPI data release: Binance recorded roughly $1.2 billion in taker buy volume for ETH while, Deribit and OKX also saw significant buying activity.

Ethereum Tops $1,900, Could Be a Better Long-Term Bet Than Bitcoin, Analysts Claim

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're unpacking the timeline of all the changes at the Ethereum Foundation this year.

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