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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Cryptocurrency markets are trending down on Monday morning. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $115,147 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,539 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $236.18 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.99 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2656 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001312 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 172,929 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $450.21 million.

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The crypto market has stalled since Saturday, with bitcoin once again failing to keep gains above $116,000 alongside continued selling by wallets of early adopters, or OGs.

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The OG whale who recently swapped billions of dollars worth of BTC for ETH has resumed selling bitcoin, according to Lookonchain.

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The Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) Foundation released a roadmap on Friday to bring end-to-end privacy features across the network's application layer. Privacy The Norm Rather Than The Exception The foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the Ethereum blockchain, rebranded its "Privacy & Scaling Explorations" team to "Privacy Stewards of Ethereum" to reflect the new approach.

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The total stablecoin supply on Ethereum climbed to an all-time high of $166 billion as of Saturday, up from $149.5 billion a month earlier.

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Fears of a downside for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) have eased substantially, according to the latest options market data. However, the pace of the next upward move in these cryptocurrencies will largely hinge on the magnitude of the anticipated Fed rate cut scheduled for Sept.

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The Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) team posted a detailed account of the hacking incident that impacted its ecosystem on Saturday, including details about the assets affected and subsequent actions taken. Flash Loan Attack On Shibarium According to the official X account tied to the SHIB token, the attacker acquired 4.6 million Bone ShibaSwap (CRYPTO: BONE), the governance token of Shiba Inu's Layer 2 network Shibarium, through a flash loan and momentarily gained validator voting power.

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Leading cryptocurrencies fell on Sunday, while stock futures rose, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on rate cuts. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:25 p.m.

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The price of Ethereum has risen above the moving average lines after being trapped between them, as Coinidol.com reports.

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A mountain of ethereum is lining up to bail from validating, with 2.64 million ETH filing voluntary exit requests to stop staking. Ethereum Stakers Confront Record Queue As of this weekend, 2,642,006 ETH—worth about $12.34 billion—are lined up in the validator queue, ready to bow out of the staking process. Bitcoin.

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Michael Saylor may now seem comfortable with the rise and adoption of the broader crypto ecosystem, but just over a year ago, he was every bit the staunch Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) maximalist. At the time, he dismissed the likes of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), predicting that Wall Street would never accept anything beyond Bitcoin.

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Wisdomtree (NYSE: WT) launched the Private Credit and Alternative Income Digital Fund (token: CRDT; fund ticker: CRDYX), making tokenized exposure to private credit available to retail and institutional investors. The fund seeks to track the Gapstow Private Credit and Alternative Income Index (GLACI) before fees and expenses and mirrors the firm's existing ETF strategy (HYIN).

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The Ethereum Foundation's PSE team outlined a roadmap for making private transactions on Ethereum as ubiquitous and cheap as public ones.

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Analysts at cryptoquant.com say ethereum is riding “dual momentum,” pairing heavier institutional positioning with record onchain usage. Cryptoquant Report Notes Lower Selling Pressure While Ethereum's Onchain Use Peaks In a recent analysis, Cryptoquant cites fund holdings that have roughly doubled since April 2025 to about 6.5 million to 6.

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BNB hit a new all-time high price Friday while Dogecoin, Ethereum, and Solana surged as investors pile back into crypto markets.

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The big upside action in major cryptos of late has been in altcoins such as solana (SOL) and dogecoin (DOGE), with SOL sporting a 17% gain over the past seven days and DOGE a 25% advance. Among the bullish arguments are coming ETFs and newly-formed crypto treasury companies focusing on those two tokens.

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Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher on Friday, with Ethereum outperforming Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $116,472.19 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,622.66 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $240.59 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $3.07 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2710 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001360 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 116,316 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $329.54 million.

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Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher on Friday, with Bitcoin briefly tapping $116,000 in overnight trading. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $114,966.63 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,523.39 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $239.16 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $3.04 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2603 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001269 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 119,454 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $357.99 million.

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Leading cryptocurrencies rallied alongside stocks on Thursday as investors raised risk appetite in anticipation of interest rate cuts. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:40 p.m.

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Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher on Thursday after consumer price inflation data came in line with expectations. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $114,267.24 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,415.01 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $226.19 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $3.03 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2513 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001302 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 111,417 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $246.09 million.

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Bitcoin ETFs posted a massive $757 million inflow on Wednesday, led by Fidelity, Blackrock, and Ark 21Shares, while ether ETFs joined the rally with $172 million in fresh inflows across nearly all issuers.

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