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

The cryptocurrency market rose for the second week in a row, with meme coins and decentralized finance-based tokens powering the surge. What happened: Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based Fartcoin topped the gainers list with an astounding 83% rally over the previous week.

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Ether (ETH) has been on a downward trend for the past three months, dropping over 51% from its peak of $4,100 on December 16, 2024, according to CoinMarketCap data.

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The low burn rate coincides with reduced new address creation, on-chain volume, and transaction counts, which have all been declining recently.

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Fidelity will maintain traditional book-entry records as the official ownership ledger, though the share transactions will also be recorded on Ethereum.

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Fidelity Investments has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch the Fidelity Treasury Digital Fund, an institutional-focused money market fund that will use blockchain technology to record share ownership while investing primarily in U.S. Treasury securities.

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The network is a crucial step towards launching the high-throughput scaling solution aiming to achieve 100,000 transactions per second.

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Dogecoin

Cryptocurrency markets are trading sideways on Friday as Bitcoin consolidates around $84,000. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $83,954.58 -0.4% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,972.56 -0.2% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $127.92 -0.04% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.39 -1.6% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1680 -0.7% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001261 -1.9% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 7.9% and daily active addresses growing by 6.6%.

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Cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen has pointed out how the current market cycle sentiment is majorly impacted by Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) flat price performance. What Happened: In a podcast on Friday, Cowen highlighted why many investors are frustrated despite Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) rally to $84,000.

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Investors have withdrawn funds from spot Ethereum ETFs as the amount of staked ETH has increased.

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Ethereum's decline has persisted above the $1,800 support since March 10.

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, along with most top coins, has taken a dip as investors brace for a "triple witching" dose of market volatility. At the time of publication, has shed 2.4% since yesterday, slipping below $84,000.

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The hack, likely the result of a private key falling into an attacker's hands, is the second to hit the real-world asset platform in a month.

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The bank's analysis also cut the 2025 ether ( ETH) price target by 60% to $4,000, down from $10,000 previously.

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Solana

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has charted a diametrically opposite trajectory when compared to its older sibling, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), over the past year. Consider this.

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Cryptocurrencies slightly retraced gains on Thursday as President Trump addressed cryptocurrency investors via a pre-recorded statement. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $84,401 -1.4% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,975.75 -2.6% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $127.88 -3.6% XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.43 -1.9% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1692 -2.7% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001286 -0.6% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume relatively flat at $45.9 billion and daily active addresses are up by 1.8%.

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Uniswap

More than 80% of governance participants voted in favor of two new proposals that will fund the Uniswap Foundation's initiatives.

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Spot Ethereum ETFs, launched without staking, have attracted significantly less investment than spot Bitcoin ETFs.

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Bitcoin ETFs experienced a fourth consecutive day of inflows, adding $12 million, with Bitwise's BITB leading the gains. In contrast, ether ETFs recorded their 11th straight day of outflows, losing $12 million, predominantly from Blackrock's ETHA.

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Ether.fi, the market leader, has 2.6 million ETH staked on its platform and has plans to become a neobank.

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Tron

Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun has staked $100 million worth of Ethereum (ETH), according to the blockchain analytics platform Arkham. Arkham notes that Sun's staked ETH will yield $3 million worth of Ethereum per year in passive income.

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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is up 8.3% over the last seven days, outperforming other leading cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency Price Market Cap 24-Hour Trend 7-Day Trend XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.48 $144.3 billion +6.9% +7.9% Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $85,242.99 $1.69 trillion +1.9% +2.9% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,992.23 $240.4 billion -0.5% +5.2% Trader Notes: In an X post on March 20, crypto trader CrediBULL Crypto highlighted his game plan for XRP.

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Despite the outflows, the funds have seen a cumulative net inflow of $2.45 billion since their inception.

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Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick on Thursday warned that activity on Coinbase's (NASDAQ:COIN) Base network is influencing Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) price dynamics through indirect selling pressure. What Happened: Kendrick explained that while higher activity on Base boosts ETH demand initially—due to transaction fees being paid in ETH—the profits generated by Base are ultimately converted to U.S. dollars, weighing on ETH's price.

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