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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.

The Ethereum Foundation

*This content is for educational purposes and is not investment advice.

Cosmos

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded lower, with the cryptocurrency prices trading below the $26,700 level on Friday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also edged lower, trading below the key $1,600 mark this morning.

Ethereum Trades Below This Key Level; Cosmos, Rocket Pool Among Top Losers

Bitcoin

Ethereum continued to slip lower on Friday, as the cryptocurrency fell below the $1,600 level in today's session. Crypto markets have mostly consolidated since the Federal Reserve opted to keep rates unchanged earlier this week, with the global market cap down nearly 1%, as of writing. Bitcoin continued to trend lower.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Drops Under $1,600, BTC Consolidates Below $27,000

Ethereum's next major upgrade, Dencun, might be delayed due to concerns about the deployment timeline.

Ethereum core developers discuss if Dencun upgrade may be deployed early next year

Ethereum has fallen short of expectations in terms of network activity following the Shanghai upgrade, according to JPMorgan.

JPMorgan says Ethereum's activity post-Shanghai upgrade has been ‘disappointing'

Widely followed pseudonymous trader Altcoin Sherpa is issuing a warning on three of the top ten crypto assets by market cap.

Trader Warns One Blue-Chip Altcoin Is ‘Hanging On for Dear Life', Updates Outlook on Bitcoin and Ethereum

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance inadvertently sparked a 1,900% surge in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) gas fees following a sudden wave of transactions involving dormant wallets. What Happened: A report from FXStreet noted that a Binance-affiliated wallet, known as Binance 14, experienced a sudden surge in transactions.

Ethereum Gas Fees Skyrockets Over 1,900% After Binance Activates Dormant Wallets

Daily transactions, daily active addresses and total value locked on the blockchain have all fallen since the upgrade, the report said.

Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade Has Failed to Boost Network Activity, JPMorgan Says

Solana

Eclipse, an organization that allows for the construction of customizable rollups, has announced the architecture of its Eclipse mainnet, a Solana-powered Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling rollup. The rollup will benefit from using the Solana Virtual Machine as an execution layer, leveraging this blockchain's various security and performance benefits.

Eclipse Announces Solana-Powered Ethereum Rollup

A long-dormant Ethereum (ETH) wallet suddenly sold all $4.18 million worth of its ETH on Tuesday, according to the crypto tracker Lookonchain. The wallet had held on to 2,591 ETH since November 2018, when the second-largest crypto asset by market cap was trading at around $110.

Ethereum Wallet Suddenly Sells All Its ETH for Millions in Stablecoins After Lying Dormant for Nearly Four Years

Multi-chain liquid staking platform Stader Labs has launched its "Liquid Restaked Token," known as rsETH, on testnet.

Stader Labs tests ‘Liquid Restaked Token' to amplify ether staking rewards

Bitcoin fell below the $27,000 level on Thursday, as markets reacted to the latest Federal Reserve interest rate decision. As expected, the Fed opted to keep rates unchanged at 5.5%, whilst hinting at one additional raise in the current cycle. The dollar strengthened across the board following the decision.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Hits 1-Week Low, BTC Extends Declines on USD Strength

Polygon Labs offered the Celo community a proposal to integrate its Chain Development Kit for the transition to Ethereum Layer 2.

Polygon Labs proposes facilitating Celo's migration to Ethereum Layer 2 with CDK

Crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen is saying that Ethereum (ETH) is likely to significantly underperform Bitcoin (BTC) over the near term. Cowen tells his 787,000 YouTube subscribers that a severe plunge by the Ethereum/Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) pair could mark the end of the downward movement of altcoin prices. “I myself will flip bullish on the Ether/Bitcoin pair.

Significant Downside Move for Ethereum Against Bitcoin Looming, Says Benjamin Cowen – Here Are His Targets

Dogecoin

Major cryptocurrencies experienced a significant decrease in value on Wednesday evening, following hawkish remarks made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell during a press conference.

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin Are Heading Lower Today Despite Powell's 'Very Very Good' Remarks On Inflation

The fund, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, would be separate from the firm's proposed Bitcoin ETF.

Grayscale Investments Applies to Offer Ethereum Futures ETF

The largest digital asset manager, Grayscale Investments, filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 19 for a new exchange-traded fund dedicated to ethereum (ETH) futures. The Grayscale Ethereum Futures Trust will hold ethereum futures contracts for the fund.

Grayscale Files With SEC for Ethereum Futures ETF on NYSE Arca

Willem Schroe, founder of Botanix Labs, discusses the reasons why his company is working on a decentralized second layer to bring the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) to Bitcoin.

Bitcoin vs Ethereum: A Culture War Rooted in First Principles

Grayscale Investments officially relinquished its rights to the post-Merge Proof-of-Work Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) tokens, known as ETHPoW. In a statement released on Sept.

Grayscale Gives Up On Ethereum Proof-of-Work (ETHPoW), Signaling End Of An Era

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Ethereum's historic “Merge” – the shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network. But in some ways the largest smart-contract blockchain has become a victim of its own success: Staking is so popular that the number of network validators is mushrooming toward 1 million, introducing new concerns related to the sprawl.

The Protocol: Ethereum Struggles With Sprawl as Optimism Airdrops $27M

Explosive Ethereum growth is on the way, with layer 2s like Arbitrum, Optimism and now Base paving the way, Michael Nadeau of The DeFi Report writes.

Understanding the Economics of Ethereum Layer 2s

Litecoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded slightly higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the $27,000 level on Wednesday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, edged lower, but traded above the key $1,600 mark this morning.

Ethereum Edges Lower Ahead Of Fed Decision; Litecoin, Gala Among Top Losers

Grayscale Investments submitted a new application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF). This time, the ETF would be centered on Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) futures.

Grayscale Files For Ether Futures ETF Following Court Victory Against SEC

Bitcoin retreated from recent highs on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate announcement. The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged, despite inflation rising by more than expected in August. Ethereum also gave up gains in today's session.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates Recent Gains Ahead of FOMC Decision

Eclipse has announced the mainnet launch of its new general-purpose layer 2 scaling solution powered by the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM).

Eclipse Launches Ethereum Layer-2 Running on the Solana Virtual Machine

Rollups are structures that have been designed as a way of scaling Ethereum's capacity to process transactions and data. They group a bunch of tasks and compute them offchain, only posting the result of these transactions to Ethereum, allowing more data to be piled up on L1 (layer one).

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