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

Solana

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) latest recovery attempt has stalled after rejection at a key weekly resistance level, increasing the risk of further downside, according to prominent pseudonymous analyst DonAlt. Bitcoin's ‘Greenland' Dip DonAlt said in an update on YouTube that markets have shifted away from clean, technically driven setups toward a headline-driven environment, citing geopolitical uncertainty linked to recent rhetoric from the Trump administration regarding Greenland.

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Dogecoin

Bitcoin failed to reclaim the $90,000 level even after President Trump paused proposed tariffs as heavy institutional outflows continued to weigh on the market. Bitcoin ETFs saw $708.7 million in net outflows on Thursday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $287 million in net outflows.

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Analysts said institutional traders are tightening risk amid macro uncertainty, but noted that outflows do not reflect structural weakness.

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Bitcoin rebounded above $91,000 after Trump said he was calling off new tariffs on eight EU countries related to his Greenland ambitions.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is back above $89,000 after a volatile trading day that saw the crypto king tap $88,000 and $90,000 in one session. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $89,772 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,010 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $130.39 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.96 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1269 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.057969 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 179,931 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $807.30 million.

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Bitcoin is trading around $89,000 as markets reel from renewed tariff threats by President Trump; liquidations stand at $867.95 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $483.4 million in net outflows on Tuesday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $229 million in net outflows.

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Analysts said the outflows reflect a temporary derisking from institutional investors, rather than a fundamental rejection of crypto's value.

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