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

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Buterin's roadmap aims to keep Layer 1 decentralized, ensure Layer 2s inherit Ethereum's core values, and enhance seamless interoperability across chains.

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Buterin also explored solutions focusing on further developing data availability sampling and a further scaling Ethereum L1.

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While Buterin didn't give an exact date for when The Surge would be fully implemented, he did call for sustained progress for Ethereum.

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Ethereum's deflationary mechanism is holding, but there are signs of a reversal.

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Kraken has launched a new feature allowing its clients to restake their ether (ETH) directly on the platform through Eigenlayer. This integration, Kraken says, makes the relatively complex process of restaking more accessible to a broader audience, especially those who have already staked ether on Kraken.

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Bitcoin

Dogecoin

Cryptocurrency markets are trading higher, taking 96% Bitcoin holders into profit. Cryptocurrency Price Gains +/- Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $67,883.56 +1.6% Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,617.07 +1.3% Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $154.56 -0.15% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1265 +10.2% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001869 +3.4% Notable Statistics: IntoTheBlock data shows large transaction volume increasing by 43.5% and daily active addresses growing by 10.4%.

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Ethereum futures funding rates have surged, raising concerns about potential over-leveraged liquidations, according to an analyst.

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Vitalik Buterin has floated the idea of dramatically reducing the amount of ETH that's required to be an Ethereum staker. In a new blog post, the Ethereum founder notes that it currently takes approximately 15 minutes to finalize a block and 32 ETH is required to serve as a staker.

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Widely followed crypto analyst Ali Martinez says that one historically accurate signal is once again flashing bullish for Ethereum (ETH). Martinez tells his 74,000 followers on the social media platform X that ETH may soar to new all-time highs (ATHs) after retesting the lower bound of an upward channel on the weekly timeframe.

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Based on the latest figures from Tuesday's exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading sessions, the 12 spot bitcoin ETFs experienced another day of positive inflows, totaling $371.02 million. In contrast, the nine ethereum-based ETFs recorded outflows, with $12.7 million exiting the ether funds. Bitcoin ETFs Pull in $371M While Ethereum Funds Drop by $12.

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The price of Ethereum (ETH) rose above the moving average lines on October 14 and is trying to regain its upward momentum. The positive momentum peaked at $2,687 but then paused.

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Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic and yearn.fi, criticized the growing trend of creating Ethereum Layer 2s designed and tailored for a specific protocol or decentralized finance app (Appchains).

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Asset management firm Ark Invest expressed belief in the transformative potential of the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) network for the financial services industry. What Happened: On Tuesday, Cathie Wood, the influential founder of the company, shared on X a research paper that explained why Ark Invest believes Ethereum and its staking yield would play a critical role in decentralized finance (DeFi).

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Solana

The firm is looking to convert a fund that trades over the counter and has an AUM over $500 million into an ETF.

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An intermediary for the biggest U.S. crypto exchange, Coinbase Inc. (COIN), is cranking up its legal fight over the Securities and Exchange Commission's unwillingness to produce documents revealing the regulator's internal thinking on whether to pursue Ethereum's ether {{ETH}} and other tokens as illegal securities.

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If Vice President Kamala Harris beats Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, that could be good for Ethereum, though crypto is in good shape either way, Bitwise's Matt Hougan says.

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Arbitrum

Base has emerged as the largest Layer 2 rollup on the Ethereum network, boasting a total value locked (TVL) of $2.49 billion.

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Uniswap

Aave

Whales have been gobbling up Ethereum (ETH), the native token for the decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap (UNI) and a handful of other decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens, according to the crypto tracker Lookonchain. Lookonchain notes one unknown whale wallet withdrew 299,133 UNI worth $2.39 million from the crypto exchange Gate.io over the weekend.

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Base, a Layer 2 Ethereum network developed by Coinbase, has now become the largest rollup in terms of total value locked.

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Market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock says Coinbase's Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution is on track to become the largest layer-2 (L2) blockchain by the end of the year. In a new report, IntoTheBlock says that key metrics indicate Base is experiencing exceptional growth this year.

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Ethereum's cofounder identifies possible solutions relating to confirmation times, staking requirements, 51% attack recoveries and quantum computing.

Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin outlines possible areas of improvement for the protocol

Monochrome Asset Management has announced the launch of the Monochrome Ethereum ETF (IETH), marking Australia's first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that provides direct access to ethereum. Trading under the ticker ‘IETH' on Cboe Australia, the ETF will be available on most Australian brokerage platforms, allowing local investors to gain exposure to ethereum through a direct-holding structure.

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has floated a proposal to reduce dramatically the entry barriers for network validators.

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Leading cryptocurrencies rallied handsomely Monday, coinciding with fresh highs scaled by stocks.

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