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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Bitcoin

Crypto liquidations continued their rout early morning Asia hours after the broader crypto market continued its plunge hours after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Chinese imports via a Truth Social post, which triggered a global risk-off wave and wiped out more than $16 billion in longs by midday Hong Kong time.

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Solana

So much for "Uptober." Bitcoin plunged Friday while Ethereum and Solana fell to October lows after President Trump's latest tariffs salvo.

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Friday brought carnage onto crypto markets as U.S.-China trade tensions ratcheted up with Trump threatening a massive increase in tariffs against Chinese goods.

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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is trading near $4,100 on Friday, after a sharp selloff that followed its rejection from $4,700 and renewed fears of U.S. regulatory pressure targeting decentralized finance. Ethereum Price Action Points To $3,800 Retest ETH Price Analysis (Source: TradingView) Ethereum has fallen below its rising channel, signaling a clean breakdown after repeated rejections near $4,500.

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has reportedly removed longstanding limits on which wealth clients can buy crypto funds, telling advisors they may place digital-asset products across account types, including retirement accounts, as part of a broader expansion of access beginning Oct. 15. The firm informed its advisor force that crypto funds can be offered to any customer, a shift from prior rules that confined the products to high-net-worth investors with aggressive risk profiles and taxable brokerage accounts, CNBC reports.

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President Trump said Friday that China may face even more severe tariffs, sending Bitcoin and other assets down alongside stock indices.

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The Ethereum Foundation and Keyring are raising a legal defense fund for Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev.

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Dogecoin

Bitcoin prices remain largely flat amid sell-off sentiment following last week's fresh all-time highs, keeping cryptocurrency markets subdued early Friday. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw inflows of $197.7 million, while spot Ethereum ETFs experienced an outflow of $8.5 million on Thursday.

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Coinbase announced on October 9, 2025, that it has activated crypto staking services for residents of New York State.

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U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds experienced net outflows of $8.7 million on Thursday, led by Fidelity's FETH.

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The Ethereum Foundation has announced an expanded privacy initiative aimed at making user protection, institutional compliance, and cryptographic innovation central to the Ethereum ecosystem.

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Litecoin

Litecoin (CRYPTO: LTC) rallied by double digits on Thursday, defying the broader cryptocurrency pullback. Litecoin Pips Blue-Chip Cryptos The proof-of-work cryptocurrency popped over 10% to $131, the highest it has been in nearly eight months.

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Bitmine is currently the largest corporate ETH holder and the second largest crypto treasury firm, only behind Strategy.

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Over $5.3 billion in bitcoin and ethereum options will expire Friday, setting the stage for potential price swings. With BTC trading above its max pain level and ETH hovering near key resistance, traders are watching closely for volatility. Crypto Markets Eye Turbulence as Massive Options Expiry Hits on Friday More than $5.

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Cryptocurrency markets are slipping on Thursday as investors initiate selling to take profits. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $120,918.82 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $4,321.57 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $218.06 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.78 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2458 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001186 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 179,931 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $674.74 million.

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The news comes on the heels of the Foundation announcing the launch of a privacy-centric wallet SDK, Kohaku.

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Bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) notched their eighth consecutive day of inflows, bringing in $441 million and $69 million, respectively. The sustained buying streak highlights deepening institutional conviction as both markets maintain a powerful run into mid-October.

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Bitcoin remains subdued on Thursday morning as a stronger U.S. dollar against the Japanese Yen weighs on the cryptocurrency markets. Despite the pullback, spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded notable inflows of $440.7 million and $69 million, respectively.

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The price of Ethereum has fallen above the moving average lines after encountering resistance at $4,752.

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The Ethereum Foundation is making privacy a formal pillar of its roadmap, expanding research efforts into a dedicated cluster that now covers private payments, proofs, identity, and enterprise use cases.

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) lifted on Wednesday, prompting analysts to issue bold predictions about the memecoin. DOGE In The Green DOGE climbed to an intraday high of $0.2609 before reversing course to settle at $0.24 overnight.

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