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

The bank cut its 12-month bitcoin and ether price targets after scrapping its ETF inflow forecasts, citing stalled U.S. crypto legislation and weak investor demand.

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World Liberty Financial

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Dogecoin

Solana

Bitcoin held below $60,000 as a surging dollar kept crypto pinned. Onchain demand stayed quiet through the week's losses, and Strategy's plan to possibly sell bitcoin added to the caution.

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Hyperliquid

The crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) market entered the final week of June with one foot on the brake and the other still searching for growth. Bitcoin and ether funds suffered another bruising stretch of redemptions, yet the same market continued to send capital into XRP and HYPE products, underscoring a sharp split in investor appetite.

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Bitmine now holds 5.70 million ETH, accounting for about 4.7% of ethereum's total supply, bringing it close to its stated goal of holding 5%. The company also joined the Russell 1000 and began trading its preferred stock on the NYSE under BMNP. Bitmine Stakes 4.

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Loopring

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AI and Big Tech stocks sold off, and Strategy's $16 billion unrealized loss added to investors' concern that Bitcoin could sink lower next week.

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