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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The company has repurchased 11.6 million shares of common stock as part of its $4 billion share repurchase program.

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Lido DAO

The liquid staking protocol is consolidating 8 million ETH and requiring its professional node operators to post bonds for the first time.

Lido begins moving $16.5 billion in staked ether to cut validator count by a third

Bitcoin

U.S. spot crypto ETFs finished a volatile week with positive flows into bitcoin, ether, XRP and solana products. Ether led with $104 million in net inflows, while HYPE funds suffered a second consecutive week of withdrawals.

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The Ethereum treasury company added nearly 10,000 ETH while expanding its stock buyback, citing ether outperforming bitcoin is sending a bullish signal.

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CoinEx's Jeff Ko sees bitcoin staying range-bound near $65,000 while retreating oil, a 4.7% 10-year yield and a week of mega-cap earnings set the tone.

Live updates: Ether leads crypto higher as bitcoin trades around $65,500

Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies lifted late on Sunday alongside stock futures as investors weighed the pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m.

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The US Senate moved closer to a key vote on the CLARITY Act, and crypto markets rallied as a result. Will the BTC and ETH rally continue for another week?

Bitcoin, Ethereum Soar as CLARITY Act Edges Closer, but Will a Fed Hike End the Rally?

Cardano

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has yet again accused Ethereum developers of adopting Cardano's Extended Unspent Transaction Output (EUTXO) architecture after an Ethereum Foundation researcher proposed a new native UTXO payment model recently.

Charles Hoskinson: Ethereum Is Copying Cardano's EUTXO Model Without Credit

Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are staking millions of dollars on where ethereum's price lands before the end of 2026, with the market split almost evenly on whether the token hits $1,000 or $3,000 first. Ethereum traded near $1,860 on Saturday, July 25, down from a recent high above $1,950 reached earlier in the week.

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Ether funds have drawn nearly as much capital as bitcoin ETFs over the past three weeks despite holding about one-eighth as much in net assets.

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Bitcoin held steady despite a sharp selloff in technology stocks triggered by weaker-than-expected corporate earnings. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $64,088.52 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $1,861.73 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $73.97 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.08 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.06902 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.054166 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 83,203 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $301.33 million.

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U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $225.18 million in net outflows on Thursday, ending a seven-session inflow streak. Ether funds moved in the opposite direction, adding $26.32 million on the second anniversary of their market debut.

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Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson says the next phase of cryptocurrency adoption will be driven less by faster blockchains and more by safety, governance and consumer protections. Ethereum ‘Keeps Doing Things Wrong' In an interview with CoinDesk on July 23, Hoskinson, a co-founder of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) before launching Cardano, was sharply critical of the network's governance model.

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Dogecoin dropped 4.5% and ether 2.5%, leading a broad but shallow retreat across the majors, though most remain higher on the week ahead of next week's Fed meeting.

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Leading cryptocurrencies dived alongside stocks on Thursday as elevated Middle East tensions trimmed investors' risk appetite. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:20 p.m.

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Bitcoin fell to $64,000 as a broader risk-off move swept through crypto markets after disappointing technology earnings weighed on equities. The pullback pushed crypto market sentiment back into the Fear zone.

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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is showing early signs of forming a bottom against Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), but CryptoQuant's head of research, Julio Moreno, said the data does not yet confirm that ETH is ready to outperform. Two Of Five Indicators Signal A Bottom Speaking on the Milk Road Show on July 23, Moreno said Ethereum's performance relative to Bitcoin can offer insight into the broader altcoin market because ETH remains the largest and most influential smart-contract platform.

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Solana

LayerZero 

LayerZero and Keeta have partnered to enable native transfers of tokenized bank deposits across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Keeta.

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A second Verus-Ethereum bridge exploit in two months drained $7.54 million through the same vulnerability class used in May, per Blockaid.

New Verus-Ethereum bridge attack drains $7.5 million through flaw used in May: Blockaid

Leading cryptocurrencies flatlined on Wednesday as investors weighed the implications of the Clarity Act and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:23 p.m.

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Hyperliquid

S&P Dow Jones Indices and Pantera Capital have introduced a digital asset benchmark built around revenue, usage, and economic activity. The index is designed to give institutional investors a more disciplined alternative to crypto products driven by market popularity or price momentum.

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Bitcoin held above the $66,000 mark on Wednesday as crypto market sentiment remained in the neutral zone and spot ETF inflows turned positive. Senate Republicans unveiled an updated CLARITY Act draft featuring a ban on senior U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, from sponsoring crypto for compensation until January 2029.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Hold Ground as CLARITY Act Seen Unlocking the 'Next Wave of Adoption'

Major cryptocurrencies rose on Tuesday as investors digested reports that the White House agreed to an ethics package accompanying the cryptocurrency Clarity Act. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:30 p.m.

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Bitcoin climbed back above the $66,000 mark after the White House reportedly reached an agreement on an ethics package tied to the CLARITY Act. Up until now, Democrats demanded stronger guardrails on Trump's crypto business ties as a non-negotiable condition for their votes.

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T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (NASDAQ:TROW) is moving beyond single-token products with an actively managed cryptocurrency fund holding Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), BNB (CRYPTO: BNB), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE).

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