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

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Starknet's STRK rose about 26% after the network said it may leave Ethereum to become quantum-resistant by 2027, with futures activity surging alongside the gain.

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Blockchain researcher Justin Drake is urging cryptocurrency holders to prepare for “bunker mode,” warning that artificial intelligence (AI)-driven mathematical discoveries could threaten the cryptography protecting Bitcoin and Ethereum. His proposed defense is surprisingly simple: move assets to fresh addresses that haven't exposed their public keys.

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Ethereum researchers warned AI could break the signatures guarding bitcoin, ether and the tokens built on them "in months, not years" in the worst case, well before quantum computers arrive.

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Justin Drake's call to prepare for an AI break of wallet cryptography drew a mixed response as bitcoin slipped below $83,000.

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Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies tanked on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's hawkish meeting minutes drove Treasury yields higher.

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Kalshi's public data shows its 15-minute gold markets traded more contracts than their ether counterparts in September, their second month of operation. The short-duration markets now bring in most of the exchange's non-sports fees.

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Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged holders to calmly move funds to unused addresses, warning that AI-driven math could break crypto signatures before quantum computers do.

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Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi says capital is increasingly rotating beyond Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) into perpetual futures, pre-IPO companies and tokenized equities, with AI-linked assets emerging as a new area of investor interest. Crypto Capital Has New Places To Go, Where?

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Pudgy Penguins

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Bitcoin broke below $84,000 support Wednesday as Treasury yields surged to 24-year highs.

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Justin Drake recommended moving crypto assets to fresh addresses that keep their public keys hidden behind a hash.

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Tom Lee said Bitmine will be “done stacking” once it owns 5% of ETH, setting an end date to an accumulation streak that began in mid-2025 and made the company the world's largest Ethereum treasury.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) on Wednesday pulled back 2.5% and 4.5%, respectively, while XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is down 3.5% to $1.44. The slide tests whether the market's recent comeback can withstand profit-taking as traders watch key support levels.

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