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

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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the digital asset treasury firm focused on Ethereum, said on Monday it acquired over 54,000 ether ETH$3,204.60 last week worth around $173 million at current prices.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 30% from its all-time high, but the nature of the decline points to a structural, mechanical breakdown rather than a deterioration in fundamentals. A $1.1 Trillion Market Collapse In a detailed X post, market commentator The Kobeissi Letter noted that the crypto market has erased roughly $1.1 trillion in value over the last 41 days, averaging a staggering –$27 billion per day.

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Solana

Bitcoin and ether ETFs experienced significant outflows, resulting in a combined loss of $1.84 billion over the week. Solana ETFs, however, continued their upward momentum, securing another week of inflows despite broad market weakness.

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Dogecoin

Bitcoin opened the week above $95,000 as the Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to “Extreme Fear”, with $529.47 million liquidated in the past 24 hours. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $492.1 million in net ouflows on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs saw $177.9 million in net outflows.

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The derivatives arm of Singapore Exchange (SGX) said on Monday that it would launch bitcoin and ether cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading on its platform.

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Cardano

Bitcoin BTC$95,220.86 slipped further into a deeper drawdown on Thursday, breaking below the psychological $100,000 level and tumbling to $96,600 in early Asian trading.

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Leading cryptocurrencies inched lower on Sunday as investors maintained a subdued risk appetite. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:30 p.m.

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Ether ETH$3,061.15 traded below $3,100 on Sunday during a broader pullback in digital assets. The token was recently near $3,066 at 9:36 p.m.

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On Nov. 16, Tom Lee — executive chairman of BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors and chief investment officer at Fundstrat Capital — said in a post on X that ether is “embarking on that same supercycle” that produced a 100x gain in bitcoin since his 2017 client recommendation.

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Bianco Research President Jim Bianco on Friday pointed out that crypto is on track to be the worst-performing asset class of 2025, if the top two cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), close the year in the red. BTC, ETH's 2025 So Far Bitcoin, which was at $93,463 at the beginning of 2025, dipped below this level earlier this week before recouping some of the losses.

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Ethereum holders move and sell their coins far more than Bitcoin holders, according to a new report from Glassnode.

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Bitcoin and ether ETFs extended their multi-day outflow streaks with another combined $670 million in exits. Solana stayed resilient with a $12 million inflow, while newly launched XRP ETFs made a striking debut.

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Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) decline deepened Friday as broader macro risk-off sentiment and weakening institutional appetite weighed heavily on crypto markets. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $94,326 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $3,138 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $140.81 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $2.26 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1596 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.059244 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 216,892 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $1.06 billion.

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Leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine (BMNR) has appointed a new chief executive and three independent directors.

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BitMine Immersion Technologies stock price is sliding Friday alongside Ethereum, following the firm's appointment of a new CEO.

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Think Bitcoin is having a bad day? Altcoins have been hit much harder, and crypto liquidations are piling up.

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Ethereum's ether ETH$3,206.97 fell sharply from Thursday to Friday, plunging over 10% from peak to trough a broad-market crypto selloff accelerated with bitcoin breaking below the $100,000 level.

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BitMine Immerision (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of ether ETH$3,135.31, said on Friday it has appointed Chi Tsang as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Jonathan Bates, who led the company from its early days through its listing on the NYSE American.

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Bitcoin ETFs recorded their second-largest outflow on record with a stunning $870 million exit, while Ether ETFs shed another $260 million. Solana was the lone bright spot once again, managing a modest but positive inflow. Bitcoin ETFs Record Second-Largest Outflow Ever There are days when the crypto market feels like a steady tide.

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Bitcoin's sharp decline intensified early Friday, plunging to $96,000 as market fear deepened and ETF outflows surged. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index dropped to 22, one of the lowest points of the year.

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