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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Solana

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Morgan Stanley has taken another decisive step into crypto finance, filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would offer investors passive exposure to ether — plus staking rewards — without touching private keys.

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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has gained roughly 8% over the past month, outperforming Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), which have traded largely flat amid heightened market volatility. What Happened: CNBC analyst MacKenzie Sigalos on Tuesday said "the breakout trade of the 2026 crypto rally isn't Bitcoin or Ether — it's XRP".

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The bank has filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. SEC for an Ethereum Trust, on the heels of its applications for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs.

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Grayscale's Ethereum Staking exchange traded fund (ETF) has become the first U.S. spot Ethereum exchange traded product to distribute staking rewards to investors. Grayscale says its Ethereum Staking ETF, trading under the ticker ETHE, made a distribution to shareholders from proceeds generated through Ethereum staking rewards earned between Oct. 6 and Dec. 31, 2025.

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Dogecoin

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Bitcoin has slightly retraced gains from previous days, trading around $92,000 on Tuesday afternoon.

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