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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ENS announced Feb. 6 that it will deploy ENSv2 exclusively on Ethereum L1 and cease development of its planned Namechain layer 2, saying recent Ethereum scaling — including a fusaka-driven gas limit increase to 60 million and a 99% drop in ENS registration gas costs over the past year — made L1 the preferable platform.

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Bitcoin

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Bitcoin gained, while other leading coins stagnated on Sunday, as the cryptocurrency market attempted a recovery after a rout earlier in the week. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:50 p.m.

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This week in the crypto world was nothing short of eventful. From Peter Schiff's critique of Donald Trump‘s crypto stance to the dramatic fluctuations in Bitcoin and Ethereum prices, the market was a rollercoaster ride.

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Ethereum traded above the $2,000 per coin range on Friday afternoon, as derivatives markets flashed a mix of caution and crowding across futures and options. Futures open interest edged lower intraday while options data showed traders clustering around key strikes, setting the stage for potential price compression.

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ENS Labs is canceling the launch of the Namechain Layer 2, which began development in 2024 to support the forthcoming ENSv2 update.

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Bitcoin rose about 12% in a single day to reclaim the $70,000 level, even as market sentiment remained in Extreme Fear territory and roughly $2 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated.

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Coinbase customers faced losses in fresh ways through the exchange's crypto-backed lending product as Bitcoin and Ethereum tumbled this week.

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Bitcoin and ether ETFs remained under intense selling pressure, extending February's sharp drawdown. XRP and solana ETFs, however, continued to attract fresh capital, offering rare pockets of strength.

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Bitcoin slid roughly 8% in a day to $65,000, pushing the crypto sentiment index to Extreme Fear (5); liquidations stand at $2.60 billion over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $434.2 million in net outflows on Thursday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $80.8 million in net outflows.

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Solana

Prominent publicly traded crypto treasury firms are underwater on their holdings as Bitcoin and Ethereum keep falling.

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Shares in publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies have fallen to a seven-month low as unrealized losses mount.

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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is down around 30% over the past week, breaking below the $2,000 mark as technical and on-chain signals deteriorate. Network Activity Signals ‘Overheated' Conditions CryptoQuant data shows Ethereum's transfer count (14-day SMA) surged to 1.17 million on Jan. 29, a level historically linked to major market turning points.

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Bitmine is facing criticism online over large unrealized losses tied to its Ethereum holdings, but Chairman Tom Lee says the claims misunderstand how an ETH-focused treasury strategy works. Bitmine Pushes Back on Claims of Massive Ethereum Losses A public debate has emerged around Bitmine Immersion Technologies' ethereum holdings.

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ERC-8004 is live on Ethereum mainnet, adding standard identity and reputation registries for AI agents and a foundation for interoperable agent markets.

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Despite its mounting losses and plunging share price, the ether treasury firm says it's under no pressure to sell its holdings.

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XRP fell more than 16% in the past 24 hours to around $1.29, making it the worst performer among major tokens as bitcoin dropped 7% on Thursday.

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