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

U.S. spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ETFs bled a combined $1.11 billion over two days after the CLARITY Act procedural vote failed and the Fed hiked rates for the first time in three years. What the ETF Data Shows Bitcoin ETFs lost $295.98 million on Sept.

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Dogecoin

Leading cryptocurrencies lifted late on Wednesday after a House Committee moved forward with a bill to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

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Bitcoin and ether whipsawed as the Federal Reserve delivered its first rate hike in more than three years.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dropped below $76,000 as Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) struggle to hold key levels after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points. Cryptocurrency market analyst Ray Salmond said that the legislative “setback” is unlikely to derail crypto's broader growth and adoption.

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Bitcoin is hovering around $76,000 as the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points.

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BitMine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) has accumulated enough Ethereum (CRYPTO:$ETH) to own nearly 1 in every 20 ETH in existence. The company now holds 5.96 million ETH as of Sept.

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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is ranging around $2,400, with traders watching whether a bigger correction toward $1,800 could play out. Why ETH Failed To Make A Higher High Crypto trader CrediBULL Crypto said Tuesday that Ethereum initially produced a "decent reaction" from its local demand zone around $2,440, but the bounce failed to establish a higher high.

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U.S. spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ETFs bled a combined $591.80 million Tuesday, their worst single-day outflow in months ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision. What the ETF Data Shows Bitcoin ETFs led the retreat with $450.33 million in net outflows, their largest single-day withdrawal since June 25 according to SoSoValue.

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A trader sold 866 bitcoin and bought 26,924 ether on Sept. 15, hours before the U.S. Senate blocked the CLARITY Act, resulting in bitcoin's price falling under $75,000 shortly afterward.

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Deutsche Bank plans to launch European digital asset custody this year, initially supporting bitcoin, ether, and select stablecoins.

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Tron

The self-custodial wallet is expanding beyond The Open Network, with support for seven blockchains and more financial products planned.

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Leading cryptocurrencies tumbled on Tuesday as investors reacted to the CLARITY Act's failure in the Senate and growing expectations of an interest-rate hike.

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Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) attracted a massive bullish options wager, with a trader risking roughly $780,000 for a potential $40 million profit if ETH breaks to new highs within six months. On Sep. 10, DeriveXYZ CEO Nick Forster flagged 10,000 of the March 2027 5,000/7,000 call spreads, purchased for about $300,000.

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Solana

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Two wallets that had been quiet for more than a year moved 14,700 ETH, worth about $36.94 million, into OKX on Sept. 14, and onchain records show those coins landed in 2021 when they were worth nearly $57 million.

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Morpho 

Users get confidential access to 12 existing Morpho vaults on Ethereum, while another four have been created as confidential-only products.

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The talks to align two proposals, EIP-8130 and EIP-8141, fell short of a shared standard after the two sides diverged on priorities.

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Bitcoin reclaimed $78,000 after three days as the prediction market odds of the CLARITY Act becoming law spiked ahead of Tuesday's key vote.

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