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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

*This content is for educational purposes and is not investment advice.

Explosive Ethereum growth is on the way, with layer 2s like Arbitrum, Optimism and now Base paving the way, Michael Nadeau of The DeFi Report writes.

Understanding the Economics of Ethereum Layer 2s

Litecoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded slightly higher, with the cryptocurrency prices trading above the $27,000 level on Wednesday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), meanwhile, edged lower, but traded above the key $1,600 mark this morning.

Ethereum Edges Lower Ahead Of Fed Decision; Litecoin, Gala Among Top Losers

Grayscale Investments submitted a new application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF). This time, the ETF would be centered on Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) futures.

Grayscale Files For Ether Futures ETF Following Court Victory Against SEC

Bitcoin

Bitcoin retreated from recent highs on Wednesday, ahead of the upcoming U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate announcement. The Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged, despite inflation rising by more than expected in August. Ethereum also gave up gains in today's session.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates Recent Gains Ahead of FOMC Decision

Solana

Eclipse has announced the mainnet launch of its new general-purpose layer 2 scaling solution powered by the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM).

Eclipse Launches Ethereum Layer-2 Running on the Solana Virtual Machine

Rollups are structures that have been designed as a way of scaling Ethereum's capacity to process transactions and data. They group a bunch of tasks and compute them offchain, only posting the result of these transactions to Ethereum, allowing more data to be piled up on L1 (layer one).

What Are Rollups? Ethereum's Main Scaling Solution Examined

An original Ethereum (ETH) investor deposited 6,000 ETH worth $9.96 million to the crypto exchange Kraken on Monday, according to the crypto tracker Lookonchain. The whale participated in Ethereum's 2014 initial coin offering (ICO), receiving 254,908 ETH when the second-largest crypto asset was only priced at $0.31.

Ethereum ICO Participant Moves $9,960,000 Worth of ETH to Crypto Exchange Kraken: On-Chain Data

Grayscale Investments, the crypto asset manager, filed for a new exchange-traded fund that tracks ether futures on Tuesday.

Grayscale Investments files for new ether futures ETF

Dogecoin

Major cryptocurrencies experienced a surge on Tuesday evening, in anticipation of the upcoming Federal Reserve decision. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded 9:30 p.m.

Why Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Are Popping Today?

The recent decline in the ETH/BTC ratio continues a trend that began more than a year ago.

Ether Drops to 14-Month Low Against Bitcoin as Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Whales Send $60M ETH to Exchanges

History suggests that, slowly but surely, all layer 2s will migrate to the Ethereum, says EY's Global Blockchain Leader.

Eventually, We Are All Ethereum

Spiderchain offers a two-way pegged sidechain for Bitcoin, helping to enable Ethereum-like functionalities on the Botanix EVM Layer 2.

Can Spiderchain help bring Ethereum functionality into the Bitcoin-verse?

Cosmos-based Layer 1 blockchain Injective launched its inEVM Layer 2 rollup solution, enabling Ethereum apps to run natively on the network.

Injective tests inEVM Layer 2 to support Ethereum applications

Bitcoin continued to trade above the $27,000 level on Tuesday, after a crossover of moving averages triggered a return of bullish sentiment. The move pushed price to a multi-week high, with the global market cap trending over 1% higher. Ethereum also extended recent gains.

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Remains Above $27,000, Following Moving Average ‘Death Cross'

A newly proposed standard aims to enhance Ethereum smart contract security by allowing anyone to verify audit information on-chain.

Proposed Ethereum standard aims to verify security audits on-chain

Binance's staked ether token (BETH) experienced $573 million in deposits across two single days in September, more than quadrupling total value locked to $731 million, DefiLlama data show.

Binance Staked Ether Experiences $573M in Inflows This Month

In a recent development, Spiderchain is working towards incorporating Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) functionalities into Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). This innovative project seeks to unlock the programming potential of the Bitcoin network.

Spiderchain Aims To Integrate Ethereum Features Into Bitcoin, Says Jameson Lopp

Polkadot

Canto, a Cosmos-based blockchain, and Astar, a leading Polkadot chain, have both announced that they will be moving to Ethereum as Layer-2 solutions.

Cosmos-based Canto and Leading Polkadot Chain Astar Moves to Ethereum as Layer-2s

Major coins were seen trading in the green at the time of writing on Monday evening as the global cryptocurrency market cap rose 0.2% to $1.06 trillion.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin In Green Ahead Of Fed's Move On Interest Rates, Analyst Says King Crypto Could Execute 'Substantial Move Upwards'

Following weeks of debate about Bitcoin drivechains, a similar project to unlock the network's programming potential is picking up steam.

How ‘Spiderchain' Plans to Build Ethereum on Bitcoin

Cardano

Digital assets manager CoinShares reports that Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL) and XRP products are bucking the trend of an otherwise pessimistic institutional investment climate. In its latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, CoinShares says investors are currently less optimistic as reflected in outflows over eight of the last nine weeks totaling over $450 million.

Cardano, Solana and XRP See Institutional Inflows While Bitcoin and Ethereum Investments Slide: CoinShares

Layer 1 blockchain Canto is migrating to become an Ethereum Layer 2 that uses zero-knowledge proofs, according to a statement.

Canto to migrate into a ZK-powered Layer 2 on Ethereum

Anchorage Digital co-founder Diogo Mónica said the crypto bank had witnessed a fourfold surge in institutional ether staking this year.

Ether staking rose fourfold at Anchorage Digital in 2023, co-founder says

Ethereum's native cryptocurrency, Ether (CRYPTO: ETH), is currently trading at a 27% discount to its fair value. That's according to a new analysis, which highlights how Ethereum has developed multiple value layers since its inception.

Is Ethereum Undervalued? It Should Be Way Higher, Analysis Shows Citing Metcalfe's Law

Bitcoin pushed past the $27,000 level on Monday, as markets prepared for the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Bullish sentiment was in full force in today's session, despite the prospect of yet another rate hike. Ethereum was also higher to start the week.

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