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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Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $952 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. This marks the first outflows in four weeks for digital asset investment products.

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BitMine officially holds 4,066,062 ETH, which puts the treasury value at around $12 billion at current prices.

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ETHzilla sold $74.5 million worth of ether in December to retire debt, marking its second major crypto liquidation since October and signaling a clear pivot away from the digital asset treasury (DAT) playbook. ETHzilla Liquidates $74.5M in ETH to Pay Convertible Note Obligations The Palm Beach, Florida-based company ETHzilla disclosed in a recent U.S.

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Bitwise says shifting crypto narratives are really bullish for Ethereum, Solana, and stablecoins, citing structural demand, ETF accumulation exceeding issuance, and regulatory momentum that could drive the market's next growth phase into 2026 and beyond.

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Bitmine has crossed a notable threshold in corporate crypto accumulation, reporting ethereum holdings of more than 4 million tokens after a rapid buildup over the past several months. Bitmine's Ethereum Stack Tops 4 Million Tokens Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed that it now holds approximately 4.066 million ethereum, representing about 3.

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A volatile mid-December stretch saw heavy selling pressure hit bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), while solana and XRP quietly absorbed steady inflows. The week pointed to a clear rotation rather than a broad retreat from crypto exposure.

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BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc (NYSE:BMNR) added 98,852 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) in the past week as the stock trades around $31 on Monday, just $2 above a critical support level. BMNR Holdings Hit 4 Million ETH Bitmine now owns 3.37% of ETH's circulating supply, two-thirds of the way to Chairman Thomas Lee's “Alchemy of 5%” target.

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Smaller ETH treasury firms face tighter constraints, with lower ether prices and debt obligations reducing room to keep accumulating.

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This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.

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Ethereum is grinding sideways just above the psychological $3,000 level, teasing traders with near-breakout tension. As of Dec. 22, 2025, ethereum is priced at $3,049, commanding a market cap of $368 billion and backed by a 24-hour trading volume of $17.78 billion.

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Thomas Lee's ETH treasury firm acquired nearly 99,000 tokens last week as crypto markets slid.

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Ethereum developers are preparing the network's next major upgrade, known as Glamsterdam, with early plans pointing to a rollout in the first half of 2026 as technical details continue to be debated.

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Billionaire crypto entrepreneur Arthur Hayes just initiated a new crypto purchase. Analysts at Lookonchain say Hayes moved $3.53 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) in just over 24 hours. Approximately $1.5 million of the ETH was sent to the institutional crypto asset firm Galaxy, suggesting Hayes may be looking to sell.

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Ethereum's price has fallen below the moving average lines after being rejected at the 50-day SMA barrier, or the resistance at $3,300.

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Bitcoin rebounded to $88,000 on Friday as markets digested a fall in volatility, boosting risk assets. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $87,822.17 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,988.23 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $126.27 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.91 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1329 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.057612 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 121,778 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $ $408.07 million.

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