In recent months, 35 of the world’s leading financial and technology firms, including BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Fidelity, have launched new products and services built directly on the Ethereum blockchain. These moves, detailed in a social media thread from the official Ethereum account, signal a rapid acceleration in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) by mainstream […]
The familiar four-year boom-and-bust pattern in cryptocurrency may have ended, according to trading firm Wintermute. In a recent analysis, the firm argued that market performance is now dictated by institutional capital flows rather than historical narratives tied to Bitcoin’s halving events. This shift means a broad market recovery in 2026 is not guaranteed and hinges […]
“ETH supply is getting intentionally harder to access,” commented macroeconomics outlet Milk Road on Monday. “Staking just hit an all-time high, with millions of ETH now queued to be locked,” they said before adding, “that is being taken off exchanges and removed from active circulation.” “This is a long-term positive signal for price appreciation.” The […]
Vitalik Buterin has warned that the increasing complexity of Ethereum poses a risk to its 100-year future. He has also proposed a solution that would require an explicit “garbage collection” approach to protocol development, prioritizing simplicity over the introduction of new features. Ethereum ‘Bloat’ Raises Concerns In his latest posts shared on social media, the […]
Base led Ethereum’s layer-2 fee rankings on January 14, generating about $147,000 in daily revenue, far ahead of Arbitrum’s roughly $39,000 and Starknet’s $9,000, according to figures shared by CryptoRank.io. The data points to a sharp concentration of activity on one network, even as most other Ethereum scaling chains struggled to clear $5,000 in fees […]
Ethereum reported strong growth across decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoin activity in 2025. This was mainly because lower transaction costs and expanding infrastructure contributed to increased usage across the network. DeFi and Stablecoin Activity Increase In a New Year’s post shared via X, the chain revealed that it recorded over $99 billion in total value […]
ETH is in recovery mode, with the asset topping $3,250 in late trading on Monday, its highest level since December 12. Ether has now gained 16% since the beginning of this year, which is not even a week old yet. It has outperformed Bitcoin, which is only up 6.7% since New Year’s Day. “Ethereum is […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin over the weekend declared that the blockchain trilemma, the long-held belief that a network cannot simultaneously achieve decentralization, security, and scalability, has been solved. His statement marks a pivotal claim for the ecosystem, asserting that this breakthrough is no longer theoretical but is being realized through live technology on the network. […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has urged the Ethereum community to remain vigilant against centralization. This comes as the network celebrates major technical achievements made in 2025. Decentralization and Usability In a new year’s message shared via X, Buterin outlined that Ethereum’s future depends not only on technical progress but also on protecting its core values […]
Ethereum has recorded a major rebound in developer activity, despite a stunted performance on the price side of things. The network deployed a record 8.7 million smart contracts in a single quarter, according to a Token Terminal chart shared by Ethereum analyst Joseph Young. The figure is an all-time high and breaks the previous quarterly […]