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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Bitmine Immersion Technologies has unveiled a $13.1 billion treasury, with ethereum comprising roughly $12.1 billion of the total. Key Takeaways: Bitmine reached $13.1 billion in holdings on May 3, 2026, including 5.18 million ETH and 200 Bitcoin. Ranking as the #2 global treasury, Bitmine now trades $625 million daily, outpacing firms like DoorDash.

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Aave

Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to lift an order that froze ether tied to last month's Kelp DAO exploit.

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Optimism

Upbit is the Optimism Foundation's first client on its "self-managed" enterprise tier, giving it control over its core rollup architecture.

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Bitcoin

Dogecoin

Bitcoin is back above $80,000 level, notably outperforming stocks on Monday.

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) acquired 101,745 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) last week, pushing total holdings to 5.18 million tokens worth $12.1 billion. Bitmine Now Holds 4.29% Of Total ETH Supply Bitmine's 5.18 million ETH represents 4.29% of Ethereum's total 120.7 million supply, making it 86% of the way to the “Alchemy of 5%” goal in just 10 months.

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Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Technologies made its third straight weekly Ethereum buy above 100K ETH as the coin continues rising.

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BitMine Immersion's latest weekly buy pushes total ether holdings to 5.18 million tokens worth around $12.1 billion.

BitMine adds 101,745 ETH for $238 million in third straight weekly buy above 100,000 tokens

Bitmine's latest ETH purchase comes as Lee cited progress on digital asset regulation CLARITY Act as a key catalyst for crypto markets.

Tom Lee says 'crypto spring' started as largest Ethereum treasury buys $238 million in ether

Solana

The largest crypto reversed sharply from a $80,594 high after Iran's Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a U.S. warship, with oil spiking 5% before the U.S. denied the report.

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Bitcoin trades around $79,000 as Bitcoin ETFs saw $629.7 million in net inflows on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $101.22million in net outflows.

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A leading cryptocurrency analyst predicted on Monday a bullish breakout for Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) if it closes above the crucial resistance at $2,375. Why The Level Holds Significance In an X post, Ali Martinez highlighted ETH testing the upper resistance of a descending 4-hour channel at $2,375, a level that previously triggered rejections.

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Cryptocurrency markets held steady as stock futures jumped Sunday, driven by fresh developments in the U.S.–Iran conflict following President Donald Trump's "Project Freedom" announcement.

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Chainlink

Grayscale Research said Ethereum, Solana, Canton, Avalanche, BNB Chain, and Chainlink are positioned to benefit as tokenized assets expand. The firm estimated tokenized assets at about $30 billion, up 217% year-over-year. Key Takeaways: Grayscale identified Ethereum, Solana, Canton, Avalanche, BNB Chain, and Chainlink as key beneficiaries of tokenization growth.

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The plaintiffs are not Kelp DAO hack victims but families holding three unsatisfied terrorism judgments against North Korea looking to collect on debts.

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Ethereum finalized block 25,000,000 on May 1, 2026, marking nearly 11 years of operation since the network's genesis block on July 30, 2015. Key Takeaways: Ethereum finalized block 25 million on May 1, 2026, nearly 11 years after its July 2015 genesis with no prolonged global network shutdown.

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Japanese giant SBI Group is bringing crypto rewards into everyday spending with a new Visa card offering that converts points into BTC, ETH, or XRP. The campaign offers rewards of up to 10% for Gold users and 2.5% for standard users.

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EF said the funds will go towards operations, activities, protocol R&D, ecosystem development, community grant funding and more.

Ethereum Foundation's recent ETH sales to Tom Lee's Bitmine hit $47 million after latest deal

For the second straight week, the Ethereum Foundation has unloaded 10,000 ETH—about $23 million worth—to top treasury firm, BitMine.

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Bitcoin is up to $78,000 as strength in the stock market is lifting risk sentiment. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $78,496.62 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,306.89 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $84.12 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.39 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1087 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056337 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 78,930 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $285.59 million.

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The latest transaction follows a similar March deal in which the foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine, raising roughly $10.2 million.

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Outflows from Ethereum ETFs extended to a 4-day streak as Bitcoin funds shed $490 million, even as the S&P 500 hit an all-time high.

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Bitcoin trades above $77,000 on Friday morning as Bitcoin ETFs saw $14.8 million in net inflows on Thursday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $23.6 million in net outflows.

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Arbitrum

The Arbitrum Security Council froze 30,766 ETH that the Kelp DAO attacker had moved to an Arbitrum One address.

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Ethereum layer-2 network MegaETH will unlock its native MEGA token over time, and reward it to users, as key benchmarks are met.

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