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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Bitcoin

Dogecoin

Bitcoin slid below $75,000 after a sharp 6% daily drop amid rising geopolitical uncertainty tied to Iran–U.S. nuclear talks. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $74,791.94 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,183.51 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $99.13 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.57 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1053 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056706 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 156,179 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $630.76 million.

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The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.

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By several measures, activity on the network remains near peak levels, which has industry leaders plussed about the plunge in ether's price.

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Bitcoin stabilized near $78,000 as spot ETF inflows turned positive on supportive macro data, easing pressure across major cryptocurrencies; liquidations stand at $303.54 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $561.9 million in net inflows on Monday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $2.86 million in net outflows.

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Solana

These crypto products receive the same German tax treatment as directly held bitcoin.

Germans can now buy bitcoin, ether, solana products directly from their ING accounts

Still, ING Deutschland noted that crypto ETPs carry significant risks and stated that crypto has no intrinsic value.

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As AI, enterprise adoption, and compliance converge, the ability to compute on sensitive data without exposing it on public blockchains will be a baseline requirement.

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Bitcoin rebounded toward $79,000 after dipping below $75,000 over the weekend, as traders weighed heavy liquidation-driven selling against macro tailwinds and a potential inflection point for crypto markets.

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Crypto could be getting ready to gallop as the year of the horse sets up a fresh run higher across ETH, BTC, and other digital assets.

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Leading cryptocurrencies recovered, alongside stocks and gold, on Monday, as investors showed a higher risk appetite. Cryptocurrency 24-Hour Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 8:19 p.m.

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies has crossed a milestone that is hard to ignore: the firm now controls 3.55% of Ethereum's total token supply, putting it more than 70% of the way toward its self-styled “Alchemy of 5%” goal in just six months, according to company disclosures.

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Bitcoin is trading sideways after the U.S. ISM PMI climbed to its highest level since 2022, easing recession fears. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $78,262 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,328 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $104.36 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.63 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.1083 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.056923 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 184,994 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $765.88 million.

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) continue bleeding lower, but Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) surged 10% after the decentralized exchange unveiled plans to add prediction markets through its HIP-4 proposal. The Prediction Markets Play Hyperliquid announced that HyperCore will support outcome-based trading, introducing fully collateralized contracts that settle within a fixed price range.

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Bitcoin fell below $80,000 over the weekend as a sharp selloff in gold and silver weighed on risk assets; liquidations stand at $821.97 million over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin ETFs saw $509.7 million in net outflows on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $252.9 million in net outflows.

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