Ether


Markets

Bitcoin and Ether Options Activity Soars to Historic Highs of $20B Amid ETF Hype

Options worth $4.5 billion are set to expire on Friday, Deribit told CoinDesk.

Deribit options open interest (Laevitas)

Markets

Bitcoin Dominance Hits Fresh 30-Month High as Ether, Altcoins Lag in Rally

Bitcoin's bullish momentum could prove a harbinger of an altcoin rally, one analyst noted.

Bitcoin Dominance Rate (TradingView)

Markets

Ether Could Continue to Underperform Bitcoin as U.S. Bond Market 'Dis-Inversion' Resumes

The spread between yields on 10-year and three-month Treasury notes has resumed the recovery toward zero. Ether has a strong inverse correlation with the yield spread than bitcoin.

El mercado bajista y la caída en el volumen de trading pesan sobre Coinbase. (Olen Gandy, Unsplash)

Videos

Ethereum Validator Queue Has Nearly Cleared Out, Signaling Weak Staking Demand

Ethereum’s once-crowded queue for new validators on the blockchain has almost completely cleared out, which could suggest a slowdown in the growth of staked ether (ETH). CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Tech

FTX Bankruptcy Estate Stakes $150M SOL and ETH as Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial Continues

Addresses tied to the bankrupt crypto exchange controlled by a creditors’ group have apparently staked the tokens to earn yield, blockchain data suggests.

(Charles Hoffmeyer)

Markets

Ether Drops 1.9% to 7-Month Low as Crypto Buckles Further Following Inflation Data

Risk-off sentiment hit markets as a slightly hotter-than-expected inflation reading boosted U.S. Treasury rates and the dollar.

ETH price on Oct. 12 (CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether Could Hit $8K by End of 2026: Standard Chartered

Emerging uses for the Ethereum network in gaming and tokenization are among the drivers of what could be a 5X gain in ether's price over the next three years, said the bank.

(Lieve Ransijn/ Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Hovers Above $27,000 as U.S. Stocks Advance

Meanwhile, bitcoin's dominance continues to climb.

BTC price today (CoinDesk)

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Markets

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Drops to 15-Month Low as ETFs Fail to Uplift Sentiment

The ratio has declined nearly 30% since Ethereum's Merge upgrade in September 2022.

Ether-Bitcoin ratio (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Options Order Books Signal Calm Amid Mounting Risks

The bid-ask ratio in bitcoin and ether options markets leans below one, signaling a bias for volatility selling, one observer said.

Trading prices displayed on a monitor screen.