Ether
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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

Bitcoin Hovers Above $27,000 as U.S. Stocks Advance
Meanwhile, bitcoin's dominance continues to climb.

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.

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.
