Ethereum News

Ethereum can move beyond Bitcoin-style limits as new scaling tools mature: Vitalik Buterin
PeerDAS is already live on Ethereum's mainnet, while zkEVMs are at an advanced stage, focusing on safety and scalability.

Ethereum and Solana set the stage for 2026’s DeFi reboot
Ethereum saw a surge in institutional adoption and progress on scaling in 2025, while Solana was stress-testing the network and hardening its infrastructure.

Vitalik Buterin on the two goals Ethereum must meet to become the ‘world computer’
After major technical gains in 2025, Buterin says the network must double down on usability and decentralization to meet its original goals.

Bitcoin reverses early gains, drops below $88,000 as Nasdaq futures wilt
Bitcoin reversed Asian session gains, dropping below $88,000 and affecting major altcoins.

Ethereum’s ‘Hegota’ upgrade slated for late 2026 as devs accelerate roadmap
Hegota will follow “Glamsterdam,” Ethereum’s next major upgrade, which is currently expected to roll out in the first half of 2026.

The Protocol: Aave community split
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam, Bitcoin and quantum computing, and new Eigenlayer governance proposal

ETHZilla sells $74.5 million of ether in effort to trim debt load
This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.

BitMine buys $300 million in ether, crossing 4 million ETH treasury milestone
Thomas Lee's ETH treasury firm acquired nearly 99,000 tokens last week as crypto markets slid.

Boxing Day bonanza: $27 billion in bitcoin, ether options set for year-end reset
The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.

Ethereum’s ‘Glamsterdam’ upgrade aims to fix MEV fairness
The full scope of Glamsterdam has not yet been finalized, but developers are targeting it to go live in 2026.

