Ethereum News

Ethereum (ETH) was launched in 2015 by Vitalik Buterin and a team of co-founders as the world's first programmable blockchain, enabling smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) that extend far beyond simple peer-to-peer transactions. After transitioning from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus through "The Merge" in 2022, Ethereum now processes transactions more efficiently while maintaining its position as the foundation for decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 innovation.

The Ethereum ecosystem encompasses thousands of decentralized applications, from DeFi protocols like Uniswap and Aave to NFT marketplaces, gaming platforms, and layer-2 scaling solutions like Arbitrum and Polygon. Developers, validators, and users interact within this programmable economy where ETH serves as both a digital currency and the fuel powering smart contract execution through gas fees.

CoinDesk covers all aspects of Etherum, from protocol upgrades and scaling developments to DeFi innovation and regulatory implications. Our reporters track everything from Ethereum's roadmap milestones and staking developments to the broader implications of programmable money and decentralized autonomous organizations.

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Ethereum News

Finanza

Lukka and CoinDesk Indices to Offer Composite Ether Staking Rate

The CESR captures the mean annualized staking rate earned by Ethereum validators.

Di Oliver Knight

CESR (CoinDesk Indices)

Tecnologie

Binance Labs-Backed Network Hemi Debuts $440M Mainnet to 'Unify' Bitcoin, Ethereum

Hemi Labs has signed up dozens of protocols, including decentralized exchange (DEX) Sushi, liquid staking token pumpBTC and oracles RedStone and Pyth.

Di Jamie Crawley

Jeff Garzik, co-founder of Hemi Labs (TEDx)

Tecnologie

Ethereum L2 Starknet Seeks 'Bitcoin's DeFi Take-Off Moment' With BTC Wallet Xverse

The aim is to provide a Bitcoin DeFi experience using trust assumptions as the next big thing to zero-knowledge proofs until such a time that OP_CAT is adopted

Di Jamie Crawley

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson (Margaux Nijkerk)

Tecnologie

Ethereum’s Holesky Hits Finality After 2 Weeks as Pectra Testing Continues

The Pectra upgrade went live Feb. 24, but finality was delayed due to a configuration bug in the client software.

Di Shaurya Malwa

FastNews (CoinDesk)

Mercati

Dormant Ether Whale Moves $13M in ETH to Kraken

Large movement of coins to exchanges often breeds price volatility.

Di Omkar Godbole

ETH whale go bargain hunting. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Mercati

Ether's Freefall Below $1.9K Roils DeFi, Jeopardizes Crypto Loan Backed by $130M in ETH

Falling ETH prices also threaten other DeFi loans, with potential liquidations that could further impact the token's price.

Di Krisztian Sandor

Storm clouds gather. (Shutterstock)

Mercati

Bitcoin Crumbles Below $80K as Crypto Sell-Off Goes From Bad to Worse

The price action came as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 stock indexes fell sharply early Monday as Trump failed to quell worries about a recession.

Di Krisztian Sandor

Bear (mana5280/Unsplash)

Tecnologie

Facebook-Developed MoveVM Gets Closer to Ethereum Deployment With Public Mainnet Beta Launch

The mainnet launches with over $233 million worth of BTC, ETH and native asset MOVE in liquidity raised through Movement's Cornucopia program

Di Jamie Crawley

Movement Labs co-founders Cooper Scanlon and Rushi Manche (Movement Labs)

Tecnologie

Ethereum Developers Postpone Pectra Upgrade Following Buggy Tests

After two buggy tests, Ethereum's developers have decided to spend a bit more time collecting data on the highly-anticipated Pectra upgrade.

Di Margaux Nijkerk

Ethereum blockchain symbol abstract crystal

Web3

Solana DeFi Tokens Undervalued Compared to Ethereum's, Says Franklin Templeton

There's a mismatch between the old guard and new.

Di Danny Nelson

A Solana booth at ethDenver (Danny Nelson)
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Positivo
Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules near
Wildberries’ average price for hardware wallets fell 13% to 7,900 rubles, and M.Video broadened its range of products, though neither retailer identified the driving force behind the renewed demand.
Negativo
Brazil's central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroad
The rule applies to transfers above $10,000 and smaller transactions flagged as risky by exchanges.
Positivo
Trillions in institutional money to flow into bitcoin, says Bitwise's Matt Hougan
The digital asset manager's CIO says large capital pools control up to $200 trillion globally, and just a 1% shift toward bitcoin could unlock massive long-term growth.
Positivo
Why trillion-dollar asset manager T. Rowe Price put memecoins in its crypto ETF
The $1.9 trillion asset manager says excluding established memecoins on principle would undermine its active approach to crypto investing.

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