Ethereum Watch

The BNB Chain has officially completed the Lorentz mainnet hard fork, marking a significant technical leap forward for both BNB Smart Chain (BSC) and OpBNB. Advertisements With the upgrade, the network reduces BSC block times to 1.5 seconds, while OpBNB now boasts 0.5-second blocks. This makes it one of the fastest Layer-2 (L2) networks. BNB […]

Ethereum (ETH) Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist has introduced a transformative proposal, Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP-9698), aimed at scaling the mainnet by exponentially increasing its gas limit.  Advertisements The proposal suggests a 100-fold increase in the gas limit over four years. This would potentially elevate Ethereum’s transaction throughput to 2,000 transactions per second (TPS). How Ethereum’s […]

Today, approximately $8.05 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options expire, prompting crypto market participants to brace for volatility. Advertisements Traders and investors should be particularly attentive to today’s options expiry due to its volume and notional value, increasing the odds of potential influence on short-term trends. However, the put-to-call ratios and maximum […]

Ethereum, the world’s leading blockchain platform, will deploy the Pectra upgrade on its mainnet, scheduled for rollout on May 7, 2025. Advertisements The Pectra upgrade enhances the network’s performance and scalability and introduces groundbreaking features, particularly with EIP-7702, making Ethereum more user-friendly and secure. Ethereum Pectra Upgrade Timeline Confirmed Tim Beiko, a key figure in […]

According to TradingView data, the ETH/BTC exchange rate recently dropped to 0.01791, marking its lowest level since 2020. Advertisements At the same time, selling pressure from “whales” in the Ethereum (ETH) market continues to escalate, with a series of large transactions executed by institutions like Galaxy Digital, Paradigm, and an address associated with the Ethereum […]

PlanB, a well-known Bitcoin analyst famous for the Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model, recently criticized Ethereum as ETH’s price and dominance have dropped significantly since the beginning of the year. Advertisements His criticism raises doubts about Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, focusing on its core mechanisms, particularly its use of Proof of Stake (PoS) instead […]

According to data from StakingRewards, Solana (SOL) has overtaken Ethereum (ETH) in staking market capitalization, reaching $53.15 billion compared to Ethereum’s $53.72 billion.  Advertisements This milestone has sparked heated discussions across the social media platform X, raising the question: Is this a turning point for Solana, or merely a short-lived surge? Solana Outpaces Ethereum As […]

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed overhauling the blockchain’s smart contract infrastructure by replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V, a widely adopted open-source instruction set architecture. Advertisements This shift aims to address one of Ethereum’s key scaling bottlenecks by dramatically improving the efficiency and simplicity of smart contract execution. Buterin Proposes Ditching […]

Galaxy Digital, a leading crypto investment firm, has recently captured the crypto community’s attention. The firm recently transferred massive Ethereum (ETH) holdings to centralized exchanges.  Advertisements The move comes when the crypto market navigates significant volatility, prompting investors to question whether this signals a major sell-off or reflects Galaxy Digital’s strategic portfolio management. Galaxy Digital’s […]

Ethereum reached a notable milestone earlier this month when the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved options trading for several spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The move is expected to increase liquidity, attract interest from institutional investors, and solidify Ethereum’s position as a major cryptocurrency.  Advertisements Yet Ethereum’s smaller market cap relative to Bitcoin means […]