Ethereum Watch

Crypto traders and investors will witness approximately $3 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options expire today. Advertisements Expiring options tend to cause notable price volatility, meaning crypto market participants should monitor today’s developments closely and possibly adjust their trading strategies around 8:00 UTC. $2.95 Billion Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expiring Data on Deribit […]

Base, a Layer-2 (L2) blockchain developed by Coinbase, transitioned from a Stage 0 to Stage 1 rollup, effectively overtaking Arbitrum (ARB) as the largest Ethereum scaling solution. Advertisements Stages refer to a framework for assessing the maturity of L2 rollups, based on milestones proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Base Becomes Largest Ethereum L2, Arbitrum Follows […]

The Ethereum network is facing a “narrative crisis,” with its community splintering over ETH’s core value proposition. Advertisements Once hailed as the foundation of Web3, the Ethereum ecosystem continues to endure shade, progressively putting its market edge under question. Crypto Leaders Debate Ethereum’s Narrative Crisis Zach Rynes, community liaison at Chainlink, argues that Ethereum lacks […]

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 […]