Ethereum's share of total decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity has fallen from 63.5% in January 2025 to 53% by May 2026, nearing its lowest level in years. While Ethereum still holds the largest DeFi total value locked (TVL) at around $45.5 billion, rival blockchains like Solana, BNB Chain, and layer-2 solutions such as Base are rapidly gaining market share. This shift is driven by lower transaction costs on competing networks and the growth of DeFi ecosystems outside Ethereum's mainnet. The trend highlights a broader move toward a multichain DeFi future, raising questions about where DeFi's next phase of growth will primarily occur.
Ethereum's new 'Strawmap' draft roadmap outlines seven major upgrades by 2029 aiming to reduce transaction finality from 16 minutes to as little as 6 seconds and increase Layer 1 throughput to 10,000 transactions per second. The plan includes advance...
Ethereum rose following a U.S. inflation report showing slower CPI growth, which weakened the dollar and boosted risk assets. Binance saw over $1.2 billion in Ethereum buy volume, pushing prices near $1,895. However, the rally lost steam as Bitcoin a...
SPX6900 surged over 12% in 24 hours driven by a 62% volume increase and strong buying from Solana whales, who raised holdings by 65%. Ethereum network activity also picked up, with transfers nearly quadrupling and transactions doubling, supporting th...
Bitcoin crossed the $65,000 mark with improving market sentiment, reflected by a Crypto Fear & Greed Index of 35. Despite recent volatility and liquidation of over 79,000 traders, Bitcoin and Ethereum saw significant inflows into spot ETFs, signaling...
Ethereum (ETH) price recently broke out of a descending trendline, trading near $1,928 with a 5.2% gain in 24 hours. Futures open interest surged to $19.8 billion, the highest since early June, indicating renewed trader confidence and new capital ent...
