Ethereum's Layer 2 networks now process nearly 30 million transactions daily, accounting for 94% of all Ethereum ecosystem transactions. This surge in Layer 2 activity supports a market rotation favoring Ethereum, Layer 2 tokens, and DeFi assets, with major networks like Base and Arbitrum securing significant capital. Despite the high transaction volume on Layer 2s, most DeFi capital remains on Ethereum mainnet, highlighting a split where Layer 2s handle activity while mainnet holds capital and settlement functions. This dynamic underpins recent gains across Ethereum-related tokens beyond just ETH price movements.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed plans for a new generation of transaction formats that separate transaction execution from the verification of conditions beforehand. This approach, based on recent research including EIP-8141 and cryptogr...
Ethereum is set to upgrade its network with EIP-8141, introducing 'frame transactions' that split one transaction into up to 64 programmable frames. This new transaction type enables native account abstraction, gas sponsorship, and atomic batching, a...
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan highlights three main crypto investment themes: Bitcoin as a hedge against currency debasement, Zcash for privacy, and a decade-long tokenization trend involving assets like ETH, SOL, and UNI. He predicts Bitcoin will break it...
The SEC approved changes to Nasdaq Texas Rule 5711(d), explicitly naming XRP alongside Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana as digital assets meeting commodity-based trust standards. This approval allows crypto trusts to hold at least 85% in qualifying assets ...
Ethereum's price is trading around $2,479, up 1.3% in the last day, with a market cap of $302 billion, maintaining its position as the second-largest cryptocurrency. It has gained nearly 30% against Bitcoin this month, signaling strong bullish moment...
