Joseph Chalom, former Blackrock exec and Sharplink co-CEO, defends Ethereum against claims of a "culture problem," highlighting its 900,000+ validators and over one million developers as key to its decentralization advantage over Solana, which has about 800 validators after a recent pruning. He argues that Ethereum's broad participation and client diversity make it more attractive to institutional investors who value network security and neutrality over speed. Sharplink holds a large Ethereum treasury, underscoring its confidence in Ethereum's future. The debate continues as Solana supporters emphasize speed and efficiency, while Ethereum focuses on developer and validator scale to maintain its lead in programmable finance.
On July 3, $2.13 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum options expired, highlighting cautious investor positioning. Bitcoin options worth $1.9 billion expired with a put-call ratio of 0.70, while Ethereum options worth $230 million had a higher put-c...
Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) experienced a sharp price surge that triggered a massive short squeeze, liquidating about $281 million in short positions within 24 hours and forcing roughly 95,690 traders out. The squeeze was driven by heavy short po...
Solana has overtaken Ethereum in key Layer 1 metrics such as transaction volume, active users, decentralized exchange (DEX) trading, and fee revenue, highlighting its strength in speed and execution. However, Ethereum maintains dominance in total val...
Ethereum (ETH) has risen nearly 6% recently, approaching a key resistance level at $1,800 that will likely determine its short-term trend. Despite increased buying pressure and positive inflows into Ethereum ETFs after a period of outflows, on-chain ...
In June, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs experienced a record $4.06 billion in outflows, marking their worst month ever and pushing them into negative territory for 2026. Despite this, large bitcoin holders, known as whales, accumulated over 270,000 BTC worth...
