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Ethereum could see another rise in transaction speed in January, with developers considering raising the gas limit to 80 million after the next blob parameter-only hard fork. Transaction throughput on the Ethereum network is set to be boosted again next month, with developers aiming to increase Ethereum’s gas limit from 60 million to 80 million in January. Christine Kim, vice president of the research team at Galaxy Digital, shared a summary of the All Core Developers meeting on Monday, in which Nethermind representatives said developers should be ready to move forward with a gas limit increase after the next BPO hard fork on Jan. 7. Ethereum Foundation developer operations engineer Barnabas Busa, however, noted that two client-level optimizations are needed before another increase in the block gas limit — namely, partial blob responses on the execution layer and the max blobs flag on the consensus layer. Read more

Ethereum holds above key support near $2,940. Analysts say a breakout could lead to $4,300 if ETH stays above $2,630. But, there's the downside play as well.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. has formally entered the contest for on-chain cash, and the prize is not just a new product line. It is the billions of dollars in institutional capital that now sit in zero-yield stablecoins and early tokenized funds. On Dec. 15, the $4 trillion banking giant launched the My OnChain Net […] The post JP Morgan’s move to Ethereum proves Wall Street is quietly hijacking the digital dollar from crypto natives appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Is Bitcoin headed towards the mid-$70,000s for Christmas? Crypto With James says a new ATH for Ethereum is still on the cards. Trade Secrets. Welcome to Trade Secrets Bitcoin and Ether price predictions from top analysts, along with options data, sentiment analysis and prediction markets to determine what they can tell us about the months and years ahead. As Bitcoins price hovers around the $86,000 level, analysts are split on where the worlds largest cryptocurrency will land by year-end. Institutional buying for Bitcoin will need to increase over the next week or so to see any meaningful movement in the price by Dec. 31, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards tells Magazine. Read more

Every few weeks, crypto aggregators run breathless headlines about capital rotating from Bitcoin into Ethereum. A whale swaps $200 million on THORChain, Ethereum ETFs inflows tick up for three consecutive days, a bridge records its highest weekly volume since 2021. Each time, the narrative forms instantly: institutional money is rotating up the risk curve, altcoin […] The post Bitcoin to Ethereum rotation narratives are lying to you unless they match this specific $480 billion signal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum remains the most consequential blockchain ever built. It introduced programmable money, anchored the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, and serves as the primary venue for the world’s most secure smart contracts. By legacy measures, its dominance is undisputed because it holds the deepest developer ecosystem, the largest pool of locked capital, and plays a central […] The post Ethereum is fighting for survival as insiders warn a “dangerous complacency” could make it irrelevant by 2030 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum holds $3K support as analysts track key levels and fractal patterns. Wave structure suggests a possible breakout toward $7,800+.

Digital asset investment products recorded another week of inflows, as improving sentiment around major cryptocurrencies continued to draw capital back into the market, according to the latest data from CoinShares. The post Digital Asset ETP Inflows Hit $716M as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Lead Weekly Gains: CoinShares appeared first on Cryptonews.

Wall Street giant JPMorgan has rolled out its first tokenized money market fund using Ethereum and USDC.

Hex Trust launched wrapped XRP across Ethereum, Solana, Optimism, and HyperEVM on Dec. 12 with $100 million in initial liquidity, positioning the token as a trading pair for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. This latest move to make XRP available across multiple ecosystems adds to Coinbase's cbXRP on Base and Axelar's eXRP on the XRPL EVM sidechain. […] The post XRP is flooding Ethereum and Solana, but this invisible layer exposes your wallet to a $1.5 billion risk appeared first on CryptoSlate.

After three years of development, Firedancer went live on Solana mainnet in December 2024, having already produced 50,000 blocks across 100 days of testing on a handful of validators. The milestone, announced Dec. 12 by Solana's official account, marks more than a performance upgrade. It represents the network's first real attempt to eliminate the architectural […] The post Firedancer is live, but Solana is violating the one safety rule Ethereum treats as non-negotiable appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Ripple-linked XRP will soon be usable in DeFi on other major layer-1 networks like Solana and Ethereum. Here's how.

The new wXRP token will bring XRP to Solana, Ethereum, and other networks.

BlackRock filed for a staking-enabled Ethereum (ETH) trust on Dec. 5, which reframes the question of what kind of risk stack institutional investors will accept. The document outlines a structure that requires allocators to price three distinct failure modes simultaneously. First, protocol-level slashing penalties can hit the trust’s vault account with no guarantee of full […] The post BlackRock’s move into Ethereum staking signals a brutal new fee regime that mid-tier operators won’t survive appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BitMine extended aggressive Ethereum accumulation with a $112 million purchase from FalconX, defying broader market retreat as chairman Tom Lee compares ETH's current cycle to Bitcoin's historic run from $1,000 to $100,000. The post Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds $112M in Ethereum, Calls Bottom at $2,500 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Federal Reserve has delivered the quarter-point rate cut markets demanded, and Ethereum is responding exactly as the “smart money” anticipated. While Bitcoin effectively shrugs off the news near $92,000, Ethereum is holding its pre-meeting gains above $3,300, validating the sharp rotation seen in the 24 hours leading up to the decision. This cut itself […] The post Ethereum fees just hit 7-year low as it finally outperforms Bitcoin – one hidden data point proves rally is sustainable appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum gained between 97% and 147% after ETH price flipped the 50-week MA into support. A similar scenario is unfolding this week. Ether (ETH) climbed 7% in the past day, reclaiming its 50-week moving average (MA) near $3,300, an occurrence that has historically preceded strong price rallies. Key takeaways: Ethereum may have found a floor around $2,800, signaling a local bottom. Read more

Vitalik Buterin downplayed Ethereum’s recent brush with finality loss, saying temporary delays are fine if the wrong block is not finalized, and experts mostly agree. Ethereum can afford to lose finality from time to time without putting the network at serious risk, according to co-founder Vitalik Buterin, even after a recent client bug came close to disrupting the blockchain’s confirmation mechanism. Following a recent bug in the Prysm Ethereum client, Buterin said in an X post that there is “nothing wrong with losing finalization once in a while.” He added that finalization indicates the network is “really sure” a block will not be reverted. Buterin argued that if finality is occasionally delayed for hours due to a major bug, “that’s fine,” and the blockchain keeps working while that happens. The real issue would be something else, he said: “The thing to avoid is finalizing the wrong thing.” Read more

Ethereum’s base layer demand softened in November, but ETH’s underlying price supports and strong layer-2 growth show the network still has momentum despite a drop in fees and TVL. Key takeaways: Ethereum’s base layer activity has cooled, with fees and TVL dropping, showing slower demand despite the recent price recovery. Layer-2 networks are growing rapidly, helping to support Ethereum even as base layer usage weakens and traders remain cautious. Read more

The CFTC has introduced a pilot allowing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC to be used as margin, while updating rules to support tokenized assets.