ETHEREUM

Vitalik Buterin Says ETH-Backed Algorithmic Stablecoins Qualify as ‘True DeFi’

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argued that even well-designed ETH-collateralized algorithmic stablecoins still constitute genuine decentralized finance. He clarified that such algorithmic mechanisms can transfer U.S. dollar counterparty risk from users to market makers. Buterin blasted the notion that USDC deposit yield strategies are representative of true DeFi principles. He suggested

February 9, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Slips Toward $1,900 as Selling Pressure Intensifies

Ethereum Price Recovery Faces Resistance Near $2,110

The price of Ethereum has now formed a base over $1,880 and initiated a recovery wave, similar to Bitcoin. ETH was exchanging hands over the $1,950 and $1,980 resistance levels. The price went over the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $2,340 swing high to the

February 9, 2026 2 mins read

ENSv2 Stays on Ethereum Mainnet, Drops Namechain Plan

In a significant strategic shift, the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has announced that its next-generation protocol, ENSv2, will stayon Ethereum’s Layer-1 mainchain, dropping previous plans of building its own Layer-2 network, Namechain, according to a blog post by ENS co-founder Nick Johnson on February 6. ENSv2 is the Ethereum Name

February 7, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Slides Below $2,000 for First Time Since May 2025

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), fell sharply below the $2,000 zone, a level not seen since May 2025 as broader cryptocurrency markets came under intensified selling pressure Thursday. ETH dropped to around $1,927, marking a year-to-date low and drawing increased concern as Bitcoin and other major assets also weakened. The

February 6, 2026 2 mins read

Vitalik Buterin Criticizes Lack of Innovation in Ethereum Scaling Ecosystem

The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has opposed what he mentioned as a lack of originality in the recent layer-2 and blockchain scaling landscape. As per a blog post released on February 5, Buterin mentioned that the ecosystem has now become more comfortable with rolling out similar EVM-based chains that

February 5, 2026 2 mins read

Payy Debuts Privacy-Enabled Ethereum Layer 2, Supporting MetaMask Wallets

Payy has launched a new privacy-focused Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, which makes the everyday crypto transfers invisible to the public by default while still running on popular wallets like MetaMask. On the public blockchains wallets transactions and balances are visible, and this can be tracked, which leads to the

February 5, 2026 2 mins read

ETH Price Analysis: Downtrend Persists, Support Seen at $2,100–$2,000

Ether (ETH), the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization, extended its recent downturn on Wednesday, with the price retreating to as low as $2,109.06 before staging a modest rebound. At the time of writing, ETH is trading around $2,171.77, down 4.12% over the past 24 hours, reflecting notable weakness following

February 4, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Eyes Frame Transactions as Hegota Headliner

The core developers of Ethereum have kept “Frame Transactions” on the shortlist of Hegota headliner candidates, and Vitalik Buterin publicly connected in the proposal thread the next day and stated that the design can acquire ERC-4337-style mempool acceptance rules through paymasters. At the time of writing, the price of ETH

February 4, 2026 2 mins read

Whale Wallet Withdraws ETH, Analysts Explain the Game Around Ethereum Tokens on Current Situation

A whale wallet has withdrawn over 63k ETH for a collective worth of more than $14 million. This comes after Trend Research sent more than 93k ETH to Binance. Analysts have shared their game plans around Ethereum tokens at a time when a single Ether is hovering around $2,200. Meanwhile,

February 3, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Treasury Firm BitMine Faces $7B Unrealized Loss Amid Crypto Downturn

BitMine Immersion Technologies, one of the largest publicly recognized holders of Ethereum (ETH), is currently struggling with unrealized losses of almost $7 billion due to the recent crypto market downturn, which has pushed its Ethereum treasury significantly into the red. The company’s Ether position, acquired at an average price of

February 2, 2026 2 mins read