Ethereum (ETH)

Crypto loans at their peak, manipulated volumes, vanished users: between incentive bubbles and invisible debt, has DeFi become a big bank... without counters or clients?

While the asset has just broken its all-time high, Arthur Hayes, the founder of BitMEX, reignites the debate by putting forward a shocking prediction: Ethereum could reach between 10,000 and 20,000 dollars by the end of the bull cycle. A statement that, in a climate of strong monetary uncertainty, resonates as a strong signal for the crypto ecosystem, between personal conviction, macroeconomic reading, and very real market dynamics.

High-leverage trader James Wynn has once again captured market attention, this time with an aggressive long position in Ethereum. The seasoned speculator is riding Ether’s surge to new records, underscoring both the risks and rewards of extreme leverage in a market defined by volatility.

Nasdaq-listed SharpLink Gaming (SBET) has adopted a unique approach to maximize its shareholder value through a newly approved repurchase program. In a Friday statement, the Minneapolis-based firm outlined plans that would enable it to repurchase up to $1.5 billion worth of common stock to boost its Ethereum holdings.

After nearly a week of withdrawals, U.S. spot Ether exchange-traded funds saw a sharp reversal on Thursday as investors poured in $287.6 million. The surge came after four consecutive days of outflows totaling more than $924 million, signaling that institutional appetite for Ether may be regaining momentum.

The European Union is considering anchoring its future digital euro on public blockchains like Ethereum and Solana, according to Financial Times revelations. This choice would mark a major break from centralized approaches, like China, and could redefine the balance of monetary sovereignty in Europe.

While Jerome Powell surprises everyone at Jackson Hole with a more accommodative tone, bitcoin and Ether reach symbolic highs again. Investors, fueled by the prospect of a rate cut as early as September, rush back to risky assets. But can this euphoria last?

While traditional markets seek new momentum, Ethereum confirms its central role in the digital financial ecosystem. This Friday, ETH crossed a historic threshold at 4,880 dollars, surpassing its 2021 record. This symbolic peak is part of a global crypto market rally, driven by a more accommodative tone from the Fed and renewed interest from institutional investors. The event marks a strategic turning point for Ethereum, now seen not merely as a speculative asset but as a pillar of future financial infrastructures.

The announcement of the launch of mUSD, Metamask's native stablecoin, marks a strategic milestone for the crypto ecosystem. Indeed, by partnering with Bridge, a Stripe subsidiary, and the decentralized infrastructure M0, Metamask is not just adding a feature: it is reshaping the contours of decentralized finance as we know it.

While bitcoin captures media attention with its ETFs, Ethereum is advancing more quietly, but delivering superior performance. According to JPMorgan, this progress is no coincidence: record inflows into ETFs, growing appetite from companies, favorable regulatory signals… All concrete levers that reposition Ethereum no longer as a follower, but as a central player in the institutional crypto dynamic.

Ethereum sees near-record daily transactions and active addresses, with institutional and whale activity shaping market interest.

Despite the drop in their popularity, NFTs still show 3.62 billion dollars in sales in 2025. Since 2017, they have accumulated 71.55 billion, with the majority on Ethereum. After the 2021-2022 boom followed by the 2023 slowdown, the market has stabilized. Less speculative, NFTs are now anchored in more concrete digital uses.

Crypto ETFs are going through their strongest turbulence zone in weeks. In a single session, nearly one billion dollars were withdrawn from funds backed by bitcoin and Ether, in a fragile market context. This wave of withdrawals, which coincides with a sharp drop in prices, reveals a reversal in investor sentiment. As the two flagship assets falter, institutional investor confidence also seems to be retreating.

Ethereum dips to just above $4,100, but major traders are making big leveraged bets, signaling confidence in a rebound.

Crypto ETFs blocked, Trump put on hold, and the SEC playing for time: behind regulatory delays, a strange political ballet resembling regulatory poker.

The NFT sector lost more than $1.2 billion in market value within a week as Ether prices cooled. According to NFT Price Floor, the market capitalization of NFT collections fell 12%, dropping from $9.3 billion to $8.1 billion. The correction followed Ether’s decline of nearly 9% after recently reaching a high of about $4,700.

While the crypto market evolves in a climate of macroeconomic uncertainty, a major operation has just redefined the balances. In one week, BitMine Immersion Technologies acquired 1.7 billion dollars in Ethereum, crossing the symbolic threshold of 1% of the total circulating supply.

After weeks of bullish euphoria, the crypto market violently corrected, revealing an underlying tension ignored for too long. In just 24 hours, over 500 million dollars of long positions were liquidated, dragging down bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP in their fall. This brutal wave revealed the fragility of a market fueled by leverage, where technical indicators, sidelined by optimism, suddenly regain all their importance. A return to reality is necessary for investors.

The crypto market remains paradoxical. While Ether records a sharp drop of nearly 6% in a single session, ETFs linked to the world's second largest crypto continue to capture record volumes and inflows. A contradictory dynamic that illustrates the growing maturity of institutional investors: short-term corrections are no longer enough to slow the rush towards financial products backed by Ethereum.

The broader crypto market took a tumble overnight, sending top assets including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) below key price levels. Market observation tools have linked this sudden price action to profit-taking activities by large asset holders.

Within 24 hours, new wallets have acquired nearly 280 million dollars in Ethereum, while the asset trades just below its yearly highs. This sudden accumulation, spotted by on-chain analysts, raises questions: are we witnessing a simple strategic accumulation phase or the precursor signal of a larger bullish movement?

Ethereum is soaring, ETFs are rushing in, but beware of overflow: exchange platforms are filling up and ether heats up faster than an insomniac trader's coffee.

After a $3.7 billion binge, Ethereum ETFs take a pause. Digesting break? Cunning move? Behind the scenes of crypto, the big wallets sharpen their next moves...

The crypto market is going through a major redistribution phase. While Ethereum attracts the majority of capital and focuses investors' attention, memecoins are losing ground, seeing their dominance crumble. Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe struggle to keep pace. Should this be seen as an end of cycle or just a lull before a new explosive rally?

This week, the cryptocurrency market was marked by new records and the spectacular rise of certain assets. ADA, the native token of the Cardano blockchain, stood out with a notable performance, exceeding the dollar threshold for the first time in five months.

Citigroup bank, once hesitant, now wants to keep your crypto like you keep gold bars: stablecoins in the vault, ETFs in the pocket, all under Washington's watchful eye.

Ethereum spot ETFs saw heavy inflows this week, led by BlackRock and Fidelity, as investor demand for the asset grows.

While the market watches ETFs and bitcoin monopolizes headlines, another dynamic, less noisy but more structuring, is underway: the rise of stablecoins. Backed by fiat currencies, these long secondary assets are becoming the backbone of the new digital finance. And at the heart of this transformation, one player stands out: Ethereum. The network is on track to become the central infrastructure of the tokenized monetary system.