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Ethereum's second BPO hard fork raised the blob limit from 15 to 21 (about 2.6 MB per block), increasing per-block data capacity for rollups. The change enables cheaper batched transactions, reduces pressure on the mainnet, aligns with Ethereum’s broader scaling roadmap and helps support more stable fees.

Morgan Stanley is broadening its crypto offerings, filing with the SEC for spot Bitcoin, Solana and Ethereum ETFs. The step aims to give over 19 million clients direct exposure and signals growing institutional adoption and increased legitimacy for digital assets.

CNBC says Ripple’s XRP has emerged as the breakout crypto trade of 2026, outpacing Bitcoin and Ether due to strong ETF inflows, bullish sentiment and shrinking exchange reserves, while remaining resilient despite broader market headwinds.

Ethereum has pushed up toward $3,160–$3,200 amid steady ETF inflows, but thin trading volume, nearby resistance around $3,250 and tight liquidation bands leave the move exposed, even as a confirmed double-bottom pattern points to an upside target near $3,900.

Ethereum's validator exit queue is nearly empty while the entry queue has surged, fueled by institutional inflows and higher on-chain activity. The shift indicates rising long-term confidence in the protocol and could help trigger a bullish phase for Ether.

Markets opened 2026 with modest BTC and ETH gains that helped stabilize Bitcoin and prompted a shift into altcoins. Crypto ETFs recorded renewed inflows—notably for BTC, ETH, XRP, Solana and Dogecoin—as investors re-evaluated risk amid changing liquidity, macroeconomic dynamics and rising institutional participation.

Grayscale's Ethereum staking ETF has begun issuing on-chain staking rewards—$0.083178 per ETHE share for Q4—marking the first time a U.S. regulated exchange-traded crypto product directly passes staking yield through to investors.

BitMine Immersion Technologies, led by Tom Lee, is pursuing a substantial increase in authorized shares to enable future stock splits, capital raises and acquisitions. The firm has also added roughly 33,000 ETH to its treasury, taking holdings above 4.14 million ETH — a move that has helped lift BMNR’s share price.

In late 2025, Ethereum reinforced its role as the primary stablecoin and settlement layer, recording elevated developer activity and holding roughly 54% of global stablecoin supply. The network processed over $8 trillion in quarterly stablecoin transfers and saw about $960M in inflows, even as on‑chain flows to Binance jumped after earlier bearish price moves.

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum has solved the blockchain trilemma and longstanding scalability problems by combining production-ready ZK-EVMs and PeerDAS on mainnet, enabling high throughput while preserving decentralization and security, with full rollout expected over the next several years.

Ethereum is trading around $3,000 following a severe 2025 pullback, but on-chain metrics and core fundamentals remain robust. Analysts say the current level is viewed as long-term accumulation, with forecasts ranging from about $10,000 in 2026 to as high as $62,000 if blockchain adoption accelerates.

BitMine Immersion Technologies has aggressively bought and staked Ethereum, adding roughly 32,938 ETH and building an ether treasury worth over $97 million amid a bearish year-end sell-off. The accumulation coincided with about a 3,000% rally, drew risk-on investors, and has institutional trading desks weighing whether this is a risky gamble or a calculated accumulation.

Cryptocurrencies closed 2025 under strain, with Bitcoin mired in a narrow range below recent peaks while major altcoins such as ETH and XRP have lost upward momentum. ETF inflows have not matched price moves, and risk-off sentiment plus liquidations have kept any sustained breakout at bay.

Led by Tom Lee, Bitmine is rapidly expanding and staking what is now the largest corporate Ethereum treasury — about 3.4% of supply and aiming for 5%. It carries roughly $3.5 billion of unrealized losses, yet its stock stays highly liquid and staking is projected to generate about $374 million annually in ETH income.

Ethereum is trading in a corrective, bearish phase beneath key resistance at $3,050–$3,100, with support holding near $2,900–$2,970. Despite short-lived bounces and choppy volatility around the $3,000 mark, momentum readings and indicators point to a greater chance of renewed downside and potential tests of lower levels in the near term, rather than a decisive bullish breakout.

Ethereum is showing bullish momentum as large holders rebalance: one whale has withdrawn over $6.5M in ETH from exchanges, while another relocated about $330M of ETH for selling and concurrently opened roughly $748M in leveraged long positions. Price action and leverage clusters point to an attempt toward $3,360 amid rising liquidation risk.

Trend Research has accumulated over 601,000 ETH (about $1.8B) by taking more than $1B in leveraged stablecoin loans on Aave. The move indicates strong institutional confidence in Ethereum and positions the firm for a major bull market expected in the first half of 2026, despite mixed current market conditions.

Ethereum staking has swung net positive for the first time in six months, with deposits now surpassing withdrawals and the validator entry queue outnumbering exits — a sign of renewed validator confidence and healthier network sentiment.

Bitmine, the biggest corporate holder of an Ethereum treasury, has initiated staking for the first time, transferring 74,880 ETH (roughly $219 million) into Ethereum’s proof-of-stake protocol to earn returns on its multibillion-dollar ETH reserve.

Ethereum has scheduled two major 2026 upgrades - Glamsterdam in mid-2026 and Heze-Bogota in late-2026 - to enable parallel processing, raise the block gas limit to 200 million, improve fee mechanics and deploy ePBS, all within a more predictable twice-yearly upgrade cadence.