Ethereum news today

Updated April 9, 2026 · 10:25 AM UTC

The latest Ethereum news today — live ETH price updates, staking and validator activity, Layer-2 growth, DeFi ecosystem trends, EIP upgrades, and ETF flow headlines. CryptoSlate’s editorial team covers Ethereum around the clock, from on-chain data and gas fee trends to governance and regulation, with breaking stories added throughout the day.

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Mining

Most PoW miners intend to mine Ergo, not Ravencoin or Ethereum Classic post-Merge

A poll on which Proof-of-Work coin Ethereum miners will switch to next showed Ergo taking almost half of the votes.

4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin and Ethereum futures are re-exerting dominance over spot markets

Bitcoin and Ethereum futures traders have returned, suggesting belief that the Terra fallout has unwound.

4 years ago

Censorship

SWIFT considered ‘neutral’ on sanctions; debate sparked on whether Ethereum is the same

Global payment messaging service SWIFT claims to be "neutral" regarding sanctions. Can Ethereum make the same claim?

4 years ago

Research

Research: Will reducing US inflation from 8.3% to 2% compare to Bitcoin and Ethereum?

U.S. inflation rates have yet to fall but Ethereum will drop its inflation massively in September, while Bitcoin's inflation is baked into the code — how do these compare to a 2% FED inflation target?

4 years ago

Merge

Ethereum Merge plans in full swing as Teku, Geth release update

Ethereum's price is down 18% over the last seven days but the final steps for the Merge are in full swing, with rampant speculation over how it will affect Ethereum's censorship resistance feature.

4 years ago

Analysis

BendDAO running out of funds amid fears of souring debt

If borrowers default on loans using blue-chip blue-chip NFTs as collateral, the liquidation could wipe $55 million from the market and lead to a cascading effect.

4 years ago

Censorship

Largest Ethereum miner, Ethermine, stops processing sanctioned transactions

Ethermine is no longer processing blocks that include Tornado Cash transactions creating censorship at a protocol level

4 years ago

Merge

September 14 may be the biggest day in the history of the internet

The day Ethereum merges to proof-of-sake may be the most important moment for the future of the internet

4 years ago

People

Bitcoin advocate claims Vitalik Buterin does not understand PoW

Brandon Quittem highlighted that the proof-of-stake consensus is at the risk of centralization, censorship while also arguing that PoW has a lower barrier of entry.

4 years ago