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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Exchanges

Belarusian crypto exchange stops trading for Russians over war in Ukraine

The Belarusian crypto exchange Currency.com announced on Tuesday they will put a halt on trading on behalf of Russian citizens following Russia’s invasion and war in Ukraine.

4 years ago

Merge

Ethereum’s Merge will no longer happen in June, new date unknown

Tim Beiko has advised Ethereum miners to stop buying new mining equipments.

4 years ago

Legal

Ex-Ethereum dev given 5 year sentence over helping North Korea evade sanctions

Virgil Griffith was warned against attending a crypto conference in North Korea but he refused to heed the warning.

4 years ago

Merge

Ethereum tests first mainnet shadow fork in anticipation of Proof-of-Stake

Ethereum's "shadow fork" has over two million wallets connected to it and has completed around 4 million transactions.

4 years ago

NFTs

Floyd Mayweather launches new NFT project despite shady past in crypto space

The boxer is known for promoting failed crypto projects such as Bored Bunny, EthereumMax, and others over the past years.

4 years ago

Bitcoin and Ethereum correlation to big tech stock increases

Analysis

Bitcoin, Ethereum correlation to big tech stock increases

Bitcoin and Ethereum's recent price performance correlates with the performance of tech stocks.

4 years ago

Adoption

Report: 40% of African-Americans say they use crypto

In a recent poll, 42% of all Americans between 18 and 34 years old said they have traded or used crypto, while 40% of all African-Americans do the same.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Crypto exchange Nexo to launch brokerage for big investors

Crypto exchange Nexo is launching a digital asset brokerage for large investors, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals.

4 years ago

Price Watch

Bitcoin dips below $43k – UST backing not enough as Fed turns hawkish

Despite acquiring over 26,000 BTC over the last 30 days, Terra’s strategy to back UST with bitcoin couldn’t counterweight market sentiments over the U.S. Fed’s hawkish policy of hiking interest rates by 50 basis points.

4 years ago