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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DeFi

Evmos delays mainnet launch, increases token allocation for upcoming rektdrop

Holding off an extra few days will ensure a smooth launch of the network, Evmos said.

4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin hits $41k as Russian ruble plummets in value

After recovering fairly well at the end of last week, bitcoin fell down below $39,000. Since then, the price of bitcoin has seen a strong recovery trading above 41,000.

4 years ago

NFTs

Users deride $70M NFT project Pixelmon following reveal of its ‘art’

Pixelmon developers claimed that “a horrible mistake” was the reason why $10,000 NFTs turned into Crypto Twitter's laughing stock.

4 years ago

Analysis

NFT activities increase on Ethereum as Bitcoin demands diminish on DeFi

Demand for Bitcoin on the Ethereum ecosystem has waned considerably since the start of this year.

4 years ago

DeFi

Yearn launches its first Ethereum layer-2 service on Arbitrum

DeFi dapp Yearn has completed its first launch of its service on an Ethereum layer-2 network. Yearn chose Arbitrum for the first step into layer-2, more will follow.

4 years ago

People

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin condemns Putin for Ukraine invasion

The co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain publicly condemned Vladimir Putin on Twitter minutes after the Russian President ordered a “special military operation” in Ukraine.

4 years ago

NFTs

One NFT trader paid $500,000 to mint 1000 Tubby Cats NFT

There are speculations that the NFT trader who paid over $500,000 in gas fees on the Ethereum network could be in profit already judging by the floor price of the collection.

4 years ago

Crime

The Crypto Crime Series: NFT wash trading is harder than you think

Most NFT wash traders have been unprofitable, but there's still big money to be made in selling non-fungibles to yourself.

4 years ago

Analysis

Analysts: Inflation will go down, act accordingly

The U.S. inflation rate is at its highest point since 1982, and the response from the Federal Reserve will be a series of interest rate hikes, which will have its effect pushing inflation down. But inflation will “win” in the long run, according to analysts.

4 years ago