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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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Culture

7 unmissable learning sessions at ETHDenver 2022

ETHDenver is back, in person, in Denver, Colorado and there is an impressive line up.

4 years ago

Analysis

Cardano blockchain surpasses 30 million transactions milestone

Transactions on the Cardano blockchain have reached a milestone as the network surpassed 30 million processed transactions in total. As the number of smart contracts on the blockchain grows, so do transactions.

4 years ago

Stablecoins

Stablecoins total market cap just surpassed $150 billion

The total market cap of all stablecoins surpassed $150 billion on Monday. Tether’s USDT is still the largest stablecoin on the market, but Center’s USDC is catching up.

4 years ago

Investments

Accounting giant KPMG adds Bitcoin and Ether to its balance sheet

KPMG in Canada adds both bitcoin and ether to its corporate treasury. The crypto asset allocation is a first-of-its-kind investment for the accounting and advisory company.

4 years ago

Culture

ENS’ Brantly Millegan fired by DAO over controversial tweet

Brantly Millegan, now former Director of Operations and DAO Steward of the ENS DAO, was suspended from both duties over the weekend due to controversial opinions expressed in a tweet back in 2016.

4 years ago

DeFi

Lido and Idle DAO launch new risk-adjusted ETH 2.0 staking products

The new DeFi primitives target a market segment with a more conservative risk profile.

4 years ago

Price Watch

Bitcoin creeps back over $40K, with buying pressure from long-term hodlers

Markets seem to be cheering up the past day. Bitcoin price is once again above $40,000, and all major alts are in the green. Buying pressure is coming from medium- and long-term holders.

4 years ago

Hacks

Breakdown: How the hacker stole 80k ETH from the Solana Wormhole bridge

On Wednesday, a hacker managed to steal 80,000 ether (ETH) out of Solana through the Solana-Ethereum bridge Wormhole. Here’s how the hacker pulled it off.

4 years ago

NFTs

Here’s why OpenSea users are buying more NFTs on Polygon

NFT activity on marketplace OpenSea over the Polygon network has soared the past months. As NFT activity shifts to Polygon, users save hundreds of millions in Ethereum gas fees.

4 years ago