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

Valkyrie announces $100 million DeFi fund across blockchains like Avalanche and Solana

The fund will include investments tied to a minimum of 24 assets distributed across 13 blockchains such as Solana, Avalanche, and Ethereum.

4 years ago

Trading

Large transfers of Ethereum cause unease as market watchers anticipate selloff

Analysts predict a correction in Ethereum (ETH) price as large transfers of ETH are sent to Kraken.

4 years ago

NFTs

OpenSea causes 10% of all Ethereum burn as sales jump 100% in 24 hours

Sales have rallied on OpenSea recently as the platform leads the pack in Ethereum burn rate with over $400,000 million ETH burned.

4 years ago

DeFi

DeFi dApps show low growth compared to Ethereum activity, JPMorgan finds

According to the report, DeFi’s growth, in terms of dollar rise of Ethereum, is up by 780% this year.

4 years ago

Technology

Discord cancels its Ethereum plans days after ETH tease

While Discord appears to be backtracking on its plan to integrate crypto features, other social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit appears to have embraced it.

4 years ago

Technology

Ethereum’s Arrow Glacier upgrade delays Difficulty Bomb until June 2022

Developers hope that the upgrade will be the last time the difficulty bomb is delayed.

4 years ago

Trading

$500 million in longs liquidated yesterday as Bitcoin fell $4,000

The crypto market plunged on the back of massive funding rates and Evergrande’s bond default.

4 years ago

DeFi

ConsenSys founder tantalizes the possibility of a MetaMask token

Talk of a MetaMask token is sparking social media activity regarding how to qualify for token distribution.

4 years ago

Adoption

Gamer chatroom Discord is testing out Ethereum (ETH) integrations

Discord CEO revealed the platform’s pre-release solution for crossing the momentous Web 3.0 frontier, but judging by the user response, not everyone is on board.

4 years ago