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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People

Ethereum’s V. Buterin admits there are times he finds fame and fortune annoying

Buterin describes his annoyance with being hassled in public, but are there more serious consequences of being a leader in the crypto space?

5 years ago

Merge

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum (ETH) scalability has increased by a factor of 5

Buterin said scaling improvements have been incremental, but perhaps ETH 2.0 is the only viable solution available.

5 years ago

People

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin isn’t sold on Dorsey’s Bitcoin plans

The founder of the second largest crypto asset by market cap has expressed concerns over plans of Zuckerberg and Dorsey for the crypto space.

5 years ago

NFTs

Creator of Pepe The Frog files DMCA claim taking down Sad Frogs NFTs

Pepe The Frog creator Matt Furie targets Sad Frogs on the grounds of copyright infringement.

5 years ago

Adoption

Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA) are crowd favorite cryptos in Singapore

Over 78% investors in the island city have invested in the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, with 40% punting on the third-largest one.

5 years ago

Adoption

Chile politician says he owns Ethereum (ETH) but remains a crypto skeptic

Crypto continues to divide opinion, but it remains encouraging that these conversations are taking place at the political level.

5 years ago

Investments

The world’s biggest banks are pouring billions of dollars into crypto

From JPMorgan to sovereign funds, data shows influential financial institutions are starting to invest into the burgeoning space.

5 years ago

Trading

XRP, Ethereum fall as popular index flashes ‘Greed’ sign

Following brutal two months, the crypto market has recently reached a greed level not seen since April.

5 years ago

Merge

Ethereum (ETH) onchain capacity increased 9% after EIP-1559 rollout

According to Buterin, the long-anticipated upgrade has increased the Ethereum chain capacity, but while the price of the world’s second-largest crypto went up, gas fees remained high.

5 years ago