Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade could lay groundwork for next market rally

Ethereum’s highly anticipated Pectra upgrade could set the stage for the next phase of the 2025 crypto market cycle, according to analysts, even as Ether continues to underperform Bitcoin. The Ether (ETH) price fell over 32% during February, finding a local bottom at an over two-month low of $2,073 before recovering to the current $2,245 mark, Cointelegraph Markets Pro data shows. ETH/USD, 1-year chart. Source: Cointelegraph Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra upgrade, scheduled for March 5, could help ease long-term selling pressure, according to Gabriel Halm, a research analyst at blockchain intelligence…

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Ethereum’s Bottom and Pump.Fun’s Fallout

Two weeks ago, bitcoin’s march toward $100K hit a temporary pause, while Pump.fun showed us the unsettling side of financialization coupled with livestreaming. This editorial is from last week’s edition of the Week in Review newsletter. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the editorial the second it’s finished. Bitcoin, ETH Capitulation, and Pump.fun Craziness […] Source link

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Ethereum’s Beacon Chain updated after finality issues

Ethereum core developers rolled out patches for Prysm Labs and Teku clients in response to two Beacon Chain finality issues in 24 hours. The Beacon Chain serves as the consensus layer for the Ethereum network.  On May 11, Ethereum developers reported that the Beacon Chain was experiencing problems confirming transactions. Although new blocks could be proposed, an unknown issue prevented their finalization. The outage lasted around 25 minutes. A similar issue occurred on May 12, preventing block finalization for over an hour. Finality was unable to be reached for three…

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