The Ethereum Foundation up the ante ahead on the upcoming rollout of its Glamsterdam upgrade earlier today when it announced Platåberget, a public testnet where anyone can get an preview of the upcoming upgrade before it formally goes live on mainnet.
The crypto treasury company bought another 9,926 ETH last week, extending a buying streak that began in June 2025.
Bitmine added 9,926 ETH last week, taking holdings to 5.82 million tokens while buybacks reached 20.8 million shares since July.
Bitmine's growing ETH holdings could influence market dynamics, potentially boosting Ethereum's prominence in future crypto cycles. Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH as treasury nears 5% of total supply.
Ethereum price climbed nearly 2% on Aug. 17, rebounding from the $1,872 area as buyers defended short-term support and pushed ETH above $1,900. Ethereum price action today According to data from crypto.
Ethereum developers weigh 66 Hegotá proposals, including EIP-8141, which could reduce reliance on middlemen for private transactions.
Crypto trader DonAlt has outlined a technical Ethereum price target of $10,000, although the veteran analyst says he is unlikely to hold his ETH position long enough to see that level. DonAlt, who gained attention for accurately anticipating XRPs major 20242025 rally, recently shared details of his Ethereum trade on X.
Vitalik Buterin's Lean Ethereum roadmap could reshape Ethereum with recursive STARKs, cheaper state storage, privacy and quantum resistance.
Ethereum's adoption of Bitcoin's scaling innovations highlights the importance of cross-chain collaboration for blockchain evolution and efficiency. Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin credits Bitcoin developers for scaling innovations.
On August 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly acknowledged Bitcoin developers for their innovative work on Utreexo. He characterized this technology as a foundational inspiration for a potential Ethereum scaling pathway that would merge UTXO-style state management with traditional dynamic state models and intermediate approaches.
Ethereum continues to trade in the $1,880 vicinity with approximately $4.89 billion changing hands daily. The second-largest cryptocurrency has been locked in horizontal price action for several weeks, confined between established support below and resistance overhead.
Vitalik Buterin credits Bitcoin's Utreexo as Ethereum researchers explore native UTXOs and recursive STARKs to scale without heavier nodes.