Fresh Coinglass heatmap data suggest Ethereum is again sitting between two sizeable liquidation walls, with leverage stacked just below and above spot.
An open-source detection tool and an industry-standard identification framework — those were among the outputs of a single researcher working on a six-month stipend. Related Reading: Tether Expands Bitcoin Bet, Holdings Hit $7.
Ethereum has started to show signs of life again after weeks of muted price action, but one analyst believes the current move is only the beginning of something much larger. This inclination is based on a technical setup built around a hidden inefficiency zone after the Ethereum price recently broke above $4,500.
Across global markets, Ethereum has emerged as one of the most heavily shorted assets, a positioning that reflects more than simple bearish sentiment. It signals a growing divergence between market expectations and ETH's long-term fundamentals, placing the asset at the center of an increasingly complex macro and structural narrative.
The Ethereum Foundation exposed 100 Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)‑linked IT workers embedded across roughly 53 crypto projects.
Arthur Hayes transferred 3,000 ETH, equivalent to approximately $6.9 million, to the Bybit platforms. Ethereum is currently trading near $2,400. The source wallet still holds 5,278 coins, which rules out a full exit and points instead to a partial repositioning within a market that continues to show signs of fragility. The transaction must be contextualized to carry meaning.
Ethereum is trading around $2,460 as it holds near its highest levels since the February breakdown, with the broader crypto market continuing to recover. ETH is now pressing against one of the most technically significant zones of the entire correction.
Ethereum Foundation's core researcher exits after leading key changes.
Ethereum Foundation said the six-month ETH Rangers Program backed 17 recipients and ended with more than $5.8 million recovered or frozen and 785+ vulnerabilities reported. The initiative also reached 209,000+ users, engaged 800+ teams, delivered 80+ workshops and resources, and handled 36+ incident responses.
Ethereum processed 204 million transactions in Q1 2026, surpassing the 200 million threshold in a single quarter for the first time. Network activity showed a U-shaped recovery, rising from lows of 90 million in 2023, driven by L2 networks and stablecoins.
This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum had a good week, closing 6% higher and touching the key $2,400 resistance.
Macro investor Raoul Pal says the entire banking system will move to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) as ETH tests the 100 exponential moving average at $2,355 for the first time since October. The Banking System Thesis Raoul Pal pushed back against the “ETH is dead” narrative from 1.5-2 years ago, arguing banks care about Lindy effects—things that survive, things you don't get fired for, things that are proven.