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While Bitcoin struggles with macroeconomic shock, Ethereum is doubling down on its technical evolution.

While prices crumble, the architectural future of the world’s second-largest blockchain is being radically rewritten.

While Bitcoin maintains its lead as a "sovereign reserve," Ethereum (ETH) is emerging as the technical "operating system" for 2026.

While Bitcoin captures the geopolitical headlines, Ethereum has achieved a technological milestone that many skeptics thought was years away.

The most anticipated NFT gaming project SIDUS HEROES has opened its doors to its first users. In the middle of January, the company released a closed beta version of the game that holders of SIDUS GENESIS NFTs were given access to.

It seems that cryptocurrency users and investors are more interested in Cardano (ADA) than Bitcoin (BTC). Cardano is now a potential Ethereum killer compared to other altcoins.

On August 19, LUNA recorded its all-time high of about $33.4 with a 7-day gain of 72%. But why did the price of this 14th cryptocurrency by market cap skyrocket?

The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies is up over 15% in the last 7 days. At the beginning of the week, the market was worth $1.7 trillion. On August 15, it was around $2.0 trillion.

Miners forked Ethereum (ETH) and also integrated EIP-1559 (Ethereum Improvement Proposals) on August 5, but there was neither a price crash nor a chain split. Rather, the EIP-1559 upgrade caused Ethereum's price to skyrocket by about 5% and trading volume by nearly 12%.