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Ether price has significantly underperformed in 2025, but institutional demand for Ethereum staking is growing, says Lido Foundation’s Kean Gilbert. Ether has significantly underperformed Bitcoin and other digital assets this market cycle, but growing institutional interest in Ethereum staking is driving demand for custody solutions to support a wider range of investors, according to Kean Gilbert, head of institutional relations at the Lido Ecosystem Foundation.  On May 27, Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody provider, began offering custody support for Lido Staked ETH (stETH), which is Ethereum’s largest staking token, accounting for 27% of all staked Ether (ETH). The custody solutions are available for institutional investors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Jersey, the autonomous self-governing territory of the British Islands.  Read more

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the company behind the Truth Social platform, has filed to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would track Bitcoin and Ethereum. The filing, submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 16, marks a bold move in the firm’s shift toward digital finance. According to […] The post Trump Media files for groundbreaking Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF appeared first on CryptoSlate.

President Trump's company plans to launch a joint Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF under the Truth Social name, following a solo Bitcoin ETF filing.

Ethereum's drivers are now different, but the ETH price is consolidating in a multimonth range, echoing its 2017 chart pattern, which resulted in a 1,000% rally. Key takeaways: Ethereum whales accumulated over 818,000 ETH ($2.5 billion) on Sunday, their biggest daily inflow since 2018. ETH price is consolidating inside a multimonth range, mirroring its 2017 breakout pattern. Read more

Welcome to Slate Sundays, CryptoSlate’s new weekly feature showcasing in-depth interviews, expert analysis, and thought-provoking op-eds that go beyond the headlines to explore the ideas and voices shaping the future of crypto. Alon Muroch is a man on a mission. As the founder of SSV Labs, which contributes to the second-largest Ethereum staking infra provider, SSV […] The post Ethereum at a crossroads: SSV founder Alon Muroch on the ‘dangerous’ divergence affecting crypto’s number 2 coin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

SharpLink Gaming has established a significant Ethereum reserve, acquiring more than 176,000 ETH at an average price of $2,626 per token, according to a statement released on June 13. The $463 million investment marks the company as the first Nasdaq-listed firm to implement an Ethereum-focused treasury strategy. In addition, the company is the largest public […] The post SharpLink’s record $463M Ethereum acquisition fails to prevent 67% decline in stock appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Long position liquidations are rapidly piling up as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and Solana losses accelerate Thursday.

Ethereum has surged more than 5% in the past 24 hours, climbing above $2,860 to reach its highest price since February. The rally comes amid rising activity in the derivatives market, signaling strong market conviction behind the move. On-chain data suggests that rising futures interest is driving much of the market’s current enthusiasm. Open interest, […] The post Ethereum open interest hits all-time high as price rises to 4-month high appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ETH price rising to around $2,850 drove the whale’s $11 million leveraged long into $366,000 paper profit. Key takeaways: An Ethereum whale opened a $11.15M leveraged long position just as ETH broke out of a bull flag. ETH’s price surged above $2,850, pushing the whale’s trade into a $366K unrealized profit. Read more

Ethereum’s dominance in staking, the spot crypto ETFs, and improving investor sentiment all point toward a sustained ETH price rally. Key takeaways: ETH’s price gains are driven by an uptick in network activity and robust spot ETF inflows. Data suggests $2,800 will remain a difficult hurdle for ETH to overcome. Read more

Staked ETH has reached a new all-time high of 34,824,875 ETH. The total represents 28.15% of the Ethereum supply now locked in staking contracts. The validator count stands at 1,088,277, and staking activity is pushing upward after a period of consolidation and a brief decline earlier in the month. Lido remains the leading staking entity, […] The post Staked ETH hits new all-time high, capturing 28% of total Ethereum supply amid 9% price surge appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Rising futures open interest, robust spot ETH ETF flows, and a bullish technical analysis indicator forecast an Ethereum price rally to $3,000. Key takeaways: Ether futures open interest has surged 40% in 30 days, while the spot ETH ETFs marked four consecutive weeks of inflows. ETH’s Gaussian channel indicator suggests a rally to $3,100 to $3,600 could occur. Read more

A new Ethereum privacy proposal suggests modular design and privacy tech can help the network align with EU GDPR rules while preserving decentralization. As the Ethereum ecosystem and its core principles evolve to address data privacy concerns, a new proposal recommends a modular compliance strategy as a path to reconcile public blockchains with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). On Monday, a proposal drafted by Ethereum community member Eugenio Reggianini suggested the use of modular architecture for effective data management and privacy. “By pushing personal data to the edges (wallets and DApps), using offchain storage with metadata-erasure, and splitting roles cryptographically, we can focus GDPR controller duties on a small set of entities, while the wider network becomes mere processors or falls out of scope,” Reggianini said. Read more

As blockchain-based infrastructure, Ethereum underpins a core component of Circle’s business model.

Institutional inflows and rising Ethereum transaction fees contrast with sluggish network activity and caution on the Ether futures market. Key takeaways: ETH futures show weak bullish sentiment despite strong ETF inflows. More upside appears limited due to weak network activity and competitors like Solana. Read more

Stablecoins may anchor Ethereum’s real-world adoption, but an analyst warns that the network must solve cross-layer fragmentation to stay ahead in the next phase of DeFi. The Ethereum network is staging a comeback in 2025 as bot-driven activity and stablecoin growth push the mainnet back into the center of decentralized finance (DeFi).  On June 4, crypto trading platform CEX.io reported that automated bots facilitated 4.84 million stablecoin transfers on Ethereum’s layer-1 blockchain in May. The volume reached $480 billion, its highest to date.  Illia Otychenko, the lead analyst at crypto exchange Cex.io, linked the activity surge to lower transaction fees in the first quarter of 2025, which helped reverse a multi-year trend of liquidity and user migration to rival blockchains and Ethereum layer-2 networks.  Read more

Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin believes ETH could ultimately become more valuable than Bitcoin (BTC), citing its utility and role in building a trust-based financial infrastructure. Lubin made the comments during an appearance on Rug Radio’s FOMO Hour podcast, where he also revealed that Consensys is in talks with sovereign wealth funds and […] The post Consensys CEO Joe Lubin envisions Ethereum anchoring global finance, surpassing Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Buterin backs a slow, steady 10x L1 scaling for Ethereum, focusing on decentralization and future upgrades.

Analysts say Ethereum’s breakout versus Bitcoin could trigger a 250x altcoin market rally, signaling the start of a 2025 altseason. Key takeaways: Ethereum is forming bullish cup-and-handle and bull flag patterns against Bitcoin, signaling a potential 30–55% upside. Analysts say an ETH/BTC breakout could trigger a major altseason, similar to those in 2017 and 2021. Read more

SharpLink Gaming intends to use most of the proceeds from its proposed share sell-off to purchase Ether, according to a recent SEC filing. US sports betting platform SharpLink Gaming has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer up to $1 billion in shares of common stock in an effort to increase the holdings of its newly launched Ether treasury. “We intend to use substantially all of the proceeds from this offering to acquire Ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain commonly referred to as “ETH,” SharpLink Gaming said in the May 30 filing. “We also intend to use the proceeds from this offering for working capital needs, general corporate purposes, operating expenses and core affiliate marketing operations,” it said. Read more