The shift toward binary trees and STARK proofs in Ethereum
Ethereum researchers are pivoting from Verkle trees toward binary trees paired with STARK proofs to achieve a 23x reduction in witness size. This shift aims to optimize…
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Ethereum and altcoin news: ETH upgrades, layer-2 growth and staking, plus Solana, XRP, Cardano and other top altcoins with price analysis.
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Pectra upgrade testing reveals validator and client risks
Pectra testnet preparations on Holesky faced chain splits and massive storage spikes, with Lighthouse node disk usage ballooning from 20GB to over 1TB. The upgrade…
The reality of ETH staking withdrawals and re-entry flows
Ethereum staking faces significant volatility, evidenced by a 2.65 million ETH exit queue in early 2026. The analysis covers validator credential types, the impact of…
Blobs remain nearly free after Pectra capacity expansion
Ethereum's Pectra upgrade increased daily data capacity to 8.15GB, causing blob fees to drop to a median of $0.00000000035 per object. While Base generated over $3.2…
Geth dominance and the Pectra concentration trap
Geth currently commands a 78% network share, creating significant single points of failure. The upcoming Pectra upgrade's EIP-7251 could further concentrate risk by…
ETH futures open interest hits 2026 highs amid spot price decline
Binance open interest for ETH surged to $6.58 billion on September 21, marking a significant disconnect as the spot price fell below $2,000. This extreme leverage…
How to Read Ethereum Price Data Like a Professional
Learn to analyze Ethereum using on-chain metrics and technical tools like Glassnode and Nansen. Discover how whale wallets accumulated 200,000 ETH in September 2026…