TL;DR Renowned Bitcoin analyst PlanB reignited controversy by strongly criticizing Ethereum, labeling it centralized and premined. He argued that its node size and issuance changes undermine its decentralization. PlanB also questioned Vitalik Buterin's dominant role in Ethereum's development.

Dogecoin (DOGE) and Pepe (PEPE) have rallied in the past 24 hours as meme coins appear to be ready to make a strong comeback based on how trading volumes are behaving.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) plunged below the 98 level on April 21, falling to a three-year low. That catapulted gold to a new all-time high, and Bitcoin (BTC) also showed strength, rising above $88,000.

Crypto tokens have started the week well, with Bitcoin and other top coins rising by over 1%. One reason for the rally is the rising probability that President Trump will remove Jerome Powell as Fed Chair.

We are never shy about holding ETH to account as crypto's second largest asset and the DeFi intuition gateway for traditional investors. But mainstream adoption requires a growth story, and so far this year ETH is (put kindly) failing to lead.

Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project's co-founder, Vitalik Buterin.PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.” PlanB responded with a new posting stating, “Ethereum is really not looking good now.

Last week Jesse Pollak started creating ‘content coins' on Base social media platform Zora. Now it's launching a token amid some raised eyebrows.

Tomasz Stańczak, one of the Ethereum Foundation's co-executive directors, shared on April 21 that the group will focus more energy on solving user experience issues and improving the core Ethereum ETH network.

Taking to social media platform X, Ethereum Foundation (EF) Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stanczak has highlighted Vitalik Buterin's role in the nonprofit organization. Vitalik Buterin, an Ethereum cofounder, generally contributes to the growth and development of the network.

The dollar value of staked tokens on Solana has briefly surpassed that of Ethereum, leading to bullish sentiments among SOL holders. According to data from Nansen.ai CEO Alex Svaniek, Solana's staking market cap recently reached $53.96 billion.

Vitalik Buterin proposed, through the Ethereum Magicians forum, that the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) could be replaced with a RISC-V architecture, making a fundamental change to the underlying execution layer of Ethereum and improving the virtual machine's handling of smart contracts. The change, according to Buterin, could improve efficiency, enable long-term scalability, and simplify the execution layer.

The Ethereum Foundation seems to have had enough of the criticism from the crypto industry and its community, especially about its less-than-stellar performance in recent market cycles.

TL;DR Solana briefly surpassed Ethereum in total staked value (TVL), with over $53.9 billion in SOL delegated by more than 500,000 unique wallets.

PlanB, a well-known Bitcoin analyst famous for the Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model, recently criticized Ethereum as ETH's price and dominance have dropped significantly since the beginning of the year.

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades. On April 21, Tomasz Stańczak, the incoming co-director at EF, confirmed that the organization is shifting its research priorities.

TL;DR Balance Foundation Dual-Chain Debut: The EPT token launches simultaneously on BNB and Ethereum, enhancing liquidity and cross-chain interactions. Community-Centric Design: With a 10 billion token supply, the project rewards early supporters and active contributors through innovative tokenomics and a targeted airdrop.

Zora, an Ethereum-based platform recognized for its focus on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and creator-centric content, has announced the launch of its native token.

Ethereum co-founder has proposed replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V, an open-source instruction set architecture. The proposal, shared on the Ethereum Magicians forum, could drastically improve the network's scalability, efficiency, and simplicity, especially for zero-knowledge applications.

Крипто пазарът приветства нов AI токен в предпродажба – MIND of Pepe (MIND). Докато популярният меме токен PEPE отбелязва над 10% ръст тази седмица, инвеститори с поглед в бъдещето се питат дали MIND of Pepe може да постигне ключови цели преди него и да го измести като водещия „жабешки“ токен в света.

The market sentiments, specifically with the memecoins, have been witnessing quick shifts, following the BTC price rally. Moreover, they attract more bullish and bearish activity compared to Bitcoin, keeping the next price action shady. Currently, the popular memecoins like Pepe, Fartcoin, FLOKI, etc., and a few more have been demonstrating significant strength.

Bitcoin price today has officially broken past the $87,000 mark, marking a bold new chapter in this ongoing bull cycle. Bitcoin's $87K mark is reviving its “digital gold” narrative as economic uncertainty grips global markets. With gold hitting new highs above $3,380 and the U.S.

Crypto investors are no longer flying solo. In a market that demands precision, speed, and strategy, the need for a co-pilot has never been greater—and Web3 ai is answering the call.

The amount of stolen funds from the Bybit hack that have slipped out of reach continues to rise as the days go by. On April 21, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou revealed that around $400 million, around 27.6% of the $1.4 billion in stolen Ethereum, can no longer be traced.

The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit organization developing the Ethereum ecosystem, is shifting its focus to user experience and layer-1 scaling challenges following its recent leadership reshuffle. On April 21, the Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak shared an X post detailing how the organization has changed since its change in leadership structures.

Bitcoin (BTC) ending its 8-day consolidation as it shot up just 2.76% in early Asian session on Monday. This sudden uptrend caused liquidation of nearly $100M in shorts in the crypto market.

According to data from StakingRewards, Solana (SOL) has overtaken Ethereum (ETH) in staking market capitalization, reaching $53.15 billion compared to Ethereum's $53.72 billion.

North Korea's Lazarus Group stole $1.4 billion from Bybit; 68.6% remains traceable while hackers laundered funds through mixers and swaps.

Solana briefly overtook Ethereum in total staked value, which restarted debates over whether high staking yields are good or harmful to network growth.

Here's why Ethereum's founder wants EVM replaced with a faster RISC-V.

Ethereum is showing signs of life again, recording a 2.5% price surge in the past 24 hours. This surge comes as the TD Sequential indicator flashes a buy signal, noted by popular crypto analyst Ali Martinez. Martinez believes this week could be important for the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.

Ethereum rises above $1,600 as whale accumulation and Vitalik's RISC-V proposal boost confidence despite declining network usage metrics.

Vitalik Buterin has suggested a change to the Ethereum network's execution layer by proposing a switch to the RISC-V instruction set architecture. The post Vitalik Buterin Proposes RISC-V Upgrade to Boost Ethereum's Execution Speed appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bybit is seeing its stolen funds fade away since only $200 million in Ethereum is left to be swapped to Bitcoin.

Nearly three years after Vitalik Buterin mocked his Stock-to-Flow model, anonymous analyst PlanB hit back, calling Ethereum a “centralized premined shitcoin.

Whale accumulation is officially underway, and Ethereum is displaying encouraging signs of recovery, which are confirmed by on-chain activity. A significant whale has taken out 3,844 ETH in total over the last two weeks (approximately $6.51 million) from Bitget, a centralized exchange.

Vitalik Buterin has proposed a long-term overhaul to Ethereum's execution environment to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine with RISC-V, a standardized and extensible instruction set architecture.

Ethereum Foundation's new co-executive director Tomasz K. Stańczak says Buterin's proposals are meant to spark discussions and invite scrutiny regarding the network's future goals and breakthroughs.

According to a recent analysis by Binance Research, the upcoming Ethereum upgrades, Pectra and Fusaka, could redefine the network's capabilities in terms of scalability and crypto payments.

Is ETH's true value waiting to awaken from its slumber?

The start of the second quarter has given some hope to the crypto assets with Bitcoin trading at the range of $84K to $85K, the market looks quite stable despite the looming dangers of Trump's Tariff decisions, inflation, global economic slowdown, and interest rate concerns.

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed overhauling the blockchain's smart contract infrastructure by replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V, a widely adopted open-source instruction set architecture.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a transformative idea to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V as the primary virtual machine language for smart contracts, aiming to enhance the efficiency and scalability of Ethereum's execution layer.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposes a radical execution layer overhaul using RISC-V, while veteran trader Peter Brandt warns of a potential price collapse.

Ethereum price started a increase from the $1,550 zone. ETH is now rising and might attempt to recover above the $1,650 resistance.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed replacing the Ethereum Virtual Machine with RISC-V, an open-source instruction set architecture, as the new foundation for Ethereum smart contracts. In a post shared on the Ethereum Magicians forum on Apr.

Zora, the Ethereum-based platform known for its creator-friendly approach to non-fungible tokens and onchain content, has announced it will launch its long-awaited token, ZORA, on Apr. 23, 2025. According to an Apr.

The Solana network briefly surpassed Ethereum in total staked value of their respective native tokens, SOL and ETH, sparking debate over whether it is actually bullish or bearish for Solana. More than $53.9 billion worth of SOL is now staked on the Solana network from 505,938 unique wallet holders, who are making an 8.31% annualized return, blockchain data shows.