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Ethereum Price Will Hit $5,000 in 2026, Says Analyst — Is It Likely?

Analyst Chris MacDonald predicts Ethereum (ETH) could reach a new all-time high above $5,000 by 2026, citing recent technological upgrades and long-term institutional adoption as undervalued factors. Currently trading around $2,972, ETH has declined slightly over the past month. MacDonald highlights the significance of the Merge upgrade to proof-of-stake and subsequent improvements, which enhance Ethereum's stability and growth potential. Despite competition, he believes Ethereum's strong fundamentals—transaction volume, active addresses, and total value locked—support a bullish outlook. However, some analysts warn of near-term downside risks, pointing to rising exchange reserves that could pressure prices toward $2,500.

ccn.com12/30 12:58

Ethereum Price Will Hit $5,000 in 2026, Says Analyst — Is It Likely?

ccn.com12/30 12:58

Central Bank Decides to Make Budget Payments in Digital Rubles Commission-Free for All

The Central Bank of Russia has decided to make all payments to the state budget using the digital ruble commission-free for both citizens and businesses. This policy, with zero fees for all transaction types, will be in effect from January 1, 2026, until the end of that year. Starting in 2027, certain transactions will incur fees. These include a 15-ruble fee for transfers between legal entities, a 0.3% commission (capped at 1,500 rubles) for transfers from individuals to legal entities (excluding utility bills, paid by the recipient), and a 0.2% fee (capped at 10 rubles) for individual utility payments (paid by the recipient). From September 1, 2026, the largest banks must provide all clients with the ability to open digital ruble wallets. Russians will also be able to receive their salaries in the digital currency. A mandatory rollout schedule was outlined: the 12 largest banks must support operations by September 2026, followed by companies with revenue over 120 million rubles. Smaller companies and all banks will be phased in through 2028. The article notes that Russia is one of the first countries to launch a national digital currency, which is designed for payments only and does not accrue interest. It contrasts this with China's digital yuan (e-CNY), which reportedly did not see high public demand initially. To boost adoption, China's regulator will allow commercial banks to pay interest on digital yuan holdings starting in 2026.

RBK-crypto12/30 11:59

Central Bank Decides to Make Budget Payments in Digital Rubles Commission-Free for All

RBK-crypto12/30 11:59

278K more Ethereum validators line up to join – Early FOMO building?

Despite a range-bound crypto market and Ethereum (ETH) consolidating between $2.6k and $3k, early signs of FOMO are emerging. For the first time in four months, Ethereum validators are net positive, with 278,935 more validators waiting to join than exit. This growing confidence is reinforced by long-term staking moves, such as BitMine staking an additional 79k ETH ($232M). However, short-term uncertainty persists, as exchange reserves and ETF outflows continue. While it's too early to call a bottom, the validator surge marks a potential starting point for ETH's transition from short-term to long-term holder dominance.

ambcrypto12/28 11:02

278K more Ethereum validators line up to join – Early FOMO building?

ambcrypto12/28 11:02

BitMine deepens Ethereum bet with $451mln staking move – Details

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc., the largest publicly traded holder of Ethereum, has staked 154,176 ETH (valued at $451 million) to generate yield and help ease balance-sheet pressure from $3.5 billion in unrealized losses. The company currently holds over 4 million ETH, representing about 3.37% of the circulating supply, and plans to acquire up to $5.88 billion more to reach 5% of the total supply. CEO Tom Lee emphasized the company's commitment to Ethereum's DeFi ecosystem and its role in bridging Wall Street to blockchain. Despite broader institutional outflows—with $164.9 million sold recently—BitMine continues to expand its strategic stake in Ethereum.

ambcrypto12/28 06:02

BitMine deepens Ethereum bet with $451mln staking move – Details

ambcrypto12/28 06:02

In 2025, These Ten Billionaires Saw Their Wealth Soar by $730 Billion

The world's billionaires saw their collective wealth surge by $3.6 trillion in 2025, with the top ten gainers adding over $729 billion. Elon Musk was the year's biggest winner, with his net worth increasing by $333.2 billion to reach $754.4 billion, driven by soaring valuations of SpaceX and Tesla. He is on track to become the world's first trillionaire. Other major gainers were predominantly U.S. tech titans, including Google co-founders Larry Page ($987 billion gain) and Sergey Brin ($861 billion gain), NVIDIA's Jensen Huang ($423 billion gain), and Oracle's Larry Ellison ($406 billion gain). The list also featured Spain's Amancio Ortega (Zara), Mexico's Germán Larrea (mining) and Carlos Slim (telecom), Japan's Masayoshi Son (SoftBank), and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg. The wealth explosion was largely fueled by a booming stock market and an AI investment frenzy.

marsbit12/28 02:05

In 2025, These Ten Billionaires Saw Their Wealth Soar by $730 Billion

marsbit12/28 02:05

Ethereum's 2025 Report Card: Won the Consensus, Lost the Price

Despite a disappointing year for ETH investors with the token's price declining over 15% since January 2025, the Ethereum blockchain itself achieved significant milestones. Key developments include a surge in ETH ETF inflows, which grew nearly fivefold to over $10 billion between June and September, making ETH more accessible to mainstream investors. Additionally, corporate treasury adoption emerged as a major trend, with the top five companies holding 5.56 million ETH (4.6% of supply), valued at over $16 billion. These institutional pathways helped Ethereum gain mainstream attention, reflected in increased Google search trends. Ethereum maintained its dominance in stablecoins and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, hosting over half of all tokenized assets globally. Technologically, the Pectra and Fusaka upgrades enhanced scalability, reduced transaction costs, and improved network reliability—critical for supporting large-scale applications like Rollups and institutional settlements. While Ethereum solidified its position as a robust financial infrastructure, ETH’s price performance lagged behind network growth. The divergence highlights a year where Ethereum won consensus as a platform but failed to deliver gains for token holders, setting the stage for potential price appreciation in 2026 if ecosystem momentum translates into value.

marsbit12/26 03:15

Ethereum's 2025 Report Card: Won the Consensus, Lost the Price

marsbit12/26 03:15

Ethereum Developers Set Sights On ‘Hegota’ As Next Major 2026 Upgrade

Ethereum developers are preparing for the "Hegota" upgrade, a major 2026 update following the "Glamsterdam" fork. Hegota will merge the execution layer ("Bogota") and consensus layer ("Heze"), focusing on solving Ethereum's growing data storage issues. Key proposals include implementing Verkle Trees and state/history expiry to manage the increasing state size caused by high transaction volumes, NFTs, DeFi, and memecoins. These changes are critical as Ethereum's gas target is expected to reach 180 million by late 2026, and the current data structure may not support future demands. The upgrade aims to streamline the network, support solo staking, and improve scalability for DeFi, NFTs, and gaming applications.

bitcoinist12/25 18:31

Ethereum Developers Set Sights On ‘Hegota’ As Next Major 2026 Upgrade

bitcoinist12/25 18:31

Ethereum’s On-Chain Activity Signals A Historic Finish To 2025 – Here’s What To Know

Despite a prolonged bearish price trend, Ethereum's on-chain activity is demonstrating significant growth and is poised to set a historic new all-time high for total transactions by the end of December 2025. This surge is driven by increased network performance and utilization across the entire ecosystem, including Layer 2s like Base, Arbitrum, and Optimism, as well as DeFi, NFTs, and real-world applications. Furthermore, Ethereum continues to dominate the decentralized finance sector, controlling over 68.2% of all pure DeFi Total Value Locked (TVL), with more than $69.3 billion deployed on its smart contracts. This figure surpasses the combined DeFi capital of all other major chains, including Solana, Tron, and BSC, solidifying its position as the most trusted settlement layer in crypto finance. Despite this robust fundamental activity, ETH's price was trading around $2,930, down slightly over the past day.

bitcoinist12/24 20:33

Ethereum’s On-Chain Activity Signals A Historic Finish To 2025 – Here’s What To Know

bitcoinist12/24 20:33

Ethereum staking sees heavy withdrawal waves — But long-term growth remains firm

Ethereum staking is experiencing significant weekly withdrawal spikes from major entities like Lido, Binance, and Frax Finance, with peaks reaching 800,000 to 1.5 million ETH. However, these withdrawals represent operational rotations—such as validator rebalancing and client migrations—rather than a loss of confidence. The total staked ETH continues to grow steadily, surpassing 33 million, supported by new validators and the rise of restaking services like ether.fi and Renzo. This shift indicates a move toward multi-layer yield structures and restaking ecosystems, underscoring sustained long-term growth and a structurally bullish trend for Ethereum’s staking economy.

ambcrypto12/23 18:45

Ethereum staking sees heavy withdrawal waves — But long-term growth remains firm

ambcrypto12/23 18:45

Ethereum Completes Another Key Technical Advancement, Can It Achieve a Leap Forward by 2026?

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced a major technical breakthrough in zkEVM development, achieving a dramatic reduction in block proof generation time—from 16 minutes to just 16 seconds—with a 45-fold decrease in cost. Certain zkVMs can now prove 99% of mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds on target hardware. However, EF emphasizes that raw speed is meaningless without proven security. Several mathematical conjectures underlying popular STARK-based zkEVMs have recently been disproven, reducing their security guarantees. The core focus has now shifted from throughput to provable safety, with L1 zkEVMs required to meet a 128-bit security standard to prevent risks like token forgery or state corruption. EF released a three-phase roadmap aiming for full compliance by December 2026: 1. By end-February 2026, all zkEVM teams must integrate with EF’s soundcalc security tool. 2. By end-May, achieve intermediate goals like 100-bit provable security. 3. By end-December, reach 128-bit provable security with formal verification of recursive proof systems. Key technologies like WHIR and JaggedPCS are being deployed to improve efficiency. Challenges remain, including on-chain implementation, dynamic security parameter adjustments, and uneven progress among teams. Once achieved, secure zkEVMs could allow Ethereum to increase gas limits safely, enhance L1 capacity, and blur the lines between L1 and L2 execution. The race for reliability is now the central theme for Ethereum in 2026.

marsbit12/22 09:17

Ethereum Completes Another Key Technical Advancement, Can It Achieve a Leap Forward by 2026?

marsbit12/22 09:17

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