Ether Outpaces Bitcoin as ETH/BTC Golden Cross Flags Further Upside
The ETH/BTC ratio has formed a bullish golden cross for the first time in the current cycle, a technical signal that historically preceded extended periods of ether outperformance.
Ethereum upgrades, L2s, staking, and ecosystem developments.
The ETH/BTC ratio has formed a bullish golden cross for the first time in the current cycle, a technical signal that historically preceded extended periods of ether outperformance.
The EF says wallets, indexers and gas estimators relying on a hardcoded gas limit will break when Glamsterdam's two-dimensional gas model lands, and has urged testing on the Plataberget testnet.
Ethereum developers are scoping the 2027 Hegotá upgrade, with Frame Transactions (EIP-8141) at the center of a proposal package that would move parts of private payments into the protocol itself and cut reliance on outside relayers.
The Ethereum Foundation announced the formal launch of development for EIP-8361, a proposal implementing tapered ETH issuance to address staking saturation and improve long-term economic sustainability.
A draft EIP from six Ethereum researchers would gradually burn an increasing share of validator rewards as more ETH is staked, reaching a full burn at roughly 60 million ETH — splitting developers and DeFi protocols ahead of the Hegotá upgrade deadline.
The liquid staking giant is consolidating 8 million ETH onto optimized validators, cutting Ethereum's validator count by a third and introducing operator bonds for the first time.
Ethereum staking annual percentage rates find equilibrium around 3.2%, drawing steady institutional interest in ETH as a yield-bearing asset.