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The Ether-Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio, which measures the price of Ether (ETH) against the price of Bitcoin (BTC), has failed to reclaim 0.05, despite adoption of ETH by institutions and the historic price rally in July and August that took ETH to new all-time highs. ETH/BTC has remained below the 0.05 level since July 2024, and the ratio peaked in June 2017 when it hit the all-time high of 0.14, according to CoinGecko. The ratio current sits at 0.039, down from the 0.04 reached in August. The ratio fell to a 5-year low in March, collapsing to 0.02, amid macroeconomic uncertainty…

The Russian government has paid a monthly salary in digital rubles for the first time, indicating it’s ready to continue to do that upon request. The news comes almost a full year in advance of the planned launch of Russia’s coin for public use, which will be carried out in stages, beginning next fall. Russia starts paying digital ruble salaries on request Russia has for the first time employed its central bank digital currency (CBDC) to pay a salary, the Ministry of Finance (Minfin) announced. “The first budget payment in digital rubles has been successfully completed,” the department stated in…

SharpLink Gaming is gaining widespread attention for its brave approach to corporate financial management. SharpLink Gaming is a publicly listed firm that changed from a sports betting company into the second-biggest institutional Ethereum holder under the leadership of Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, who serves as the company’s chairman. According to data shared today by market analyst Crypto Patel, SharpLink Gaming currently holds an unrealized profit of $976 million in its ETH treasury pool. The firm embraces Ethereum as a key reserve asset in its balance sheet, making it one of the innovative companies to watch in the virtual currency landscape.…

Nvidia (NVDA), the world’s largest public company by market cap, said it will invest $5 billion in Intel (INTC) and work with the chipmaker on developing custom data-center and PC products as artificial intelligence becomes more pervasive. The Santa Clara, California-based maker of the graphic processing units (GPUs) that underpin AI computing will buy shares of its neighbor at $23.28 each, 6.5% lower than Wednesday’s closing price of $24.90, according to an announcement on Thursday. While Nvidia is known for its GPU production, Intel was a leader in developing microprocessors and entered public consciousness as the provider of central processing…

Ethereum price today is trading around $4,661, consolidating after a strong rally from $4,300 earlier this month. The token is holding above short-term supports, with traders watching whether momentum can carry ETH toward the critical $4,800 resistance zone. Ethereum Holds Strong After Breakout ETH Price Analysis (Source: TradingView) The 4-hour chart shows ETH breaking free from a descending triangle earlier this week, with price reclaiming levels above $4,600. Resistance now sits at $4,665, while the upper Bollinger Band around $4,812 marks the next supply zone. Related: XRP (XRP) Price Prediction For September 16 Support remains layered between $4,490 and $4,440,…

Wall Street bank Citi (C) has raised its price target on Bullish (BLSH), the owner of CoinDesk, to $70 from $66 after the crypto exchange’s second quarter results came in slightly ahead of expectations. The long-anticipated NYDFS BitLicense approval removes a key regulatory overhang, strengthening investor confidence heading into FY 2026, Citi said. But the biggest surprise, according to the bank, was Bullish’s accelerating Subscription, Services and Other (SS&O) growth pipeline, an inflection it attributes in part to momentum from the firm’s recent IPO. Citi reiterated its buy rating, citing the firm’s “highly attractive operating leverage.” Meeting high expectations Broker…

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has sparked debate within the crypto community following his response to Ethereum’s recently unveiled privacy initiative. Over the weekend, the Ethereum Foundation unveiled an ambitious roadmap to introduce end-to-end privacy features to the network. Ethereum New Privacy Push A core part of this initiative involves rebranding the network’s existing Privacy & Scaling Exploration initiative as Privacy Steward of Ethereum (PSE). The development comes at a time when the U.S. is exploring proposals to embed government identity checks directly into smart contracts. However, the crypto community kicked against the proposal, with Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin referring to…

Ethereum price is trading near $4,620, down about 1.4% in the past 24 hours but still up 7.6% in the past week. Despite the weekly gains, warning signs are flashing. On-chain metrics and chart signals suggest Ethereum may be at risk of a correction, or at least a short-term dip. September has historically been a weak month for ETH, with a median return of -12.7% since launch. Even though the first half of September started strong, charts and on-chain metrics hint that historical risks remain. Profit-Taking Signs Emerge as Derivatives Flows Show Weakness One of the clearest signs of stress…

Eric Trump is betting big on the fourth quarter. He says if the Federal Reserve cuts rates like everyone’s expecting, crypto stocks are going to rip higher… fast. “I just think you would potentially see this thing skyrocket,” Eric told Yahoo Finance, pointing to the usual year-end momentum in crypto. He says this moment matters more than usual, not just because of market cycles, but because of what’s on the Fed’s calendar this week: a likely 25 basis point cut. His own company, American Bitcoin (ABTC), is now public. It listed on the Nasdaq in early September after merging with…

Ethereum spot ETFs recorded strong investor demand last week. According to SoSoValue data, the funds saw a net inflow of $638 million between September 8 and September 12. This marks the fourth straight week of positive inflows. It underlines renewed market confidence in Ethereum. Among all the ETFs, Fidelity’s FETH was the standout performer. The fund attracted $381 million in net inflows, the highest of the week. This strong performance pushed FETH’s cumulative inflows to $2.86 billion. This makes it one of the leading Ethereum ETFs since its launch. BlackRock’s ETHA also saw significant demand. Adding $165 million during the…