Ethereum (ETH) News Today

Kevin O’Leary has recently said that Bitcoin and Ethereum account for 98% of the value in the crypto market, and he called them the only meaningful investment. However, the altcoin market still has room to grow, and investors need to balance risk and reward between core assets and emerging assets.

U.S. stocks are trading sideways at high levels, with a clear increase in corporate executive share sell-offs. The amount sold exceeds $21 billion, while buying is only $2.3 billion, and market signals are relatively cautious. Insider selling is seen as a potential risk indicator, and there is a disconnect between executives’ optimistic remarks and their selling behavior, prompting investors to reassess expectations. Against a backdrop of heightened market volatility, investors need to pay attention to how insider selling may affect future market trends.

SWIFT, the global financial messaging network, is accelerating the development of blockchain settlement infrastructure and plans to launch its first minimum viable product in 2026. The new system is built on a permissioned network, enabling near-real-time transfers of tokenized deposits and digital currencies through smart contracts. Its core selling point is low integration and upgrade costs. The project has attracted more than 30 major banks and aims to improve the efficiency of cross-border payments, with potentially massive impact.

The Ethereum Foundation recently staked 22,517 ether, setting a new single-day staking record, worth approximately $46 million. This action is in line with its 2025 financial policy, aiming to actively put idle assets to work to increase returns and strengthen network security. The Foundation currently holds 147,471 ether and plans to allocate its resources to support the long-term development of the Ethereum ecosystem.

Google’s quantum artificial intelligence team released a white paper, proposing a new quantum attack scheme that significantly lowers the cost of breaking elliptic curve encryption, sparking panic in the encryption industry. Research shows that the quantum computing threat is accelerating and moving closer, with major blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum facing risks; the industry needs to rapidly advance the upgrade to post-quantum encryption.

Hey Anon launches Pandora, a decentralized AI-driven prediction market on Ethereum, empowering users to create transparent markets without central control. The platform features unique AI consensus mechanisms and aims to innovate the prediction market landscape.

Ethereum dominates the tokenized asset market, holding 61.4% with $206.2 billion in assets, a 40% annual increase. This growth signifies a shift from potential to active market engagement, marking Ethereum as the leading platform for tokenization in finance.

Bitmine has significantly increased its Ethereum holdings, acquiring over 71,000 ETH in the past week alone. This purchase marks the firm's largest weekly acquisition this year, reflecting strong institutional demand for ETH despite short-term market fluctuations.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has extended its Ether buying streak into its fifth week, scooping up 71,179 Ether in its largest weekly purchase of 2026 so far.  The roughly $147 million Ether (ETH) buy represents a jump from Bitmine’s previous weekly average of $93 million to $103 million, the

The Ethereum Foundation staked $46.2 million in ETH, its largest staking event to date, reflecting a strategic shift from passive reserves to active staking for yield generation and network security, signaling confidence in its treasury management.

The essay discusses how Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana are addressing quantum risk in varying degrees. While Bitcoin remains cautious and divided over the threat, Ethereum is proactively planning upgrades, and Solana is testing modular solutions. Overall, the crypto community is beginning to take quantum risks seriously, with ongoing research and proposals emerging.

Binance’s ETH 30-day realized volatility index has fallen to about 0.62, indicating that the market has entered a quiet period, with volatility decreasing. The Z-Score volatility is -0.43, suggesting that current volatility is below the historical average. Low-volatility periods may signal an increased likelihood of sharp price moves in the future, especially when trading volume or liquidity spikes.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought 71,179 Ether tokens last week, with total holdings reaching 4.73 million tokens, valued at about $9.8 billion. The company’s assets include 197 Bitcoin and $100 million in other equity, bringing its total asset size to $10.7 billion. Chairman Tom Lee said that cryptocurrencies have demonstrated strong resilience during wartime and analyzed that the negative correlation between cryptocurrencies and oil prices has strengthened.

SWIFT announced that the blockchain shared ledger has completed its design, moved into MVP implementation, and plans to enable real transactions this year to achieve round-the-clock cross-border settlement. The ledger is built on an EVM-compatible architecture and Hyperledger Besu, aiming to address issues with traditional cross-border payments such as time delays and complicated reconciliation, while improving payment execution speed and enhancing the transparency of liquidity. SWIFT also plans to roll out a retail transactions framework by the end of June this year.

A wallet linked to Ethereum's ICO transferred 18,500 ETH worth $38.1 million, with 11,552 ETH later sold for $23.4 million. Such movements from early holders raise market awareness and impact trading behavior, reflecting concerns over old supply entering the market.

On March 30, Ethereum spot ETF net inflows totaled $4.9583 million, including Fidelity’s FETH net inflows of $10.5609 million, BlackRock’s ETHB net inflows of $4.1547 million, while ETHA saw net outflows of $9.7573 million. Ethereum spot ETF total assets net asset value was $11.508 billion.

Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded combined net outflows of $503 million during the week ending March 27, 2026, with Bitcoin ETFs losing $296 million and Ethereum ETFs shedding $207 million, marking the first weekly net negative for crypto investment products in five weeks.

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) acquired 71,179 Ethereum tokens during the week ending March 29, 2026, marking its largest weekly purchase of the year and extending a four-week acceleration in buying activity, while Strategy (MSTR) ended its 13-week Bitcoin accumulation streak.

Gate News message: On March 31, according to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd, about an hour ago, the trader pension_usdt_eth opened a BTC short position of about $11 million on the decentralized derivatives exchange HyperLiquid using 3x leverage.