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A hard fork proposed by Arweave’s largest layer-2 solution, Irys, is allegedly in the making.

Binance’s BNB Chain is set for two upgrades aimed at improving the finality of the network and compatibility with other EVM blockchains.

BNB Beacon Chain mainnet is set to undergo the "ZhangHeng" hard fork around July 19, which will bring new upgrades aimed at improving security.

Bitcoin forks, BCH, BSC, XEC rallied over the last 30 days while KAS and FLEX led among altcoin gainers in June, but data questions the sustainability of their rallies.

The top 100 DeFi tokens didn’t see much change in price over the past week, with the majority posting minor weekly gains.

Ethereum is working on its next thing. (Natalilia Mysik/Getty Images)

Institutional investors accumulated Ether and sold off Bitcoin last week, suggesting confidence in Ethereum after the Shapella hard fork.

The game theory of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies analyzes the behavior and strategies of participants in the market using concepts such as the prisoner’s dilemma.

Since the Shapella hard fork on April 12, Ether has seen a price gain of nearly 10.

Ethereum staking withdrawals are picking momentum. But they have not been able to cause a major selloff as many had anticipated post the Shanghai upgrade.

After months of delays, Ethereum validators can finally withdraw their staked Ether and rewards from the Ethereum Mainnet.

Volumes from the top five Ethereum staking platforms suggest holders are hedging against the unknown until after ETH withdrawals are enabled.

ETH traders are exercising caution ahead of the April 12 Shapella hardfork, but the signal to watch is staking unlock requests.

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The analytics firm backed up its prediction, stating only 253 validators have signed up to fully exit their staked Ether position.

Ethereum funds have witnessed inflows worth only $600,000 in the week ending April 7 compared to Bitcoin‘s $56 million.

The latest fork on the “roadmap” shores up the network’s new validation mechanism while finally allowing stakers access to their ETH rewards.

Ether has broken the $1,900 resistance level for the first time in months and is currently sitting above $1,911.

Ethereum on-chain and technical indicators show a long-term bullish argument for ETH price in the near to medium terms.

Shapella will take effect at epoch 194,048, which is scheduled for 10:27:35pm UTC on April 12.