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Ethereum Holds $3,000 as Buterin Refocuses Network on Decentralization, Hayes Rotates $5.5M Into DeFi
Ethereum is trading above $3,000 on Friday, up 1.3% in the last 24 hours. This is because the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap is at a very important technical point. The little rise comes at a time when the network’s main goal is getting more attention. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin is pushing back against short-term market stories in favor of constructing infrastructure that will last and won’t be censored. Buterin sent a clear New Year’s address saying that Ethereum made a lot of technical progress in 2025, but he also said that the network still isn’t living up to its bigger goals. The co-founder ... (full story)
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