Ethereum scaling solution Optimism has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round co-led by top crypto investors Paradigm and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) at a $1.65 billion valuation. The funding will largely go toward hiring, according to a Medium post from the company.

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Over the past five years, perhaps the best investment you could've owned was Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). The world's first programmable blockchain has seen the price of ETH, its native token, skyrocket more than 13,000% (as of March 7, 2022) since March of 2017. The S&P 500's 94% total return during the same time period doesn't even come close. 

While the future might not exactly resemble the past, there are some promising digital assets out there that could produce monster returns in the years ah...

Major coins traded higher over 24 hours as the global cryptocurrency market cap rose 1.9% to $1.8 trillion.

© Provided by BenzingaBitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin On The Rise — Sorry To Play Debbie Downer But Here's Why These Analysts Refuse To Sound The All-Clear Alarm

Metaverse play Decentraland (MANA) was the top 24-hour gainer, accor...

Cryptocurrencies have had a dismal start to the year, and continue to plunge as major economies around the world look to curb their growing popularity.

Bitcoin has fallen over 7% in the last 24 hours, and was trading at $39,097 as of 3:00 am ET, according to CoinDesk. The world's most valuable cryptocurrency has plummeted over 15% since the beginning of the year. In November it was trading at a record high of $68,990.

Its peers have fared worse recently. Ethereum, which is the world's second mo...

Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios.

© Provided by BenzingaDo You Think Dogecoin Can Reach $1 Before Ethereum Gets To $10,000, And Cardano Hits $5?

This week, we posed the following question to over 1,000 Benzinga visitors on cryptocurrency trading and investing: Which will happen first, Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) at $10,000, Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) or Do...

Major coins traded higher over 24 hours as the global cryptocurrency market cap rose 1.9% to $1.8 trillion.

© Provided by BenzingaBitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin On The Rise — Sorry To Play Debbie Downer But Here's Why These Analysts Refuse To Sound The All-Clear Alarm

Metaverse play Decentraland (MANA) was the top 24-hour gainer, accor...

What Happened: The apex coin traded 0.7% higher over 24 hours at $37,066.50 over 24 hours. For the week, it has fallen 11%.

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) rose 1.9% higher over 24 hours at $2,495.30 over 24 hours. Over a seven-day trailing period, it has declined 19.4%.

Meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) was up 0.3% over 24 hours at $0.14 over 24 ho...

Cryptocurrencies have had a dismal start to the year, and continue to plunge as major economies around the world look to curb their growing popularity.

Bitcoin has fallen over 7% in the last 24 hours, and was trading at $39,097 as of 3:00 am ET, according to CoinDesk. The world's most valuable cryptocurrency has plummeted over 15% since the beginning of the year. In November it was trading at a record high of $68,990.

Its peers have fared worse recently. Ethereum, which is the world's second mo...

Bitcoin and ethereum are two of the most popular and biggest cryptocurrencies by market size. 

Bitcoin, which came into existence in 2008, was created by someone using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. 

Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin created ethereum in 2015.

Despite being both digital currencies, there are few fundamental differences between them.

Bitcoin was created to be a decentralized digital currency, which means nobody controls it--neither the government nor central bank.

Howe...

© Provided by BenzingaThis Cryptocurrency Has Beaten Shiba Inu, Dogecoin And Ethereum Gains By Far Over Past Month And Still Looks Unstoppable

What’s Moving? LRC, which runs on Ethereum, is a Layer 2 solution for trading and payments. It has shot up 638% in the past 30 days.

In comparison, SHIB, DOGE, and ETH have gai...

Cryptocurrency prices are surging yet again, and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) recently reached an all-time high of around $4,500 per token. This record is the latest in a string of recent highs over the past few days, as Ethereum continues its upward trajectory.

© Provided by The Motley Fool Should You Buy Ethereum After Its Recent $4,500 High?

The latest price increase comes just days after the successful Altair upgrade to Ethereum's network, which brings it a step closer to the much-anticipated Et...

China’s enhanced crackdown on crypto has forced the world’s second-largest Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) mining pool to suspend operations.

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What Happened: Sparkpool, the second-largest Ethereum mining pool by hash rate, announced Monday it would be suspending all services in an effort to comply with regulatory requirements.

The Hangzhou-based mining pool had already suspended mining services for new China-based miners as of Friday but now plans to extend its ban to existing ...

© Provided by InvestorPlace Another stylized version of the Ethereum logo

With its price now down 50% from its all-time high of $4,132.76 reached in May of this year, the shine has definitely come off the second biggest digital coin after Bitcoin (CCC:BTC-USD).

Ethereum has been struggling to remain above $2,000 per coin in recent weeks as the entire cryptocurrency market experiences extreme volatility.

Many investors have found the ...