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FARTCOIN Returns to Top 100 Alts After 10% Surge, BTC Stays Calm at $85K (Weekend Watch)

Bitcoin’s underwhelming price actions as of late continued on Saturday and early Sunday as the asset stands close to $85,000 without making a big move in either direction. The larger-cap alts are also quite sluggish on a daily scale, with ETH slightly below $1,600 and XRP down by around 1%. BTC Consolidation Continues The past seven days went entirely differently from the previous week. Back then, BTC went through a massive five-digit price rollercoaster. However, it finally calmed after the tariff pause announced by Trump for most countries and remained in a tight range for the entire week. After it bounced above $82,000 last weekend, the asset went to a local peak of just over $86,000 on a couple of occasions but to no avail. Just the opposite, it was pushed back down to $83,000 both times. Since then, the cryptocurrency has traded within an even smaller range between $84,000 and $85,500. It now stands approximately in the middle of it, with many industry experts suggesting a breakout is just around the corner. For now, though, BTC’s market cap has retraced to $1.680 trillion on CoinGecko, while its dominance over the alts has taken a slight hit and is down to 60.7%. BTCUSD. Source: TradingView FARTCOIN Is Back Most larger-cap alts have failed to post any significant moves in the past day. Minor losses are coming from ETH, XRP, DOGE, and ADA, while SOL is slightly in the green. More interesting price developments come from the mid- and lower-cap alts. FARTCOIN has stolen the show and returned to the top 100 alts by market cap after a 10% surge. FET follows suit, gaining 9%, and TAO is net (8.5%). The cumulative market cap of all crypto assets has remained at the same level it has been in the past several days, at $2.770 trillion on CG. Cryptocurrency Market Overview. Source: Coin360 The post FARTCOIN Returns to Top 100 Alts After 10% Surge, BTC Stays Calm at $85K (Weekend Watch) appeared first on CryptoPotato . Bitcoin.com

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Has Ethereum Turned Itself Around? Experts Weigh In

“The Ethereum ship is slowly turning around,” claimed David Hoffman from Bankless on April 19. He added that the process started over six months ago and changes are already observable, highlighting six areas of change Ethereum is undergoing. The project went through a rough patch earlier this year with leadership issues at the Ethereum Foundation, developers jumping ship, and record levels of FUD being disseminated. However, despite that, it is still the industry standard network for DeFi, stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization , and decentralized applications. Evolution of Ethereum After primarily being research-focused for years, Ethereum is now recognizing the need to adapt in response to competitive pressures that emerged around 2021, argues Hoffman. He added that the Ethereum community is actively addressing these issues through aggressive layer-1 scaling, with plans to increase gas limits tenfold over two years. There has also been a shift from protocol-first to product-first thinking, with new leadership roles, and the Ethereum Foundation is taking a more active coordinating role with new co-executive directors. He also said there is now a more inclusive culture as the doors to the “Ivory Tower” open, enabling a welcoming ecosystem of voices into roadmap conversations. There is better layer-2 integration and developing interoperability standards, positioning Ethereum layer-1 service provider to L2s. Finally, an increased urgency is embracing shorter roadmap cycles and faster protocol upgrades. “Ethereum’s Strategic Pivot” The Ethereum ship is slowly turning around. In fact, this process started over 6 months ago – changes are already observable I wrote an article on @BanklessHQ doing my best to identify6️⃣arenas of change Ethereum is undergoing Read! pic.twitter.com/zxDOXOlVdP — David Hoffman (@TrustlessState) April 19, 2025 In a recent podcast Ethereum Foundation researchers Ansgar Dietrichs and Dankrad Feist said that the organization was stepping up to facilitate these steps. “Parts of the Ethereum community have been pushing for this shift, while others have been resisting it,” said Hoffman, who added, “Ethereum is a big tent that holds space for many different voices.” The Scaling Debate Uniswap founder Hayden Adams weighed in on the Ethereum scaling debate , stating, “I’m all for scaling improvements to L1, the rollup-centric roadmap actually requires it,” but pointing out that if Ethereum ultimately relies on L1 to support DeFi, Solana may have a stronger roadmap, team, and scaling model. He argued Ethereum should stick to its rollup-centric layer-2 scaling strategy, which it has developed over the past five years. “People need to pick a lane and attempt to mitigate the risks associated with it vs scrambling to shift narratives and strategy every month.” He added that he was also against “just do every approach,” which is probably the only thing worse than not picking an approach. Meanwhile, Ethereum prices remain at March 2023 levels, failing to push much higher than $1,600 so far this weekend. The post Has Ethereum Turned Itself Around? Experts Weigh In appeared first on CryptoPotato . Bitcoin.com