Ethereum

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said in a livestream that the network is now fully integrated with LayerZero, enabling liquidity and value transfer across 80+ blockchains, including BNB Chain, Solana, and Ethereum. Analyst Gain Muse highlighted resistance at $0.278 and support at $0.260, with ADA at $0.259, while Grayscale's Smart Contract Fund nudged its ADA allocation to 19.55%.

Ethereum holds $159 billion of the $300 billion stablecoin supply, reinforcing its role as an institutional settlement layer. On February 26, 2026, Jeff Housenbold called Ethereum the stablecoin backbone, while January 2026 transfer volumes across EVM, Solana and Tron reached $10.3 trillion. ETH trades near $1,960, with $2,000 seen as a pivotal level.

On February 28, 2026, Peter Thiel and Founders Fund entities disclosed via a US SEC filing that they had sold their entire position in Ethereum treasury firm ETHZilla, triggering a premarket share drop of nearly 7%. ETHZilla's stock was trading around $3.20 on Wednesday, down 97% from its $107 high in August 2025, as the company shifts from an Ethereum treasury focus toward tokenized real world assets.

In mid-January, Ethereum peaked near $3,400 before a liquidation-led slide toward the $1,850 area in recent weeks, according to a CryptoQuant analyst. In February, the 30‑day Net Taker Volume fell to its most negative level since last November. Price action is attempting to stabilize around $2,000 while remaining below the 50-, 100- and 200-day moving averages.

As March begins, Bitcoin is confined near the 69,000–70,000 resistance zone while a liquidity pocket sits around 66,000. Ethereum has moved above its 100-day EMA after months of lower highs, and Shiba Inu faces a potential breakout from a descending triangle. Momentum is rebuilding, but key averages and levels remain critical.

According to DeepSeek AI, XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum could set new all‑time highs within the next ten months, despite prolonged market weakness. The model outlines targets including XRP at $8 by 2026, Bitcoin near $266,000, and Ethereum potentially reaching $10,000, with a scenario for $7,500 by Christmas if resistance levels are cleared.

Updated on February 27, 2026, the Ethereum Foundation introduced Project Odin, a 12-month accelerator for Ethereum infrastructure to diversify funding and embed strategic advisors in teams such as Vyper. The program follows a three-phase process to build repeatable revenue, while a longer-term FRC model pilots with Vyper to fund R&D via grants and specialized service contracts.

Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet warned that Elliptic Curve Cryptography underpinning blockchain keys could be compromised by sufficiently powerful quantum computers, and said preparation must begin well before such capability arrives. On February 27, 2026, he described post quantum experiments inside secure elements, while experts caution that about seven million BTC, including roughly one million linked to Satoshi Nakamoto, could be exposed.

On February 27, 2026, $8.7 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options are scheduled to expire on Deribit, potentially amplifying volatility. According to Deribit, Bitcoin accounts for $7.7 billion in notional exposure and Ethereum about $975 million, with max pain levels at $75,000 and $2,200.

SBI Holdings, with Startale, plans to debut a yen‑pegged stablecoin (JPYSC) in Q2 2026 via Shinsei Trust, pending approvals under Japan's Payment Services Act. On Feb. 27, 2026, Charles Edwards said Ethereum could overtake Bitcoin within five years due to quantum‑resilience focus. Cexplorer flags USDC's Cardano launch within two days after 42 mints.