Ethereum

Ethereum (ETH) is trading around $2,160 after a +4.5% move in the last 24 hours, with traders focused on whether the $2,000 level can hold. The article says whale wallets sold into the March peak near $2,370, while BlackRock's staked ETH ETF is cited as showing continued inflows. Separately, Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) says it has raised more than $32 million in a presale and lists a token price of $0.0136 with 36% APY rewards.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies chairman Tom Lee said on Monday that a months-long slump in Ether may be easing as the firm continued stepping up purchases over the past three weeks. The company bought 65,341 ETH last week for $139 million, lifting its total to more than 4.6 million Ether and moving it closer to a target of holding 5% of total supply.

Ethereum rebounded from the $2,025 area and is consolidating above $2,120 while holding above the 100-hour Simple Moving Average. A bearish trend line near $2,165 and resistance at $2,200 are limiting upside attempts, while a rejection below $2,165 could reopen a move toward $2,065 and $2,025.

Ethereum (ETH) recorded $80.2 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours, including $65.6 million in long liquidations, as price moved back above $2,000. Technical levels suggest $2.5K–$2.7K could be reachable if demand improves, but the $2,353 aggregate realized price and weak volume signals may cap any rally near $2.4K.

Balancer published two governance proposals on 23 March outlining a post-exploit restructuring that shifts the protocol away from incentive-led growth toward a leaner, revenue-first approach. The plan would stop BAL emissions, phase out veBAL, and send 100% of protocol fees to the DAO treasury, while also considering a treasury-funded buyback-and-burn program sized up to 35% of holdings (~$3.6M).

NYSE Arca has submitted a proposal that would change how options on Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs trade, aiming to align them with standard equity-options rules. The filing would remove a 25,000-contract position cap on certain products and broaden access to FLEX options that let traders customize terms such as strikes and expirations. It also sets eligibility thresholds for the underlying assets, including a $700m average market value requirement.

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed more than 4% on March 23, 2026 after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran had held talks and he ordered a five-day postponement of strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure. BTC moved from around $68,250 to above $71,000, while Ethereum (ETH) rose from about $2,050 to $2,180, a gain of more than 6%. The broader crypto market cap was up 2.4% on Monday at the time of writing.

Sens. Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduced a bipartisan bill that would bar CFTC-registered venues, including Kalshi and Polymarket's U.S. platform, from listing prediction contracts linked to sports or casino-style games. Separately, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan and Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour have reportedly backed a new $35 million venture fund aimed at prediction-market startups. The roundup also notes ETH-related moves, including Bitmine's purchase of 65,341 ETH and an early investor sale of 15,002 ETH worth about $31 million.

BlackRock opened the week of March 23 with more than $77 million in net withdrawals across its two spot crypto ETFs. On Monday, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) posted a 658 BTC outflow (about $46 million), while iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHE) recorded a 14,802 ETH outflow worth roughly $31.74 million.

Aave DAO has approved an Aave Request for Comment (ARFC) snapshot vote to kick off community discussion on deploying Aave V4 to Ethereum mainnet, with a rollout expected this year. The vote ran four days and closed with 100% support, starting a non-binding phase before any onchain Aave Improvement Proposal and deployment. V4 introduces a modular Hub-and-Spoke design and deeper integration of the GHO stablecoin, as the protocol navigates contributor changes including planned exits by BGD Labs and Aave Chan Initiative.