What shaped Ethereum in 2024? It seems pretty challenging to find a common denominator, but there were some milestones no one can’t argue about being included. Here are my top-3 picks in chronological order:

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Cardano (ADA) is a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Layer-1 network launched in 2017. Cardano aims to provide security, scalability, and functionality to decentralized applications and systems building atop the network. In addition to its community of developers, node operators, and projects, Cardano is supported by entities like Input Output Global (IOG), Cardano Foundation, EMURGO, and others. These entities support the network’s development, adoption, and finances as Cardano moves toward the age of Voltaire, the final phase of its roadmap.

Altcoins have felt the sting, too. Ethereum was down 16% over a 24-hour period at one point, with XRP plunging 18% and Dogecoin 26%.

Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has made a “strategic investment” of $775 million into the right-leaning streaming platform Rumble. Last month, it announced it would allocate up to $20 million of its excess cash reserves to bitcoin.

The last two years have been remarkable for Solana, recording a staggering price appreciation of +2,143%. In this article, we utilize the new breakdown metrics for Solana to inspect and understand the underlying capital flows responsible for the dramatic ascent.

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“The HAWK Token exhibits all the characteristics of an unregistered security under established legal precedent,” litigants claimed.

MARA, the largest publicly-listed miner in the U.S., acquired 15,574 BTC for about $1.53 billion. Hut 8, the eighth-largest public miner by market cap, acquired 990 bitcoin for approximately $100 million.

According to CertiK Alert monitoring, Slurpycoin on BSC has suffered a flash loan attack. The attacker manipulated the token price using a buyback mechanism and made a profit of about $3,000 from sandwich arbitrage. This attack is also responsible for the $10,000 loss of MRP tokens on July 2.