Ethereum
Why Ethereum is up 1.3% in the last hour
Analysis
Ethereum rose 1.3% over the past hour as traders reacted to Ethereum Foundation roadmap coverage highlighting “post-quantum/quantum readiness” and other 2026 protocol priorities, which likely boosted sentiment around long-term network security and upgrades. Additional attention on Ethereum’s scaling ecosystem—via reporting on Robinhood’s L2 testnet activity and the broader rollup-roadmap debate—may have added incremental support to ETH in the short term.
Contributing Factors (3)
Ethereum Foundation Flags Post-Quantum Security as Core Priority in 2026 Protocol Roadmap
Ethereum developers plan major protocol changes in 2026, combining scaling, security hardening, and UX improvements following last year's network upgrades.
Robinhood vs. Vitalik: Why the trading app is building it own L2 while Ethereum founder cools on them
Centralized exchanges are moving forward building their own blockchain infrastructure even as the broader Ethereum ecosystem debates its future.
Ethereum Foundation lists ‘quantum readiness,’ gas limits in 2026 priorities
The Ethereum Foundation called 2025 one of its “most productive years,” highlighting two major network upgrades and the gas limit significantly increasing.
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