$ETH

Recent Developments**

1. **Ethereum 2.0 (Proof-of-Stake)**: Fully transitioned from PoW to PoS in 2022, reducing energy use by ~99%.

2. **Layer 2 Scaling**: Solutions like Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon are boosting transaction speed & lowering fees.

3. **EIP-4844 (Proto-Danksharding)**: Expected in 2024 to further reduce gas fees via "blob transactions."

4. **ETF Speculation**: Awaiting SEC decision on spot Ethereum ETFs (similar to Bitcoin ETFs