Ethereum

Ethereum ($ETH) trades at $2,696, advancing 0.5% over the past 24 hours and 4.8% over the past seven days with a market capitalization of $330.1B.

Technical governance and infrastructure proposals lead network activity. Ethereum core developers scheduled All Core Devs Execution call 247 for Oct. 8, planning discussions around Glamsterdam, Hegotá, and general protocol updates [1]. On the application layer, ARCOS introduced a modular state-machine framework aimed at handling Ethereum token custody, delegation, and rentals across a standardized coordination layer [2]. Meanwhile, contributors on the Ethereum Magicians forum evaluated deploying the L402 payment protocol across Ethereum Layer 2 networks to support automated machine-to-machine micropayments for artificial intelligence agents without using Lightning nodes [3].