📊 Market Recap — August 15, 2026
Ethereum is trading around $1,882 today, with a 24-hour trading volume of about $1.52 billion. Bitcoin closed Friday at roughly $62,976, down about 0.67%, while Ethereum held slightly firmer, down just 0.18% to around $1,881. Solana and XRP each lost about 1% on the day.
There wasn't one single dominant catalyst behind Friday's move — it looked more like a mix of institutional adoption news, some security concerns, and profit-taking after recent strength. On the development side, Ethereum's team is preparing the "Glamsterdam" upgrade for Q4 2026, aimed at improving validator efficiency and scaling on layer 1.
Source: CoinDesk, MetaMask, Rio Times. This is not financial advice — always verify data independently before making decisions.
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