# ETH's Best Day Since 2021

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: May 8, 2025*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/read/eths-best-day-since-2021-2*

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ETH's Best Day Since 2021
  

  
  Published on May 8, 2025

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[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/05/Group-14---2025-05-08T174437.065.png)](https://www.bankless.com/)- 💸** Stripe Launches 'Stablecoin-Powered' Accounts. **The payments giant [completed](https://www.bankless.com/read/stripe-launches-stablecoin-powered-accounts) its $1.1B acquisition of Bridge in February.
- 💰 **Coinbase is Buying Deribit for $2.9B in Record Deal.** The mostly-stock deal for the derivatives exchange is the [largest crypto acquisition ever](https://www.bankless.com/read/coinbase-is-buying-derebit-for-2-9b-in-record-deal).
- 🟠** Bitcoin Crosses $100K for First Time Since February. **Juiced by hope of a trade deal, BTC once again [crossed](https://www.bankless.com/read/bitcoin-crosses-100k-for-first-time-since-february) the significant barrier.
📸**Daily Market Snapshot: **BTC back above $100K, ETH's best day since 2021, the biggest crypto acquisition of all time, and Meta back to building a stablecoin??? All in a day's work.

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  **Crypto**
   
          $3.23T
       

  
    
    ↗ 7.9%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 7.0%
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $102,973
       

  
    
    ↗ 6.0%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 6.5%
    
  

       ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/eth.png)
    

  **ETH**
   
          $2,175
       

  
    
    ↗ 20.6%
    
  

   
    
    ↗ 17.8%  

 

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[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2025/05/image---2025-05-08T174014.170.png)](https://www.bankless.com/read/the-hottest-altcoins-to-watch-in-may)Crypto thrives on chaos, and in April, five altcoins stole the spotlight with price swings that were anything but subtle.

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*Today we’re diving into the biggest winners, the hardest losers, and the wild catalysts behind April’s most explosive altcoin stories. 👇*

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