Ethereum was sorting some issues with network congestion, while DeFi boom was seen driving demand for Ether. Ethereum might begin another rally as on-chain metrics become more sustainable. An Ethereum bullrun heralds good fortune for the altcoin market as well. At press time, Zcash struggled against selling pressure while Steem appeared to be on the...Read More
At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s dominance stood at 59.5%, with the same having fallen significantly over the past few months despite the fact that the world’s largest cryptocurrency climbed to new heights in 2020. This has been the case because many of the market’s altcoins have surged on the charts too. However, when Bitcoin...Read More
Paris Hilton, a businesswoman, model, singer, and heiress to the Hilton Hotel chain has successfully sold in an auction a picture of her cat as a non-fungible token on an Ethereum-based platform for 40 ETH. While employing the same platform to auction off a picture of his own, Ashton Kutcher burned the paper copy to...Read More
Market Volatility is at a new high for all digital assets. For the altcoins, the market has been rather turbulent as a correlation with Bitcoin maintains minimal levels. Over the past 24-hours, while assets such as Algorand suffered significantly, Ethereum maintained its consolidation above the price of $425 while Dash indicated a minor rise. Ethereum...Read More
The daily transaction count on the Ethereum network reached a two-year high with 1.27 million, which is the closest number displayed to the all-time high from January 4th, 2018, at 1.34 million. Simultaneously, the transaction fees have dropped significantly from the ATH marked just a few days ago. Ethereum Transaction Count At Near ATH With...Read More
Ethereum was headed to a weekly close that would interest long term investors, with a good potential to post further gains in the coming weeks. Monero found its momentum waning, while Zcash showed some initial signs of strength. Ethereum [ETH] Source: ETH/USD on TradingView ETH traded with below-average volume over the weekend. This could have...Read More
Ethereum, Synthetix, and Zcash seem to be going into the weekend hopeful of upward price movement since, at the time of writing, these three cryptocurrencies were showing signs of potential. The weekly close of Ethereum for last week can be great news for what could be in store ahead. Ethereum [ETH] Source: ETH/USD on TradingView...Read More
After strong moves near the end of July, Ethereum has been ranging between a trend for a week, while ZCash has dropped in value since the recent highs near $100. Dogecoin is yet to gather momentum after a very successful July. Ethereum [ETH] Source: ETH/USD TradingView Ethereum has been noting strong positive sentiment on social...Read More
Ethereum gas fees hit a level seen 5 times in the last 4 years; why? The average gas fees on Ethereum blockchain has hit a level not seen in a long time. The average gas fees, at the time of writing, was just below 200. However, as per ETH gas station, for fast transaction confirmations,...Read More
Ethereum and its ecosystem look wildly bullish according to Satniment’s “social sentiment on Twitter” indicator. According to the indicator, it has a deviation of +2.78 from the neutral position, which is at an all-time high. Social Sentiment Source: Twitter This comes at a time when bitcoin has hit $12,000 twice within 2 weeks of August...Read More
Shifting trends are not uncommon in the crypto industry. At the moment, Ethereum’s bullish narrative is possibly heading towards a restructure. It seems like a long time but Ethereum surged past its $400 resistance only a week back. The fact that the community has been talking about it consistently is making it impossible to keep...Read More
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex Blog By Friday, August 7th, the ETH seems to gave lost its absolute confidence in further growth but its overall mood remains positive. This promises a chance of growth after the pause. Today the ETH is generally trading at 396 USD. On H4, the uptrend of the ETH has passed...Read More
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, managed to surge past $11,500 over the past few hours. However, altcoins such as Ethereum, EOS, and Cosmos seemed to have missed the cue as they couldn’t piggy-back on the rally. Ethereum continued to struggle in its attempt to breach the $400 range, whereas EOS registered a minor drop. For...Read More
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex Blog After a lengthy phase of growth, the ETH rate started consolidating near its 13-months peak. On Tuesday, July 28th, it is generally trading at 317.12 USD. On D1, ETH/USD keeps developing an uptrend. After swift growth, the quotations are testing the upper border of the ascending channel. The MACD...Read More
Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently posted on the progress being made on the interoperability between the two Ethereum chains. Serenity will usher in a completely new blockchain for the platform, but there will be a transition period when both the new and the old will need to work together. Work on “the eth1 -> eth2...Read More
Ethereum is currently one of the top-performing high capitalization crypto assets with a surge of 11.5% on the day to reach a five-month high of $270. ETH on a Tear The move was initiated a few hours ago following weeks oscillating between $225 and $245. A minor pullback has occurred as trading begins in Asia,...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin admitted in a tweet that the higher transaction fee on the second-largest blockchain network is opening the door to security risks. However, he said that the fee market reform EIP 1559 will solve this. Higher Transactions Fees Vs. Block Reward Encourage Malicious Mining In a recent tweet, Buterin said that the...Read More
Recent research has indicated that Ethereum has ‘blown past Bitcoin’ in terms of daily settlement value, which is a testament to how much economic activity has increased on the network. Ethereum Beats Bitcoin on Economic Activity Messari researcher, Ryan Watkins, recently posted his findings stating that a quarter ago, Ethereum had just about reached parity...Read More
Phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0 has been running full nodes on the Topaz testnet for months. However, the first block on the highly anticipated Beacon Chain has been mined and validated in mid-April. The first testnet was called Sapphire, and it was a scaled-down version that successfully tested smaller 3.2 ETH deposits. Topaz went live...Read More
The highly anticipated upgrade from ETH 1.0 to ETH 2.0 has been in the pipeline for a couple of years now. The initial phase, Beacon Chain, has been running full nodes on testnet since May, and staking rewards are being paid out to validators testing the new platform. The mainnet launch is unlikely to happen...Read More
Ethereum is currently undervalued and is poised to increase in the long-term, potentially reaching market cap parity with Bitcoin, some analysts claim. Ethereum Might Be Bullish In the Long-Term As Ethereum is getting closer to its 5th anniversary, some market onlookers are waiting for its revival, especially amid the context of the awakening altcoin season....Read More
BigONE Exchange, one of the world’s safest crypto exchanges, has taken on a new sheen as it just launched a brand new VIP system that converts a user’s every engagement with the platform into his or her own benefits, be they discount on spot trading fees, reduction on leverage interests rates, or an increased referral...Read More
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex Blog The ETH price looks like stabilizing after two days of decline. On Tuesday, June 16th, it is generally trading at 232.60 USD. Yesterday’s low was at 218.10 USD. On D1, ETH/USD keeps correcting in an uptrend. The quotations are again testing the lower border of the ascending channel. The...Read More
Digital currency markets are down on Sunday evening roughly 2.14% as global trade volume has slid by 31% this weekend. Coins like ethereum, bitcoin, litecoin, and bitcoin cash are all down between 1-2% in the last 24 hours. Crypto Assets Shed $16 Billion in Two Days At the time of publication, the cryptocurrency market capitalization...Read More
A record ethereum transaction fee has been paid today: $2.6 million to transfer $134. The user probably mixed up the fields on the value of the transfer and the fee, eventually paying 10,668 ETH in fees, or $2.6 million, on a transaction mined by Sparkpool. A nightmare come true, the customer sent 0.55 ether, worth...Read More
Data from the crypto analytical firm Skew.com shows that bitcoin options are maturing much faster than the futures markets launched in December 2017. Skew’s data shows that the open interest in bitcoin options has risen significantly in the last few months. Bitcoin options “are starting to play catch up with the more mature futures market,”...Read More
Several incidents in the cryptocurrency space seem to leave a lasting impression on the industry. The infamous Cryptopia hack, for example, still sends shock waves throughout communities today. To this day, there are still many uncertainties regarding the Cryptopia hack. More Cryptopia Funds Shenanigans The exchange lost a lot of funds, adding up to roughly...Read More
The leading digital asset management company, Grayscale Investments, has purchased nearly 50% of all mined ethers in 2020. The firm outlined the increased interest from institutional investors, hinting that the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 could be the reason behind both. Grayscale On ETH Buying Spree New information on the matter indicated that the total number of...Read More
The Maker Foundation is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for $28 million over the March 12 event that caused over $2 million in liquidations. The lawsuit alleges that the team behind the Makerdao project did not explain the extreme risk of loss to investors. Also read: ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black...Read More
Digital currency markets have been rising again as the entire market capitalization of all 5,000+ coins has jumped above the $200 billion mark. The increase in crypto trade volume and coin values has followed alongside the recovery traditional equity markets saw on Monday. On Tuesday, most of the digital assets in the top ten are...Read More
