After several months of gradual declines, the number of Ethereum wallets containing between 1,000 and 100,000 ETH jumped to a local peak. At the same time, smaller ETH addresses have also been on the rise, perhaps stacking for the upcoming Merge. ETH Whales Increase The data provided by Santiment revealed that the so-called whales (holding...Read More
BitMEX Research recently published a report detailing why Ethereum has dwarfed Bitcoin as the center of Dapp and developer activity within crypto. While there are technical reasons for the discrepancy, the team claims that Bitcoin developer culture prior to Ethereum’s launch drove alternative use cases away from its ecosystem. The OP_Return Controversy The report explores...Read More
Ethereum’s ninth shadow fork went live in the early hours of July 15, marking one of the final testing stages before the big event. Ethereum developers have been running a series of test forks replicating data from the mainnet into the testing environment in preparation for the final Merge. A shadow fork is a smaller...Read More
The bloodbath will probably worsen, at least, until the end of the year as inflation will remain above 5%, and regulatory crackdowns against the industry deepen, according to the annual report published by crypto research firm Messari. Examining the industry through a long-term perspective, however, the firm said institutional investments have grown steadily YoY despite...Read More
Ethereum is prepping for the much-anticipated Merge. Delays and setbacks aside, the total value locked in ETH 2.0 deposit contract continues to record new highs. As of July 5, the number of staking ETH 2.0 deposit contract addresses exceeds 13,000,000. However, a vast majority of Ethereum 2.0 stakers are now firmly underwater on their position....Read More
For the first time in almost a year, revenues for Bitcoin (BTC) miners surpassed those of Ethereum (ETH) in June. But even then, both digital assets have shown dwindling profit margins owing to the prevailing crypto winter. According to a July 5 report by Binance, last month, Bitcoin miners generated $656.47 million. Meanwhile, Ethereum miners...Read More
In a quick-paced development, XCarnival, describing itself as a Metaverse Asset Bank, lost over 3,087 ETH to a hacker and negotiated the return of half of the funds less than 24 hours after the incident. Exploiting a flaw in its smart contract, the attacker used a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, which was already withdrawn...Read More
One of the largest airline companies in Spain – Vueling – will join forces with BitPay to enable clients to pay for tickets in several cryptocurrencies starting from 2023. Crypto Takes off With Vueling According to a recent press release, the Barcelona-based airline will use Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) technology (a global settlement network...Read More
The Founder of SkyBridge Capital – Anthony Scaramucci – advised investors to remain disciplined amidst the ongoing crypto havoc. He compared the months-long selloff to the Internet bubble burst in 2000 while noting that some crypto gems will survive the winter as Amazon did twenty-two years ago. “Stay Disciplined” As the bloodbath deepened, bitcoin slumped...Read More
Ethereum developers have agreed to delay the “difficulty bomb,” a big transition leading up to the “Merge.” After testing the Merge, ETH developer, Danny Ryan revealed finding two minor bugs affecting some stakers. Additionally, 9% of validators also have issues with configuration. New EIP-5133 Proposal Lead developer Tim Beiko revealed that a proposal EIP-5133, advocating...Read More
One of the greatest actors of all time – Sir Anthony Hopkins – said he wants to jump on the non-fungible token bandwagon. As such, he asked for the help of Snoop Dogg, Jimmy Fallon, and Reese Witherspoon, who have some experience in the field. The Latest Celebrity to Join the NFT Craze It seems...Read More
3iQ Digital Asset Management has launched Bitcoin and Ether Feeder ETFs in Australia. Listed on Cboe Australia on June 6, these funds will invest in Canadian-domiciled 3iQ CoinShares Bitcoin ETF and 3iQ CoinShares Ether ETF. Exposure to BTC, ETH Investments These ETF products are aimed at providing Australian investors with an opportunity to leverage potential...Read More
Crypto network fees and revenue are good indicators of the state of markets. In bull markets, demand is high, and fees and revenue increase, however, the opposite occurs when the bears have control of things. Around half a year into the current bear market cycle, many crypto network revenues have fallen lower than the asset...Read More
Arthur Hayes, the co-founder and former CEO of leading crypto derivatives platform BitMEX, said Terra’s failure was a byproduct of the macroeconomic environment as the Feds raised rates and tightened up its balance sheet. He also expressed conviction on the broader market in the medium and long term, reiterating that Ethereum could still reach $10,000...Read More
Timothy Ursich Jr. – who runs for election to the US Senate to represent California – vowed that he will draft a bill proposing Dogecoin as an official payment method if he is victorious. He also opined that two of the best instruments against the current galloping inflation are the leading cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and...Read More
Dawn Fitzpatrick – CEO and CIO at Soros Fund Management – doubled down on her pro-crypto stance, predicting the asset class is “here to stay.” She believes that climate impact will play a vital role in the industry, and as such, Ethereum “is likely to gain some more traction than Bitcoin.” Ethereum to Outperform Bitcoin?...Read More
As The Merge is set to occur in August, leading Ethereum developer, Tim Beiko announced on Tuesday that the Ropsten Beacon Chain had been launched as a testnet for Ethereum users. Ropsten will be the first longstanding testnet to run through The Merge, which marks the end of the PoW architecture of Ethereum. A Step...Read More
The French fashion brand – Balenciaga – will reportedly embrace cryptocurrencies as a payment method for its products. Initially, the offering will be available at the firm’s US shops on Madison Avenue in New York and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Balenciaga Catching the Crypto Wave According to a recent coverage, Balenciaga will...Read More
Arguably the most anticipated event in Ethereum’s 7-year-old history could come in the next few months, asserted the project’s co-founder as well as a couple of core ETH developers. This should happen before the “difficulty bomb” slows down the network. Speaking at a panel during the Permissionless conference, ETH core developer Preston Van Loon noted...Read More
Earlier this week, a pull request was submitted by an Ethereum DevOps engineer for the Ropsten testnet Merge configuration code that can be seen in the GitHub repository. For the uninitiated, the Ropsten testnet was created by Ethereum Foundation nearly five years ago and is considered one of the best replicas for the Ethereum blockchain....Read More
The past several weeks have been quite the negative turmoil for the cryptocurrency market, as it all started at the end of March. Interestingly, this coincides with a similar drop for the largest US-based stock market indexes, which led to a multi-month high in terms of correlations between Wall Street and crypto. The Market Meltdowns...Read More
Web infrastructure platform Cloudflare has announced supporting the development and deployment of Ethereum for its customer through its Ethereum and IPFS gateways. From now on, Cloudflare customers can log into the dashboard and configure a zone for Ethereum, the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), or both. Ethereum Gateway As one of the fast-growing data storage firms,...Read More
The Brazilian investment management company – XP Inc. – reportedly joined forces with Nasdaq to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform. Called XTAGE, it should go live by the end of June. Initially, it will enable investors to buy and sell bitcoin and ether. XP Thinks About the Next Five, Ten Years The latest organization to...Read More
Ethereum whales have registered a sharp uptick in activity in the past few days, making nearly 2,600 transactions worth over $1 million each yesterday alone. This is the highest number of such transaction activities in a day since January. 🐳 #Ethereum‘s whales have been extremely active today, firing off 2,596 transactions valued at $1M or...Read More
Ridley Scott – one of the greatest film directors of all time – will be the next celebrity to dive into the cryptocurrency universe by producing “The Infinite Machine,” a movie about the founding of the Ethereum network. Gladiator’s Ridley Scott to Take Ethereum to Hollywood Camila Russo’s book “The Infinite Machine,” which tells about...Read More
The Switzerland-based investment product issuer – 21Shares – joined forces with ETF Securities to launch the first two exchange-traded funds in Australia that will provide customers with direct access to cryptocurrencies. Those products will track the performance of BTC, and ETH will go live on April 27. Crypto EFTs Popping out in Australia While the...Read More
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) – a non-profit organization that supports the second-largest blockchain protocol – disclosed that its treasury equals around $1.6 billion. $1.3 billion of it is distributed in digital assets (primarily ETH), while approximately $300 million belong to non-crypto investments. The EF Sold ETH at the ATH In its financial report, the Ethereum...Read More
On April 12, 2022; Virgil Griffith, a former developer at the Ethereum Foundation, was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison on the charge of conspiracy, after traveling to Pyongyang in 2019, in violation of the international sanctions framed under The International Emergency Economic Powers Act imposed by the government of the United States...Read More
PayMaya – one of the leading digital financial services platforms in the Philippines – rolled out a cryptocurrency feature on its app, allowing customers to deal with bitcoin and altcoins. The initiative aims to educate locals about the merits of the asset class and grant them access to it. PayMaya Enters the World of Crypto...Read More
After years of bashing the cryptocurrency industry, the Wall Street behemoth has started numerous such initiatives in the past several months. The latest, reported by Bloomberg, reveals the bank’s intentions to roll out OTC ETH options trading due to enhanced client demand. Citing Andrei Kazantsev, Goldman’s head of crypto trading, the coverage informed that the...Read More
