With U.S. spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs now a realistic prospect, some experts are questioning whether their approval will impact the market as much as a Bitcoin (BTC) equivalent. Bitwise – the world’s largest crypto index fund manager – says they won’t be. In conversation with CryptoPotato, the firm’s analyst Juan Leon explained why. Ignorance Of...Read More
After a few weeks of speculation following the registration of the iShares Ethereum Trust in Delaware, BlackRock has filed the S-1 prospectus for the product with the SEC. This is the second cryptocurrency-related exchange-traded fund that the company wants to launch after its spot Bitcoin ETF application. CryptoPotato reported last week when the largest asset...Read More
Ethereum (ETH) has encountered difficulties breaking past this year’s high of approximately $2,150, prompting concerns about a potential double-top pattern that could lead to a price reversal. The latest market data reveals that Ethereum is trading around $1,985 during the early Asian and London markets on Wednesday, marking a 3.6 percent decrease over the past...Read More
Boyaa Interactive, a board and card game company based in China and listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has announced plans to acquire approximately $100 million worth of cryptocurrency assets, primarily BTC and ETH. This strategic business decision comes when institutional crypto investment rises, with Bitcoin and Ethereum emerging as major beneficiaries....Read More
Digital asset investment products saw inflows amounting to $293 million over the past week. This extended a seven-week streak of inflows surpassing the $1 billion milestone. Year-to-date inflows now stand at $1.14 billion, marking the third-highest annual inflows on record. Ethereum witnessed a massive turnaround in sentiment, welcoming its largest inflow since August 2022 of...Read More
Amidst broader market recovery, Ethereum gas fees have surged yet again as a result of increased demand for blockspace. Bitcoin users experienced a similar ordeal, with average transaction fees spiking to levels not seen since May. While the latest fee frenzy comes in the wake of rising optimism in the market, it also highlighted the...Read More
In a recent revelation, a dormant Ethereum wallet holding $470 million worth of ETH has been linked to Rain Lõhmus, the founder of Estonia-based LHV Bank. However, Lõhmus has lost the private keys to this wallet, and he’s now seeking the help of the crypto community to regain access. LHV Bank Founder Rain Lõhmus Identified...Read More
The recent institutional landscape appears to be undergoing a shift, as Ethereum, which had been struggling with continuous outflows throughout the year, notably totaling $107 million, suddenly experienced a positive change.`According to the latest report by CoinShares, Ethereum has attracted the largest inflows since August 2022, totaling $17.5 million. In the latest turnaround, digital asset...Read More
In recent days, the crypto market has witnessed a surge of activity, with Bitcoin repeatedly knocking on the $35,000 level. Riding on Bitcoin’s bullish efforts, Ethereum traders are seizing the opportunity to push the price of ETH beyond the $1,900 zone. With continued negative Netflow suggesting that more Ethereum is being bought than sold, analysts...Read More
According to the latest report from Immunefi, from January to October 2023, over $1.41 billion has been lost to hacking and fraudulent activities in 292 specific incidents. In October 2023 alone, losses amounted to approximately $22.2 million, primarily attributed to hacking and fraud. The most frequently targeted blockchain networks during the period were BNB Chain...Read More
In addition to surging in price on crypto exchanges last month, Ethereum mainnet recently reclaimed dominance over its Layer-2 chains in daily transaction volume, according to data from L2Beat. Bloomberg crypto analyst Jamie Coutts recently said, “Public blockchains hold immense potential for empowering global citizens.” The most popular apps on Ethereum are for decentralized finance...Read More
According to the latest edition of CoinShares’ Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly Report, digital asset investment products received a total of $326 million in inflows, marking the highest weekly influx since July 2022. The asset manager speculated that the rising optimism from investors that the US Securities and Exchange Commission would approve a spot-based Bitcoin...Read More
Till now, in October, Ethereum has seen a surge of more than 20%, revealing the bullish momentum of ‘Uptober.’ Nonetheless, as traders seek to cash in near the peak of $1,860, ETH’s price faces challenges in climbing higher. Yet, the sentiment seems favorable as various on-chain metrics turn bullish, indicating that ETH is poised for...Read More
Polygon Labs has announced that the POL token upgrade is now live on the Ethereum mainnet. The upgrade to POL has been initiated on the Ethereum mainnet following several months of development, community consultation, and a successful testnet launch. POL Token Upgrade Goes Live Even though POL has been deployed on the mainnet, this does...Read More
Prominent decentralized crypto derivatives exchange dYdX has unveiled the open-source code for its upcoming version 4. The new dYdX Chain – based on the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint Proof-of-stake consensus protocol – is expected to offer transactions of up to 2,000 per second. This is essentially the initial phase of the v4 upgrade, as the DEX...Read More
In the dynamic world of SocialFi, where the battle for supremacy is relentless, a certain Friend.Tech user made waves by dumping 850 ether (ETH) worth of keys on Monday. This move was followed by a switch to a rival platform, New Bitcoin City (NBC), a social app built on the Bitcoin blockchain. NBC Surges as...Read More
Meitu (1357), the pioneering Hong Kong-listed company known for its ventures into cryptocurrencies, has recently announced a strategic shift away from digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The company, which made headlines in 2021 for investing around $100 million in cryptocurrencies, has revealed that its growth is now driven primarily by its artificial intelligence (AI)...Read More
Ethereum is getting more concentrated into the hands of whales, according to the latest data from on-chain analytics provider Santiment. On October 18, Santiment reported that billionaire Ethereum investors with more than 1 million ETH hold 32.2% of the available supply for the first time since 2016. Furthermore, Ethereum transactions exceeding $1 million hit their...Read More
ProShares is gearing up to introduce a unique offering to the market. The firm recently launched three Ethereum futures ETFs and is now preparing to debut the ProShares Short Ether Strategy ETF (SETH). This new ETF is poised to launch in early November, just a few weeks after the initial Ethereum futures ETFs debuted. ProShares...Read More
The Ethereum blockchain validator queue has cleared for the first time since the Shanghai upgrade in May, according to a research report from Coinbase. The drop suggests that investor demand for ether (ETH) staking may stabilize. Validators play a crucial role in verifying transactions on the Ethereum blockchain by committing ether in exchange for rewards....Read More
Blockchain entrepreneur Justin Sun has emerged as the largest Ethereum (ETH) pledger, committing over 282,796 ETH, approximately equivalent to $439 million. Sun committed significantly to the Ethereum 2.0 staking platform, Lido, utilizing two distinct addresses. This recent blockchain activity underscores Sun’s ongoing investment in the Ethereum ecosystem. Sun’s Investment in the Ethereum Ecosystem On Oct....Read More
Leading liquid staking protocol Lido Finance revealed on Wednesday that 20 Ethereum validators related to one of its infrastructure partners had been slashed of their ETH holdings. The company said its penalties already amount to 20.04 ETH, currently worth $30,900. What is “Slashing?” In an update over Twitter, Lido said that the problematic validators –...Read More
Researchers at Standard Chartered Bank recently claimed that Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, could rise to 500% of its current price by the year 2026. The bank’s bullish prediction follows a similarly optimistic forecast for Bitcoin (BTC), which it claimed could reach $120,000 before 2025. Why ETH Could Skyrocket Per a research...Read More
Robert Linus – project lead at Bitcoin development group ZeroSync – has proposed a new system allowing developers to “compute anything on Bitcoin,” giving it functionality more similar to its neighboring crypto network Ethereum. Unlike other proposals to expand Bitcoin’s capabilities, “BitVM” does not require any changes to Bitcoin’s code that could cause the network...Read More
Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, suffered a substantial setback through a sandwich attack, losing over $9K. This data underscores an increasing problem of sandwich attacks in the crypto sphere, with over $1.3 million lost through such schemes in the past 30 days on the Ethereum chain. The Sandwich Attack According to Eigenphi’s data, on Oct....Read More
TL;DR Deribit plans to launch linear options for XRP, SOL, and MATIC in January, targeting European markets and doubling down on derivatives trading. Despite its price fluctuations, XRP remains a popular choice for payments, with institutions like HSBC allowing its use. Following its legal victories against the US SEC, XRP might be on the verge...Read More
Cosmos-based Stride has been on a roll lately. According to a recent Nansen report, the protocol currently commands more than 80% of the market share within the Cosmos ecosystem. Despite the prolonged market-wide bearish trend, Stride’s governance token – STRD – has surged 330% year-to-date. STRD surpassed both Ethereum (ETH) as well as the native...Read More
In the wake of a broad market selloff yesterday, numerous altcoins, Ethereum included, touched their pivotal support levels. However, the sudden comeback of buyers’ interest in combating rising sell pressure facilitated an ETH price bounce from its sturdy support zone. At present, Ethereum’s price is showing bullish on-chain indicators, bringing confidence among those holding long...Read More
Tech Lawyer Preston Byrne became the talk of the crypto community when he revealed on Twitter that he was offered a substantial 13,000 ETH during Ethereum’s pre-mine phase. This revelation is particularly striking not only because of its dollar value—approximately $39 million at today’s ETH prices—but also for the ethical considerations that guided his decision...Read More
The lone scammer has managed to abscond with approximately $385,000 worth of Ether (ETH) in under 24 hours. This incident forms part of a string of SIM-swapping hacks targeting users of the popular platform Friend.Tech. Scammer Steals 234 ETH in Less Than 24 Hours Blockchain investigator ZachXBT took to X on Oct. 5 to report...Read More
