There is no lack of development in the Ethereum community at the moment. However, while Ether’s value is soaring, the network has become the most expensive one to use and miners are rejoicing over all-time high revenues, with the network’s hashrate now better than it has ever been in the last 20 months. And yet,...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 has hit a level last seen almost 2 years ago and not just that, it has held the level successfully. The $415-level is now acting as a support for the next leg, which is a bullish one. At press time, ETH was still the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world with $47 billion in market...Read More
With all the buzz around Chainlink’s and Bitcoin’s rapid rise and consolidation, respectively, other resurgent and dampened altcoins have been left out of the limelight. Bitcoin Cash, the hardfork of Bitcoin, for instance, has been replaced on the 5th spot of the coin market by the aforementioned Chainlink. Tezos despite a bullish rise has been...Read More
If one were to take a survey, chances are that most would agree that the last few weeks and months have been pretty good for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin, and with it, the rest of the crypto-market, seem to be on the up, with the memories of Black Thursday well behind it. However, that’s not...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
The cryptocurrency market has for long tried to emerge as a savior from the web of complicated and somewhat flawed, traditional financial systems. Alas, the system that was supposed to lead by example by pushing forth a decentralized and open alternative hasn’t always convinced, with some crypto-users picking and choosing the moments to follow these...Read More
As per the latest statistics, around $8 million was paid as fees to conduct transactions on the Ethereum network. That works out to be approximately 18,300 ETH. What is driving this humongous spike in gas fees? Research shows that it is due to the booming ‘yield farming’ craze. Gas Fees Tops $8 Million Led By...Read More
Over the past decade, the crypto-market has diversified significantly and today, the average crypto-user has a wide variety of options in terms of coins and derivatives products to choose from. However, this growth hasn’t translated well when it comes to addressing issues pertaining to regulatory and tax compliance. Tax laws and the IRS’s guidelines for...Read More
Ethereum has been enjoying one of its most active days in the market, with the crypto-asset’s price spiking on the charts after some time. Despite an active spot and derivatives market, however, the crypto-community on social media seemed to be besotted by one question only – Ethereum’s circulating supply. According to Ethereum’s founder Vitalik Buterin,...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
The leading cryptocurrency asset management company – Grayscale Investments – has recorded its most significant fundraising week in its 7-year history. Interestingly, the massive spike followed a nationwide advertising campaign the company ran in the U.S. Grayscale Commercial Worked As CryptoPotato reported a week ago, the digital asset manager planned to run a widespread advertising...Read More
Ethereum has been indicating strong signs of bullish momentum in the cryptocurrency market. The second-largest digital asset has been on an upwards journey since mid-July and witnessed another boost in terms of its price on 13 August. As the price of Ether surged by 18.55% within a day, the value of ETH peaked at $432.94....Read More
Apart from the value of the second-largest asset, another feature driving people’s attention towards it was the spike in its gas price. The amount of fees being spent on the Ethereum network has reached an all-time high. Data from Glassnode suggested that over 17,500 ETH [USD $6.8 million] were currently being spent on fees daily...Read More
Disclaimer: The following article attempts to analyze the short-term impact of emerging patterns in the Ethereum market along with its price. On late 13 August, the Ethereum market rallied by at least 10% within 5 hours, as the price of the second-largest digital asset surged from $391 to a peak of $432. The sudden boost...Read More
Ethereum’s native cryptocurrency, Ether has experienced an explosive price action in the last few hours. ETH surged by more than 8 percent to move past the $420 price mark breaking out of a week-long consolidation. Also, the Ethereum based decentralized finance ecosystem just registered a new milestone. The total USD value locked in DeFi hit...Read More
The Ethereum transaction fees reached a new all-time high following the latest DeFi craze YAM. A simple approval operation on some decentralized exchanges like Uniswap costs upwards of $13 on occasions. ETH Gas Fees Through The Roof The Ethereum blockchain is the underlying technology behind the majority of the DeFi-based projects. Investors wanting to allocate...Read More
There is a lot happening within the Ethereum ecosystem. Although Ether’s value has struggled to break above $400, at the moment, the network is witnessing astonishing levels of activity. However, the balance in the Ethereum space did not seem completely right as while a few metrics flashed warning signs, others were noting new highs. Source:...Read More
Two of the market’s top cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin [BTC] and Ethereum [ETH], have been witnessing a strong surge in their values over the past few weeks. This week, however, the BTC and ETH markets appeared to be taking a break as the overall percentage change in the value of the top two crypto-assets was just 5%...Read More
Ethereum [ETH] may rank second in terms of popularity among major cryptos but has definitely turned out to be a good investment in 2020. The digital asset has been returning nearly 174% to its investors in YTD. As its returns increase, the crypto community has been focused on the circulating supply of the coin, as...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
Following the latest developments and price movements from Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has seen its weighted social sentiment turn significantly more positive to reach a fresh all-time high. Twitter Loves Ethereum According to data from the popular analytics company Santiment, Ethereum’s so-called weighted social sentiment has been increasing in positivity lately. Essentially,...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
Disclaimer: The following price prediction should materialize over the next week. Stuck between the range of $335-$400 since 31st July, the anticipation surrounding Ethereum’s price is beginning to build in the industry. There is a definite divide between the analysts as many were expecting a bullish breakout while some were convinced that the movement is...Read More
Anyone that has used Ethereum for anything recently will have noticed a surge in gas fees. The DeFi boom of 2020 is largely responsible for this as demands on the creaking network increase. Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens make up the foundations of DeFi, and it has become painfully evident that the network cannot take the...Read More
Following what appears to be the actions of a single whale, the price of ETH skyrocketed to just under $450 according to the Uniswap v2 ETH/USDC price ticker in late trading on August 10. This represented an increase upwards of 15%. The trade involved a series of swaps totaling almost $18 million in USDT to...Read More
Months after launching operations in China, the country’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) saw the release of an official international website, aiming to attract global DLT developers as well. China’s BSN Goes International The Blockchain-based Service Network went live a few months back after a delay prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As CryptoPotato reported back then,...Read More
Following a recent update, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has approved eight cryptocurrencies for sale and trade and ten digital assets for custody by licensed entities. NYDFS License Cryptocurrencies For Trading And Custody In the latest update posted, the NYDFS has outlined the importance of regulating all assets available for purchasing...Read More
Even with Bitcoin climbing over $12,000 for the second time in two weeks, most of the attention in the larger crypto-market is on its number two – Ethereum. The world’s largest altcoin was trading at just below $400, a two-year high, at press time, having eaten a significant chunk of the crypto-market’s dominance. With Bitcoin...Read More
