Jack Dorsey was quite active on Twitter today, doubling down on his belief in Bitcoin. He asserted that people should focus on secure and resilient tech developments that are not controlled by individuals or organizations. The CEO of Square and former CEO of Twitter is among the most well-known BTC proponents, having previously said that...Read More
The power of memes is nothing to scoff at. According to Grayscale’s third annual Bitcoin Investor Study, Dogecoin is the most well-recognized altcoin. 74% of those surveyed have heard of the meme coin, compared to just 56% that have heard of Ethereum. Bitcoin is still king, however, recognized by 99% of investors. Awareness Around Altcoins...Read More
Around $400 million worth of Ether (ETH) was transferred from cryptocurrency exchanges FTX, Binance, and Coinbase to the wallets belonging to hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). This was enough to spark off rumors about a potential security breach. The Chinese crypto-journalist Colin Wu revealed the transfer of 91,477 ETH in two days to the...Read More
The Swiss-based investment product issuer – 21Shares – listed its first two physically-backed Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) on Nasdaq Stockholm. The underlying assets of the financial products are respectively Bitcoin and Ethereum. First Issuer of ETNs on Nasdaq Stockholm According to a recent press release, Nasdaq released a new segment for ETNs, a type of debt...Read More
Titled “Endgame,” the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has put forward a hypothetical idea of a “big blockchain” that is trustless and censorship-resistant but indefinitely accompanies some of the common trade-offs such as scalability and centralization when it comes to block production. Aesthetically Ugly To achieve a system in which the block production is still...Read More
Since EIP-1559 took effect in August, Ethereum has now burned over 1 million Ether from circulation. At today’s prices, that’s over $4.2 billion in value. Torching The Ethereum Network Data from Watch The Burn reveals the Ethereum network’s achievement of this latest milestone. At the time of writing, it shows that 1 002 000 ETH...Read More
The debate over the feasibility of using Ethereum as the Swiss Army of the crypto-verse is heating up again now that DeFi, gaming, and NFT are enjoying a recent surge in popularity. But the outlook is not very positive considering the current state of affairs. The impact of xcessive fees, long confirmation times, and slow...Read More
According to Etherscan, the Ethereum Foundation has once again sent tens of thousands of Ether to Kraken. Etherscan recorded the transaction only hours ago at 2:56 PM UTC The transaction shows an Ethereum dev sending a contract of 20 000 Ether to Kraken’s public address. That’s worth over $95 million at today’s prices. A similar...Read More
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) – a popular system for decentralized naming – has just airdropped its new governance token on existing name registrants. Twitter is bustling with excitement as some name holders rake in incredible gains from its fast appreciating value. The Purpose of ENS Token On November 1st, Brantley.Eth – director of operations at...Read More
The CEO of the tech mogul Apple, Tim Cook, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin or Ethereum. With a current market cap of around $2.476 trillion, Apple is ranked the second-largest company in the world. Its CEO, Tim Cook, speaking at the DealBook conference Tuesday, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin...Read More
IGM Financial Inc., a 40-year-old Canadian wealth manager, could be next in line to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum services for its clients, suggested the company’s CEO, James O’Sullivan. Founded in 1978, IGM Financial is a large Winnipeg-based investment company with over $260 billion in assets under management. The firm’s Chief Executive Officer – James O’Sullivan...Read More
Pivotal upgrades for Ethereum 2.0 have been slow but steady. While technical issues continue to bother the network, something that has dragged on for over two years, researchers have now detailed three scenarios of how Ethereum 2.0’s proof-of-stake (PoS) design could still be attacked. Don’t worry; they can be fixed too. Serious Attacks on Ethereum’s...Read More
Selling gold for Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be the new strategy among some investors. Jefferies’ Christopher Wood is no exception. He is now trimming his allocation to the precious metal to expand his exposure to the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Wood, who happens to be the global head of the investment banking firm, also believes traditional...Read More
Shortly after becoming a publicly-traded company, Bakkt Holdings has announced that its customers will be able to interact with the second-largest cryptocurrency as well. Owned and operated by the Intercontinental Exchange, Bakkt Holdings is among the largest regulated cryptocurrency platforms providing Bitcoin services to its clients. Its portfolio of available digital assets will double soon,...Read More
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken slow but cautious steps regarding an exchange-traded product tracking the performance of bitcoin or another cryptocurrency. In the latest development, the organization published guidance detailing regulatory requirements for funds waiting to offer crypto ETPs, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and structured products. The guidance is designed to...Read More
There are no boring days in crypto. This week was the definitive proof of this. We saw something insane happen literally every day from the past seven, so let’s start with Bitcoin. This time last week, there were already some signs of indecisiveness in bitcoin’s price, which was approaching $60K. On Sunday, though, bulls stepped...Read More
On Oct. 27, Ethereum core developer Raul Jordan posted that the Altair upgrade on the Beacon Chain had been successfully deployed. Ethereum stakers needed not to take any action as the improvements were all made in the background, but validators did have to pay attention. The Altair upgrade is another step closer to the full...Read More
Ethereum’s scaling hurdles have been at the center of technical discussions among DeFi aficionados and ETH proponents for quite some time now. Today, during the annual Shanghai Blockchain Week conference, Vitalik Buterin shared some thoughts on the matter. Vitalik Buterin, in his opening remarks during this year’s edition of the Shanghai Blockchain Week in China,...Read More
The Houston Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund (HFRRF) has hopped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon by making a $25 million investment in BTC and ETH. The allocation became possible through a partnership with New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). The October 21st press release outlined the partnership between the two organizations, reading that NYDIG facilitated the...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin spoke out against President Nayib Bukele’s compulsory bitcoin usage for merchants and businesses, saying it was against cryptocurrency’s “ideals of freedom.” Buterin commented in response to a Reddit article titled “Unpopular opinion: El Salvador President Mr. Nayab (Nayib) Bukele should not be praised by Crypto community.” The Ethereum co-founder did not...Read More
Roughly a month after getting exploited for the second time this year, Cream Finance has reported that it has recovered more than $16 million of the funds. CryptoPotato reported on August 31st this year when the decentralized finance protocol Cream Finance suffered another security breach – this time, roughly $25 million in ETH and AMP...Read More
EvolveETF – a Canadian ETF provider – has just launched Canada’s first multi-cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund. The product is backed by the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap: Bitcoin and Ethereum. Crypto Diversification in an ETF As announced this week from EvolveETF’s site, the new fund has already begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)...Read More
The cryptocurrency market never ceases to amaze. One of the most popular centralized exchanges – Bitfinex – spent over $23 million worth of fees to send $100K USDT using Ethereum’s network. In what seems to be the most expensive transaction made on Ethereum, Bitfinex, the well-known cryptocurrency exchange, paid over $23M worth of ETH. Interestingly...Read More
Robert Kiyosaki – founder of Rich Global LLC and Rich Dad Company – recently told his followers to invest in Ethereum before “the biggest crash in history.” Thus, the author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad added ETH to BTC, gold, and silver as his most-preferrable investment instruments. Kiyosaki’s Plea: Invest in Crypto...Read More
David Ignatius of the Washington Post interviewed SEC chair, Gary Gensler, on the cryptocurrency landscape, his thoughts on his approach to regulating the crypto space. Gensler expresses optimism for the possibilities crypto provides for enhancing finance, but also that he believes most of the space should fall under regulatory supervision – including stablecoins. At the...Read More
The major Brazilian bank – BTG Pactual – will enable its customers to trade digital assets directly through a new platform called Mynt. The offering will be available from the next quarter and will include the two leading cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and ether. The New Crypto Opportunity According to a local report, the initiative, which...Read More
Nate Chastain, Head of Product at popular NFT marketplace OpenSea, appears to have stopped working with the company after being accused of NFT flipping using insider knowledge. Head of Product is Out Since being called out two days ago, Chastain’s Twitter profile has been updated to include the phrase “Past: @opensea”, suggesting that he is...Read More
Following the implementation of the long-anticipated Ethereum’s London hard fork on August 5, 2021, fresh data shows that more than a billion dollars worth of ETH has become unusable through a burn mechanism. Over 300k ETH Burned According to Dune Analytics, a total of 303,681.05 Ether, which is worth $1.032 billion at the time of...Read More
The American fintech company – MoneyLion – announced it would enable users to trade digital assets via its all-in-one financial services application. While initially clients would be able to operate only with Bitcoin and Ethereum, the firm intends to add more cryptocurrencies to the offering in the future. MoneyLion Joins The Crypto Trend According to...Read More
In a recent report published by English bank Standard Chartered, analysts structurally value Ethereum at “USD 26,000- 35,000” while also predicting that Bitcoin will reach 170k. Standard Chartered: Why ETH beats Bitcoin for Investment The financial service giant’s report, titled “Ethereum Investor Guide,” explains the network’s value proposition while comparing and contrasting it with the...Read More
