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Lido Finance – which is the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum – upgraded to version 2 earlier this week. The move essentially enabled liquid staking users, meaning, the holders of staked ether (stETH), to withdraw stETH to ETH from Lido at a 1:1 ratio. The latest data suggest that only 0.42% of the withdrawals have been processed so far. Aftermath of V2 Upgrade According to Switzerland-based 21Shares’ estimates, Lido Finance currently owns 31% of the total ETH...

Synthetix (SNX) is trading 10% up over the 24-hour period. The recent spike in price comes amid a new proposal. SNX bulls likely have PEPE madness to thank for the market bump. The classic meme frog cryptocurrency is adding value to every market it touches. Volumes surged 150% in the wake of Synthetix Improvement Proposal (SIP) 2014. That would add PEPE coin markets to the L2 blockchain. Synthetix is a decentralized exchange for trading “synthetic” crypto assets. It operates...

Ethereum’s price has been trapped in a tight range recently, showing little intent to move significantly to either side. However, changes could be expected shortly. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price has been oscillating between the 50-day moving average located around the $1900 mark and the $1800 static support level, during the past 7 days. From a classical PA point of view, the market is likely to reach lower levels, as it has...

Ripple’s price has found support at the significant 200-day moving average at around $0.41, leading to a robust uptrend. Should it continue its surge, Ripple’s next destination will be the resistance zone at $0.56, but what if the bears take control? Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Analyzing the daily chart reveals that following several weeks of rejection, the price has finally found support at the 200-day moving average of $0.41, initiating an upward trend....

Online discussions continue to swirl around Ledger’s new firmware update for its crypto hardware wallet, which experts have claimed could put users’ private keys at risk.  Ledger published a Twitter thread on Wednesday attempting to alleviate concerns around the safety of users’ assets, but published a self-contradictory and confusing tweet that stoked the flames of controversy even further.  Ledger’s Worrying Tweet In a now-deleted tweet, Ledger support verified criticisms...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up A group of business owners have gathered in Brazil to create a new economic center to accept bitcoin as a form of payment. Bitcoin Is Getting Bigger in Brazil Known as the Praia Bitcoin project, the engagement is designed to set a world record for peer-to-peer transactions on the Lightning Network, which as we...

Brad Garlinghouse, the chief executive officer of blockchain company Ripple, believes more crypto firms and businesses will leave the United States due to confusing regulations in the country. During an interview with CNBC, the CEO said the confusion in the country would push crypto entrepreneurs and investments into other friendly regions like Europe, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Kingdom, and even Singapore. Regulatory Confusion in the U.S. Garlinghouse noted...

The integration of TradingView will give Binance users access to a wide range of tools while exposing Binance products to traditional investors. The Binance Spot market trading platform has been integrated with TradingView, a leading charting platform that offers traders a greater insight into the markets. The news broke via a press release seen on Thursday, May 18. Providing Greater Insight into the Market via Tools and Data With the integration, users of Binance will have access to a...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Coinbase – the largest and most popular crypto exchange in the U.S. – has confirmed it’s going to be integrating the bitcoin Lightning Network onto its platform, thus ensuring bitcoin transactions scale and move along at quicker paces. Coinbase and Lightning: The Perfect Match? The Lightning Network has been...

The CBDC Private Ledger, according to Ripple, will handle tens of thousands of transactions per second. Popular blockchain payments firm Ripple Labs Inc is set to launch its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) platform, which will allow central banks, governments, and financial institutions to issue digital currencies. The news comes shortly after Ripple and the Central Bank of Montenegro agreed to collaborate on the development of a pilot project for a national digital currency....