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Ethereum recently concluded its final dress rehearsal, dubbed Shapella, on the Goerli testnet en route to its mainnet upgrade. The Ethereum Shapella upgrade is on course for launch following its successful activation on the Goerli testnet. According to reports, this development is in the final phase before the upgrade goes live on the mainnet. With the Ethereum Shapella upgrade mainnet development, stakers can unstake their Ethereum (ETH) from the protocol. According to Ethereum developer...

Cathie Wood praised crypto assets for proving to be safe havens as crisis unfolded in the US banking system last week. Ark Investment‘s Cathie Wood is known for making some of the bold bets in crypto. Even during the strong downfall of 2022, Cathie Wood has been a regular investor in crypto companies like Coinbase. In another such development, ARK Investment Management LLC managed to raise a staggering $16 million from investors for a new crypto-focused investments fund. On Wednesday,...

As of the end of Q3, Virgin Orbit has $71.2 million in cash and $30.9 million in revenue. Shares of aircraft engineering company Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: VORB) dropped by 33% in extended trading as the company is discharging nearly all its workers. According to people familiar with the matter that spoke to CNBC, the company is additionally suspending operations for a week as it seeks a funding lifeline. Currently, at premarket trading, Virgin Orbit has declined further, with its...

EOS price started a fresh decline from the $1.15 resistance zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $1.15 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key rising channel with support near $1.10 the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to decline if it stays below the $1.12 and $1.15 resistance levels. EOS price is struggling below $1.15 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....

Litecoin started a fresh decline below the $80 zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $80 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $88 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could struggle to clear the $85 and $88 resistance levels in the near term. Litecoin price is struggling below $85 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. LTC price could...

Last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the subsequent contagion appeared to have worked in favor of the decentralized exchanges as trading activity soared to levels not seen since November 2022. According to the latest data from DeFiLlama, the daily trading volume on decentralized exchanges was up by an astonishing 255.36% over the past week and is inching closer to $60 billion, a level last seen four months ago. The figure reached almost $25 billion on March...

America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is expecting a flood of staking withdrawal requests after Ethereum developers enable the functionality next month.  While providing details about how the upgrade will impact the business on Wednesday, Coinbase said it could take “weeks to months” for unstaking requests to be fully processed. Shapella is Coming In a blog post on the matter, Coinbase explained that the upcoming Shanghai and Capella upgrades (collectively known as...

On March 14, the bank Anchorage Digital announced the layoff of 20% of its workers due to the crypto winter and regulatory uncertainty in the US. According to the official statement, the departure of 75 of its employees (approximately 20% of its team) is necessary to focus its resources on other essential processes. This is the latest development in a series of events that have affected both the banking and the crypto industry as a whole. 2023 has been marked by the closures...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a memorandum of support to have the $1 billion asset-sale deal between bankrupt crypto broker Voyager Digital and Binance.US put on hold until an appeal motion is handled. U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams and U.S. trustee William K. Harrington, alongside other officials, filed the joint motion on Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. DOJ Requests...

A recent Senate hearing on crypto shows just how divided the congressional floor is on the world of digital assets. Some really think it has a lot to offer, while others just want to tear it down and keep investors locked up in a world of fear and tension. The Senate Is Split on Crypto Sherrod Brown – a democrat from Ohio and the head of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee – opened the discussion up with the following statement: What a difference a...