Ethereum (ETH)

The team behind Bitcoin Ordinals (a new string of non-fungible tokens or NFTs) said in a recent interview they have created a new non-profit organization designed to support further inscriptions and NFT developments on the bitcoin blockchain. Thus far, the team has created roughly 21 million inscriptions. Bitcoin Ordinals Non-Profit Group is Coming While NFTs may not be anything new at this stage, the idea of NFTs being on the bitcoin blockchain is. Up to this...

The digital currency arena gave traders a bit of a scare in early August this year when for the first time in several weeks, the prices of many major assets – bitcoin among them – fell to new lows. BTC, for example, dropped below $29,000 for the first time in a while, sending all investors into a whirlwind of fear and concern. Bitcoin Fell for the First Time in Weeks Ethereum was the other major digital currency to dip alongside bitcoin. The second largest crypto...

Buterin is looking forward to a future where developers can leverage an independent open tech stack. Speaking to the attendees of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) event Permissionless which was held in Austin, Texas, Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has expressed his enthusiasm towards a progressive future for the Ethereum network. He strongly believes that the network will keep pressing forward, adopting new ideas and offering innovative solutions to existing challenges. Though...

Litecoin is slowly moving higher from the $57.50 support against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $60 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $60.80 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $64.20 and $65.80 resistance levels. Litecoin price is recovering from the $57.50 zone against the US Dollar,...

The popular Web3 wallet has officially unveiled a novel feature called ‘Snaps,’ which paves the way for its expansion beyond the confines of  Ethereum. This marks a new dawn for developers and users of Metamask, who will benefit from interoperability and compatibility for different non-EVM blockchains. The inception of this feature traces back to a proposal by Dan Finlay, the co-lead developer in Metamask, to construct a platform welcoming developers to build permissionless...

Nasdaq, the renowned stock exchange, has officially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list an Ethereum ETF in partnership with Brazilian asset manager Hashdex, who expressed interest in holding both spot ether and futures contracts. Nasdaq Partners with Hashdex on ETH ETF Application The partnership will result in the creation of the Hashdex Nasdaq Ethereum ETF, managed and controlled by Toroso Investments. As a registered commodity pool operator with...

Following a period of substantial capital inflows at the beginning of the year, the recent months have witnessed a shift towards either neutral or negative inflows, suggesting a period of stagnation as uncertainty took over the asset class. According to blockchain intelligence platform Glassnode, the market has been hovering on a relatively neutral level since April this year. This aligned with the slow-down in Bitcoin and Ethereum capital inflows and reflects a growing sense...

Binance continues delisting certain cryptocurrencies. It’s the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and it’s important to keep tabs on the coins that are being removed from it because this usually carries certain implications. The exchange doesn’t cite the exact reason for its decision but says that there are multiple factors, low liquidity, and trading volume being among them. This time, Binance will remove and cease trading for the following pairs: At 03:00 UTC, the...

North Korea’s notorious state-backed Lazarus Group is speculated to be behind the $55 million hack of crypto exchange CoinEx. According to prominent on-chain sleuth ZachXBT’s latest update, the attackers “accidentally” connected their address to the $41 million hack of the betting platform Stake.com. Just a day after the exploit, the investigator flagged an Ethereum wallet address that was likely owned by the attackers of both CoinEx and Stake.com, implying that the same...

Ethereum’s price has been making lower highs and lows recently, following a decisive reversal from the key $2,000 area. Considering the current market structure, more downside can be expected. Technical Analysis By Edris The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price has recently broken below the $1,650 support. However, this level is currently being retested. A further bearish continuation is likely if the price fails to climb above the broken level soon. The recent bearish...