Ethereum (ETH)

Ethereum pulled off a stunning technical upgrade that saw the popular blockchain transition to the proof-of-stake consensus model for processing transactions after six years of work. However, post-merge activity on layer-2 has dropped. According to the latest stats by Dapp Radar, the already descending unique active wallets and transactions have further dropped by 35% from August to September. A similar trend was seen in terms of Ethereum’s TVL, which fell by 5.6% to $31.41...

Die vergangene Woche brachte eine leichte Markterholung mit sich, wenngleich die grössten Kryptoassets – auf die wir das Hauptaugenmerk legen – nach wie vor in der Kapitulationsphase befindlich sind: Bitcoin hat um fast zwei Prozent verloren, während der Gesamtwert von Ethereum nach total value locked (TVL) fast drei Prozent einbüsste. Zugleich brachte die Woche auch drei Gewinner hervor, darunter das neuntgrößte Kryptoasset Solana, das – genau wie Metis – um sechs Prozent zulegte. Curve –...

On Tuesday night, an Ethereum MEV bot gained 800 ETH through the use of clever arbitrage, only to lose all of it and more to a hacker an hour later. Here’s how the situation played out on-chain: The event began with a third-party trader mistakenly losing nearly $2 million to spreads on Uniswap v2 trade. While he initially traded in 1.8 million cUSDC, he only received 518 USDC in return.  According to Flashbots Product Lead Robert Miller, this only created a “massive arbitrage...

One of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in Spain – Telefonica – partnered with the crypto exchange Bit2Me to allow clients to pay for services in digital assets. Cryptocurrency adoption seems to be on a high level in the Iberian country. A few months ago, the leading airline company – Vueling – said travelers will be able to purchase flight tickets in bitcoin and other assets from January 2023. Telefonica Says ‘Yes’ to Crypto The Madrid-based...

YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul has some harsh words for Joe Biden. Like many Americans, the social media star has grown disillusioned with the acting president, and a lot of it has to do with cryptocurrency. Jake Paul Is Not Happy with Biden, and Can You Blame Him? As many of his fans know, Paul is a mega crypto fan, having invested millions of dollars into the market before losing much of it in recent months like several traders. The digital currency scene is taking a...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Crypto asset trades emerge one after another, and leveraged ETFs are becoming the next star product after futures. MEXC, the cryptocurrency exchange with the highest futures trading liquidity on the Internet, takes the lead again in the cryptocurrency market with leveraged ETFs. Comparing the leveraged ETF depth indicators of trading platforms such as Binance, MEXC, Kucoin, Gate, and Huobi, and analyzing their leveraged ETF...

The cryptocurrency markets are experiencing a period of stagnation. Meanwhile, ETH has been trading inside a tight range for the last seven days. Technical Analysis By Grizzly The Daily Chart On the daily chart, we can see two descending lines since ETH had reached its all-time high, and right now, ETH is retesting the lower line (green), along with the 200-week moving average (in yellow). From the bearish side, if the green support line doesn’t hold and the selling pressure...

Binance – the world’s largest digital currency exchange by daily trading volume – says it’s looking to give crypto fans a break by expanding its fee-free services and transaction capabilities to include Ethereum. Binance Says It’s Eliminated Fees for Some ETH-Based Transactions The goal is to enable all Ethereum-based transactions to be free of additional charges. The move correlates with the big “Merge” that everyone’s been talking about for the past several months....

Bitcoin miners continue to operate at a loss as long-term holders are selling at a loss, according to an on-chain analysis from Glassnode.  The firm estimates that industry players are still selling roughly 8000 BTC per month to cover their USD-denominated business costs.  Miners in the Red As tweeted by Glassnode on Wednesday, miner balances have seen large outflows since Bitcoin’s failed re-test of $24,500 in August. The price pumped alongside Ethereum in anticipation of...

The buzz in the market is the Pound and the Euros fall to a new all-time low against the US dollar. 10 year gilt yields soared by 131 basis points in September. This bloodbath is being attributed to a number of macroeconomic factors, such as higher than expected CPI data and possibly the fastest Fed rate hike in 40 years which led to $432M in liquidations during the recent week. Even Ethereum slumped to $1295 after the merge. Investors’ faith was tested and then shredded...