Ethereum (ETH)

Binance – the world’s largest and most popular digital currency exchange – is converting more than $1 billion of its stable currency BUSD (Binance USD) into bitcoin, Ethereum, and various other digital assets. Binance Is Converting a Lot of Its Stable Asset The news came about in a tweet issued by the company’s CEO Changpeng Zhao, who stated: Given the changes in stablecoins and banks, Binance will convert the remaining of the one billion Industry Recovery Initiative...

Ether prices have kept pace with the crypto market rally this year. ETH posted big gains in January during the relief rally, then again from early March until now. The world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency by market cap traded at a spot price of $1,429 on Mar 10. By April 13th, the day the Shanghai Upgrade took place, Ether was trading for $2,000. That’s a stout 36% increase in a month’s time. Here are some important factors affecting the Ethereum price for the...

Withdrawals will go live on April 19 and stakers will be allowed to redeem their coins. Binance has revealed its plans to allow the withdrawal of staked Ether (ETH) through its exchange platform.  The exchange made the announcement following the successful completion of Ethereum’s highly-anticipated Shanghai upgrade on Thursday. According to the announcement, withdrawals will go live on April 19 and stakers will be allowed to redeem coins with their BETH holdings on a 1:1 basis. The...

Litecoin started a steady increase above $90 against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $90 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $91 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair remains supported for more gains unless there is a clear move below $87.20. Litecoin price is correcting gains from $98 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. LTC price could continue...

With the long-awaited Shapella upgrade just around the corner, crypto exchange Kraken is preparing to withdraw all staked ETH on behalf of its clients as soon as possible after the update rolls out.  The event will bring Kraken’s staking as a service product to a complete close, after being forced by regulators into shuttering the program in February.  Kraken Withdraws its Stake In a Twitter response on Wednesday, Kraken’s support team confirmed that the platform’s locked ETH...

Republican governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota has vetoed a bill that would have established a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as a legitimate form of money without recognizing assets like BTC and Ethereum. Kristi Noem Shoves the Bill Aside In a recent statement, Noem commented: At this moment in time, such a government-backed electronic currency has not yet been created. More importantly, South Dakota should not open the door to a potential future overreach by the...

In recent months, Ethereum has experienced a significant surge in price, surpassing multiple resistance levels. However, the bullish momentum appears to be fading, and the cryptocurrency is currently having difficulty in continuing its upward trend. As of now, ETH is struggling to maintain its position and surpass a significant resistance region. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart In March 2023, Ethereum’s price saw a significant rally when it found support at the...

Ethereum has often been touted as the only cryptocurrency with the right technology, embrace, and functionalities to outrank Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of market capitalization. The Ethereum network, dubbed the second-largest blockchain protocol by market capitalization, is set to undergo another significant upgrade dubbed Shapella. The Shapella upgrade is designed to usher in a new era wherein Ethereum staking products and services can produce rewards in a shorter time compared to the fund’s...

With Ethereum’s long-awaited Shapella upgrade just around the corner, it seems very few network users plan to put the protocol change to immediate use.  Data from IntoTheBlock shows that just 0.6% of Ethereum validators are planning to withdraw their stake after the hard fork.  As tweeted by the market intelligence provider on Tuesday, just 3,614 out of 562,717 Ethereum validators had chosen to withdraw their stake as of April 10.  Meanwhile, the upgrade rolls out at block...

XRP is one of the handful of crypto-assets that has outperformed Bitcoin in the latest market-wide rally. Traders are placing their bets on a potential victory for the blockchain firm Ripple’s multi-year legal battle against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with a ruling expected in April. In the past two weeks alone, XRP was up by 40%. XRP’s Retail-Driven Rally According to the latest report by Kaiko, XRP trading activity has been heavily concentrated on...