Ethereum (ETH)

A new pod of crypto whales has liquidated an enormous amount of their Binance Coin (BNB) holdings and invested in the ETFSwap (ETFS) presale, prompting other crypto watchers to take notice and follow suit.  ETFSwap (ETFS) Platform Has Strong Pull On Whales  The ETFSwap (ETFS) is the only crypto platform that tokenizes ETFs and presents the opportunity for major crypto investors to seamlessly participate in trading the approved crypto ETFs, like spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)...

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has recently surpassed Grayscale in total assets under management (AUM) for digital asset exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Despite offering only two funds—IBIT, a spot Bitcoin ETF, and ETHA, a spot Ethereum ETF—BlackRock’s combined AUM has reached $21.6 billion. This figure slightly surpasses the $21.3 billion managed by Grayscale across its four funds: GBTC, BTC Mini, ETHE, and ETH Mini, according to data from blockchain intelligence firm Arkham....

For the week ending Aug. 17, Bitcoin price continued its shaky action, even as low consumer inflation signaled an upcoming dollar supply glut and the S&P 500 Index rallied. The latest U.S. consumer inflation readout gave the Fed more ammo to justify a big rate cut in September. That’s bullish news for Bitcoin, because more dollars against the same supply of BTC is a recipe for price gains. Meanwhile, stocks are up again and closing in fast on their July record levels....

Vitalik Buterin donates 200 ETH ($524K) to the Animal Welfare Fund. This donation aligns with Buterin’s idea of using cryptocurrency for charitable causes. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has once again used digital currency to make a major charitable donation. Buterin recently sold 40 ETH worth of Neirodog meme coins, totaling around $533K, and distributed the profits to several charities. This donation is part of Buterin’s larger plan of directing proceeds from animal-themed meme coins...

Ethereum has entered a consolidation correction phase, retracing back toward the broken lower boundary of the multi-month wedge. This movement suggests a potential pullback to the previously breached level, indicating a likely continuation of the bearish trend in the upcoming days. By Shayan The Daily Chart A closer examination of Ethereum’s daily chart shows that the cryptocurrency has entered a corrective phase, with price action signaling a potential pullback toward the...

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has determined that the cryptocurrency trading platform ezBtc and its founder, David Smillie, defrauded investors of approximately $9.5 million, equivalent to 13 million Canadian dollars, in crypto assets. The BCSC’s investigation uncovered that ezBtc and Smillie engaged in misleading and deceptive practices, misappropriating funds intended for customer accounts. Crypto Funds Diverted for Gambling According to the official...

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has released information regarding North Korean developers who allegedly stole $1.3 million from a project’s treasury. The theft was carried out when the devs, who had been hired using fake identities, injected malicious code into the system, which allowed the unauthorized transfer of funds. ZachXBT Uncovers Crypto Workers Scheme ZachXBT explained on X that the stolen funds were initially sent to a theft address and bridged from Solana to...

A new financial disclosure has revealed that Trump has millions of dollars invested in crypto – an industry that’s become a clear target of his electoral campaign. Yet despite his many specific appeals to Bitcoin investors, there’s no evidence that the former president holds any BTC himself, as opposed to smaller alternatives. Trump’s Crypto Portfolio According to the 2024 disclosure published by Citizens for Ethics, the Republican nominee holds somewhere between $1 million...

According to recent data from Token Terminal, the Tron network has overtaken Ethereum in terms of revenue generation. Over the past 90 days, the blockchain network has accrued approximately $435 million in fees, outpacing Ethereum’s $364 million. Tron’s Revenue Surpasses Ethereum by 50% Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, took to X on August 15 to highlight this achievement, stating that in the last 30 days, Tron’s protocol revenue exceeded Ethereum’s by 50%. In the past 30 days,...

Jump Crypto previously sold hundreds of millions of dollars of ETH. This coincided with ETH’s price not breaking through to the next level, with ETH ETFs debuting in the US and the asset further crashing when the Nikkei experienced a bloodbath. Jump Crypto, trading firm Jump Trading’s crypto vertical, unstaked 17,049 ETH worth $46.44 million, moving the funds to exchange accounts. Many crypto market participants fear the firm will sell these funds, causing ETH’s price to drop again. Jump...