Ethereum (ETH)

Litecoin started a fresh increase from the $94 low against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $100 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $100 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could accelerate higher above the $107 and $110 resistance levels. Litecoin price is gaining pace above $100 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. LTC price could...

The leading private bank in Liechtenstein – LGT Bank – partnered with SEBA Bank to offer direct investments in digital assets for its customers. The cryptocurrencies included in the initiative are the two largest by market capitalization – bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). LGT Enters the Crypto Ecosystem The financial institution noted that the demand for digital assets has risen “sharply” in recent years. To cope with the growing interest, LGT allowed its clients to invest...

In anticipation of Ethereum’s upgrade to proof of stake, over 10% of ETH’s supply has been sent into the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract. That’s over $35 billion in staked value at current prices. According to Etherscan, exactly 12,334,098 ETH is generating income through the contract at the time of writing. By comparison, ETH’s total supply is estimated at about 120,642,170 ETH. The smart contract involves staking ETH on the Beacon chain – the future “spine” of the Ethereum...

Today SEBA Bank, a fully integrated, FINMA licensed digital assets banking platform, today announced that it had partnered with LGT Bank, an international financial services provider with a focus on private banking and asset management, to provide digital asset custody and brokerage services. LGT Bank is part of LGT Group, a leading international private banking and asset management group with over CHF 280 billion in assets under management. LGT Bank is leveraging SEBA Bank’s fully regulated...

Ethereum bulls are trying to keep the uptrend at a critical stage. For a solid reversal, they must try to hold the dynamic support and break above the descending resistance line. Technical Analysis By Grizzly The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the bears have been unable to push the price below the dynamic support (in green). This trend line is currently playing an essential role in continuing the uptrend. On the other hand, losing it can psychologically cause panic in...

NFT buying frenzy has disrupted not only Ethereum. Solana witnessed the clogging of millions of NFT transactions on its network due to bot activity targeted at such mints. Block production resumed on Sunday, and the operators managed to restart the main network successfully. Mitigation Steps In a new blog post, Solana devs outlined three mitigation steps to tackle such congestion issues. QUIC Adoption: Solana core protocols are being reimplemented atop Google-built protocol...

Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $2,980 zone against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $2,900 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $2,870 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $2,870 and $2,980 to start a fresh increase in the near term. Ethereum price is struggling below $3,000 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD remains at a risk of more...

VanEck’s new NFTs are designed to showcase the real-world utility of non-fungible tokens. Global investment manager VanEck has announced the launch of a community NFT based on the Ethereum in partnership with the South Korea-headquartered creative NFT agency, NUMOMO. This is the first such initiative unveiled by the firm and involves the release of 1,000 VanEck NFTs. VanEck Community NFTs According to the official press release, the community NFTs are designed to demonstrate...

Data from blockchain analysis firm Santiment indicates that ETH whales have been accumulating over the past two weeks. They have broken out of a sustained ownership downtrend since the start of the year, and are now back to owning over 12% of the supply. ETH whales, in this context, are defined as addresses holding between 1000 and 10,000 ETH. That’s between about $3 million and $30 million worth of ETH, at current prices. As of Thursday, whale ownership sat at 12.07% of ETH...

SFL Maven Corp – a firm that sells luxury goods – has announced it will soon accept bitcoin and other assorted cryptocurrencies as payments. Digital assets can now be utilized to purchase high-end vintage jewelry and other expensive items that are sure to make their owners feel rich. SFL Maven Will Accept BTC for Goods SFL Maven is bringing the initial goals of the crypto world closer to reality. While many of these assets have become rather speculative in recent years,...