Ethereum (ETH)

Rakuten users will be able to shop using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash.Japanese e-commerce and online retailing company Rakuten Inc (TOKYO: 4755) has added crypto services to its payment platform. According to an announcement through its official webpage, Rakuten users will be able to shop using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash.The move by Rakuten to adopt cryptocurrencies in its platform is a major plus for the entire crypto market. The firm is reported to have over 95 million...

Can you imagine having an album of your favorite artist, with a song made to your specifications and that only you could listen to it? How much would you pay for that privilege?The well-known American DJ 3LAU wanted to find out. His fans are willing to pay millions: Specifically, $3,666,666 for one song and over 11 Million collectively for an entire collection of digital art tokenized on the blockchain in the form of NFTs.Step Aside, Billboard!The auction for 3LAU’s Ultraviolet album...

Polkadot, the interoperable blockchain protocol spearheaded by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood, has announced its forthcoming parachain launch.Parachains – application-specific blockchains that connect to the main network and benefit from its security and computing capacity – are viewed as the building block of Polkadot’s ecosystem. Initially, the plan was for 100 parachain slots, with an auction process determining who gets to ‘lease’ parachains for defined time periods.However, according to...

ETH/USD – Market Returns To January 2018 Previous ATHKey Support Levels: $1400, $1291, $1250, $1200.Key Resistance Levels: $1400, $1465, $1500, $1600.Ethereum is now down by a total of 30% over the past seven days of trading. The cryptocurrency had spiked above $2000 only last week as it hit the upper boundary of the following marked ascending price channel. From there, the coin retraced, broke down the price channel and lost over $600 of its value.It happened on Monday, that ETH price closed...

This is Binance Smart Chain’s time to shine, and the Binance CEO CZ knows it and is ready to take advantage of it.The increasing use of DeFi protocols, dApps, and applications built on top of Ethereum, has overloaded the network to the point where its fees are almost unsustainable. Several blockchains are vying to emerge as the new Ethereum killer, and CZ is rooting for BSC as the best option.CZ has been known to be a funny yet respectful guy when it comes to measuring his words. Still, his...

A month after launching a Bitcoin ETP on Switzerland’s SIX Exchange, CoinShares has released a physically-backed exchange-traded product following the performance of the second-largest cryptocurrency – Ethereum. Describing itself as “Europe’s largest digital asset investment house,” CoinShares is a cryptocurrency-oriented manager with over $4 billion in AUM. The company, headquartered in London, announced the launch of its latest crypto product – a new physically-backed ETP tracking the...

Following more adverse developments in which BTC dipped to $44,000 as of yesterday, the asset has reclaimed some ground by overtaking the $47,000 mark. Most altcoins have also taken a breather after the latest beating, with Cardano and Polkadot exploding with double-digit percentages.Bitcoin Recovers $3K After Hitting 2.5-Week LowThe working week didn’t go well for the BTC bulls as the asset plummeted by more than $13,000 in the first few days. After dropping to $45,000, the cryptocurrency...

This week saw a serious correction throughout the entire cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin lost, at one point, about $13,000 of its value as it went through one of the most serious declines since the start of the current bull run. With this said, we take a look at the following cryptocurrencies.BitcoinBitcoin has seen a turbulent week in which the price dropped to the current $48,000 level. The cryptocurrency was trending higher last week to set a new ATH price above $58,000.However, on Sunday,...

Cardano (ADA) is once again in the spotlight as its price fails to follow the current downtrend in the cryptocurrency market. In fact, ADA is currently up on almost all time frames, and it has managed to once again claim the third spot in terms of market capitalization.However, Anthony Sassano, one of Ethereum’s well-known proponents and investors, is of the opinion that it doesn’t have the fundamentals to be valued at 25% of Ethereum’s total capitalization.Cardano (ADA) Bulls Don’t...

Dubai-based cryptocurrency investment fund currently sitting on $1 billion in AUM believes that the value of Cardano and Polkadot will be higher than that of BTC in the upcoming years. Consequently, the fund has announced plans to dispose of $750 million of its Bitcoin holdings and expand its exposure to ADA and DOT instead.Crypto Fund To Replace BTC With DOT and ADAFD7 (Fall Down Seven Times) Ventures describes itself as a crypto-oriented investment fund that “invests in entrepreneurs who...