Ethereum (ETH)

Messari’s latest newsletter posits that the industry is witnessing crypto’s adolescence, emphasizing that smart contract blockspace is becoming a commodity. CEO Ryan Selkis acknowledged 2023 as Ethereum’s best year yet, citing its status as the strongest network in terms of community size and revenue generation through fees. However, he suggested that the crypto industry is still in its “adolescence” while asserting that smart contract blockspace is evolving into a commodity,...

TL;DR Delisting on Binance: Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has planned to remove a certain number of spot trading pairs involving a specific fiat currency. Variable Price Impact: The delisting of trading pairs from major exchanges can have varied effects on the prices of the involved cryptocurrencies. Listings vs. Delistings: Listings can significantly enhance a cryptocurrency’s visibility and demand, while delistings might negatively affect its market...

As Bitcoin maintains its elevated position around $44,000, the options market is showing mixed signals, according to options data tracking website Greeks.Live. Notably, both Bitcoin and Ethereum block trades have witnessed a prevalence of put buying, with a combined value of $100 million. The dominance of put options, amounting to $13 million for BTC and $88 million for ETH, suggests a widespread sentiment among institutional players favoring bearish positions. Of particular...

A recent development has seen a substantial increase in transaction activities on major Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains. According to Etherscan, a widely used blockchain analytics platform, 95% of these transactions can be attributed to inscriptions. The Ordinals Inscriptions Wave Ordinals inscriptions, which involve embedding unique data in transaction call data to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) directly on the blockchain, have increased in popularity. This new...

Anyone with the will and the technical ability is free to run their own Ethereum validator and connect to SSV. Ethereum stakers are rapidly warming to Distributed Validator Technology, which is becoming a mainstay of the staking landscape. Following its introduction by SSV.Network, staking operators, and validators have been swift to embrace the technology for the benefits it brings in terms of performance and security. $150M is now staked in SSV either directly or through third-party apps...

Litecoin started a fresh decline from the $75.00 resistance zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $71.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $71.00 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to move down unless the bulls protect the $68.00 support zone. Litecoin price is struggling below $73.50 against the US Dollar, like...

Elastos aims to use BeL2 to allow users to stake their Bitcoin holdings directly on the service. Blockchain network Elastos may have devised a strategy to take advantage of the current high demand for Bitcoin (BTC) staking on its platform. This follows after it launched BeL2, a Bitcoin layer-2 network, in a supposed effort to retain the billions of dollars in BTC volumes that currently flow from the staking tools it offers. According to Elastos developers, BeL2 is an upgrade to the base...

CryptoQuant says factors like the halving, ETF, approval, and rate cuts, could push Bitcoin to $160K next year. Analysts are bullish on the potential of Bitcoin (BTC) for next year, indicating several factors that could pump the price to $160,000. According to a blockchain analytics firm CryptoQuant report, Bitcoin may already be on its way to more than double its current all-time high (ATH). Multi-Factorial Push for Bitcoin, According to CryptoQuant CryptoQuant highlighted several...

The sixth largest cryptocurrency Solana (SOL) has all chances to enter the Top 5. Solana (SOL) is threatening to replace XRP among the world’s top five leading cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, driven by an increased surge of activities within the Solana ecosystem. According to CoinMarketCap data, currently ranked as the sixth-largest token in the industry, SOL has the potential to surpass XRP’s market cap.  At press time,  SOL is trading around $76.91, with a market...

Lisk decided to leverage the Ethereum network after finding out that more 90% of user transaction fees on L1 platforms were Ethereum-based. Lisk (LISK), the open-source blockchain network and platform for decentralized applications (dApp), has announced it has decided to join the Ethereum ecosystem as a layer 2 (L2) platform. According to an official blog post, Lisk is building the upcoming ecosystem on Gelato’s Rollup, and powering it via Optimism’s OP Stack. Why Lisk Is Integrating...