Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has re-upped his post from 1.5 years ago on “Layer 3s”, saying that L3s won’t magically increase throughput. Still, they can reduce certain fixed costs associated with batch publishing and deposits or withdrawals. His statement comes amid concerns that Layer 3 networks are taking away from Ethereum’s value and security. L3 Doesn’t Magically Increase Throughput According to Buterin’s X post, there are alternative, potentially “lighter”...
Read More »This April Fools Joke Ends With a 25% Loss for Crypto Investors
On April 1, Juicebox’s content manager appeared to have announced that the Ethereum-based crowdfunding platform had secured a fake $69 million funding round supported by the crypto venture capital company Paradigm. However, it was later revealed to be an April Fools’ Day prank, causing JBX speculators to incur losses exceeding 20%. JuiceBox’s April Fools’ Day Joke The news broke through a post on X by pseudonymous account Briliegh.eth, which has since been made private. The...
Read More »Ethereum Slides Near Three Year Low Against Bitcoin Amid Crypto Market Pullback
Ethereum (ETH) is losing a key support level against its larger crypto rival, Bitcoin (BTC), amid a broader crypto market selloff that began on Monday. Data from TradingView shows that 1 ETH is now worth less than 0.05 BTC, trading for 0.04961 BTC at writing time. The last time the ETH/BTC ratio traded so low was in January, after a brief crypto market selloff after Bitcoin ETFs went live. The last rare period at a similar ratio was when ETH skyrocketed in April 2021, after...
Read More »This Presale Token’s Price of $0.025 Is Set to Soar 50x as Ethereum Approaches $5000
As ETH gets closer and closer to hitting that enormous number of $5,000, a brand new opportunity has popped up in the NFT finance world. One that could help investors make life-changing money. NFTFN is holding a presale for its NFT lending platform, with tokens going for just $0.025. Considering the market is skyrocketing and the project is not just innovative but revolutionary, this token could jump to 50 times its current price. The New Era Last year alone, NFTs...
Read More »Digital Asset Investment Products Rebound with $862M Inflows, ETF Activity Slows Down
CoinspeakerDigital Asset Investment Products Rebound with $862M Inflows, ETF Activity Slows Down While the Bitcoin investment products registered strong inflows, the Ethereum products registered their fourht consecutive week of outflows. Digital Asset Investment Products Rebound with $862M Inflows, ETF Activity Slows Down
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Dips Again As Bears Aim $3,200
Ethereum price started a downside correction from the $3,680 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $3,550 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $3,535 on the 4-hour chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $3,550 resistance zone. Ethereum price is declining below $3,550 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD remains at a risk of...
Read More »Vitalik Buterin Doubles Down on Crucial Aspects for Ethereum’s Purge
Vitalik Buterin – the co-founder of Ethereum – shared insights on the next steps in the protocol’s simplification and easing the burden on node resources, also known as ‘Purge.’ The Purge essentially aims to safeguard the protocol by optimizing data storage. At the same time, it also seeks to address design decisions that were made due to technology constraints in the past. The primary objective is to streamline the protocol, eliminate technical obligations, and reduce...
Read More »OPZ Launches ICO for Its Groundbreaking AI-Powered Wallet & DEX on Bitcoin Layer 2
[PRESS RELEASE – Louis, Singapore, April 1st, 2024] OPZ Token ($OPZ) is an all-in-one solution that combines a wallet on iOS & Android, decentralized exchange, advanced AI trading, and NFC technology. It provides 1,000,000,000 tokens for traders. Using ERC-20, this token employs powerful AI trading technology to handle users’ trades. Traders buy and hold the tokens, and the AI system then takes over, trading continuously on 10,000+ cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin,...
Read More »$1 Billion in US Treasuries Tokenized On-Chain Post BlackRock’s BUIDL Launch
United States Treasuries worth over $1 billion have been tokenized on-chain across Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, and other blockchains. The milestone was propelled by the recent launch of the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund. US Treasurys Worth $1.08B Tokenized BlackRock’s Ethereum-based product, BUIDL, was introduced on March 20 and has surpassed a market capitalization of $244.8 million. As per data from 21Shares’ Dune Analytics dashboard, BUIDL is now behind...
Read More »TRON Dominates Nearly 50% of Illicit Crypto Activity: TRM Labs Report
The TRON network accounted for 45% of all illicit volume in 2023, according to data released by analysts at blockchain forensics firm TRM Labs. TRM Labs released a report titled “The Illicit Crypto Economy” on Wednesday shedding light on the key trends in 2023 related to illicit activities and funds in the crypto space. TRON Blockchain Dominates Illicit Activity TRON blockchain network, founded by Chinese entrepreneur Justin Sun, accounted for the highest illicit activity...
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