The analysts stressed that centralization, whether caused by specific entities or inherent features of the protocol, presents significant risks to the Ethereum network. This In recent months, the Ethereum (ETH) staking ecosystem has witnessed significant growth following the implementation of the Merge and Shanghai upgrades, transitioning the network from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake blockchain. However, this surge in staking activities has posed challenges, as revealed in a recent...
Read More »The Ethereum Shapella Upgrade Occurred; Now What?
Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up April saw the next big Ethereum update take place, and analysts are weighing in on what it can do for the world’s second largest digital currency by market cap (and the primary competitor to bitcoin) in the long run. Ethereum Endures Its Second Major Upgrade in 7 Months This is the second major upgrade to...
Read More »Analysts Predict $35K for Bitcoin in Six Months
Following news that both BlackRock and Fidelity have entered the digital currency market, many institutional analysts have predicted that within the next six months, bitcoin will reach a price of about $35,000 per unit, while Ethereum will jump into the $2,000 range. How Much Has Bitcoin Lost? On paper, this doesn’t look all that spectacular. After all, bitcoin – just 11 months ago – was trading at a new all-time high of approximately $68,000 per unit, so $35,000 would...
Read More »Ethereum Officially Launches Shandong Testnet to Lay Groundwork for Upcoming Shanghai Upgrade
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Read More »The Merge Has Shaken Up the Ethereum Price
The Merge was a big event that everyone thought was going to bring about huge change for Ethereum and all its crypto cousins. The currency’s switch from proof of work (PoW) to proof of stake (PoS) was covered heavily by media sources, and there was even a countdown to the event on Google. Ethereum Appears to Be Dropping Now that the event is complete, what can we say is all that different? Sure, not that much time has passed. These things need necessary windows to show...
Read More »The Ethereum Merge Has Allegedly Affected Bitcoin
Bitcoin has gotten quite a few shakeups in the previous weeks largely due to activity from both Ethereum – the second largest digital currency by market cap and its number one competitor – after the Merge, and the Federal Reserve, which held another meeting about a week after it took place. Has Ethereum Weakened Bitcoin? It appears bitcoin can’t seem to receive a stable rest over the past several months. The currency has undergone some of its most bearish conditions, and...
Read More »The Ethereum Merge Has Lowered Global Energy Consumption
Following the Ethereum Merge which occurred on September 14 of this year, a bonus reward was placed in the pockets of energy and climate advocates everywhere. It seems after the Merge was complete, the world’s energy consumption fell by roughly .2 percent overnight. Who would have known that mining ETH really did utilize that much energy? The Ethereum Merge Has Significantly Lowered Worldwide Energy Use The Merge has been a long talked-about event that would occur with...
Read More »“Change the Code” Campaign Seeks to Get BTC to Switch to Proof of Stake
Now that Ethereum has completed its Merge and gone from a proof of work (PoW) module to proof of stake (PoS), many environmental groups want bitcoin to do the same. Several have formed together to establish an initiative called “Change the Code, Not the Climate” as a means of pushing bitcoin more towards less energy-intensive methods of extracting units. Change the Code Seeks to Change BTC Forever $1 million has been spent on the Change the Code campaign. Greenpeace is also launching a new...
Read More »Will Ethereum Outdo Bitcoin? Analysts Weigh In
Now that The Merge is in full swing, is it possible Ethereum could potentially flip bitcoin and become the largest and most powerful digital currency in the crypto space? Will Ethereum Overtake BTC? Many analysts have been talking about what they refer to as the “flippening” for some time. The idea is that Ethereum will eventually become so strong it could ultimately outdo bitcoin, and what was once the world’s second largest digital currency by market cap will become...
Read More »Did Bitcoin Get Caught Up in Hype Surrounding The Merge?
In mid-September, bitcoin – the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – ran above the $22,000 mark for the first time in nearly a month. Bitcoin Experienced a Small Surge in Mid-September Everyone was praising the move given the asset had recently hit a price below $19,000, something it hadn’t done since June of this year. This means that after hitting a near-three-month low, the world’s primary digital asset seemingly shot up by close to $4,000, marking what...
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