Category: Ethereum

Early adopters in the cryptocurrency market have once again been rewarded for their bravery and exploration after the popular Ethereum Name Service protocol, which issues nonfungible tokens that double as Ethereum addresses and web domains, distributed an airdrop for its new ENS decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) token. The resulting airdrop translated to an instant five-figure

In his monthly crypto tech column, Israeli serial entrepreneur Ariel Shapira covers emerging technologies within the crypto, decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain space, as well as their roles in shaping the economy of the 21st century. What’s in a name? A whole metaverse is what one could be led to believe when looking at the

In an announcement Friday morning, the University of Cambridge announced it would be building a novel decentralized carbon credit marketplace to support global reforestation efforts. Its ultimate goal would be to increase the adoption of nature-based conservation solutions, or NbS, such as reforestation, through financial instruments. The institution envisions that purchasers of carbon credits will

Bitcoin (BTC) remains bullish but has “one more leg down” to complete before a resurgence, one trader argues. In analysis on Nov. 10, popular Twitter account Crypto Ed said that the pullback from this week’s all-time highs above $68,500 was turning out to be deeper than anticipated. Target $65,000 for Bitc “Going a bit deeper

The chief executive of one of the world’s largest tech companies has revealed that he owns crypto assets. In an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the New York Times DealBook Online Summit, Apple CEO Tim Cook says he owns some crypto as part of his investment portfolio. Sorkin asked the CEO if he owned

Altseason rumors are on the rise on Nov. 9 as altcoins capitalize on Bitcoin’s move to a new all-time high and the ensuing consolidation that tends to occur after (BTC) pulls back to retest underlying support levels. As is often the case when Bitcoin has pullbacks during a bull market, some of the outflows find their

The number of Ethereum addresses holding 32 or more Ether (ETH) reached a one-month low on Nov. 9. The number of Externally Owned Ethereum Addresses (EOA) fell to 108,949 compared to 108,965 on Oct. 22, according to data from Glassnode, a sign that traders and investors ignored the prospects of becoming validators on its upcoming proof-of-stake blockchain,

Two carbon neutral cryptocurrency-backed exchange-traded funds are poised to launch in Canada offering a greener alternative for institutional investors. Canada-based asset manager Purpose Investments is readying to launch two new crypto-based ETFs on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Nov. 9, both of which offer investors a carbon offset. Purpose will launch their Bitcoin and Ethereum

Instant messaging platform Discord may soon launch support for MetaMask and WalletConnect integrations as evidenced by a pre-release screenshot shared by the platform’s CEO, Jason Citron. However, a portion of the Discord community raised concerns about the update while threatening to cancel its Nitro subscriptions. Citron’s announcement of the upcoming Ethereum blockchain integration came as a

Matter Labs has announced a major new funding round to further develop the second version of its Ethereum-based rollups, zkSync. On Nov. 9, Matter Labs announced it had secured $50 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz and included participation from existing investors Placeholder and Dragonfly Capital. The new round follows Matter Labs’