Category: Ethereum

Gaming VC Bitkraft launches $75M investment fund for blockchain gaming

E-sports investment platform Bitkraft VC has established a $75 million token fund for investing in blockchain gaming and digital entertainment. The fund uses a “stage-agnostic” strategy, meaning that it will put money in companies and startups at any business development stage. Apart from equity investment, the token fund will also invest in cryptocurrencies and nonfungible

Amount of ETH held by miners reaches highest level since 2016

The amount of Ethereum that is being held by miners has reached record levels in U.S. dollar terms as they remain reluctant to sell. The balance held by Ethereum miners is the largest it has been since shortly after the network was launched five years ago. When converted into USD, it is at a historic

Here’s How Bullish Crypto Investors Really Are on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, Polkadot, Solana, Luna and XRP: Survey

A new poll conducted by digital asset investment firm CoinShares shows close to half of investors believe a single crypto asset now has the highest upside potential – and it’s not Bitcoin (BTC). According to the survey, 42% of investors view Ethereum (ETH) as the most attractive crypto asset based on potential growth, beating Bitcoin

Whales Suddenly Move Over $2,200,000,000 in Ethereum As Miners Amass the Second-Largest Crypto Asset

Whales are suddenly moving more than $2.2 billion in Ethereum (ETH) this week across 11 separate transactions, according to the crypto tracker Whale Alert. The moves come as ETH’s price surges and Ethereum miner balances continue to skyrocket, blockchain analytics firm Santiment reports.   “#Ethereum is up to $3,480, the coin’s highest price in 16

All $250M in bearish bets for Friday are underwater

Ether (ETH) has been facing a bearish regression channel since Sept. 1, although it is currently battling to break its resistance. But despite some headwinds, ETH bulls will likely profit $115 million on Friday’s weekly Ether options expiry. The 21% pump over the past week was just enough to make the entire $250 million worth

Rocket Pool delays launch after vulnerability discovered by rival

Eth2 staking provider Rocket Pool has postponed its launch after a possible exploit was identified in the protocol’s code. On Oct. 6, Rocket Pool announced the postponement while the team implements a fix for the bug. Rocket Pool tweeted that “relatively minimal” changes are required to patch the vulnerability and that a new launch date

MakerDAO founder’s plans to address climate change and pivot back to ETH

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen has published an essay outlining measures that could be taken to make the protocol a vehicle for addressing climate change. In a lengthy Oct. 5 post published to the MakerDAO governance forum, Christensen asserts that MakerDAO should strive to ensure that all of its collateral comprises “sustainable and climate-aligned assets that consider