Category: Ethereum

The Ethereum network’s long-planned upgrade to a scalable, proof-of-stake consensus model grows closer as developers set a date for the Altair upgrade.  Altair, which is described as the first mainnet upgrade to the Beacon Chain, is scheduled to take place at epoch 74240, or roughly Oct. 27, according to Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan. Ryan

Analysts at financial services giant JPMorgan are reportedly saying Ethereum’s popularity among investors is growing at the expense of Bitcoin futures. In a research note cited by Business Insider, JPMorgan analysts say large investors who typically use derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) are shifting away from Bitcoin futures and towards Ethereum futures.   “This

Crypto payments are becoming increasingly popular as Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets continue to go mainstream. This has become the case for both crypto holders and non-crypto owners who are primarily interested in the concept of using cryptocurrencies for payments. Recent data has found that 93% of crypto users surveyed would consider making purchases

The founder of Real Vision and Global Macro Investor, Raoul Pal, is predicting “ridiculous” price acceleration for the crypto markets in the coming months. In a new Real Vision Finance video, the macro guru says he’s looking at the big picture, which tells him that the ongoing crypto market correction will soon be over.  

Institutional investors are reportedly looking at China’s latest crypto ban as an opportunity to accumulate more digital assets at discounted prices. In their new weekly report, digital asset manager CoinShares says that Bitcoin (BTC) saw the largest inflows of institutional capital of any crypto on the market despite facing negative sentiment and pressure from China.

Crypto exchange Bitfinex completed a highly consequential transaction today when sending $100,000 of the stablecoin Tether (USDT) to the layer-2 subsidiary platform DeversiFi. For reasons unknown, the exchange paid 7,676 ETH, equivalent to $23.7 million, marking quite possibly the largest gas fee ever-recorded on the Ethereum blockchain.  According to blockchain data from EtherScan, the deposit transaction

Sparkpool, the second-largest Ethereum mining pool in the world, is suspending operations due to the ongoing Chinese crackdown on crypto. The mining pool officially announced Sept. 27 it has suspended access to new users in mainland China in response to Chinese authorities initiating new measures to combat crypto adoption in the country. Following initial restrictions

Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) staged a rebound on Sept. 26 following a massive decline earlier this week that saw its prices plunging to as low as $2,651 on Coinbase. The ETH/USD exchange rate rose 3.63% to hit an intraday high of $3,030. The upside move amounted to a 14.3% upside retracement from the pair’s

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly fell below $42,000 on Sept. 25 as the weekend looked set to deliver an unimpressive weekly close. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: Bitcoin “fine” above $38,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD losing $1,000 in just over an hour during Saturday before rebounding. The weekend had started

The growth of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has been a recurrent headline throughout 2021 and to date, hundreds of billions of dollars in crypto assets are locked on protocols across numerous blockchain networks and earning a yield for their holders.  What started off as a simple Ethereum-based swap interface that allowed ERC-20 tokens to