Category: Ethereum

The long-awaited London upgrade for the Ethereum network is edging closer as the code was deployed to the final testnet this week. Ethereum’s London hard fork, which will usher in the EIP-1559 upgrade, has now been scheduled for August 4 following the launch on the Rinkeby testnet on Thursday. Ethereum developer Tim Beiko posted the

Over the past week, astute crypto market analysts noticed some interesting developments related to the supply of Ether (ETH) as the network’s August 4 London hard fork approaches. Recent data from CryptoQuant, an on-chain analytics firm, indicates that the amount of Ether held in cryptocurrency exchanges’ reserves has hit new daily lows since the start of

The Ethereum network will undergo a major upgrade on Aug. 4, as the long-awaited London hard fork is expected to launch at block 12,965,000. The transition is part of a roadmap leading to the Ethereum 2.0 release, which aims to migrate the network to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. By no longer depending on the intense

Goldman Sachs says that Ethereum (ETH) could replace Bitcoin (BTC) as the dominant digital store of value. In a new note to clients, the financial giant says that while BTC has the stronger brand, Ethereum likely has the highest number of real use cases, reports Business Insider.   But the bank does not see either

The highly anticipated London hard fork designed to overhaul the controversial Ethereum fee structure is rolling out soon, according to a project team member. Tim Beiko, the lead coordinator of several Ethereum upgrades, says the hard fork should land on August 4th.   EIP-1559 is one of many upgrades that will make up the London

This year’s 500% accumulated gain took Ether’s (ETH) price to a $4,380 all-time high on May 12, and this rally was even more robust than the late-2017 move. The famous bull market, or bubble, depending on how you see it, took Ether’s price on a 390% rally from $290 in November 2017 to $1,420 in

Crypto-focussed Swiss bank, Sygnum Bank, has announced it has become the first bank in the world to allow its clients to stake Ether. According to the July 6 blog post, the firm’s clients can now stake ETH through Sygnum’s institutional banking platform to earn yields of up to seven percent annually. Sygnum describes itself as

Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients on Tuesday that the blockchain with the highest “real use potential” is Ethereum, suggesting its ETH could become the dominant digital store of value. As such, Goldman predicts the total market capitalization of ether (ETH) could overtake the total market cap for Bitcoin (BTC) in the coming

Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to trade in a predictable range which has given traders confidence in trading altcoins and DeFi tokens. This translated to a 110% rally in the price of Alpha Finance Lab (ALPHA) over the past four days.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since hitting a low of $0.30

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