Category: Ethereum

Even as the crypto markets experience prolonged turbulence, the decentralized finance (DeFi) space appears to be alive and growing. In a new Glassnode insights report, the on-chain market intelligence firm says that despite an emerging trend in the sector, DeFi developers are still building and they’re building quickly.   “Despite bearish on-chain activity, more innovation

After close to a month of consulting with industry experts and journalists within Cointelegraph and without, we’re proud to unveil a new segment for Finance Redefined, a.k.a. the premier DeFi industry newsletter: on-chain analysis.  Reporters will often look to public records to bolster stories, and the blockchain is no different. Everything from analyzing the wallet

A highly anticipated update that overhauls the controversial Ethereum fee market has launched on a testnet, and analysts are speculating on how the subsequent hard fork will impact ETH’s price. The update, EIP-1559, is designed to drastically restructure the fee mechanism of the ETH blockchain. It will introduce a standard fee that will be the

Ethereum’s forthcoming London upgrade, containing the highly-anticipated Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559, has been deployed on the Ropsten testnet. Following the June 24 launch on Ropsten, London is now expected to progress through Ethereum’s Goerli, Rinkeby, and Kovan testnets at roughly weekly intervals — from which point the Ethereum community expects a date for mainnet

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged in 2021 as one of the fastest-growing trends in the crypto sector and as the unique features of DeFi begin to work their way into traditional finance, executives from crypto and conventional business circles warn that regulation could be on the way if the protocols don’t take steps to self-regulate. 

The drop in the price of Ether (ETH) is failing to shake out the long-term holders, while the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is also providing opportunities for investors.  So suggests a new Glassnode report that noted many long-term Ether holders (>155 days) are sitting atop profits despite ETH/USD’s 55% decline from its peak level above $4,300.

Cryptocurrency investors all over the globe have been facing a challenging time for over a month thanks, in large part, to the unprecedented price drops that have happened across the board in relation to most prominent digital currencies available in the market. Since the start of June, the total market capitalization of this relatively nascent

Israel’s central bank has allegedly completed a pilot — under the radar — for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) using Ethereum’s technology. The claim was made by the Israeli financial news site Globes and later reported by BNN Bloomberg. Globes’ sources for its claims are not disclosed: the report alleged that the Bank of

Cryptocurrency investors found little reprieve on June 22 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $30,000 for the first time since January, sparking panic among less experienced market participants who have yet to experience a full market cycle.  While Bitcoin has been under increasing pressure from multiple sources since early May, the most recent

The German Football Association (DFB) has officially announced the debut of national soccer team nonfungbile tokens (NFTs) in partnership with a major blockchain-based fantasy soccer game provider Sorare. As part of an official license agreement, the DFB will create digital collectible cards on the Ethereum blockchain of 18 players on the German national team through Sorare’s