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Ethereum address checksum, explained
22.5.2024
Don’t lose your precious ETH to a typo! Understand Ethereum address checksums and how they safeguard your transactions from costly mistakes
Nearly 80,000 Dormant Ether ICO Tokens Awaken in 2023, Including 61,216 ETH Transfer to Kraken
19.7.2023
Based on onchain metrics, a dormant wallet containing 61,216 ether acquired during the initial coin offering (ICO) has recently transferred the cryptocurrency after lying idle for a span of eight years. The funds have reportedly been sent to the crypto exchange, Kraken. This occurrence marks...
Coinbase Adds Ability to Direct Message Any Ethereum Address
12.7.2023
The new messaging feature will let any two Ethereum addresses talk to each other
Shopify launches suite of blockchain commerce tools for merchants
11.2.2023
Shopify NFT merchants can now use the tokegating tools to dictate which token holders can and cannot gain access to exclusive products, NFT drops and benefits
Onchain Data Shows FTX US Paused ETH Withdrawals for 2 Hours, Users Complain of Withdrawal Errors
11.11.2022
After FTX International’s parent firm West Realm Shires Services filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, users noticed that FTX US was included in the bankruptcy filings. On the U.S. exchange’s website, the firm notes that “trading may be halted on FTX US in...
ENS Domain Registrations Skyrocketed Last Month, Total Names Created Nears 2 Million
4.8.2022
The number of Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains is nearing the two million mark as 1,888,209 ENS names have been etched into the Ethereum blockchain to date. The project recently detailed that July saw the largest monthly rise in revenue scoring 5,400 ether worth roughly $2.48 million during...
FBI Issues Alert Concerning Malicious State-Sponsored North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Firms
19.4.2022
On April 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Treasury Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) report concerning malicious North Korean state-sponsored cryptocurrency activity. According to the U.S....
ETH Mixer Tornado Cash Reveals Blocking OFAC Sanctioned Ethereum Addresses via Chainalysis Oracle Contract
16.4.2022
According to the project’s official Twitter account, Tornado Cash, the ethereum mixing service that allows participants to shuffle ether, is blocking flagged ethereum addresses listed on the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons...
OFAC Update Claims Ronin Hack Is Tethered to North Korea’s Hacker Syndicate Lazarus Group
15.4.2022
According to the U.S. Treasury and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the recent Ronin bridge hack may have been tied to the North Korean hacker syndicate called Lazarus Group. Federal law enforcement officials have tied the flagged ethereum address connected with the Ronin bridge exploit...
Sotheby’s Cancels Cryptopunks NFT Auction After Consignor ‘Decided to Hodl’ Collectibles
25.2.2022
On February 8, the multinational luxury auction company Sotheby’s announced the firm would be auctioning 104 Cryptopunk non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles, but before the event started Sotheby’s canceled the event. It seems “0x650d,” the owner of the Cryptopunks NFTs...
Twitter Reportedly to Enable Adding Bitcoin & Ethereum Addresses to Profiles
3.9.2021
It seems that the social media giant Twitter is now testing its newest additions to the Tip Jar service - Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) addresses on users' profiles.
As reported, Twitter has started beta testing a Bitcoin Lightning Network tipping service, which would allow users to make smaller...
Ethereum Address Activity Approached Bitcoin's Level In June
30.6.2021
In June, the biggest smart contract network, Ethereum (ETH), has started to challenge the network of the most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), in another metric, briefly surpassing it by the number of active addresses, mostly because activity on BTC dropped sharply before rebounding...
Ethereum address creation hits 35-month high: Did XRP provide the Spark?
16.12.2020
A snapshot for the Spark airdrop may have caused a record spike in Ethereum address creation
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holding at $18K; Active Ethereum Addresses up 140% in 2020
11.12.2020
Bitcoin’s price dipped below $18,000 for the third straight day while an increase in active Ethereum addresses is fundamentally positive
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Regains $10.6K; High-Balance Ether Addresses Decline
7.10.2020
Bitcoin’s price is rebounding from a sell-off Tuesday while large ether holders are making moves
You can now send email right from your Ethereum address
16.9.2020
Sign your email with a private key, just like in the good old days
Centre Obliges Government Request, Freezes Address With $100,000 USDC
9.7.2020
Centre Consortium has blacklisted an ethereum address holding $100,000 in USDC, a move that the entity says was “in response to a request from law enforcement.” A joint venture between Circle and Coinbase, Centre is the issuer of the dollar-pegged USDC stablecoin, which runs on...
Centre Freezes Ethereum Address Holding $100K USDC
9.7.2020
Stablecoin issuer Centre has confirmed they froze an Ethereum address holding $100,000 USDC at the request from law enforcement
Many Ether Whales Might Be Leaving for Bitcoin: Data
13.5.2020
The seven-day average of the number of unique addresses holding 10,000 ethers or more fell to 1,050 on Tuesday. That's the lowest level since January 2019