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Nightmare Come True: User Pays $2.6 Million in Transaction Fees to Send $134 of Ether
10.6.2020
A record ethereum transaction fee has been paid today: $2.6 million to transfer $134. The user probably mixed up the fields on the value of the transfer and the fee, eventually paying 10,668 ETH in fees, or $2.6 million, on a transaction mined by Sparkpool. A nightmare come true, the customer sent...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Pops Past $10K as Fed Says Rates May Stay Near 0% Until 2022
10.6.2020
Cryptocurrency traders slapped the buy button on bitcoin during the Federal Reserve’s non-announcement announcement, but the run-up didn’t last
‘Whale’ Just Sent $130 in Cryptocurrency With a $2.6M Transaction Fee
10.6.2020
The sender's identity isn't known, but their wallet still holds more than $11 million-worth of ether
Data Shows Bitcoin Options Markets Are Maturing Much Faster Than Futures
10.6.2020
Data from the crypto analytical firm Skew.com shows that bitcoin options are maturing much faster than the futures markets launched in December 2017. Skew’s data shows that the open interest in bitcoin options has risen significantly in the last few months. Bitcoin options “are starting...
Market Wrap: DeFi Is Helping Ether Outpace Bitcoin This Year
9.6.2020
Thanks to growing interest in DeFi, ether is outperforming bitcoin when the market is moving higher
Coca-Cola Vending Machines in Australia & New Zealand Accept Bitcoin, Ether
9.6.2020
Coca-Cola and crypto fans in Australia and New Zealand can now enjoy both of those things at the same time. The US might come next.
One of the world's five major Coca-Cola bottlers, Coca-Cola Amatil and digital asset integrator Centrapay have partnered to allow all the drinkers of this popular...
Market Wrap: $10,000 Remains Bitcoin’s Price to Beat
8.6.2020
Store of value? Bitcoin has outperformed gold and trounced U.S. equities so far this year
Analyst Predicts Next Bull Run Will Send Bitcoin to $150K and Ether to $9K
8.6.2020
Blockfyre’s co-founder believes a bull market will return, seeing Bitcoin price rise 1,400% to hit $150,000, and Ether and other solid altcoins making even more impressive gains
Bloomberg BTC Bombshell, Coinbase Fury, Ether vs. Tether: Hodler’s Digest, June 1–7
7.6.2020
Bloomberg thinks Bitcoin could return to record highs of $20,000 this year, but warns Ether may not be the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency for much longer
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Flat as Stocks Swell on Positive Jobs Report
5.6.2020
Bitcoin was dull in trading Friday as stock markets were having a big day. However, cryptocurrency stakeholders see it as a temporary market condition
Crypto Derivatives Exchange OKEx Launches Options on Ether
5.6.2020
Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx rolled out option contracts on Ethereum’s ether (ETH) token on Thursday, ending the Panama-based Deribit’s virtual monopoly in the space
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Closing in on $9,900 as Crypto Market Volatility Persists
4.6.2020
Crypto derivatives volume had a record month in May - and volatility contributes to fueling that growth
Bloomberg: Only a Matter of Time Before Tether Overtakes Ether as #2
4.6.2020
Bloomberg’s report that provides crypto outlook for June says that it expects Tether to pass Ether as the number two cryptocurrency on the strength of the dollar
Crypto Exchange OKEx Launches Ether Options, EOS Options to Follow
4.6.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the launch of its Ether options contracts on its trading platform
Market Wrap: A Bitcoin Lull as Stocks Signal Economic Optimism
3.6.2020
The bitcoin rollercoaster has turned into a bumper car as equities take the stage in hopes of a global economic rebound
Market Wrap: Traders ‘Whack the Beehive’ as Bitcoin Surges Then Plunges
2.6.2020
Bitcoin’s jump up and right back down is at least partially due to the crypto derivatives markets
Open Interest in Ether Options Hits Record High on Deribit
2.6.2020
Derivative contracts on ether are more popular than ever, as evidenced by record open positions in options listed on the Panama-based derivatives exchange Deribit
Market Wrap: As Bitcoin Steadies, Oil’s Turmoil Continues
1.6.2020
The bitcoin market has nothing on oil’s volatility in 2020
Crypto Market Sentiment Takes a Step Up; Bitcoin and Ether Remain Positive
1.6.2020
Crypto market sentiment has taken another step upwards. Following the last week's small rise to 5.13/10, the combined moving 7-day average market sentiment score (sentscore) for the top 10 coins has increased to 5.33 over the course of last seven days, as shown by crypto market sentiment analysis...
Ether Leads Bitcoin on Price as Investors Prepare for Staking Arrival
1.6.2020
Bitcoin has put in a positive June performance in six out of the last eight years. But Ethereum is drawing new investors with the start of staking due this year