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Ethereum Merge spikes block creation with a faster average block time
2.10.2022
some of the evident improvements experienced by the blockchain post-Merge include a steep increase in daily block creation and a substantial decrease in average block time
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Reverses Course Again, Trades Towards 20-Day Moving Average
28.9.2022
Bitcoin continues to trade around its moving average. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
Microstrategy Buys 301 Bitcoin, Public Company Now Holds 130,000 BTC
20.9.2022
According to Microstrategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor, his company has recently purchased 301 bitcoin for $6 million at an average price of $19,851 per coin. Saylor detailed that the firm’s balance sheet now holds 130,000 bitcoins as the company’s stash is the largest...
Current Block Times Suggest Bitcoin’s Halving Is Coming Sooner Than Expected
12.9.2022
Bitcoin’s hashrate has been running hot despite the lower prices and the recent difficulty increases. In fact, blocks are being discovered faster than the ten-minute block interval average and because of this factor, the network’s reward halving may come sooner than expected. While...
Onchain Ethereum Fees Remain Low Ahead of the Merge, 4 L2 Networks Offer Transfers Below a Nickel
29.8.2022
With just over two weeks until The Merge, Ethereum network fees have reduced significantly as the average ethereum transfer fee has dropped to 0.00092 ether or $1.37 per transaction on August 28. Median-sized fees have slid to 0.00036 ether or $0.544 per transfer, and etherscan.io’s...
CCRI Finds TRON as One of the Top Eco-Friendly Blockchains
25.8.2022
A new report by the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute (CCRI) showcases the environmental sustainability of the TRON network. According to the “Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint of the TRON Blockchain” report, the highly popular TRON network only consumes as much electricity as just...
Average Bitcoin transaction fee drops under $1 as network difficulty recovers
22.8.2022
In addition to timely upgrades, the drop in transaction fees can be attributed to multiple factors, including falling market prices and lower mining difficulty
Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Rises for the First Time in 57 Days, BTC Hashrate Slipped 1.7% Lower in Q2
4.8.2022
The mining difficulty tied to the Bitcoin network increased for the first time in 57 days, rising 1.74% higher than the last two weeks. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been below average as the network’s computational power is down 1.7% lower in the second quarter than in Q1 2022....
Ether's Failure to Break Through 100-Day Price Average Clouds Bullish Outlook
2.8.2022
Ether's trajectory is suddenly in doubt after it failed to push past a key technical threshold on price charts
While the Bear Market’s Claws Drag ETH Prices Down, Ethereum Network Fees Remain Low
31.7.2022
While ethereum prices jumped 61% higher during the last 30 days, the crypto asset’s U.S. dollar value is still down more than 60% lower than ether’s all-time high recorded nine months ago. Amid the market downturn, the network’s average fees have been lower than $5...
WisdomTree's Q2 Average Crypto Assets Down Nearly 12% YoY to $265M
29.7.2022
Asset manager WisdomTree (WETF) managed crypto assets worth $265 million in Q2, a decrease of nearly 12% compared to the equivalent figure of $300 million a year ago
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stalls at $23K but Sits Above Cost for Average Investor’s Purchase Price
21.7.2022
Bitcoin investors are back in positive territory, although trading ranges have narrowed
BTC price battles 200-week moving average after $930M Tesla Bitcoin sale
21.7.2022
A key trendline which the Bitcoin price passed for the first time in over a month is currently seeing its first retest as support
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Climbs Closer to 50-Day Simple Moving Average
20.7.2022
Some analysts believe BTC’s consolidation above the SMA could propel the token’s recovery
Ether Breaches 50-Day Average for First Time Since April; Bitcoin Lags
19.7.2022
Ether's bounce above the 50-day average may be fleeting, one chartered market technician said
Bitcoin price nears critical 200-week moving average as Ethereum touches $1.5K
18.7.2022
The 200-week moving average keeps bulls in check, and traders are keeping quiet on the chances of a breakthrough so early
Why Migrants Are Turning to Crypto: The Key to Attaining the UN Goal to Reduce Remittance Costs to Less Than 3% by 2030
14.7.2022
The cost incurred by African migrants or expatriates when sending funds via the so-called formal corridors remains way above the UN target of less than three percent, the latest data from the World Bank has shown. On the other hand, the cost is much lower than the target when cryptocurrencies...
Kazakhstan President Signs Law Increasing Tax Burden for Crypto Miners
13.7.2022
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed into law a bill amending the country’s Tax Code to impose higher tax rates on crypto miners. The levy will depend on the amount and average price of electricity utilized in the extraction of digital currencies like bitcoin....
Ethereum average gas fee falls down to $1.57, the lowest since 2020
3.7.2022
For nearly two years, between Jan. 2021 and May 2022, the average gas fee required by the Ethereum network was roughly $40, with May 1, 2022 recording the highest average daily gas cost of $196.638
Ethereum Transfer Costs Continue to Slide — Network Fees Tap a 19-Month Low
3.7.2022
On Saturday, Ethereum transaction fees tapped a low not seen since November 2020 as the average network fee dropped to 0.0016 ether or $1.67 per transfer. Average fees on Saturday have been as low as 32 gwei or $0.69 per transfer as Ethereum gas fees have been steadily dropping since May 11, 2022....