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Bitcoin Hits New ATH, Ethereum and Altcoins Start Fresh Rally
6.1.2021
After clearing the USD 32,500 resistance, bitcoin price started a fresh surge. It is up over 12% and it broke the USD 34,000 resistance. BTC broke the USD 35,000 resistance, traded to a new all-time high near USD 35,750, and it is currently (05:00 UTC) consolidating gains.
Similarly, there was...
Ethereum Fans Brag About All-Time High Fees As L2 Solution Coming
5.1.2021
Ethereum (ETH) fees hit a new an all-time high, with its supporters arguing it's a proof of high demand, while Ethereum moves towards a new Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution.
Ethereum has been experiencing significantly high fees on and off for several months now, particularly with the decentralized...
Ethereum Rally Fails to Spark Chinese Interest as Bitcoin Hogs Limelight
5.1.2021
Racing ethereum (ETH) prices have seemingly failed to impress Chinese crypto users, with interest in the token – as well as blockchain technology – almost unchanged despite record-breaking recent altcoin rallies.
Data from WeChat shared on Twitter by Primitive Crypto co-founder Dovey Wan showed...
Ethereum Surpasses USD 1,000, Bitcoin Stable While Altcoins Rally
4.1.2021
After a strong upward move, bitcoin price struggled to test the USD 35,000 resistance. BTC topped near USD 34,750 and recently started a downside correction. It corrected lower to USD 32,500 and it is currently (05:00 UTC) consolidating in a range.
Also, there were strong bullish moves in most...
Researchers 'Trap' Frontrunning Bots Spying On Ethereum Transactions
30.12.2020
It is critical to understand malicious software known as frontrunning bots that spy on other people’s crypto transactions in order to make hefty profits at others’ expense, according to mobile wallet maker ZenGo. Only then, developers could build more secure systems.
One popular example...
Ethereum Rallies Above USD 700 While Bitcoin Consolidates and XRP Drops
28.12.2020
In the past few days, bitcoin remained in a positive zone above the USD 25,000 level. BTC even surged above USD 26,500, and traded to a new all-time high above USD 28,300 before correcting lower. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) consolidating near USD 27,000 and it could continue higher in...
Ethereum, XRP Making Gains on Bitcoin in Crypto Pay Stakes – BitPay Stats
22.12.2020
Data from major crypto payment gateway BitPay suggests that major altcoins are slowly gaining ground on bitcoin (BTC) in the payments sector.
In a release shared with Cryptonews.com, the firm wrote,
“While bitcoin remains the most popular crypto used by consumers for purchases (representing 79%...
Few Tokens Besides Bitcoin To Become SoV, Ethereum To Reshape Finance - Novogratz
21.12.2020
Mike Novogratz. Very few cryptoassets will stand the test of time and become lasting stores of value (SoV) outside of bitcoin (BTC), Mike Novogratz, the CEO of digital asset-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital, said, adding that he is increasingly confident that the Ethereum community...
"Ethereum Is (Not) Money" Trigger Tested Again And It Still Works
17.12.2020
As the two largest cryptoassets by market capitalization - bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) (plus several thousand other coins) - are competing for new money in a crypto beauty contest, the resurfaced question whether ETH is money once again added fuel to the fire.
While the traditional financial...
Several Major Bullish News For Bitcoin and Ethereum + More
16.12.2020
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One River Asset Management, a hedge fund specializing in volatility bets, has already invested over USD 600m in cryptoassets and...
Ethereum 2.0 Has Another Mystery - Taxes
15.12.2020
As ethereum (ETH) holders are now learning how to stake their tokens and earn interest along the way, there is one question they’ll eventually need to ask, and hope there is a clear answer by then. Yes, it’s taxes. And the only thing that’s clear is that there’s no regulatory clarity on how...
BTC, ETH Slide Lower Despite Insurers’ USD 100m Bitcoin Buy & Ether ETF
11.12.2020
The crypto community has been buoyed as – despite sliding bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) prices – two major breakthroughs were reached for both tokens.
At pixel time (09:03 UTC), BTC trades at USD 17,883 and is down by 3% in a day and 8% in a week, while ETH is down by almost 4% to USD 545....
First Validator Gets 'Slashed' Just Day After Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Launch
3.12.2020
Though the heavier penalties are supposed to be easily avoided, just a day after the launch of the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), the first validator has been 'slashed'.
According to BeaconScan.com, since the Phase 0 launched on December 1, one validator was already slashed...
Cubans Turn to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin as US Sanctions Bite
3.12.2020
Another report has exposed how Cubans are sidestepping United States sanctions by using bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin remittance solutions – with conventional wire transfers all but impossible between USA-aligned nations and the communist state.
A report from Deutsche Welle’s Spanish-language service...
EIP-1559 Won't Lower High Ethereum Fees On Its Own - Professor
2.12.2020
Among several of the recently much-discussed Ethereum (ETH)-related events is the arrival of a particular Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that should help lower fees - but high fees are a scalability, not a mechanism issue, argues an expert.
EIP-1559 is expected to bring automatic token burn...
Ethereum 2.0's Phase 0 Goes Live 'Successfully'
1.12.2020
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The first of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) is now live, with the team behind it describing its launch as successful.
At 12 UTC today, per the Ethereum Foundation livestream and Beaconcha.in's genesis dashboard, the first phase has been launched. The Slot 1, the first that...
Coinbase, Huobi Join Other Exchanges in Supporting Ethereum 2.0 Staking
1.12.2020
With the much-anticipated launch of Phase 0 of Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 finally here, the industry begins to prepare for the transition to the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm for the second largest cryptoasset by market capitalization. Major crypto exchanges, including Kraken, Coinbase and Huobi...
Ethereum 2.0 Journey in 3½ Phases Is About to Start With Phase 0
30.11.2020
The long-awaited, much-discussed second iteration of the Ethereum (ETH) network is slated to take an important step on December 1. It will not actually fully roll-out at once - instead, the very first day of December will see the first of its phases, laying the basis on which the rest will...
Bitcoin vs. Ethereum Fight Escalates amid Fresh Capital Entering the Space
25.11.2020
In the past month alone, bitcoin (BTC) price has increased by approximately 48% while ethereum (ETH) has seen its value balloon by 52%. So it would seem that all of these profits would put everybody in a good mood, especially both camps of diehards of the two largest and most popular cryptoassets....
Ethereum Surges As Whales Accomplish ETH 2.0 Phase 0 Mission
24.11.2020
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Ehtereum (ETH) whales alongside smaller stakers have managed to send all the required ether to the ETH 2.0 deposit contract, allowing to launch Phase 0 on December 1 and extending the ETH rally.
At the time of writing (04:50 UTC), there are ETH 574,880 (USD 356m) sent to...