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Ethereum 'shark' accumulation, Shanghai hard fork put $2K ETH price in play
13.1.2023
Ethereum on-chain data reveals a considerable rise in the number of Ether shark addresses with weeks before its hard fork in March
Bitcoin Cash Jumps 10% Ahead of Optimistic May Hard Fork
13.1.2023
Prominent traders pointed out scheduled improvements as catalysts that may have contributed to the move
Cardano ecosystem set to expand with custom-built sidechains
13.1.2023
The toolkit will allow for creators of sidechains to choose their own consensus mechanism and other application-specific features, whilst inheriting the security of the main chain
Crypto Traders Are Already Placing Bets on Ethereum’s 'Shanghai Hard Fork'
13.1.2023
The Ethereum blockchain's "Merge" last year turned into a focus of frenzied speculation in crypto markets. Now digital-asset traders are starting to handicap various market scenarios ahead of Ethereum's next big milestone
Polygon’s Blockchain to Undergo Hard Fork
12.1.2023
The software upgrade scheduled for January 17 will address gas spikes and chain reorganization
FTX’s Exchange Token FTT Sees Mysterious Pump Amid Bankruptcy Case, SBF Fraud Charges
11.1.2023
As the FTX bankruptcy case and fraud charges against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried continue to unfold, the value of the exchange’s token, FTX Token (FTT), has seen significant growth. Since Jan. 9, 2023, FTT has risen 28.42% and currently sits above the $1 range, following a dip below that...
Ethereum Developers Prepare to Deploy Shanghai Public Testnet, Focus on Staked Ether Withdrawals
10.1.2023
According to the Jan. 5, 2023 All Core Devs (ACD) meeting, Ethereum developers are preparing to deploy a public testnet for the highly anticipated Shanghai hard fork in February 2023, with the mainnet implementation tentatively scheduled for March. Ethereum’s core developers emphasized that...
Rewind 2022: A crypto roundup of the year and stepping into 2023
1.1.2023
While 2022 proved catastrophic for investors across traditional and crypto markets, the crypto ecosystem’s potential has shined through the cracks of inflation and centralized custody of assets
‘Ultra Sound’ Money — Simulation Shows Ethereum’s Inflation Rate Is Significantly Lower Using Proof-of-Stake
29.12.2022
Its been 105 days since Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to a proof-of-stake (PoS) network and the number of Ethereum validators is set to surpass 500,000 in 2023. According to metrics, Ethereum’s issuance rate of new coins has dropped considerably and only...
FTT Breaks $1 Support for the First Time Since FTX Collapsed, Token Struggles With Dwindling Trade Volume
20.12.2022
Despite FTX’s collapse last month, the trading platform’s crypto token FTT had managed to not plummet all the way down to zero, and surprisingly it hovered below the $2 per unit region after Nov. 12, 2022. For 38 days FTT remained above the $1 per unit area up until Dec. 19, as the token suddenly...
Talks of Issuing a New FTT Token Fuel Coin’s Price Despite FTT’s Broken Tokenomics Scheme
10.12.2022
Roughly 29 days ago FTX filed for bankruptcy, and the crypto ecosystem has been dealing with a rollercoaster ride of market fluctuations and community drama ever since then. Moreover, the now-bankrupt crypto trading platform’s exchange token FTT is still trading above $1 per unit, and it managed...
A year after Taproot, Bitcoin community works to unlock its DeFi potential
9.12.2022
Smart contracts functionalities on the Bitcoin network could boost adoption and provide additional liquidity to DeFi
Ethereum’s Shanghai Hard Fork Could Happen in March 2023, ETH Dev Says Staking Withdrawals Is the ‘Highest Priority’
9.12.2022
According to a recent Ethereum Core development meeting on Dec. 8, developers disclosed that the next Ethereum hard fork, called Shanghai, could be implemented by March 2023. It’s been suggested that the Shanghai hard fork will be able to manage the network’s staked ethereum...
Ethereum developers target March 2023 for Shanghai hard fork
8.12.2022
Users will be able to withdrew their staked Ether and applicable rewards after the upgrade goes live
Serum price soars 140% in one week amid FTX 'exit pump' fears
21.11.2022
FTX exposure risk has not stopped Serum price from a massive rally despite major cryptocurrency exchanges delisting SRM
Serum’s SRM Tokens Double in Price After Emergency Fork in Wake of FTX Hack
15.11.2022
The Serum token price rose as high as 32 cents, from a low of 12 cents just two days ago, as community members of the decentralized exchange scrambled to implement an emergency fork in the wake of security concerns triggered by the hack of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX exchange
SBF’s ‘Truly Trustless’ Protocol — Serum’s Upgrade Authority May Be Tainted, Devs Look to Fork Project
13.11.2022
According to Solana’s founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, Serum developers are forking the platform because the “upgrade key to the current one is compromised.” Serum, created by FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), was touted as “completely permissionless,” but now that...
Liquidity hub Serum forked by developers after FTX hack
13.11.2022
SRM and MSRM tokens and fees discounts were not changed and were working as before, said developers
Cardano price chart paints 'Burj Khalifa' with 7-month losing streak — More losses ahead?
19.10.2022
On-chain Cardano metrics show a decline in transactional activities on the network
Will Censorship Fork Ethereum?
19.10.2022
Disagreement around how to handle sanctions on Ethereum may soon force the chain to split into two: one chain censored, one not. Valid Points is CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that breaks down Ethereum’s evolution and its impact on crypto markets