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CoinDesk Validator ‘Zelda’ Successfully Exits Ethereum as Withdrawal Queue Shrinks to 9 Days
3.5.2023
It took about 12 days for Zelda to fully exit the Ethereum blockchain. For any new staking withdrawal requests, the wait to get out has shrunk to nine days from 17 days
Bitcoin, Ether Could Face Risks From Potential Short Squeeze in Dollar Index, QCP Capital Says
3.5.2023
The U.S. dollar has been heavily shorted since early October in hopes for a so-called dovish Fed pivot and looks ripe for a short squeeze, a move higher driven by unwinding of bearish positions. Bitcoin tends to move in the opposite direction of the dollar
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin’s Kimchi Premium Has Narrowed, but the Korean Market Is Proving Resilient
3.5.2023
ALSO: A crypto markets analyst suggests that the U.S. central bank may not be finished with interest rate hikes, even if it raises the rate on Wednesday as expected
Binance, Coinbase Endure $700M in Staked Ether Outflows as Decentralized Liquid Staking Protocols Gain
3.5.2023
Investors are ditching the centralized exchange giants to stake their ETH holdings on decentralized alternatives amid regulatory concerns, and as they chase higher rewards, crypto analysts say
Bitcoin Climbs Above $28.5K as Investors Weigh Fresh Bank Woes, Cool Jobs Data
3.5.2023
Ether also rose. Equity markets dropped, including stocks of two regional banks
Coinbase Launches International Exchange for Bitcoin and Ether Perpetual Futures
2.5.2023
Coinbase, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced the launch of a new service called Coinbase International Exchange. The new platform will enable institutional users outside of the United States to trade bitcoin and ethereum perpetual futures. The company stated in...
Ethereum whale population drops after Shapella — Will ETH price sink too?
2.5.2023
Ethereum's supply across whale addresses has dropped consistently since March 2020, offset by greater retail interest
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, but a Retreat From $30K Continues
2.5.2023
PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eying the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto's model for the future, the co-founder of Taipei-based Woo Network, Jack Tan, writes
Bitcoin Drops Below $28K; JPMorgan Takes Over Embattled First Republic Bank
1.5.2023
BTC’s price had dropped from well above $29,000 since Sunday evening. Investors await Wednesday’s FOMC decision
Liquid staking solutions now have more TVL than DEXs: DeFi Llama
1.5.2023
From April 13 to May 1, decentralized exchanges declined in TVL by $1.66 billion, while liquid staking protocols increased by $280 million
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin, Ether Open Asia’s Trading Week Flat
1.5.2023
ALSO: Five CoinDesk journalists offer their takeaways from Consensus 2023. They found an industry still filled with optimism but also realistic about the challenges ahead, most notably, regulatory uncertainty
Ethereum’s Liquid Staking Protocols Attract 400,000 Ether After Shapella Upgrade
30.4.2023
Just over two weeks have passed since Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade on April 12, 2023, which occurred at block height 6,209,536, enabling stakers to withdraw for the first time. At the time of the upgrade, slightly over 8 million ethereum was locked into liquid staking protocols. Since then...
Ethereum (ETH) Price Set to Roar as These Two Key Deflationary Tailwinds Pick Up
29.4.2023
Post-“shapella” upgrade optimism that briefly lifted the Ether (ETH) price to 11-month highs in the mid-$2,150s earlier this month has mostly faded.
Ether, the token that powers the smart-contract-enabled Ethereum blockchain, was last trading close to $1,900, still up around 4% for the month,...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $29K as Investors Look Toward Next FOMC Meeting
28.4.2023
ALSO: William Shatner, Star Trek's Captain Kirk, releases an NFT collection and touts the potential of crypto in an entertaining half-hour discussion at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference
Bitcoin Circles Above $29.5K as Investors Weigh Sluggish GDP, Latest Banking Woes
27.4.2023
BTC dipped slightly during U.S. morning trading Thursday after the Commerce Department reported a slow 1.1% gain in GDP for the first quarter – below consensus expectations of 2% annualized – but later rebounded
Ether price holds $1,820, but pro traders are skeptical about further gains
27.4.2023
Ether traders have been neutral-to-bearish for the past week, indicating little confidence in ETH breaking above $2,000
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Wildly Before Settling Above $29K
27.4.2023
ALSO: Writing about different sessions at Consensus 2023, CoinDesk columnist Daniel Kuhn considers the difficulty that the builders of decentralized finance (DeFi) and financial regulators are having in finding linguistic common ground
Bitcoin Tumbles as Wild Crypto Market Swing Causes $310M Losses From Liquidations
26.4.2023
The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI), which tracks the performance of the broader crypto market, plummeted 5.6% in an hour
As Crypto Grows, so Does CoinDesk’s Commitment to Keeping Pace
26.4.2023
A new CoinDesk tool called the Bitcoin Trend Indicator can help traders spot where BTC is headed
Optimism From Ethereum's Shapella Upgrade Is Fading, Crypto Options Show
26.4.2023
Two weeks after the upgrade, the options market is assigning a slightly more negative sentiment to ether