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valkyrie-backtracks-on-ether-futures-contract-purchases-until-etf-launch

Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas speculated the SEC may have applied pressure on Valkyrie to halt purchases of ETH futures contracts until the ETF was officially approved. Asset management firm Valkyrie has said it will hold out for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve an exchange-traded fund, or ETF, with exposure to

the-ethereum-upgrade:-everything-you-need-to-know-about-shanghai-capella

This month, Ethereum will undergo the “Shanghai-Capella” upgrade, the largest network upgrade since the “Ethereum Merge” in 2022.“Shanghai-Capella” will enable the withdrawal of staked ETH from the Ethereum blockchain, completing its transition from a proof of work to a proof of stake network.The upgrade promises to usher in a new era of scalability, sustainability and mainstream adoption

ethereum-staking-withdrawal-testnet-zhejiang-to-go-online-feb.-1

This is the first Ethereum public test since the Merge upgrade in September 2022. Developers said further testnets would be triggered in the coming week. According to a Jan. 31 post by Ethereum Foundation developer Parithosh Jayanthi, the “Zhejiang” public withdrawal testnet will launch on Feb. 1 at 3:00 pm UTC. Six days after Zhejiang

nft-market-sales-climb-16%-higher;-43.48%-increase-in-buyers-in-third-week-of-2023

Closing out the third week of January 2023, non-fungible token (NFT) assets saw a 16.39% increase in overall sales. 320,580 buyers participated in the NFT market action this past week, an increase of 43.48% compared to the week prior. $256.69 million in NFT sales were recorded over the last seven days, with $206.06 million being

bitcoin-vs.-ethereum

Holding the number one and two spots for overall market cap in cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and Ethereum are often compared against each other.There’s an ongoing debate over which cryptocurrency is better, but focusing on the individual tokens is only part of what makes Bitcoin and Ethereum different–and incredible.The Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains were created for different purposes

ethereum-wallet-metamask-adds-bank-to-crypto-transfers-via-sardine

According to a Consensys blog post published on October 11, the Ethereum-based wallet Metamask has added instant bank-to-crypto transfers via the automated clearing house (ACH) settlement merchant Sardine. Metamask Users Can Swap Fiat for Over 30 Crypto Tokens On Tuesday, the crypto firm Consensys published an announcement that explains the ETH wallet Metamask has added

price-analysis-8/19:-btc,-eth,-bnb,-xrp,-ada,-sol,-doge,-dot,-shib,-avax

Bitcoin and altcoins sold-off sharply on Aug. 19, leading technical traders to forecast a possible drop to new yearly lows. Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins witnessed a sharp sell-off on Aug. 19, but there does not seem to be a specific trigger for the sudden drop. The sharp fall resulted in liquidations of more

price-analysis-8/15:-btc,-eth,-bnb,-xrp,-ada,-sol,-doge,-dot,-shib,-avax

Bitcoin and altcoins met selling at key overhead resistance levels and investors are unsure whether traders will buy the current dip. Bitcoin (BTC) has been witnessing a tough battle between the bulls and the bears near the $25,000 level. A clear winner may not emerge in the short term due to a lack of a

ethereum-hits-8-month-highs-in-btc-as-money-heads-for-‘riskier’-altcoins

Liquidity is strong on alt markets as Bitcoin gives way to Ethereum after a battle which has raged throughout 2022. Ether (ETH) is worth more in Bitcoin (BTC) than at any time since the start of the year amid renewed appetite for altcoins.ETH/BTC 1-day candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingViewAltcoin market cap returns to $700 billioData

l2-scaling-solution-arbitrum-schedules-nitro-rollup-stack-upgrade-for-august-31

On August 4, Arbitrum One, the layer two (L2) Ethereum scaling solution, announced the protocol will implement a significant upgrade called Nitro in 25 days. The highly anticipated Nitro migration will take place on August 31, exactly one year after Offchain Labs, the Arbitrum project maintainers, launched the Arbitrum One mainnet. The Arbitrum team says

price-analysis-8/3:-btc,-eth,-bnb,-xrp,-ada,-sol,-doge,-dot,-matic,-avax

Bitcoin and most major altcoins are witnessing buying near strong support levels, indicating a bullish sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins are tracking the United States equities markets higher on Aug. 3 as traders buy the dip. Smaller investors seem to be making the most of the bear market in Bitcoin as the number of wholecoiners

inverse-finance-exploited-again-for-$1.2m-in-flashloan-oracle-attack

No user funds have been affected by the exploit, but Inverse Finance has incurred a debt and offered the attacker a bounty to return the stolen funds. Just two months after losing $15.6 million in a price oracle manipulation exploit, Inverse Finance has again been hit with a flashloan exploit that saw the attackers make…

the-new-blockchain.com-explorer

The world of crypto just got a lot easier to navigateToday we’re introducing a brand new Blockchain.com Explorer that features the most important information on the crypto ecosystem–all in one place.Before diving into what’s new, it’s worth taking a step back and revisiting how we got here.The History of the Blockchain.com ExplorerWhen we first introduced the Blockchain.com Explorer…

what-is-impermanent-loss-and-how-to-avoid-it?

Read this guide to understand the risk, known as impermanent loss (IL), that liquidity providers take in exchange for fees earned in liquidity pools. How to avoid impermanent loss?Liquidity providers cannot avoid impermanent loss completely. However, they can use some measures to mitigate this risk such as using stablecoin pairs and avoiding volatile pairs.One strategy…

ethereum-merge-testing-on-kiln-mostly-successful,-save-for-one-minor-bug

“Post-merge blocks are being produced by validators, and they contain transactions!” said Ethereum developer Tim Beiko. On Tuesday, Ethereum (ETH) developer Tim Beiko tweeted that Kiln successfully passed the Ethereum Merge, with validators producing post-merge blocks containing transactions. Kiln will be the last Merge testnet (formerly Ethereum 2.0) before existing public testnets are upgraded. “Merge”…

price-analysis-2/23:-btc,-eth,-bnb,-xrp,-ada,-sol,-avax,-luna,-doge,-dot

BTC and altcoins flashed a few bullish signals today, but traders say $38,000 is still the level Bitcoin needs to close above before a reversal can begin. Bitcoin (BTC) and several altcoins have bounced off their immediate support levels after buyers attempted to arrest the current decline. Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone highlighted in…