June proved to be a brutal month for the cryptocurrency market. The price of the two largest assets – Bitcoin and Ethereum – posted a large decline as uncertainties surrounding the possible insolvency of crypto lending companies, including the crypto native fund, Three Arrows Capital, seeped in. The latest data suggest that macro sentiment around...Read More
For the first time in almost a year, revenues for Bitcoin (BTC) miners surpassed those of Ethereum (ETH) in June. But even then, both digital assets have shown dwindling profit margins owing to the prevailing crypto winter. According to a July 5 report by Binance, last month, Bitcoin miners generated $656.47 million. Meanwhile, Ethereum miners...Read More
Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain 000.eth was sold for 300 ETH, roughly $315,000, on 3rd July. This marked the second-largest purchase denominated not just in Ether but also in terms of US Dollars. Record-Breaking Sale On-chain data revealed that the ENS name was sold by a user called EtheOS on the OpenSea marketplace who had...Read More
Cryptocurrency markets continue to trade sideways this Saturday as the global crypto market capitalization remains above $868 billion while Bitcoin trades above $19k and Ethereum manages to stay above $1k. Major stocks rallied during the first day of the year’s second half, ahead of a long July 4th weekend, spelling some good news for global...Read More
After a bearish week, the global cryptocurrency market continues to trade sideways today, sending Bitcoin below the $20k level and Ethereum below $1.1k. Stocks are having one of their worst years, with Tech Stocks showing significant bearish momentum in 2022. The good news is that the selloff has subsided this Friday as BTC remains above...Read More
After a sharp rebound last week, Bitcoin and Ethereum again suffer significant bearish momentum as BTC and ETH prices dip to yearly lows at $19k and $1k, respectively. The bear market is in full effect for crypto and traditional markets. Tech stocks are having their worst year yet, with major stocks like Apple Inc (AAPL)...Read More
Recent reports indicate that the Ethereum 2.0 merger will be happening sometime this year, with many predicting an early merge in August. This comes even as the network struggles with low scalability and massive gas charges. Merge Coming in The Summer A few months ago, Tim Beiko, an Ethereum network developer, mentioned that the upcoming...Read More
Gamers finally have something to smile about as the crypto bear market has resulted in a mining exodus and diminished demand for high-end graphics cards. Crypto Twitter is awash with images of stacks of GPUs being sold on second-hand markets, and prices for new and used units are starting to come down out of the...Read More
This week has been rather bullish for most digital assets as the market continues to show splendid recovery after hitting its bottom on June 18th. Bitcoin price is up over 3% today, trading at $21.2k, Ethereum price managed to close in at $1.2k, BNB is up over 12% this week, trading above $240, XRP saw...Read More
It has become challenging for miners to expand their operations as the schedule of the Ethereum Merge has become uncertain in the near times. The difficulty bomb is a computer program in the Ethereum blockchain meant to raise the complexity of mining ETH regularly. Developers have repeatedly delayed it in the merging, causing many problems...Read More
Ethereum competitor Avalanche announced new support for native Bitcoin (BTC) through its bridge solution built on its crypto wallet Core. Following the news, its native token AVX spiked higher, outperforming major digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum in the past 24 hours. Wrapped BTC on Avalanche Ava Lab – the foundation behind the smart contracts...Read More
After yesterday’s bullish rebound where Bitcoin and Ethereum prices saw significant price growth, the momentum is currently dying, with BTC and ETH prices retracting a few percent. Bitcoin is struggling to hold the $20k support level while Ethereum is attempting to stay afloat above $1k. The recent bearish momentum is likely due to continuing investor...Read More
Bitcoin price is up over 4% today as the cryptocurrency continues to rally past the $21k mark, currently trading at $21,546. Major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Cardano, XRP, and Solana are also showing substantial price growth, with SOL gaining upwards of 10% in the past 24 hours. The bullish momentum this Tuesday comes amid the stock...Read More
As recession fears pushed stock markets and cryptocurrencies to two-year lows last week, things are looking better this Juneteenth, as a federal holiday observes the end of slavery in the United States. Stock markets are closed today, which provides an extra day for cryptocurrencies to show bullish momentum and regain some of their prices. However,...Read More
Ethereum‘s price recently showcased some strength and recorded some short-term bounce that uplifted the price above $1100. However, the false weekend jump that recovered nearly 25% of the losses could all go in vain as the asset is about to drop hard marking new lows very soon. Interestingly, the buyers and the sellers are in...Read More
The cryptocurrency market is witnessing a tremendous selloff, with most assets losing more than 40% of their value in less than 24 hours. Bitcoin’s price is currently challenging the 2017 all-time high range of $17,500 to $20,500 and is constantly shadowing lower prices, indicating that sellers are exerting excessive pressure. BTC hit a fresh 18-month...Read More
After a scary correction this Saturday, with the Bitcoin price dropping to a low of $17.9k, the BTC price is recovering again, currently trading at $19.4k. Ethereum also recovered after dipping to $900, currently trading at $1k, up over 5% in the past 24 hours. The market saw a significant recovery after yesterday’s dump, which...Read More
After incurring significant losses earlier this week, the Bitcoin and Ethereum prices managed to hold support this Thursday as stock markets jumped Wednesday afternoon briefly amid the Fed raising interest rates by 75 basis points to fight inflation. The last time interest rates were as high as they are right now was two years ago...Read More
Even with the Fed raising interest rates by unprecedented amounts, last week’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers showed a further 6% gain. Record gas prices continue to drive inflation at an incredible rate, causing uncertainty in global markets. Since the Bitcoin and Ethereum prices continue to follow stock market actions, we’re seeing further losses as...Read More
The Founder of SkyBridge Capital – Anthony Scaramucci – advised investors to remain disciplined amidst the ongoing crypto havoc. He compared the months-long selloff to the Internet bubble burst in 2000 while noting that some crypto gems will survive the winter as Amazon did twenty-two years ago. “Stay Disciplined” As the bloodbath deepened, bitcoin slumped...Read More
It’s been a rough start to the week for crypto investors. The total market cap slumped below $1 trillion for the first time in 18 months. Bitcoin spearheaded the crash, falling to $21,000 on Monday, and Ether (ETH) dropped to as low as $1,093. The sell-off worsened after news surfaced that the U.S. Federal Reserve...Read More
As expected, this week, the stock market opened in a bear market, with the Dow losing 876 points, S&P falling into bear territory, and the Nasdaq selloff continuing. Bitcoin and Ethereum saw significant bearish momentum on Monday, which continued through Tuesday, with the Bitcoin price losing nearly 25% this week and the Ethereum price down...Read More
The company behind the Cardano ecosystem – Input Output – announced the launch of its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain alpha on the testnet. However, the layer-one blockchain did not specify if such EVM compatibility would be directly deployed to its mainnet one day. Interoperability Is The Future IOHK tweeted that the initiative will enable...Read More
Banking giant Goldman Sachs began trading a derivative asset tied to Ether on Monday. The asset is intended to provide investors with indirect exposure to Ether – the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. As reported by Bloomberg, the counterparty of the trade was Marex Financial – a London-based financial services firm. The move comes on...Read More
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices show significant losses this Monday, with BTC trading at $23.7k and ETH dropping nearly 16% to $1.2k. Current cryptocurrency prices are bringing the market back to January 2021, with the global market cap finally dropping below the $1 trillion level, currently at $965 billion. Panic at the Market There’s evident panic...Read More
Crypto firm Blockchain.com will let its users claim free “.blockchain” domain names supported by Unstoppable Domains, the company announced on Friday. The new option came as a potential challenge to Ethereum Name Service. Readable Crypto Addresses According to the crypto exchange’s official blog post, the newly unveiled feature will allow 82 million registered users to...Read More
The overall market structure has shifted to the downside, with no clear signs of a likely trend reversal. In the early hours of today’s trading, Ethereum fell to $1,462, its lowest level since January 2021, indicating yet another evidence of a bear market. Amid the bearish market sentiments, hundreds of thousands of crypto traders are...Read More
Lido Staked Ethereum (stETH), a DeFi Ethereum derivative, has significantly diverged in the last 48 hours. The coin, which is intended to be pegged to ETH 1:1, is currently trading at $1,473 and has dropped by 7% in the last 24 hours. ETH, on the other hand, is currently trading at $1,536. Since late Thursday,...Read More
This weekend is rough for the global crypto market as it’s nearing a year low. Bitcoin struggles to hold support, dipping below $19k, and Ethereum is facing significant bearish pressure as the ETH price is down 10%, currently trading at $1,500. As Terra 2.0 (LUNA) is considered an altcoin, it’s no surprise that LUNA is...Read More
The world’s leading provider of news, broadcasts, and videos – Bloomberg Media Distribution – expanded its coverage of cryptocurrency data on the Bloomberg Terminal. The company will track the performance and latest updates of the top 50 digital assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Solana (SOL), and more. From 10 to 50...Read More
