That is if Ethereum can weather three big price hurdles ahead of it in September, The Dencun upgrade’s introduction of low-cost blobs for Layer-2 blockchains to quickly scale the network to peers has unleashed a torrent of activity on Ethereum’s decentralized smart contract network. Since then, gas fees in ETH on the base layer of […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has pledged to donate all Layer 2 (L2) tokens he holds to support public goods within the Ethereum ecosystem or broader charitable causes. This announcement comes a few days after accusations that he had sold millions in Ether (ETH) for personal gain. Vitalik Buterin Denies Profit Motive Buterin was quick to […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has once again transferred a large amount of ETH, sparking fresh discussions within the crypto community. According to a report from Lookonchain, Buterin moved 800 ETH with an estimated value of $2.01 million to a multisig wallet. Shortly after, 190 ETH from this wallet was swapped for 477,000 USDC, a stablecoin […]
Cryptocurrency projects heavily focus on incentivization to generate interest in their brand and products. Airdrops serve as a dual-purpose strategy, both introducing users to the project and rewarding them, effectively functioning as a combined marketing and reward system. There has been a good number of airdrops this year. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted the potential […]
The Dencun upgrade in March 2024 was a significant milestone for Ethereum, but it also brought about unforeseen challenges, particularly for Layer 2 networks. Christine Kim, a researcher at Galaxy, highlighted that this upgrade inadvertently led to an increase in transaction failures across these networks. Ethereum’s Layer 2 Networks Face Challenges Kim’s August 21 analysis, […]
According to recent data from Token Terminal, the Tron network has overtaken Ethereum in terms of revenue generation. Over the past 90 days, the blockchain network has accrued approximately $435 million in fees, outpacing Ethereum’s $364 million. Tron’s Revenue Surpasses Ethereum by 50% Tron’s founder, Justin Sun, took to X on August 15 to highlight […]
Crypto algorithmic trading platform and market maker Jump Trading has resumed its ether (ETH) sales, offloading more than 17,000 ETH worth over $46.44 million on Wednesday. An X post by blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain disclosed that Jump Trading claimed the assets from the liquid staking protocol Lido and moved them out for sale in batches […]
Investment in digital asset products continued to rise, with inflows reaching $1.35 billion last week, totaling $3.2 billion over the past three weeks. Trading volumes for Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) also saw a significant increase, up 45% week-over-week to $12.9 billion. However, this accounted for a lower-than-usual 22% of the overall crypto market volumes. Bitcoin […]
TL;DR Ripple’s XRP has surged above $0.60, with a market cap of over $34 billion, making it the sixth-largest cryptocurrency. Future growth depends on several elements, one of which is the eventual outcome of the lawsuit against the US SEC. The Necessary Conditions Ripple’s XRP has been among the top-performing cryptocurrencies lately, with its price […]
Scroll, a ZK rollup Layer 2 network, is up 23% over the past seven days to reach a TVL of $1.03 billion, according to L2Beat data. Meanwhile, the total value locked for all Ethereum Layer 2s is up 12.04% over the last week to reach $42.04 billion. Scroll Hits $1 Billion TVL Scroll has become […]