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Key takeaways:Strong onchain Ethereum activity and treasury accumulation sustain Ether’s resilience despite validator queue exit pressure.Spot Ether ETFs’ growth and declining exchange balances reinforce the bullish outlook, positioning ETH for a potential breakout.Ether (ETH) has failed to sustain bullish momentum after briefly rallying above $4,700 on Saturday. Traders have become increasingly risk-averse as Ethereum’s unstaking queue surged to $12 billion. Still, stronger network usage and the growing role of ETH as a corporate reserve asset could provide the spark for a breakout above the $5,000 mark.Blockchains ranked by 7-day fees, USD. Source: NansenFees on the Ethereum network jumped 35% compared…
Nearly 10 years after buying Bitcoin on Coinbase, NBA superstar Kevin Durant has regained access to his holdings thanks to a completed account recovery.The news was announced via an X post by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on Thursday evening. “We got this fixed. Account recovery complete!,” Armstrong wrote. Source: Brian ArmstrongDurant, a 15-time NBA All-Star who will suit up for the Houston Rockets this season, shared the story of his lost Bitcoin (BTC) on Tuesday at the annual Gameplan Summit in Santa Monica.Appearing alongside his agent, Rich Kleiman, Durant told the host Andrew Ross Sorkin that sometime around 2014 or…
Nearly 10 years after buying Bitcoin on Coinbase, NBA superstar Kevin Durant has regained access to his holdings thanks to a completed account recovery.The news was announced via an X post by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong on Thursday evening. “We got this fixed. Account recovery complete!,” Armstrong wrote. Source: Brian ArmstrongDurant, a 15-time NBA All-Star who will suit up for the Houston Rockets this season, shared the story of his lost Bitcoin (BTC) on Tuesday at the annual Gameplan Summit in Santa Monica.Appearing alongside his agent, Rich Kleiman, Durant told the host Andrew Ross Sorkin that sometime around 2014 or…
Institutional staking may soon receive a significant boost as reports emerge that Grayscale is preparing to stake its substantial Ethereum holdings. This move would mark a pivotal shift for one of the world’s largest crypto asset managers, bringing billions of dollars worth of ETH into active network participation. In an X post, on-chain analyst CryptoGoos has brought to light a significant development in the institutional crypto space. Grayscale is reportedly preparing to stake its massive Ethereum holdings. Although not yet confirmed, such a move, which was flagged by on-chain data following a transfer of over 40,000 ETH, is a significant…
Key Takeaways What caused Immutable to surge 17%? The surge was driven by strong buyer accumulation, with retail and whale participation, alongside increased capital flow and market confidence. What are the potential risks for IMX after its recent surge? The overbought conditions, indicated by the Stochastic RSI and RSI reaching extreme levels, suggest potential volatility and a risk of retracement. Immutable [IMX] surged 17.1%, reaching an 8-month high of $0.97 before retracing to $0.87 at the time of writing. Over the same period, the altcoin’s volume jumped 87% to $288 million while its market cap reached an 8-month high of $1.85…
CryptoQuant chief executive Ki Young Ju has revived a cycle-top debate with a fresh model-based call that puts Bitcoin’s upper bound at roughly $208,000 per coin. Sharing CryptoQuant’s “Price Prediction Based on Realized Cap” dashboard on X, Ki wrote: “Nobody cares about my calls anymore, but just saying I’m bullish on Bitcoin. Too much capital inflows onchain. Way too much.” The post reprises his data-driven commentary from early 2024, when he argued that “#Bitcoin could reach $112K this year driven by ETF inflows, worst-case $55K.” That framework came conspicuously close: Bitcoin went on to register a 2024 high above $108,000,…
Opinion by: Debanjan Chatterjee, financial analystThe trajectory of the stablecoin industry is heavily influenced by warring factions on opposite sides debating possible criminal use. Stablecoin opposers point to transfers of illicit funds. Proponents argue that the transparent nature of blockchains can be used to detect such crimes. There is a lack of awareness of how a deep integration of stablecoins in global finance can drive the use of blockchain’s properties of immutability and transparency to fight financial crimes, even in traditional finance.The stablecoin storyThe stablecoin industry is going from strength to strength, aided by increased regulatory clarity and meaningful use cases.…
The Ethereum layer two (L2), Optimism, plans to roll out its Sepolia Superchain Upgrade 16a to testnet on Sept. 22 and mainnet on Oct. 2, pending governance approval, tightening safety screws without touching end users. Optimism Superchain 16a Targets Oct. 2 Mainnet With Code Pruning, Flex Controls Billed as a maintenance release, Optimism’s 16a removes […]
I first wrote the initial draft of the Ethereum whitepaper on a cold day in San Francisco in November, as a culmination of months of thought and often frustrating work into an area that we have come to call “cryptocurrency 2.0″ – in short, using the Bitcoin blockchain for more than just money. In the months leading up to the development of Ethereum, I had the privilege to work closely with several projects attempting to implement colored coins, smart property, and various types of decentralized exchange. At the time, I was excited by the sheer potential that these technologies could…
Crypto markets continue to experience stability, with their futures trading volume on the Binance exchange having surged to record-breaking levels. According to data shared today by market analyst Crypto Patel, crypto futures trading volume reached an unprecedented high of $2.626 trillion in August. This is the highest monthly figure climbed this year after overtaking July’s $2.552 trillion amid a recovery of trading activity among institutional and retail customers. As September continues to count, the trading volume is already approaching $1 trillion, and more to come. This significant surge indicates the rising appetite for exposure to leveraged crypto. It also shows…