Ethereum

May was an incredibly challenging month for the cryptocurrency market as a majority of tokens booked heavy losses as a bear market was confirmed, but not every project dropped back to pre-bull market lows. Chain (XCN), a protocol designed to help organizations launch their own blockchain network or connect with other more established networks, managed

The Ropsten beacon chain launched today, setting the stage for a merge. Ethereum beacon chain set to emerge with the Ropsten testnet on June 8. Ethereum’s move towards proof-of-stake looks all in order as investors anticipate the big transition. The Ethereum beacon chain is set to merge with the Ropsten testnet, one of Ethereum’s earliest

Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) rose by more than 5% to reach its intraday high above $1,930 on May 30. Nonetheless, the ETH/USD pair risks facing another sell-off round due to concerns about a massive ETH inflow into an exchange. 58.7K Ether transferred to FTX in May On May 30, the Ether address allegedly associated

The Ropsten testnet on the Ethereum network is ready to set the stage for the “first dress rehearsal” of the Merge to adopt the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. Core Ethereum developer Tim Beiko announced on May 31 that a new Beacon Chain for Ropsten has been launched. It will serve as the precursor for the

Quick take: Over 12 million Ethereum tokens have been pledged towards ETH 2.0 so far. Deposits from more than 73,000 addresses were recorded by Monday. The staking rate hit 10.72% over the weekend. More than 1/10 of ETH’s circulating supply is now locked up for The Merge. The switch from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake might happen

On May 30, the cryptocurrency market experienced a much-needed bounce that saw Bitcoin (BTC) climb above $30,900 and Ether (ETH) rally 5.84% to $1,930, but analysts warn that it could be too early to expect a reversal. ETH/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView Here’s a look at what several analysts are saying about the outlook for

Quick take: Over 34 million addresses that hold ETH are in loss positions. The second-largest crypto is down over 10% in the last week. Other altcoins across the market are also down as the markets hit a lull. Ethereum’s transition to PoS could still happen in August despite the reorg attack on the Beacon chain.

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes! This week, our 6 Questions go to Andrew Levine, CEO of Koinos Group, which is focused on accelerating the transition to a more decentralized future by

Summary: Ethereum core developers are in agreement that ETH’s difficulty bomb should be delayed by two to four months. The Ethereum developers also floated the idea of combining the difficulty bomb delay with the client releases for the Bellatrix hard fork on the Beacon Chain. An EIP needs to be proposed to the community for

Quick take: Tether (USDT) has launched on the Polygon (MATIC) network. Polygon’s DeFi ecosystem is set to benefit from Tether’s availability on the network. USDT issued on Tron continues to be higher than that issued on Ethereum. A total of $72.537 billion Tether is in circulation with the stablecoin remaining at the number three spot

Equities markets in the United States rallied sharply on May 25 and May 26 but Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins have not followed a similar trajectory. This suggests that traders are not confident that the crypto markets have bottomed out yet.  On-chain analytics firm Glassnode said that the number of Bitcoin whales has been reducing and

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared two thought experiments on how to evaluate whether an algorithmic (algo) stablecoin is sustainable. Buterin’s comments were sparked by the multi-billion dollar losses caused by the collapse of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem and its algo-stablecoin TerraUSD (UST). In a May 25 blog post, Buterin noted that the increased amount

Summary: Polygon (MATIC) has launched an uncapped fund to assist Terra projects willing to migrate to its chain. Financing of the fund will come from $450 million already raised by Polygon, its treasury, and a $100 million ecosystem fund. Polygon is willing to deploy more capital for Terra projects migrating if needed. The fund’s launch

Even though crypto markets appear to be on a long, arduous path ahead based on recent weeks of token turmoil, venture investors looking to get their hands on a web3 future aren’t slowing down. On Wednesday, venture capital giant, A16Z, announced closing its fourth cryptocurrency fund at $4.5 billion. This brings the total money invested

Ahead of the Merge tentatively penciled in for August, Ethereum’s Beacon Chain experienced a seven-block reorganization (reorg) yesterday. According to data from Beacon Scan, on May 25 seven blocks from number 3,887,075 to 3,887,081 were knocked out of the Beacon Chain between 08:55:23 to 08:56:35 AM UTC. The term reorg refers to an event in

Brazil’s Federal Reserve (RFB) has declared that Brazilian investors in the crypto-assets market must pay income tax on transactions that involve the like-kind exchange of cryptocurrencies; for example, Bitcoin for Ethereum. The RFB’s declaration was published in the Diário Oficial da União and was the result of a consultation made by a citizen of the