No, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Isn’t the Cause of This Multi-Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bloodbath
Bitcoin prices fell suddenly late on Thursday amid reports of hundreds of millions in sales, triggering a bloodbath across futures and spot markets.
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Visa Tests Way to Make Paying Ethereum Gas Fees Easier
Visa says managing ether (ETH) balance to cover gas fees is “burdensome” and too complex, according to a blog post.
Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High
On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day.
Why Ethereum Ditching Mining Isn’t as Green as Advertised
The economic arguments used to justify Ethereum’s switch to staking were intellectually dishonest, developer Lane Rettig writes. (Jan Huber/Unsplash)
Bitcoin Dawdles Below $30K as Investors Eye Coming Fed Rate Decision, BTC Options Expiry
Next week’s U.S. central bank interest rate decision and the bitcoin options expiry are unlikely to move markets, which have been stuck for weeks.
SOL, XRP Lead Slide in Crypto Majors as Bitcoin Lingers Below $30K
Some selling pressure may have arisen from a revised U.S. bill that excludes a host of traditional securities from the “digital asset” category, which some say bodes ill for DeFi.
Canadian ETF Issuer 3iQ to Work With Coinbase to Offer ETH Staking in Its Funds
Toronto-based digital asset manager 3iQ will start offering ether (ETH) staking in its Ether Fund and Ether ETF, making it the first ETF issuer in North America to allow for this investment strategy, the company announced Wednesday. The feature will be available on or about Aug. 28.
Ether Staking Deposits Top Withdrawals for First Time Since Shapella Upgrade
The divergence comes amid a meme coin frenzy that has pushed up fees on the Ethereum blockchain.
The Crypto Miner Reckoning: No Fate but What We Make
As Bitcoin ages into its teens, it’s time to move beyond tribalism so we can work collectively with legislators and innovate business models of the future, writes Samir Tabar of Bit Digital.
Bitcoin Is the ‘Boring, Old Grandpa’ Right Now Compared to Ether: Dexterity Capital Manager Partner
By its nature, bitcoin is a stable thing, and because it doesn’t change, it isn’t exactly the talk of the town, Michael Safai said.