Tagged: ethereum

October 10, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matteo Greco, Research Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset and fintech investment business Fineqia International, has shared insights on the latest developments in the Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets markets. Analyzing BTC supply, Greco notes that approximately 68.5% of “the total circulating supply has… Read More

October 6, 2023 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GFX Labs, the creators of Oku, the DeFi trading terminal powered by Uniswap v3, are pleased to announce their integration with zkSync Era, a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. This collaboration brings efficient DEX trading “to zkSync, along with the charts and analytics that… Read More

October 4, 2023 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics has provided a data-driven look at the most “important” developments that have significantly impacted the digital assets industry from Q3 2023. With Q3 in the books, Coin Metrics reflects on the notable developments and trends shaping digital asset markets as we transition “into… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

STARK Proofs, the zero knowledge technology supported by Starkware to bring scalability to Ethereum, have taken their first major step towards the Bitcoin network. The ZeroSync non-profit is working on the world’s inaugural ZK light client for Bitcoin. This development could: Pave the way to… Read More

October 3, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent US government quagmire and treasure prices have reportedly helped with fueling inflows of $21 million, according to an update from digital asset firm CoinShares (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS) CoinShares reports that digital asset investment products “saw inflows last week for the first time in 6… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the end of last week we saw a number of updates regarding the push for ETFs, with VanEck readying an Ethereum futures ETF, Ark pushing to win the race for the first spot Bitcoin ETF and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delaying… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akash Mahendra, Director of Haven1 Foundation, has commented on what the green light for Ethereum (ETH) futures from Valkyrie Funds means for the nascent crypto and blockchain industry. Akash notes that while it’s a cause for celebration, it’s “a different picture for those still waiting… Read More

October 1, 2023 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to research by London-based Nickel Digital Asset Management, Europe’s regulated digital assets hedge fund manager founded by alumni of Bankers Trust, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, institutional investors “are confident Bitcoin and Ethereum will sustain their strong performance for the rest of this year.” The… Read More

September 30, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As of late, financial markets have been gripped with the reality that the US government may be headed toward a shutdown due to Congress’s “inability to pass the federal appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on October 1st,” the team at NYDIG… Read More

September 25, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen has submitted a proposal to build the project’s upcoming native chain using Solana’s codebase, which led to Vitalik Buterin selling $580,000 worth of MakerDAO’s MKR token in rebellion. The move may be an indication that ecosystem participants want to explore different… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink, the industry-standard Web3 services platform, and Arbitrum, the most widely used layer 2 scaling solution suite for Ethereum dApp development, have announced today the mainnet launch of the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) on Arbitrum One. CCIP provides Web3 developers “with a secure, easy-to-use… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS) announced the CoinShares Hedge Fund Solutions division, as part of their mission to continue bridging the gap “between traditional institutional investors and the dynamic world of digital assets.” For the first time, CoinShares will be making its offerings “accessible to qualified… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced the results of a study—”verified” by Radius Insights—showing that Robinhood reportedly offers the “lowest cost” to trade crypto on average. The analysis compares prices quoted from various platforms and exchanges, “including Cash App, Coinbase Advanced, Coinbase, Crypto.com, and Kraken, concluding that customers… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum security professionals and developers have introduced ERC (Ethereum Request for Comment)-7512, a standard for onchain audit report representation, in a move to bolster blockchain security. This proposal aims to “enhance transparency and trust within the blockchain ecosystem by providing a standardized method to represent… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill from CoinShares notes that outflows over the last 9 weeks aggregate to almost $0.5 billion The CoinShares team also mentioned that digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling $54 million last week, “with outflows for 8 out of the last 9 weeks that… Read More

September 18, 2023 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale says it has abandoned the rights to Ethereum Proof of Work (ETHPoW) tokens as it simply does not make sense. Ethereum migrated away from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake in a major transition for the second most popular crypto token. Ethereum Merge… Read More

September 17, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment, the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S., announced today the launch of a new Bitcoin/Ethereum Portfolio as part of the Crypto Investing by Betterment suite. The portfolio provides direct access to the two largest cryptocurrencies in the market for investors who are… Read More

September 12, 2023 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise-grade staking platform Kiln announced that Coinbase Cloud has integrated Kiln’s On-Chain Platform into its product offering, “marking a significant milestone for Coinbase Cloud in streamlining and simplifying the Ethereum staking process.” Kiln On-Chain is a suite of smart contracts designed “to connect integrators and… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Haven1, an EVM-compatible layer 1 blockchain network, has announced a strategic alliance with the team at Coinbag, an institutional-grade asset management solution. The alliance will bring the founding members and the highly-skilled team of developers from Coinbag over to Haven1, “bolstering the network’s development in… Read More

August 27, 2023 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The expansion to this new Coinbase-incubated blockchain is set to offer 1inch users access to deeper liquidity, lower transaction costs and higher speeds. Continuing its expansion across the DeFi space, the 1inch Network is glad to share that the 1inch Aggregation Protocol and the 1inch… Read More