Ethereum price surged to a two-year high at $445 and record open interest on ETH futures hints that the rally will continue. Today the price of Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) hit a two-year high according to data from crypto trading terminal Crryptowatch. Despite the breakout to $445, open interest on ETH futures remains steady at a […]
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Wall Street firms are waking up to the prospect of holding Bitcoin as a hedge against uncertainties in the mainstream equities market. Bitcoin (BTC) adoption by big-money players is once again on the agenda following the recent $250 million BTC purchase by MicroStrategy. Industry commentators have also stated that corporations plugging into Bitcoin will provide […]
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Skyrocketing Ethereum fees and the exorbitant costs of interacting with DeFi smart contracts, threaten the growth of the sector. The surging popularity of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols on Ethereum (ETH) has contributed to skyrocketing fees, with the network processing an all-time high of $6.87 million in total fees yesterday. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Synthetix (SNX) founder […]
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Bitcoin price is consolidating into a tighter range as traders prepare for a third attempt on the $12K level. After recovering 6.3% from a drop to $11,200 on Aug. 11, Bitcoin (BTC) price appears to be gearing up for a third run on the $12K mark. This comes after a week of bullish news which […]
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Data from Santiment indicates that the power behind Chainlink’s rally to new ATHs may be dwindling. Chainlink rallied another 4% today, maintaining its place as the fifth largest crypto asset by market cap — but are investors starting to become skittish? According to on-chain analytics resource Santiment, Chainlink (LINK) investors may be “becoming increasingly uncertain […]
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Ethereum has been going skyhigh in more ways than one. According to blockchain data platform Blockchair, the average transaction fees paid by Ethereum users have reached a new record average of over $7.50. Average Ethereum transaction fee in USD chart. Source: Blockchair During a similarly congested period from June – July 2020, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik […]
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Ethereum’s hashrate recently surged to a 20-month high but will ETH price follow? New data from glassnode and Etherscan show Ethereum’s hashrate has risen to a 20-month high and this has led some optimistic traders to suggest Ether price will continue to rise to new highs in 2020. The explosive increase in Ethereum’s hashrate appears […]
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We look at the data from Google and DeFi protocols to uncover what’s behind the inexorable rise of LINK? Chainlink (LINK) has experienced a meteoric rise this year, becoming a top five crypto asset by market capitalization. We took a look at the data from the decentralized finance space (DeFi) as well as Google to […]
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CME Bitcoin futures set a new open interest high at $841 million, further highlighting growing institutional interest in BTC. Today the open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bitcoin (BTC) futures reached a new all-time high at $841 million. Although this can’t be deemed bullish on a standalone basis, it does signal that professional investors’ interest […]
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A correction in gold and silver price coincides with a 3.45% drop in Bitcoin as its price fell below $11,500. After an exciting weekly close which saw Bitcoin (BTC) price rally above the $12K mark for the second time this month, the digital asset has lost momentum and slipped below $11,500. The former resistance level […]
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