Daily Ethereum network fees have surpassed those of the Bitcoin network and the gap is growing, recent data suggests. Daily Ethereum network fees surpassed those of the Bitcoin (BTC) network for two consecutive days on June 6 and June 7, data obtained by on-chain market analysis firm Glassnode shows. According to Glassnode, on June 6, […]
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The CEO of Celo alliance member Blockdaemon believes that the Celo ecosystem will soon comprise “PayPal on speed with its own native currencies.” Since launching its Alliance for Prosperity earlier this year, open payment platform Celo has quickly emerged as an apparent rival to Facebook’s Libra stablecoin project. Cointelegraph spoke to Konstantin Richter, the CEO […]
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Bloomberg thinks Bitcoin could return to record highs of $20,000 this year, but warns Ether may not be the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency for much longer. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions […]
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Poloniex has launched support for Binance Coin and Binance USD, despite CZ’s recent vocal criticism of Justin Sun over his handling of Steem. Poloniex, a veteran exchange that was recently purchased by a consortium including Tron founder Justin Sun, has launched Binance Coin (BNB) and Binance USD (BUSD) pairings. As of June 6, BNB and […]
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As exchange volumes and the crypto market resumes growing by all measures in May 2020, the USDC stablecoin saw its Bitcoin trading volume plummet by 78%. A June 5 report compiled by CryptoCompare and shared by BitMEX Research shows that a positive trend in cryptocurrency exchange volumes began in 2020, though USD Coin’s (USDC) market […]
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Crypto derivatives monthly volume hit a new all-time high of $602 billion in May. Crypto derivatives monthly volume increased by one-third in May to hit a new all-time high of $602 billion, according to U.K.-based data aggregator CryptoCompare. The new record is only just a shade past the previous record in March of $600 billion, however,. […]
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The Ethereum network has become highly congested since the end of April, leading some to entertain a gas limit or block size increase. Continuing congestion on the Ethereum (ETH) network has led some developers and community members to call for increasing the gas limit, which defines its transaction throughput. Data from Etherscan shows that the […]
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Bloomberg’s report that provides crypto outlook for June says that it expects Tether to pass Ether as the number two cryptocurrency on the strength of the dollar. A report from Bloomberg that provides a crypto market outlook for June says that it expects Tether (USDT) to surpass Ethereum (ETH) in market capitalization. The report notes […]
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Bittrex and Poloniex have become embroiled in a class-action lawsuit that alleges USDT created out of thin air drove the 2017 bull run. The plaintiffs behind a class-action alleging that Bittrex and Tether drove the 2017 bull run through market manipulation have requested the issuance of summons to exchanges Bittrex and Poloniex. The lawsuit, first […]
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Bloomberg says that all signs point to Bitcoin going on the major bull run in 2020, the only question is whether it will break the all time high of $20,000. The latest report from Bloomberg reveals that the company expects Bitcoin (BTC) to retest the record highs from 2017, and may even go as high […]
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