Ethereum has been on a remarkable rally over the past few weeks. Since the start of July, when the asset was trading closer to ~$220, ETH has literally doubled. It trades just shy of $440 as of this article’s writing, flat in the past 24 hours. Although some see this move as an impulsive surge…
Ethereum has a transaction fee problem, similar to the one it and Bitcoin faced in 2017 and early 2018. On August 12th, the cost of Ethereum “gas,” how transaction fees are calculated, hit 277 Gwei. By this writer’s estimates, that means that sending ETH was $2.25, sending ERC-20 was around $5, and trading on Uniswap…
It’s been an explosive past few days for Ethereum. After consolidating under $400 for a number of days, the leading cryptocurrency shot higher on Thursday and then continued its ascent into Friday. As of this article’s writing, ETH is up 12% in the past 24 hours. It trades at $444, surging decisively past the previous…
Ethereum (Symbol: ETHBTC) could surge by another 50 percent as its price tests a long-term weekly resistance level. That is, according to Teddy Cleps, a crypto-focused market analyst-cum-daytrader. He spotted ETHBTC inching towards a price ceiling that had historically capped the pair from extending its upside moves. The level also served as strong support during…
The DeFi craze is reaching new peaks, with investors now throwing money into just about every Ethereum-based token with unique properties and strong “meme potential.” One such example of this is Yam Finance, which is a protocol launched roughly 48 hours ago that drew in hundreds of millions of dollars before a fatal bug left…
Just minutes ago, the team behind Ethereum DeFi’s Curve Finance protocol made a massive announcement: developers are rolling out the native governance token, CRV. In the project’s Telegram channel, the pinned announcement reads: “The Curve team is proud to announce that Curve Finance native token CRV has officially launched. CRV will reward liquidity providers in…
Ethereum transaction fees have continued to surge as decentralized finance (DeFi) has continued its ascent to the crypto mainstream. Fees are getting so high that there are many starting to assert that solutions are necessary, lest Ethereum loses market share to other smart contract blockchains by crowding out a retail audience. Related Reading: “Rich Dad Poor…
Ethereum’s Yam Finance protocol has been the hottest crypto project of the past 24 hours. As reported by NewsBTC previously, the unaudited protocol managed to garner $400 million worth of value in under 24 hours, with investors throwing boatloads of capital at the project. The token of the protocol, YAM, is behind this exponential explosion…
It’s been a tough past few days for the crypto market. Bitcoin and Ethereum are both down by approximately 5% in the past 24 hours, plunging as gold and the U.S. equities market drop in a fashion not seen in many weeks. There are some cryptocurrencies that are holding strong, though. One of these is…
For the umpteenth time in the past week, Ethereum was rejected at the critical $400 resistance during Saturday’s rally. The cryptocurrency failed to decisively hold above that level despite the rallying in the value of altcoins. As of the time of this article’s writing, ETH trades for $395, just shy of the aforementioned resistance. Analysts…