Things are going from good to better for Ethereum, the second-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap. Bitfinex CTO, Paolo Ardoino today tweeted that both spot, and perpetual, volumes for Ethereum have been consistently higher than Bitcoin during the past couple of days. $ETH volumes consistently above $BTC in the past days. Same for perps@bitfinex pic.twitter.com/lCb3PJm9TC —…
Ethereum Classic suffered a 51% attack in the early hours of August 1st. A blog post from the ETC Cooperative said attackers flooded the network with offline mined blocks. As a result, the network was unable to process the volume of transactions, leading to a reorganization of the chain and split between nodes. “Miner 0x75d1e5477f1fdaad6e0e3d433ab69b08c482f14e…
Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. It’s been an explosive week for the Bitcoin and crypto market, to say the very least. Bitcoin surged from under $10,000 to as high as $11,500 this week. Over the past seven days, the asset has gained approximately 20% — the best weekly performance in many months. Chart of…
One of the biggest crypto narratives over the past few months has been decentralized finance — better known as “DeFi.” Coins pertaining to this segment of the blockchain space have gone parabolic and users of DeFi protocols have shot up. Coinbase, seemingly, is taking notice. The leading crypto-asset exchange announced that it is looking to…
Bitcoin’s price is currently flashing signs of immense strength as it navigates up towards the resistance found within the mid-$11,000 region. The slight uptrend seen today that came about after it dipped to lows of $10,800 has allowed it to push against its 2020 highs of $11,400, and it does appear that further upside is…
Digitex Futures, the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency startup has announced the much-anticipated public launch of its Bitcoin Futures exchange on July 31 following months of extensive testing. Since the launch of its mainnet, Digitex Futures has been gradually adding more traders enabling them to experience the platform and also provide any feedback that can be used for…
Bitcoin’s intense uptrend in recent weeks hasn’t phased its long-term investors, who appear to be holding out for higher prices before they offload their holdings. Data shows that these investors are not yet selling their crypto and are even adding to their long-term stashes as the crypto’s mid-term outlook brightens. Their long-term investment approach is…
It’s been an explosive past few weeks for the crypto market. While much focus has been put on Bitcoin and Ethereum, altcoins have also performed extremely well, with some rallying hundreds of percent or thousands of percent in literal days. Although much of this growth has been through legitimate projects, the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
While movie theaters may be unusually empty this time of the year, a different kind of summer blockbuster is coming soon, one that promises to bring back the exhilaration of competitive crypto trading with up to 200 bitcoins (BTC) prize pool, 20% off trading fees and up to $9,400 in USDT bonuses. A Blockbuster Competitive…
CryptoLocally, a next-generation peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform, has recently announced the support for Ethereum-based tokens. With this announcement, the first Ethereum-based digital assets to be added are Ether (ETH), Tether USDT (ERC-20), and DAI. This is part of CryptoLocally’s ongoing effort to give its customers the very best trading experience, offering its customers the most…