Ethereum

The native token prices from multiple projects that employ Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism have spiked around 20% amid rumors that the network will soon launch a token and airdrop it to the community. Optimism is a Layer 2 scaling solution that utilizes Optimistic rollups to process a high amount of transactions off the

Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) has dropped by nearly 20% in the last three weeks, hitting monthly lows near $2,900 on April 19. But despite rebounding above $3,000 since, technicals suggest more downside is possible in the near term, according to a classic bearish pattern. Ethereum price ‘bear flag’ setup activated Dubbed “bear flag,” the

Everyone knows the Metaverse is coming, but no one knows what it will be like. At present, people say it’s clunky and difficult to use and are waiting for further development. Are brands just jumping on a PR bandwagon in hyperspeed? Is this the future? Is it a place or a time that is coming?

Quick take: The Ethereum Foundation has released its 2022 annual report As of March 31st, 2022, the Ethereum Foundation holds approximately $1.6 billion in its treasury $1.3 Billion is in crypto and $300 million in non-crypto investments and assets 99.1% of its crypto holdings are in ETH, representing 0.297% of the total supply and 80.5%

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has released a report detailing how its $1.6 billion treasury consists mostly of Ether (ETH), but with a surprising 18.8% in non-crypto assets. In total, the EF non-profit organization which manages the funds for Ethereum developments holds about 0.3% of the current total ETH supply, amounting to roughly $1.3 billion which

Ethereum’s long-awaited transition away from proof-of-work (PoW) mining has recently suffered another delay and is expected to occur in the second half of 2022. Ethereum developer Tim Beiko stated on April 13 that “it won’t be June, but likely in the few months after. No firm date yet, but we’re definitely in the final chapter of

Quick take: Moonbirds NFTs currently top the list in 24-hour trade volume at $157 million The Moonbirds NFTs went on sale yesterday, April 16th, and are dominating the daily and weekly trade volumes Their trade volume has exceeded that of Meebits and Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs There are currently 6,920 holders of Moonbirds, with

There’s no denying the current narrative about Web3: it’s a boys club. And, if we keep affirming this narrative, it’s bound to come true. The truth of crypto as a boys club won’t just be detrimental to women — it’ll be detrimental to the entire promise and growth of Web3.  Web3 is not an exclusive

Summary: The NBA has launched a new Discord server to promote Web3 and NFTs ahead of the playoffs The National Basketball Association has also launched a Twitter feed solely dedicated to NFTs The NBA playoffs kick off today, and the Discord server will allow its first 10k members to add an Ethereum address by 5

Summary: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on the Elon Musk and Twitter saga Vitalik does not oppose Elon Musk running the social media platform However, he disagrees with wealthy people and organizations orchestrating hostile take-overs of social media firms He believes such hostile takeovers could go wrong if the buying entity is ‘ethically challenged’

Blockchain-based play-to-earn (P2E) games stole the show in 2021, exploding from a fringe hobby into a major part of the decentralized space. They even helped people in developing economies put food on the table, as these games’ economic models do not shun things like farming in-game currency and items to re-sell to other players, which many

The rollout of Ethereum 2.0, or Eth2, includes a transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake that will supposedly transform Ether (ETH) into a deflationary asset and revolutionize the entire network. The event has been a trending topic for years and while anticipation for “The Merge” has been building over the past couple of months, this week

Decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet and browser extension MetaMask formed a new strategic partnership with three major crypto custodians; Gnosis Safe, Hex Trust, GK8, and Parfin. MetaMask Institutional (MMI), the institutional version of the popular Ethereum wallet MetaMask, announced on Wednesday that the new integration will provide decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) with key management tools to

Summary: Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith will serve 63 months in federal prison for visiting North Korea without the permission of the US Government Griffith also has to pay a $100,00 fine for his role in helping North Korea to use crypto to evade sanctions He was arrested in November 2019 after giving a talk at

The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list was updated Thursday to reflect the possibility that North Korean cyber-criminal Lazarus Group was behind last month’s hack of the Ronin Bridge, in which over 173,600 Ether (ETH) and 25.5 million USD Coin (USDC) was taken, Chainalysis

One of the biggest challenges cryptocurrency projects face is finding the right type of real-world integration and a use case that can spark a new waves of adoption. Integrating blockchain and cryptocurrency with professional sports has been the expected “next wave” for some time and Chiliz (CHZ), a protocol focused on creating a fan engagement