Selling the rumor? Biggest Ethereum Merge staker Lido DAO loses 40% in 30 days
Lido DAO (LDO) has declined by more than 40% in the last 30 days with more room to fall in the coming days amid a potential sell-the-news event, i.e. the Merge. Lido DAO Ether deposits surge 160% in 2022 Lido DAO is Ethereum’s biggest staking service, having deposited over 4.14 million of the blockchain’s native asset, Ether […]
PoS gives Ethereum the economic structure to overtake Bitcoin, says DeFi researcher
As Ethereum shifts into proof-of-stake (PoS), a decentralized finance (DeFi) researcher has argued that the platform can overtake Bitcoin’s (BTC) throne as the top dog in crypto. In a Twitter thread, researcher Vivek Raman highlighted that the upcoming Ethereum Merge could create a better economic structure for the smart contract platform. According to Raman, the […]
Ethereum eyes rally against Bitcoin with ETH price showing hidden bullish divergence
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has been declining against its top crypto rival, Bitcoin (BTC), since Sept. 3. Ether dropped in value against Bitcoin by almost 25% after topping out in September at 0.07955 BTC. As the top altcoin declined, it left behind a trail of lower highs and lower lows, thus forming an ascending […]
Ethereum drops more than Bitcoin as China escalates crypto ban, ETH/BTC at 3-week low
The price of Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) crept lower Friday after China extended its crackdown on cryptocurrencies by deeming their transactions as “illegal.” “Financial institutions and non-bank payment institutions cannot offer services to activities and operations related to virtual currencies,” the People’s Bank of China said in a statement on its website Friday, adding […]
Ethereum balance on crypto exchanges hits new lows as ETH price retakes $3K
The total amount of Ether (ETH) held by all the crypto exchanges fell to its lowest levels, just as its prices rose back above $3,000 per token on Sept. 23. Data collected by CryptoQuant, a blockchain analytics platform, showed that exchanges’ net Ethereum token reserves dropped to 18.533 million ETH, compared to 23.92 million ETH […]