Nifty Newsletter, Aug 31–Sept 6
In this week’s nonfungible token (NFT) newsletter, read about OpenSea and its commitment to the Ethereum Merge. Check out a...
Ethereum
Ethereum Completes Bellatrix in Final Pre-Merge Update
Share this article Bellatrix is Ethereum’s final upgrade before “the Merge.” Ethereum Bellatrix Live Ethereum just completed its final update ahead of...
Ethereum to Bitcoin Ratio Hits 2022 High in Merge Run-Up
Key Takeaways The ETH:BTC ratio hit a 2022 high of 0.084 early Tuesday. Ethereum is outperforming Bitcoin as "the Merge"...
Tether’s Lead Over USDC Hits $16B as Binance Moves to Limit Stablecoin Competitors
For a while there, it looked like Circle’s USDC stablecoin was within range to overtake Tether, its biggest competitor. Starting...
VCs pour $14.2B into crypto in H1 2022, but investments now slowing
Venture capital firms poured $14.2 billion into crypto across 725 deals in the first half of 2022, but big four...
Three Arrows Capital Wallet Removes Millions in ETH From DeFi Liquidity Pools
A wallet belonging to embattled hedge fund Three Arrows Capital has removed $33M in Staked ETH (stETH) from Curve Liquidity...
Publicly-Listed Miner Hive Plans to Transfer ETH Hashrate to Other GPU Mineable Coins Ahead of Merge – Mining Bitcoin News
While the cryptocurrency community prepares for The Merge, the Nasdaq-listed, Hive Blockchain Technologies, revealed in the company’s August 2022 production...
Ethereum Devs Dismiss Early Hiccups as Bellatrix Kicks Off the Merge
Ethereum core developers kicked off the network’s long-awaited merge early Tuesday morning by initiating one last major upgrade before the...
LG Taps Hedera Blockchain for NFT Marketplace
Seoul-based TV giant LG Electronics announced the launch of its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace – LG Art Lab – potentially...
Traders say Bitcoin price bounce is overdue after a ‘massive’ BTC long position appears
Bitcoin (BTC) traded in an increasingly narrow range on Sept. 6 as bets piled in over an imminent breakout.BTC/USD 1-hour...
FTX to halt blockchain transfers of secondary chains for ETH as Merge approaches
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has announced that it shall temporarily freeze trading Ether (ETH) on several blockchains as the Ethereum Merge...
Binance to temporarily suspend ETH and WETH deposits and withdrawals ahead of the Merge
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced Monday that it plans to halt all deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) and Wrapped Ethereum...
A Web3 Social Data Gateway Accelerating Web2 On-chain Migration
With the emergence of the concept of SBT “Soulbound Token” and deeper crypto exploration, many people have high expectations for...
Ethereum Classic Hashrate Taps All-Time High Nearing 50 TH/s Ahead of The Merge – Mining Bitcoin News
Ethereum Classic’s hashrate surpassed the 40 terahash per second (TH/s) region last Wednesday and four days later, the network’s hashpower...
Polkadot Ecosystem Goes Multi-Chain With XCM Launch
Key Takeaways Polkadot has launched XCM, a "Cross-Consensus Messaging" format allowing communication between the network's various parachains. With XCM's integration,...
Polygon’s MATIC remains attractive, but a key hurdle remains
Robinhood announced MATIC transactions on Polygon in addition to Ethereum The support increases liquidity for MATIC token MATIC gains in...
Trezor and Wasabi Join Forces To Make Bitcoin More Private
Trezor, the company behind one of the most popular crypto wallets, has teamed up with privacy project Wasabi to bring...
Ethereum Classic books 12% rally as mining support for ETC gains pace
Ethereum Classic (ETC) price rallied on Sept. 5 on back-to-back positive reports concerning its adoption among crypto miners.Top mining pool...
Meta Rolls out Immersive Learning to Select Universities as Part of Metaverse Push
The Meta Immersive Learning Project rolled out to ten universities and allows institutions to offer virtual-reality classes through a VR...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Jump After U.S. Jobs Report
Key Takeaways The U.S. labor market remained robust in August despite growing economic concerns. Bitcoin and Ethereum posted moved higher...
KlimaDAO Engages Tusk Strategies to Push Congress to Write DAOs Into Law
The KlimaDAO announced Friday that it is collaborating with politicians to provide a legal framework for DAOs in the Lummis-Gillibrand...
A range-break from Bitcoin could trigger buying in ADA, ATOM, FIL and EOS this week
The decline in the United States equities markets last week extended the market-wide losing streak to three consecutive weeks. The...