Bitcoin Hovers Around $30K, Ether Holds Above $1.9K Ahead of Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade
Investors are awaiting Ethereum’s upgrade, which is expected to go live late Wednesday.
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Texas Senate Passes Bill to Limit Bitcoin Miners' Participation in Demand Response Programs
Bitcoin miners in Texas get paid in power credits to power off during times of peak demand.
Only a Tiny Amount of ETH Is Poised to Be Withdrawn After Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade, Nansen Says
Ahead of the late-Wednesday change, also known as Shapella, less than 1% of previously staked ETH is in the queue waiting to be withdrawn.
Crypto Exchange FTX Could Reopen, Its Attorney Says; Firm’s FTT Token Surges
FTT jumped as much as 36%.
Everything You Need to Know About Ethereum's Big Upgrade
After the Shanghai and Capella updates go live, ETH stakers will finally be able to withdraw their tokens. So what does that mean?
Wisdom Tree, T. Rowe Price Among TradFi Firms to Test Avalanche's Blockchain Subnet
The Subnet will offer the companies opportunity to make trade execution and settlements more efficient.
Large Bitcoin Investor Sent $330M in BTC to Bitfinex Exchange Before Price Dropped Below $30K: Blockchain Data
The bitcoin ‘whale’ was the 14th largest bitcoin holder until mid-March, controlling $1.2 billion in BTC, according to BitInfoCharts.
SushiSwap to Launch Claims Website for Vested SUSHI Tokens
Customers can claim their SUSHI until April 23.
Could Bitcoin Be the Greatest ESG Investment of All Time?
It stands to reason that bitcoin (BTC) could be one of the greatest ESG investments of all time. Not only has it generated outsized returns for investors (at the time of writing this, BTC is up 71% in 2023, 342% over the past three years and a…
A Technical Analyst’s Take on Crypto
TA is a graphical representation of investor behavior, with certain patterns and indicators providing a clue about what’s coming next. It has an important place in the three-legged stool of fundamental, technical and quantitative analysis.
Alameda to Be Repaid $53M Deltec Loan, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules
The 2021 payment to Deltec International was originally approved by FTX's Ryan Salame.
Reddit Keeps Upvoting NFTs, Drops Third-Generation Collection
According to data from Dune Analytics, the Polygon-based NFT collection has 7.4 million unique holders.
LIVE BLOG: Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade
CoinDesk reporters and editors chronicle the first-ever activation of withdrawals from the Ethereum staking mechanism, set for Wednesday at 6:27 p.m. ET (Developers refer to the upgrade as "Shapella" since it includes the "Capella" changes to the…
Euler Finance Lets Users Redeem Recovered Funds Following $200M Theft
Less than a month later after the decentralized crypto lending platform was exploited for roughly $200 million, Euler Finance has for the first time since the exploit allowed users to claim their capital.
Argentina’s National Securities Commission Approves Bitcoin Futures
The agency authorized the regulation of a futures contract based on a bitcoin index of Matba Rofex, an Argentinian stock exchange.
First Mover Americas: Ether's Shanghai Rumble
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 11, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Stablecoins Need to Be Regulated Like Commercial Bank Money, Bank of England's Andrew Bailey Says
The central bank governor also said regulators can't rule out central bank digital currencies.
Warren Buffett Calls Bitcoin a 'Gambling Token'
Berkshire Hathaway's chairman and CEO said bitcoin "doesn't have any intrinsic value ... but that doesn't stop people from wanting to play the roulette wheel."
Companies Behind Azuki NFTs and Line Friends Characters Join Forces for Web3 Expansion
Chiru Labs, the Web3 startup behind NFT projects Azuki and BEANZ, is partnering with IPX, the firm known for the colorful LINE FRIENDS characters that originally began as stickers for the LINE messaging app.
FTX Free to Explore Sale of Europe Arm, Swiss Court Decides
The firm said FTX Europe AG, the holding company of its European business, filed a petition for a Swiss moratorium proceeding, which was granted on Tuesday.
The AI 'Pause' Proposal Is Deceptive and Alarmingly Hazardous
It's wrong for a handful of billionaires to decide what's good and safe for the world – even well-intentioned AI leaders. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
U.S. CPI Inflation Rises 0.1% in March, Slower Than Forecasts for 0.2%
Bitcoin rose/fell to $XX,XXX in the minutes following the report.
Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Likely to See Deeper Decline After Shapella Upgrade: QCP Capital
Ether has underperformed bitcoin in the lead up to the Shapella upgrade, resulting in a 13.7% year-to-date decline in the ETH/BTC ratio.
Crypto Analysts Split on Ether Market Trends After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade
Their thinking is contrary to other market observers, who believe a mass-sell-off following the “hard fork” will send prices downward.
Glassnode Estimates $300M Ether May Be Sold After Shanghai Upgrade
Two major Ethereum network upgrades that are expected to occur simultaneously on April 12 will allow investors to withdraw their ether staked on the Ethereum blockchain.
Trading Firm Sees Bullish Signs as Bitcoin Open Interest Surges to Highest Level Since FTX Crash
Bitcoin open interest across crypto derivative exchanges has surged to $10 billion, a five-month high after leveraged subsided in the wake of FTX's collapse in November.
Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade on Deck; Developers, Traders Aflutter With Anticipation
Developers and crypto market analysts are getting in their final words before staked ETH withdrawals are activated.
Here Is What Institutions Are Saying About Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade
Analysts differ on the amount of ether (ETH) selling pressure that could result from the Ethereum blockchain’s Shanghai upgrade, scheduled for later today. The Shanghai upgrade (aka Shapella), will enable validators to withdraw staked ether and…
China's 'Credit Impulse' Is Picking Up. Here's Why It Matters to Bitcoin
Previous instances of renewed upticks in China's credit impulse portended major bullish trends in bitcoin.