Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched Euro Coin (EUROC) on Avalanche, a move that aims to deliver faster and more efficient payments and financial services for developers and users. In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, the Circle team said that the launch is part of their multi-chain strategy for EUROC. The team said that the availability
Ethereum
The balance of available Ether (ETH) across crypto exchanges dropped to a five-year low on May 26, bringing the total amount of Ether held on exchanges to 17.86 million. A drastic decline in the exchange supply of ETH like this has not been seen since April 2018. According to Glassnode data, only 14.85% of the
An obscure footnote in a Ripple opposition brief from 2022 could play a role in the ongoing battle between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple, according to pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton. Deaton took to Twitter on May 22, explaining that a short footnote in a Ripple legal document that he had just
Ether’s price has been stuck below $1,920 for the past 16 days, which is especially concerning since the latest breakout attempt on May 6 lasted less than 24 hours. Excluding this brief price pump, Ether’s (ETH) journey below $1,920 was initiated on April 21, over 30 days ago. One can likely blame the Ethereum network’s $8.80
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has published a lengthy blog post warning of the dangers of “stretching” Ethereum’s consensus past its core functions of validating blocks and securing the network. Ethereum consensus is the process whereby blocks are validated by the proof-of-stake mechanism implemented in September 2022 with “the Merge.” In a May 21 blog post
A bug in an older version of crypto lending protocol Aave is blocking users from interacting with Wrapped Ether (WETH), Tether (USDT), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) or Wrapped Matic (WMATIC) pools on Aave V2 Polygon, preventing assets from being withdrawn from them, according to a May 19 proposal that attempts to fix the bug through a patch.
The demand for Ethereum self-custody solutions is growing, according to Jameson Lopp, co-founder and chief technology officer of Bitcoin wallet provider Casa. In a conversation with Cointelegraph at Bitcoin 2023, Lopp stated that Casa has found it necessary to provide Ethereum support due to the increased number of Ethereum users seeking the service. Incidents like
A new scam as a service called “Inferno Drainer” has reportedly stolen nearly $6 million from unsuspecting crypto users, according to Web3 scam detecting firm Scam Sniffer. Inferno Drainer reportedly advertises that it provides ready-to-go code to scammers, allowing them to steal crypto in exchange for a 20% cut of the scammer’s crypto “loot”. 1/
Coinbase Cloud will leverage its global infrastructure and experience managing blockchain data to bolster the security and reliability of the Chainlink blockchain oracle network. The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange’s cloud service will operate as a new node operator on the Chainlink network in a partnership set to improve the decentralization of the Web3 ecosystem. Coinbase Cloud’s infrastructure already
The Uniswap crypto exchange will soon be available on Moonbeam (GLMR), a parachain of Polkadot (DOT), according to a May 17 approved proposal on the exchange’s governance forum. The proposal was put forward by educational group Blockchain at Michigan. It passed with near unanimous support, with only a single UNI token being used to vote
Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com recently launched an update to its DeFi wallet service enabling support for fiat-to-crypto purchases in more countries and three new tokens. In a blog post published on May 16, the company announced the addition of Polygon (MATIC), USD Coin (USDC), and Dai (DAI) to Crypto.com Pay, a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp service enabling
Bankrupt crypto lending firm Celsius is anxious to get its staked Ether (ETH) stash back from liquid staking platform Lido which enabled withdrawals this week. Celsius initiated the process of withdrawing its Lido Staked ETH (stETH) from the protocol. According to transaction data it has requested the withdrawal of 428,084 stETH in batches of 1,000.
Layer 2 scaling solution Optimism is set to undergo its highly anticipated Bedrock upgrade on June 6. The move is expected to result in significantly reduced transaction fees, provide greater network security and enhanced compatibility with Ethereum. The Optimism team stated via a May 15 Twitter thread that the network would be down for two
It appears that embattled crypto lender Celsius is wasting no time in shifting its Ethereum staking tokens from liquid staking platform Lido which has just enabled withdrawals. On May 15, a transaction was identified on Celsius wallets for 428,015 stETH (Lido staked Ether) to the Lido staked Ethereum wallet. The whopping stash was worth $781
The Lido liquid staking protocol has enabled Ether withdrawals for the first time, according to May 15 data from Parsec Finance. Over 260 Lido Staked Ether (stETH) was redeemed for its underlying Ether (ETH) in the first three hours, worth about $500,000. stETH withdrawals dashboard:– individual & aggregate withdrawal requests.– current withdrawal queue.– stETH large balance
The Bitcoin (BTC) network has faced a litmus test in recent weeks due to the increased demands of Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens being inscribed onto the preeminent blockchain. The resulting increase in fees and transaction congestion has left the wider Bitcoin community frustrated, considering that some BRC-20 tokens involve meme tokens that have attracted billions
Ethereum core developers rolled out patches for Prysm Labs and Teku clients as a response to two Beacon Chain finality issues within a 24-hour period. The Beacon Chain serves as the consensus layer for the Ethereum network. On May 11, Ethereum developers reported that the Beacon Chain was experiencing problems confirming transactions. Although new blocks
MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind the Dai stablecoin and its related Maker governance token, recently announced a slew of planned updates to its ecosystem, including a heavy focus on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the planned development of a new blockchain. Beginning with an upgrade to unify the organization’s brand, the new roadmap
An unidentified issue on Ethereum’s Beacon Chain led to a halt in transactions for nearly half an hour on May 11. Around 8:15pm on Thursday May 11, a number of Ethereum core developers announced that the Beacon Chain was having issues with confirming transactions. New blocks were able to be proposed but an unknown issue
Crypto wallet MetaMask has started rolling out Ether (ETH) purchases via PayPal for users in the United States — one of Metamask’s biggest markets. The company claims to be the first Web3 wallet to offer ETH transactions via PayPal. Through the collaboration, American users can now choose PayPal as their payment method when buying ETH
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