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August 28, 2022
Divide Emerges Between Retail, Pros on How to Play Ether Upgrade
(Bloomberg) -- The crypto world has been abuzz about Ethereum’s upcoming software upgrade. Yet there’s a divide in terms of how to position for the so-called Merge: retail investors have been selling the underlying token, while institutions continue to buy...
August 11, 2022
Ether Reaches Two-Month High as Software Update Test Conducted
Ether hit a more than two-month high as the planned software upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain underwent a major test, potentially paving the way for one of the most significant changes in the cryptocurrency sector.
July 29, 2022
Bitcoin and Ether Are on Track for Their Best Month Since 2021
Bitcoin and Ether, the world’s two largest digital tokens, are headed toward their best months since 2021 amid a revival of risk appetite in global markets and optimism about an Ethereum network upgrade.
February 14, 2022
Triple-Digit Rewards of Staking Offer Crypto Winter Respite
The recent guidance provided by the U.S. Treasury Department on transaction reporting by crypto companies is shining some light on staking -- one of the least understood but hottest corners of the digital-asset world.
February 11, 2022
Uber CEO Says App Will Eventually Accept Crypto as Payment
Uber Technologies Inc. will one day join the likes of Microsoft Corp. by accepting Bitcoin as a payment option on its app.
February 9, 2022
Cash-Loving Japan Could Warm Up to Crypto
Inflation is too tame for the society to rush into a gold-backed stablecoin. A bank deposit-linked token holds more promise.
February 7, 2022
KPMG Canada Adds Bitcoin, Ethereum to Corporate Balance Sheet
(Bloomberg) -- KPMG in Canada said it added Bitcoin and Ethereum to its corporate treasury as part of a commitment to emerging technologies and asset classes, becoming one of the highest profile mainstream firms to invest in cryptocurrencies.
February 7, 2022
Sequoia-Led Group Buys Polygon’s Crypto Token for $450 Million
(Bloomberg) -- Polygon, the operator of an eponymous protocol used by developers to make Ethereum transactions quicker and cheaper, raised $450 million by selling its Matic crypto token to investors led by Sequoia Capital India.
February 4, 2022
Bitcoin, Ether Advance as Amazon Share Surge Buoys Tech Stocks
The top cryptocurrencies gained on Friday as strong earnings from Amazon.com Inc. bolstered confidence in technology stocks, which digital tokens have largely tracked over the past months.
February 2, 2022
Ether’s Correlation With Stocks Reaches a Record High
Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, is now moving in tandem with U.S. stocks like never before. A 40-day correlation coefficient for the token and the S&P 500 has topped 0.65, with 1 being the highest possible reading. Bitcoin’s correlation with equi...
January 27, 2022
An Early Ethereum Backer Is Targeting Asia’s Biggest Crypto Venture Fund
In 2015, as Vitalik Buterin was scrambling to raise money for a blockchain he’d created called Ethereum, he traveled to Shanghai to meet a group of Chinese crypto enthusiasts.
January 22, 2022
Bitcoin, Ether, Memecoins Steady After Tumbling in Crypto Rout
The selling pressure in the global crypto market eased Monday after massive declines across digital tokens last week.
January 20, 2022
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Get His First Paycheck in Bitcoin and Ethereum
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said his first paycheck -- which arrives on Friday -- will be converted into Ethereum and Bitcoin.
January 19, 2022
Ethereum Tests $3,000 as Diminished Risk Appetite Hits Highfliers
Ethereum is starting to test the closely watched $3,000 price threshold as the broader drop in risk appetite in some of the more speculative areas of markets continues to weigh on some of last year’s best performing assets.
January 6, 2022
NFT Market Surpassed $40 Billion in 2021, New Estimate Shows
Nearly $41 billion worth of cryptocurrency was sent to two types of Ethereum smart contracts associated with NFT marketplaces and collections from the beginning of 2021 through mid-December, according to a new estimate from blockchain analytics firm Chaina...
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