Ethereum Staking Surges to 7.4M ETH and Counting

One challenge that Ethereum is contending with in the wake of the Merge is that with growing interest in the network and growing desire to participate in it, there are now 840,000 validators. While this is beneficial to the core principle of decentralization, the sheer number of machines and their wide-ranging geographic dispersion inevitably leads to strain on the network, resulting in increased latency and longer waits to reach consensus. Source

Radix Unveils Babylon Mainnet Upgrade to Bolster Developer Experience

The Babylon mainnet upgrade brings improved security measures to the Radix network. Radix Publishing, a publisher of code for the Layer 1 smart contract platform Radix has announced the completion of its long-awaited Babylon mainnet upgrade. This development marks the end of the Olympia era and is set to prove to be a game-changing moment for both Web 3.0 and the broader Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space. Undoubtedly, the completion of the Babylon mainnet upgrade is a major achievement for Radix. This is because it ushers in a significant step forward…

What Happens To XRP Price If Ripple Stock Climbs To $600?

One thing that has emerged that could influence the XRP price has been the possibility of Ripple carrying out an Initial Public Offering (IPO). This would mean that shares of the crypto firm would become publicly tradable like that of Coinbase’s COIN stock. However, even more prominent among investors is the possibility of how high the price of the shares could trade. Financial Expert’s Ripple Video Resurfaces The rumors had first begun with some members of the XRP community talking about a possible IPO. Like rumors are wont to do,…

Bitcoin lender Ledn to roll out ETH, USDT interest accounts

Despite its roots embedded in Bitcoin (BTC) lending, lending platform Ledn has announced the launch of an Ether (ETH) yield offering following user requests for a shielded alternative to manually staking Ether. The Cayman Islands firm has added an ETH offering to its Growth Accounts products, which currently offers users ring-fenced facilities to earn interest on Bitcoin and USD Coin (USDC) deposits. An announcement shared with Cointelegraph highlighted user calls for a means to earn interest from ETH holdings without having to manually stake and manage Ether through liquid staking…

Coinbase campaign for sensible crypto policies hits coffee cans to ‘wake up’ regulators

The Coinbase “Stand with Crypto” campaign has reached coffee cans as the exchange and industry stakeholders convened in Washington, D.C.  Coinbase handing out cold brew on Cap Hill pic.twitter.com/4vXWXB7zRJ — Eli Tan (@elitanjourno) September 27, 2023 On Sept. 27, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and crypto entrepreneurs based in the United States went to Washington D.C. to persuade lawmakers to support a new set of rules for digital currencies.  These rules were approved by the Republican-led House Financial Services Committee and House Committee on Agriculture earlier in summer 2023. If the…

Coinbase campaign for sensible crypto policies hits coffee cans to ‘wake up’ regulators

The Coinbase “Stand with Crypto” campaign has reached coffee cans as the exchange and industry stakeholders marched to Washington D.C. to convince the country’s lawmakers to provide regulatory certainty to crypto.  Coinbase handing out cold brew on Cap Hill pic.twitter.com/4vXWXB7zRJ — Eli Tan (@elitanjourno) September 27, 2023 On Sept. 27, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and crypto entrepreneurs based in the United States went to Washington D.C. to persuade lawmakers to support a new set of rules for digital currencies.  These rules were approved by the Republican-led House Financial Services Committee…

Bitcoin Price (BTC) Observers Warn of Risk Aversion as Oil Prices Top $93

Higher oil prices are often transmitted to retail fuel prices, raising key inflation metrics like the Consumer Price Index (CPI). That, in turn, weighs over households’ disposable income. Less disposable income means weak consumption, economic growth, and less inclination to invest in high-risk, high-reward assets like bitcoin and technology stocks. It’s notable that Bitcoin’s positive correlation with stocks has recently made a comeback. Original

Tottenham Hotspur taps Chiliz blockchain for Web3 fan token

Tottenham Hotspur will become the latest Premier League team to tap into blockchain technology to issue and manage its own Web3 fan token to drive supporter engagement and rewards. Spurs will issue the fan token through Socios.com, the fan engagement platform built on the Chiliz blockchain that has attracted over 80 major sporting teams from different codes around the world. The platform enables teams to issue and manage fan tokens, digital collectibles and real world rewards, while users can participate in DAO-like decisions involving their favourite teams. Related: From cricket to…

Dogecoin Price Revival: How Increasing Demand At $0.060 Matters

Dogecoin (DOGE) has recently displayed resilience as it found substantial buying support at the $0.059 level, a zone that has remained unbreached on a daily candle close for nearly a year.  This newfound buying activity hints at a potential challenge to the overhead resistance, marking a crucial juncture for the popular meme coin’s price trajectory. The cryptocurrency market often witnesses sideways trends, characterized by a lack of significant upward or downward movement. DOGE appears to be embracing this sideways movement, oscillating between the overhead trendline and the $0.059 mark. This…