Month: September 2023

The Most Impressive Highlights From The Cardano Development Report

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Behind the scenes, Cardano (ADA) has been actively building and introducing exciting innovations to its blockchain and ecosystem. This is evident in the latest weekly development report shared by Essential Cardano.   Cardano: Highlights From The Report One of the notable highlights from the report includes the updates being made to Cardano’s Lace wallet. This week, the team is said to have worked on a feature that allows users to choose the delegate ratio between “different stake pools, integrated portfolio persistence.” The team has also fixed issues relating to the User…

Bitcoin price posting best September since 2016 as BTC sellers eye $27.5K

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Bitcoin (BTC) bulls lost their grip on $27,000 into Sep. 30 as the monthly and quarterly close loomed large. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin braces for three key candle closes Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a cooling off for BTC price action ahead of the key September candle print. The largest cryptocurrency remained up nearly 4% month-to-date, this marking its most successful September since 2016, per data from monitoring resource CoinGlass. BTC/USD monthly returns (screenshot). Source: CoinGlass Quarterly performance for Q3, conversely, showed BTC/USD down 11.5%…

Leased proof-of-stake (LPoS), explained

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Understanding leased proof-of-stake LPoS is a type of PoS meant to increase mining power, address inherent issues found in PoW, and improve other types of PoS, such as delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS). Regular cryptocurrency users have probably come across the term proof-of-stake (PoS) when dealing with crypto staking, but what is leased proof-of-stake (LPoS), and is there a connection between the two? Yes, they are related, as LPoS is simply a variant of the PoS system. Proof-of-stake is a key element of the blockchain consensus mechanism, where validators participate in staking…

FTX hacker’s wallet stirs as Ethereum ETFs prepare for US debut

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Almost a year after the FTX hack of $600 million in tokens, on-chain data revealed recent activity in the perpetrator’s wallet, identified as 0x3e957, on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. This is occurring closely to the launch of Ethereum-based ETF in the United States. Based on on-chain data from Spot On Chain, the exploiter recently activated their address after a prolonged period. Presently, the wallet contains a substantial sum of $16.75 million of Ether (ETH). FTX Exploiter 0x3e957 just moved 2500 $ETH ($4.2M) to new addresses This is the first time the…

Bitwise announces Ethereum ETF launch on Oct. 2

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Bitwise Asset Management has revised its spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) application and confirmed that trading for two Ether (ETH) futures ETFs will commence on Oct. 2. The firm has revealed that trading is scheduled to commence for the Bitwise Ethereum Strategy ETF and the Bitwise Bitcoin and Ether Equal Weight Strategy ETF. Bitwise stated that this move will enable investors to access Chicago Mercantile Exchange Ether futures. The firm’s chief investment officer, Matt Hougan, said: “Ethereum offers a more extensive portfolio opportunity compared to Bitcoin. Some investors view…

Bitwise announces Ethereum ETF’s launch on October 2

Bitwise Asset Management has revised its spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) application and has confirmed that trading for two Ethereum-focused ETFs will commence on October 2, 2023. This decision comes after having amended its application for the spot Bitcoin ETF. The firm has revealed that trading is scheduled to commence for the Bitwise Ethereum Strategy ETF ($AETH) and the Bitwise Bitcoin and Ether Equal Weight Strategy ETF ($BTOP). Bitwise stated that this move will enable investors to access CME Ether futures within the widely embraced and regulated ETF framework, marking…

Crypto Analyst Reveals Which Meme Coin Will Topple DOGE

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Popular crypto YouTuber Jake Gagain recently voiced his opinions on when the bull market would start and how several meme coins are poised to dominate the market when that happens. Specifically, he seemed most bullish on Shiba Inu (SHIB), asserting that SHIB would topple the biggest meme coin by market cap, Dogecoin (DOGE). The #BullRun Has Officially Begun. — JAKE (@JakeGagain) September 27, 2023 DOGE Has Elon, SHIB Has? In response to Gagain’s tweet, another X user laughed at the possibility of this happening and stated that DOGE had Elon…

Tron TVL Balloons To Over $15 Billion: DeFi Growth Evident?

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The Tron (TRX) DeFi ecosystem has experienced a notable surge in activity, signaling a substantial period of growth and development. This expansion isn’t limited to the realm of decentralized finance alone; recent data underscores a correlated upward trajectory within Tron’s TRX token staking ecosystem. This trend suggests that both DeFi and staking on the Tron blockchain are witnessing increased interest and participation from users and investors, thereby fostering a more robust and dynamic Tron ecosystem. But, there’s more interesting side of the narrative that has provided Tron a major lift.…

Paradigm accuses SEC of bypassing rules in Binance lawsuit

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Paradigm, a crypto venture capital firm, has criticized the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for bypassing the standard rulemaking procedures in their current legal action against the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. In a statement released on Friday, Sept. 29, Paradigm pointed out that the SEC is attempting to use the concerning accusations in its complaint as a means to alter the law, all without adhering to the established rulemaking process. Paradigm firmly believes that the SEC is exceeding its regulatory boundaries, and we strongly oppose this tactic, they further…