Month: April 2025

Ethereum Foundation Researcher Proposes 100X Gas Limit Increase

Key Notes Ethereum researcher proposes raising gas limit from 36M to 3.6B over four years to boost network capacity. Planned gas limit increase could enable Ethereum to handle 2,000 transactions per second by 2026. Several upgrades, including EIP-4444 and EIP-7886, are being developed to improve Ethereum’s scalability and efficiency. Ethereum ETH $1 789 24h volatility: 0.6% Market cap: $216.00 B Vol. 24h: $12.43 B core developers are considering raising the network’s gas limit far beyond its current level. A new proposal from one of the Ethereum Foundation’s top researchers outlines…

Bitcoin price faces a $482 billion catalyst

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Bitcoin price rallied above $95,000 on Monday and is hovering at its highest level since February 24 as the recent rally continued. The ongoing Bitcoin (BTC) recovery has been driven by recent optimism surrounding a potential trade deal between the United States and China. Bitcoin and other altcoins also jumped after Trump hinted that he was not going to fire Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve Chairman. Trump has changed his mind on tariffs and Powell’s firing following recent turmoil in the bond market, driven by bond vigilantes.  Bitcoin now has…

Ethereum Fusaka scheduled for late 2025: EVM upgrade likely included

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Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork is expected to take place in the third or fourth quarter of this year, according to an Ethereum Foundation official. In an April 28 X post, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Kajetan Stańczak said that the organization is aiming to deploy the Fusaka Ethereum network upgrade in Q3 or Q4 2025. Still, the exact rollout schedule has not been decided yet. The comments come amid controversies over the upcoming implementation of the EVM object format (EOF) upgrade for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). As Stańczak pointed…

Strategy acquires 15,355 more Bitcoin for $1.4b, holdings top 550k BTC

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Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, added another 15,355 BTC to its balance sheet over the past week. The company spent about $1.42 billion at an average price of $92,737 per Bitcoin, according to an SEC filing Monday. The purchase brings Strategy’s total Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to 553,555 BTC, worth over $52 billion at Bitcoin’s current price of just above $95,000.  The company’s cumulative average purchase price now stands at $68,459 per Bitcoin, reflecting a total investment of around $37.9 billion, including fees.  Strategy’s holdings account for more than 2.6%…

XRP Price Shoots For 20% Surge To $2.51 Amid Pullback To Breakout Zone

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. The XRP price is eyeing a surge of 20% as it looks to reach a major resistance zone at $2.50, providing a bullish outlook for the altcoin. This projection…

Ripple (XRP) Gains 5.8%, Leading Index Higher

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2800.9, up 1.3% (+34.92) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nine of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: XRP (+5.8%) and SUI (+5.2%). Laggards: BCH (-6.2%) and UNI (-4.8%). The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally. Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin could hit $210K in 2025, says Presto research head

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Peter Chung, head of research at quantitative trading firm Presto, has repeated his prediction that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $210,000 by the end of 2025. In an April 28 interview with CNBC, Chung cited institutional adoption and global liquidity expansion as the primary drivers behind his long-term bullish outlook. The analyst acknowledged that market conditions this year haven’t been as expected, specifically the challenging macroeconomic environment and market reaction. However, he described the recent corrections as a “healthy” adjustment, suggesting they have laid a stronger foundation for Bitcoin’s progression toward…

Why do crypto bros like freedom cities?

When Donald Trump was running for president, he pledged to build 10 new US cities, dubbed “freedom cities,” from scratch, designed to improve the quality of life for Americans.  These new high-tech communities were to be created on public land, and they were going to be free of the “nightmare of red tape,” including lengthy environmental reviews, that had hampered the development of affordable housing in many parts of the US. Freedom cities aren’t really a new idea. They are a rebranding of charter cities, which have been around since…

ZachXBT Flags $330M Bitcoin Transfer, Sparks Monero Price Increase

Key Notes ZachXBT says that $330 million was stolen recently from a private owner. The stolen funds were laundered through Monero. XMR’s price jumped as a result of the large-scale swap. ZachXBT, a popular crypto investigator, pointed out that there has been a questionable transaction of 3,520 BTC with a value of $330.7 million. Using X, the sleuth stated that this could be the result of Bitcoin BTC $95 337 24h volatility: 1.7% Market cap: $1.89 T Vol. 24h: $22.21 B being stolen from its alleged owner and transferred to…

Strategy bags 15,355 Bitcoin for $1.42B as price surged above $90K

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy added to its massive Bitcoin stash last week as the cryptocurrency surged above $90,000. In an April 28 announcement, Strategy reported acquiring 15,355 Bitcoin (BTC) between April 21 and 27. The latest purchases cost Strategy $1.42 billion at an average price of $92,737 per BTC, increasing the company’s aggregate BTC holdings by roughly 3% to a total of 535,555 BTC worth more than $50 billion. An excerpt from Strategy’s Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Source: Strategy Strategy’s latest buy is its…