Ethereum on-chain data forecasts the withdrawal of 1.4M ETH over the next few days

Ethereum’s long-anticipated Shanghai and Capella upgrade was activated on April 12 and the total withdrawals in the first 40 hours after the Shapella upgrade stood at 142,425 ETH, per Nansen data. This falls in line with previous estimates.  For a brief moment on April 12, when Shapella was activated, the deposits to ETH staking contracts outpaced withdrawals. However, deposits have slowed down come April 13 while the withdrawals are going strong. ETH moved for withdrawals The validators are required to update their staking software clients with withdrawal credentials changed to…

How on-chain data can make you a better trader

In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Miguel Morel, CEO of Arkham Intelligence — a blockchain intelligence company that has built a platform that provides information on real-world entities and individuals behind crypto market activity. In today’s discussion with Morel, we will explore how and why on-chain data is useful and perhaps some ways that technical traders should be using it. We will also talk about what might be next for the Ethereum network now that withdrawals are activated after the successful implementation of the Shanghai upgrade, and how on-chain…

Bitcoin derivatives data shows bulls positioning for further BTC price upside

Bitcoin (BTC) price maintained the $30,000 support as lower-than-expected U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on April 12. The official inflation rate for March increased 5% year on year, which was slightly less than the 5.1% consensus. It was the lowest reading since May 2021, but is still significantly higher than the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The data suggests that inflation is no longer the driving force behind Bitcoin’s rally and Investors’ focus shifted from the impact of inflationary pressure to potential recession risks after the banking crisis revealed…

Bitcoin-friendly PPI data boosts bulls as Ether price fights for $2K

Bitcoin (BTC) preserved $30,000 support at the April 12 Wall Street open as more United States macroeconomic data boosted bulls. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView PPI hints further inflation drops to come Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hovering near $30,250 on Bitstamp. Amid a slowdown in volatility, U.S. Producer Price Inflation (PPI) data provided a timely hint that inflation was slowing faster than expected. Headline PPI came in at 2.7% year-on-year versus market expectations of 3% — an encouraging result for risk assets. US…

Italy’s Data Watchdog Seeks More Transparency of ChatGPT’s OpenAI to Lift Ban

Italy’s data protection agency Garanate has set out multiple conditions for OpenAI to implement and comply with the GDPR rules. In March 2023, the European Nation of Italy announced a ban on OpenAI’s newly released told ChatGPT, which has created a storm in the tech world. This happened on the charges of breaching data privacy rules in Italy. In the latest development, Italy’s data protection agency Garanate suggested certain actions that OpenAI must take in order to revoke the imposed ban. Earlier this month, the Italian watchdog suspected that the…

Major Cryptos Remain Unstirred by Inflation Data, Ethereum Shanghai Fork

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, was recently trading at about $29,900, down the better part of a percentage point over the past 24 hours. Ether, the second largest crypto in market value, was hovering around $1,905, up almost a percentage point. Many investors had been looking for both cryptos to react more strongly to Wednesday’s events, particularly the Ethereum “hard fork,” a continuation of the platform’s transformation from a proof-of-work to a faster, more efficient proof-of-stake protocol. Source

Large Bitcoin Investor Sent $330M of BTC to Exchange Before Price Dropped Below $30K: Blockchain Data

Blockchain transactions show that the wallet had been accumulating BTC between June 2022 and January 2023 at an average price of $20,083, per data by Bitinfocharts, a website that tracks the on-chain behavior of largest bitcoin holders. Until mid-March, the wallet was the 14th largest BTC holder controlling more than $1.2 billion of tokens. Source 30K330MBitcoinBlockchainBTCdataDroppedExchangeInvestorLargePrice CryptoX Portal

SOL Hits 6-Week High, Following US Inflation Data – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Solana moved to a six-week high on Wednesday, as markets reacted to the latest inflation figures from the United States. The consumer price index (CPI) fell to 5% in March, lower than the 5.2% sum many had expected. Ethereum classic also moved higher, nearing a multi-week high. Solana (SOL) Solana (SOL) extended yesterday’s 15% gain on Wednesday, as the token rose for a fourth straight session. SOL/USD raced to an intraday high of $24.34 earlier in today’s session, which comes a day after the price was at a low of…

Bitcoin price rivals 10-month high as CPI data beats expectations

Bitcoin (BTC) spiked higher prior to the April 12 Wall Street open as United States inflation data outperformed market forecasts. BTC/USD 1-minute candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView CPI offers “great inflation print” for risk-on bulls Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it neared new ten-month highs on Bitstamp. Widely-predicted volatility entered immediately following the release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March. This broadly conformed to expectations, with the year-on-year increase undercutting assumptions by 0.2%. “The all items index increased 5.0 percent for the 12…