Tag: ETH

Staked ETH liquidity provider, Lido, slips while traders explore Borroe

The decentralized finance (defi) landscape remains volatile as top defi projects vie for dominance gauged by total value locked (TVL) and investors scout for projects to get exposure in. Lido Finance’s declining TVL continues to be a source of concern. This paved the way for Borroe, a project attracting investors in ongoing presale.  Lido slips, Investors looking at Borroe Lido, a liquidity staking provider in Ethereum, is a prominent player in defi.  However, its TVL, a metric showing the amount of assets locked in a protocol, has been contracting.  This dip…

Price analysis 8/25: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, TON

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Bitcoin and altcoins lose more ground after comments from the Federal Reserve suggest that the regime of interest rate hikes could continue into 2024. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke today and in his Jackson Hole speech he cautioned that inflation remains too high and that the central bank remains open to raising rates further if needed. The remarks by Powell strengthen the narrative that interest rates are likely to remain higher for longer.  However, a positive sign is that after a brief sell-off, the United States equities markets have recovered from…

Ethereum Records Massive Whale Activity Amidst ETH Price Drop: Santiment

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Over the last week, Ethereum (ETH) has seen its price take a slight hit following the general market crash due to reports of a massive Bitcoin sell-off. According to data from CoinMarketCap, ETH is down by 5.01% in the last seven days, bringing its total price loss in the previous month to 10.80%.  Albeit, despite Ethereum’s negative performance, the on-chain analytics platform, Santiment, has noted some positive developments in terms of whale activity. Ethereum Experiences Highest Whale Activity In 4 Months On Thursday, August 24, Santiment posted a report on X…

Ethereum Whales Ready For Next Leg-Up After Buying 56,000 ETH

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Following the crypto market crash last week, Ethereum whales look to be gearing up for a recovery as they accumulate ETH. This accumulation trend is very telling of what these large investors expect the market to do next, which could serve as an indication of what’s to come. Ethereum Whales Buy Over 56,000 ETH On Thursday, the on-chain data tracker Lookonchain took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal the activities of Ethereum whales over the last week. The post shed light on the sentiment among these large holders and showed…

Ether (ETH) Futures on Crypto Exchange Binance See Lowest Open Interest Since July 2022

Ether’s global estimated leverage ratio, calculated by dividing the dollar value locked in the active open perpetual futures contracts by the total number of coins held by derivatives exchanges, has declined from a multi-month high of 0.28 to 0.22. Bitcoin’s ratio has slid from 0.27 to 0.21, the lowest since May, according to data tracked by South Korea-based analytics firm CryptoQuant. Source

Bitstamp halts ETH staking in the United States

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Crypto exchange Bitstamp will discontinue staking services for customers based in the United States. In a message shared with Cointelegraph, the exchange announced the ending of Ether (ETH) staking as of Sep. 25. “Customers will continue earning staking rewards up until September 25, 2023, and after that, all staked assets will be unstaked. Rewards, along with the principal, will be credited to users’ main Bitstamp account balances,” said Bobby Zagotta, U.S. CEO and global chief commercial officer at Bitstamp, warning that it could take a few days for users’ balances…

Mantle (MNT) Stakes $66M of Ether (ETH) on Lido as Part of Treasury Management Strategy

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Price analysis 8/21: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, DOT

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Bitcoin and select altcoins are starting to recover, but selling at the top of each price breakout suggests that bears remain in control. After the sharp fall on Aug. 17, Bitcoin (BTC) remained stuck inside a tight range over the weekend. This suggests indecision between the bulls and the bears about the next directional move.  After the latest fall, about 88% of Bitcoin held by Short-term Holders (STHs), owning Bitcoin for 155 days or less, has plunged into loss, according to Glassnode’s weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain.” Glassnode warns that…