Ether (ETH) ETF Race Kicks Off With Six Asset Managers Filing

Binance counts China as its largest market, followed by South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, and the British Virgin Islands, according to documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. The Journal reports that despite the ban on crypto within China, teams from Binance regularly collaborate with Chinese law enforcement to detect potential criminal activity. It also has 900,000 active users in-country, according to the report. A spokesperson for the exchange did not immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment. Data from the Journal shows that China is a $80.6 billion futures market…

Ribbon Finance Settles First On-Chain Ether (ETH) ‘Autocallable’ With Marex and MEV Capital

How it works: If, after one week, the ether spot price is above the initial price at the time of the trade, the trade terminates early, with the buyer receiving the initial investment plus the 0.5% coupon. If, on expiry, ether trades 15% lower from the initial price, the buyer stands protected, receiving the principal in full along with the coupon. However, if the 85% protection barrier is breached (ether drops over 15%), the buyer takes the loss, which is compensated by coupons to some extent. Source AutocallableCapitalETHEtherFinanceMarexMEVOnChainRibbonSettles CryptoX Portal

Price analysis 7/31: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, ADA, DOGE, SOL, LTC

Bitcoin’s record low volatility is also a sign that the next price breakout will be volatile, but everyone is guessing which direction the price will go and how it will impact altcoins. The S&P 500 Index continued its march toward its all-time high with a 3% gain in July. Signs of receding inflationary pressures and expectations of an end to the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle are the factors that boosted risk-on sentiment. However, this bullish mood did not benefit Bitcoin (BTC) as it largely remained range-bound in July and is…

Whale reclaims $74M in ETH locked in ENS auction

After years of leaving 39,712 Ether (ETH) locked at the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) auction, a whale using the domain “darkmarket.eth” has reclaimed the digital assets and transferred over $119 million in ETH to a new wallet.  After 2.7 years of dormancy, darkmarket.eth reclaim 39,712 $ETH ($74.17M) locked in the ENS auction just now. And transferred 63,734 $ETH($119M) out to a new wallet.https://t.co/OtXYRpcOhn pic.twitter.com/rXKpT1OzrA — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) July 31, 2023 Back in 2021, ENS founder and lead developer Nick Johnson tweeted a reminder for the owner of the darkmarket.eth domain…

Ethereum Wallet Dormant For 8 Years Awakens, Here Is Why It Moved $1.2 Million In ETH

The Ethereum ecosystem has continued to see fascinating developments in the past weeks. Among the most notable is the sudden movement from a participant in Ethereum’s initial coin offering (ICO), who, after a roughly eight-year slumber, has sprung into action due to a reason. The Ethereum ICO participant, whose address remained inactive for 2,922 days, stirred up by transferring 641 ether, an amount currently valued at nearly $1.2 million. An Unexpected Move In The Ethereum Ecosystem The intent behind these transactions was revealed through on-chain analytics X (Twitter) account Lookonchain,…

Bitcoin BTC Price Dips Below $29.2K After Curve Exploit but Continues Its Range-Bound Ways; ETH, SOL, MATIC Sink

ETH was recently changing hands at $1,857, off 1.2% from Sunday.  Ether has been narrowly range-bound over the past seven days between $1,840 and $1,890. SOL and MATIC, the token of the smart contracts Solana and Polygon platforms, were recently off 4.5% and 4.2%, respectively, over the past 24 hours. Popular memecoin DOGE off 3.7%, respectively. The broader CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) recently moved 0.9% lower for the day. Original

InQubeta taking over crypto channels on Telegram, TON edges BNB and ETH

In the competitive crypto market, Toncoin (TON) is a worthy contender whose activity has surpassed (BNB) and Ethereum (ETH), thereby attracting considerable investor interest. However, a new player, InQubeta, has gained significant attention in crypto-focused Telegram channels, generating discussions and curiosity among investors.  This article delves into the reasons behind the growing popularity of the InQubeta crypto artificial intelligence (AI) project. InQubeta  is dominating crypto Telegram channels InQubeta, a platform aiming to democratize investments in AI startups, is popular in the crypto scene. Its native token, QUBE, dominates crypto-centric Telegram channels…

Price analysis 7/29: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC, LTC, DOT

Bitcoin’s price action remains lackluster, but select altcoins are showing signs of breaking out of their respective resistance levels. The 25 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve on July 26 and the subsequent commentary by Fed Chair Jerome Powell failed to catapult Bitcoin (BTC) out of its range. This suggests that the event did not have any surprises and the outcome was already priced in by the markets. The crypto markets continued their lackluster performance on July 28 after the United States Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Index print…