Huobi withdraws over 50,000 ETH after Shanghai Upgrade

Crypto exchange Huobi is now one of the bigger withdrawers from the ethereum (ETH) staking contract, having pulled out over 50,000 ETH. The exchange, however, started redepositing it from another wallet. So far it has returned 16,000 ETH into the contract following the recent Shanghai upgrade that requires a fresh set of validators. huobi are one of the bigger withdrawers from the eth staking contract so far (~50ke+) but they’ve just started redepositing it from another wallet 16k went back into the contract just now pic.twitter.com/4OHsuuR6MI — alto | dollar.eth…

Liquid Staking Protocols See Increase in Monthly ETH Deposits Despite Withdrawals Post-Shapella Hard Fork – Defi Bitcoin News

Following the Shapella hard fork on April 12, 2023, approximately 332,368 ether, valued at around $699 million, has been withdrawn. Despite these withdrawals, liquid staking protocols like Lido, Rocketpool, and others have experienced an increase in ether deposits over the last 30 days. Since March 14, a total of 281,498 ether worth $592 million have been added to these protocols. TVL in Staked Ether Accounts for Over 30% of Defi’s Locked Value, With Lido Leading the Pack As of April 15, 2023, there’s $53.68 billion total value locked (TVL) across…

ETH Remains Above $2,100 to Start the Weekend  – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Ethereum remained above $2,100 to start the weekend, despite crypto markets moving into consolidation. Following this week’s gains, traders have seemingly started to secure gains, with the global market cap down by 0.52% as of writing this. Bitcoin has fallen below yesterday’s peak above $31,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) moved back below the $31,000 level on Saturday, as cryptocurrency markets consolidated to start the weekend. Following a high of $31,005.61 on Friday, BTC/USD dropped to a low of $30,044.50 earlier in today’s session. Yesterday’s peak saw bitcoin climb to its highest…

Price analysis 4/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC

Bitcoin hit a year-to-date high at $31,000 and ETH price followed. Which altcoins will be next? Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) are trading above the psychologically important levels of $30,000 and $2,000 respectively. This suggests that the crypto winter may be on its last legs.  Some analysts are calling for an altseason to begin but it may be too early for that. When most of the crypto bears turn bullish, Bitcoin is likely to turn down sharply and catch the late entrants off guard. That could hurt sentiment in the…

Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to be sold after Shapella: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The past week in DeFi was filled with anticipation leading up to the Shapella upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet. The hard fork was successfully completed on April 12, allowing validators to withdraw their staked Ether (ETH) after three years. However, only 253 validators have signed up to fully exit their staked Ether position, with analytics firm Glassnode predicting that less than 1% of the…

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…

BTC Nears $31,000, as ETH Hits 11-Month High – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Bitcoin moved towards the $31,000 mark on Friday, ahead of upcoming retail sales data from the United States. Sales are expected to remain flat, whilst overall consumer sentiment is forecasted to rise to 62.7, from a reading of 62.0. Ethereum extended recent gains, hitting an eleven-month high in the process. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was once again in the green on Friday, as traders pushed the price close to the $31,000 mark. BTC/USD raced to a peak of $30,848.46 earlier in today’s session, a day after trading at a low of…

Top Crypto Analyst Updates Outlook on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Issues Warning on Exchange Coin

A widely followed crypto trader says Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of upward continuation after Ethereum’s (ETH) highly-anticipated upgrade. Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe tells his 653,200 Twitter followers that the crypto markets are in slow continuation after ETH initially dipped yesterday on the launch of the Shanghai upgrade. “Waking up after a massive crash on ETH after the Shanghai upgrade, it feels different. However, Bitcoin at $30,000 is a good sign. Slow continuation.” With ETH’s price dip yesterday being minimum and ETH currently up 4.07% in the last 24 hours,…