Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to sell after Shanghai upgrade: Glassnode

An estimated 170,000 Ether (ETH) of the total 18.1 million ETH staked on the Beacon Chain will be unlocked within the first week of the Shanghai hard fork being executed on Ethereum, Glassnode has predicted. The figure comprises 100,000 Ether ($190 million) worth of staking rewards and 70,000 ETH worth of staked Ether ($133 million) the on-chain intelligence platform predicted in its April 11 report. Glassnode backed up its prediction by explaining that only 253 depositors are waiting to exit their stake and that a few mechanisms are in place…

ETH At $1900 Ahead Of Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade, Bitcoin Above $30K Pumps Profit For MicroStrategy

Summary: Ethereum’s native asset ETH traded around $1900 on Tuesday hours ahead of the Shapella update that developers promise will unlock staked Ether. The update scheduled for April 12 at 11 pm UTC is Ethereum’s most important technological upgrade since the Merge. Bitcoin rose above $30,000 for the first time since June 2022, pushing MicroStrategy’s BTC bet into profits. ETH, crypto’s second-largest token and the biggest altcoin in the market eyed $2,000 ahead of the Ethereum upgrade that developers say will unlock over 16 million staked ETH (stETH) accumulated in…

BTC Hits $30,000 on Tuesday, as ETH Nears $2,000 – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Bitcoin moved above $30,000 on April 11, as bullish sentiment returned to cryptocurrency markets. Markets surged after data in China showed that consumer prices had hit an 18-month low. Ethereum was also higher on the news, moving closer to $2,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) raced above $30,000 for the first time in ten months, as markets reacted to the latest inflation data from China. Consumer prices in China rose by 0.7% in March, which is the slowest increase since September 2021. Following a low of $28,189.27 to start the week, BTC/USD…

Price analysis 4/10: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, MATIC, DOGE, SOL

After days of consolidation near the local high, Bitcoin is trying to breakout and challenge the $30,000 level. Bitcoin’s (BTC) tight consolidation near its local top suggests that traders are waiting for a catalyst to start the next trending move. The consumer price data on April 12 and the producer price index data on April 13 could give insight into the Federal Reserve’s future rate hikes and shake the traders out of their slumber. The dull price action in Bitcoin has not reduced the interest in it. According to Ahrefs…

Ethereum validator cashes in 689 ETH from MEV-Boost relay

A 689 Ether (ETH) reward worth $1.28 million has been paid from a single Miner Extractable Value (MEV)-boost relay block on the Ethereum Beacon Chain in one of the largest rewards in recent months. Ethereum liquid staking solution Lido was paid the reward from block number 17007842 on the Beacon Chain — which was finalized on April 9, contained 47 transactions and was built by beaverbuild.org, according to transaction data. High Proposer Payment Alert! Validator 0x388c… received 689.02 ETH.Block built by a @beaverbuild builder (0x96a59d…)‍Slot: 6,181,978.Received through the @GnosisDAO relay.https://t.co/Pv3bqfZMrU…

Sushiswap Smart Contract Bug Results in Over $3M in Losses; Head Chef Says Hundreds of ETH Recovered – Defi Bitcoin News

According to several reports, a bug introduced to the decentralized exchange (dex) protocol Sushiswap’s smart contract has resulted in more than $3 million in losses. The blockchain and smart contract security firm Peckshield explained the exploited contract was “deployed in multiple blockchains.” Dex Platform Sushiswap Suffers From Smart Contract Exploit Over the weekend, the dex platform Sushiswap saw its RouteProcess02 contract exploited and then distributed across various blockchain networks. Blockchain security firm Certik published an alert after discovering the exploit. The company Peckshield also updated the crypto community via Twitter,…

How will the Shanghai upgrade impact ETH price? Expert explains

While it may have some short-term negative impact on the price of Ether (ETH), the upcoming Shanghai upgrade will be extremely bullish for Ethereum’s native token, as it will attract more capital to staking and increase the network’s security, according to Ethereum researcher Vivek Raman.  The Shanghai upgrade, scheduled for April 12, will allow network validators to withdraw funds that have been locked to secure the network since December 2020. The upgrade will complete the network’s transition to a proof-of-stake system, which started last October with the Merge. Around 18…