Ethereum Classic (ETC) price rallied on Sept. 5 on back-to-back positive reports concerning its adoption among crypto miners. Top mining pool supports Ethereum Classic On the daily chart, ETC’s price surged 14.5% to nearly $37.25 per token. Its massive gains came days after BTC.com, a blockchain explorer and crypto mining pool, launched a specialized Ethereum Classic pool with “zero-fee” mining for three months. ETC/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView The announcement appeared after “the Merge,” a long-awaited network update that would switch Ethereum’s energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) protocol to a “cost-efficient” and…
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Ethereum Price Close To The Critical Support Level, Further Downside Could Be A Possibility
Ethereum price has been trying to secure small gains over the last 24 hours. In the past week, the king altcoin brought home gains which were close to 6%. At the current moment, however, the coin was mostly moving laterally. Ethereum price had also broken below its head and shoulder pattern as seen in the chart below. This pattern is related to bearishness. In accordance, the buyers were low in the market. The technical outlook also continued to look weak on the one-day chart. Broader market weakness has caused many…
MATIC Climbs 6% After Robinhood Support For Polygon POS Chain
MATIC has spiked by as much as 6% today with the crypto landscape having an optimistic vibe the entire week. MATIC looking positive with a surge of 6% Polygon performance improves following announcement of Robinhood’s support for Polygon transactions Around 18 million MATIC transactions made after Robinhood partnership announcement Polygon (MATIC) is dubbed to be the top performer when pitted against the top 20 cryptos in terms of market capitalization as seen in the past three months. In fact, MATIC was able to beef up its value by 6% in…
Bitcoin squeeze to $23K still open as crypto market cap holds key support
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $20,000 on Sept. 2 amid renewed bets on a “short squeeze” higher. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader eyes $20,700 short squeeze trigger Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD recovering from another dip below the $20,000 mark on the day, continuing rangebound behavior. The pair gave little insight into which direction the next breakout could be, with opinions differing on the surrounding environment. Amid downside pressure on risk assets and a strong United States dollar, overall consensus appeared to favor long-term…
OpenSea says marketplace won’t support forked NFTs post Merge
As the date for the Ethereum Merge approaches, nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has announced that it will focus on supporting only the NFTs that are on the upgraded proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. In an announcement on Twitter, the NFT marketplace said that while their team is not speculating on any potential forks, it clarified that if there are forked NFTs, they will not reflect on OpenSea as the platform will only support the upgraded chain. The NFT marketplace also highlighted that its team is preparing the NFT trading platform for…
Two Ethereum-Based Altcoins Jump After Crypto Exchange Coinbase Announces Support
Leading US crypto exchange Coinbase is officially rolling out trading services for two digital assets that were recently added to its listing roadmap. In a new announcement, Coinbase says that Aurora (AURORA) will be available accompanied by the “Experimental” label, which the exchange applies to “assets that are either new to our platform or have relatively low trading volume compared to our broader crypto marketplace.” Aurora was designed by the team behind the layer-1 scaling solution Near Protocol (NEAR). As an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Aurora is fully compatible with…
Fireblocks launches Web3 Engine support on Solana
Digital asset custody platform Fireblocks has launched support for Solana, giving its thousands of users access to the developer network’s applications and infrastructure. Beginning Tuesday, Fireblocks users will have direct access to Solana’s various decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 applications — a move the company says will directly benefit “alternative asset managers” and “capital market participants.” “Thousands of businesses use Fireblocks to access novel Web3 products and services,” Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko said in a statement. “Starting today, these businesses will immediately have access to the depth and breadth of…
Crypto Custody Firm Fireblocks Adds Support for Solana Blockchain’s DeFi, NFT, Gaming Apps
Fireblocks connects to some 35 blockchain networks and works with an array of Web3 companies including Animoca, MoonPay, Xternity Games, Griffin Gaming, Wirex and Utopian Game Labs. The latest Solana integration uses WalletConnect V2, a protocol for bridging decentralized apps, upgraded to securely enable vault connections to non-EVM chain dApps, according to a press release. Source link
Avalanche Price Slips At $30 As AVAX Eyes Key Support
The price of Avalanche (AVAX) slips at $30 against Tether (USDT) as Avalanche (AVAX) eyes key support to hold the price from selling off. AVAX showed great strength rallying to a high of $30 but was rejected as Bitcoin’s (BTC) price continued to go lower, affecting the price of AVAX from trending higher. (Data from Binance) Avalanche (AVAX) Price Analysis On The Weekly Chart Weekly AVAX Price Chart | Source: AVAXUSDT On Tradingview.com According to the chart, the price of AVAX had a strong bullish bias at $30, but the…
Why Crypto Should Support the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
A code-first approach to consumer privacy could be bolstered by legislative initiatives. Source