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Ethereum to Reach Peak of $2,474 Per Token in 2023, Finder’s Survey of Crypto and Fintech Experts Reveals – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Seven days ago, finder.com, a product comparison website, published a forecast report based on predictions from several crypto and fintech experts, predicting bitcoin’s year-end price for 2023. Following the bitcoin price prediction report, Finder released another survey focused on ethereum, the second-largest crypto asset in terms of market capitalization. Finder specialists believe ethereum will reach a peak of $2,474 per token this year and end the year at $2,184 per unit. 24% of Panelists Believe Ethereum Will Surpass Bitcoin by 2025, Finder Survey Shows This week, finder.com, a product comparison…
Crypto Issuance Startup Tokensoft Brings Its Token Launchpad On-Chain
The technology will be available on-chain on Ethereum, Celo, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and Avalanche. California-based Tokensoft is betting its open-source smart contracts will help it take a chunk of business from other popular on-chain fundraising mechanisms, such as exchange initial DEX offerings (IDO) and token launchpads. Source
Sandbox’s SAND Surges 90% Since Start of Year Ahead of Token Unlock
Token unlocks, which are usually considered bearish events, appear to be having little effect on the price of Sandbox’s SAND token in the lead-up to releasing more supply. The project will be releasing 12% of the token’s supply, equivalent to around $273 million worth of SAND, to seed and strategic investors, according to Token Unlock, with half of the 12% going to investors, according to a report from Kaiko Research. Source
Crypto-Focused VC Firm Pantera’s Liquid Token Fund Lost 80% in 2022
The fund started to navigate much of the portfolio away from altcoins and into ether (ETH) in the late spring, Pantera co-chief investment officer Joey Krug said on the call. The timing would’ve matched up with the collapse of Terra’s USDT stablecoin and sister coin Luna, which triggered the collapse of lender Celsius. Source
FTX creditors list, BlockFi $1.2B exposure and new Celsius token…
Top Stories This Week FTX creditor list shows airlines, charities and tech firms caught in collapse The complete list of creditors owed money by the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been released, revealing a wide range of global companies. Among the potential creditors are airlines, hotels, charities, banks, venture capital companies, media outlets and crypto companies, along with United States and international government agencies. According to another headline regarding the FTX scandal, U.S. federal prosecutors allege that Sam Bankman-Fried invested $400 million in the venture capital firm Modulo Capital with…
Decentralized Exchange Vela’s DXP Token Surges Ahead of Beta Release on Arbitrum
Vela’s token also garnered attention for listing the rebranded, identical utility token VELA on Camelot, another DEX on Arbitrum, on Thursday, potentially contributing to the rally. DXP holders on Ethereum and Metis can exchange their tokens one-to-one to VELA on Arbitrum without any fees using a bridge. Source
Ethereum Scaling Tool Polygon's MATIC Token Surges Amid Spike in Transactions
The token has risen 13% this week and is up 34% for the year. The blockchain has the second most users, according to one research group. Source
Crypto Custodian Aegis to Add Coverage of Lido’s Staked Token Derivatives
Aegis, which says it holds trust license in Hong Kong and and the U.S., offers custodial services for on-chain transactions, while Lido, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) app by total value locked, provides staking services to users that want to access liquidity to their staked assets. Source
Optimism’s OP Token Hits All-Time High as Layer 2 Adoption Interests Grow
Optimism and other layer 2 scaling systems such as Arbitrum are supposed to make transactions on the Ethereum blockchain cheaper and faster. After Ethereum completes its EIP-4844 upgrade, also called proto-danksharding, later this year, it will make transaction fees on layer 2s even “an order of magnitude cheaper,” Marc Arjoon, Ethereum research associate at CoinShares, wrote in a note. Source adoptionAllTimeGrowHighHitsInterestsLayerOptimismsToken CryptoX Portal