Ether

Ether (ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, functioning as a fuel for operations within the network. It serves multiple purposes: as a digital currency, it can be bought, sold, and held as an investment; as a utility token, it's used to pay for transaction fees and computational services on the Ethereum network. Ether is integral to running decentralized applications (dApps) and executing smart contracts on Ethereum, providing the necessary resources for these operations. As Ethereum evolves, especially with upgrades like Ethereum 2.0, Ether's role remains central, facilitating not just transactions but also the broader ecosystem of decentralized finance (DeFi) and various blockchain-based applications.


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Ethereum Upgrade Closely Watched, India Launches E-Rupi Voucher

Investors keep a close watch on Ethereum’s London upgrade. India launches e-RUPI digital payment vouchers, and Australia’s Coinjar partners with Mastercard to launch a crypto card. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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The Future of Ether as London Hard Fork Nears

Lex Sokolin, Global Fintech Co-Head of leading Ethereum software company ConsenSys, explains the details and implications of the supposedly bullish London hard fork on the Ethereum blockchain, an upgrade scheduled to activate Thursday that aims to curb ether’s supply growth over time and burn a portion of fees paid to miners.

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Ethereum 2.0 Sees High Deposit Rate as London Hard Fork Looms

Ether (ETH) notched a 12-day winning streak Monday, the longest ever, in the runup to a planned upgrade on Ethereum’s blockchain that aims to improve the so-called gas fees and limit the supply of the token. CoinDesk Technology Managing Editor Christie Harkin digs into the so-called London hard fork upgrade and what it means for the crypto markets.

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Marchés

Resumen del mercado: Bitcoin tiene un rendimiento inferior al de Ether; ¿se avecina un impuesto a las Cripto ?

Bitcoin cayó por debajo de los $40.000 mientras los comerciantes digieren los impuestos Cripto propuestos.

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Marchés

Los Mercados de opciones de Bitcoin y Ether reducen el sesgo bajista

Los sesgos entre opciones put y call a corto plazo han retrocedido debido a una oleada de compras de opciones call.

The put-call skew on the bitcoin options market has become less bearish.

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Why ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort Thinks Tether Is a Scam

Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker known as the “Wolf of Wall Street” and current crypto bull, discusses why he thinks stablecoin USDT issuer Tether is a scam. “I’ve been saying that since 2017 that I thought there was a big problem with Tether,” Belfort said.

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Blockchain Protocol THORChain Suffers Another Hack Totaling $8M

Cross-chain decentralized exchange THORChain has been hit by another exploit, this time costing around $8 million. Last week, the protocol was drained of around 4,000 ether in a separate incident. “The Hash” panel discusses the potential risks of investing in DeFi as the sector becomes increasingly subject to major crypto hacks.

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Marchés

Goldman Sachs planea ofrecer opciones sobre Ether, según informe

En marzo, el banco de inversión relanzó su mesa de operaciones de Criptomonedas después de una pausa de tres años.

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