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.


Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Marches Past $20K as Investors Regain Their Appetite for Riskier Assets

BTC, ether and other major cryptos surge with stocks following upbeat earnings from a number of big brands.

Institutional investor appetite may be on the rise. (James Barker/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Tops $20K, Ether Surges to Its Highest Point Since the Merge

Other major altcoins were also in the green as investors regained their appetite for riskier assets following encouraging third-quarter earnings reports.

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Finance

Crypto Stocks Soar as Bitcoin Rallies to Retake $20K

Coinbase, MicroStrategy and many of the miners are up by double-digit percentages on Tuesday afternoon.

Bitcoin superó máximos de un mes, pero analistas advierten sobre la volatilidad. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Videos

'There's No Place to Hide': TradeStation Exec on Flat Market Conditions

"There's no appetite for any market right now," says Anthony Rousseau, senior director of product strategy at TradeStation Crypto. As bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) continue to be stuck in a tight range, he says "everybody's got some hopium looking for the Fed pivot."

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Videos

Exploring Ethereum's 2022 Trajectory

Matrixport Head of Research and Strategy Markus Thielen reviews this year's "turning points" for ether's price, including the impact of the historic merge and rising inflation, and how its trajectory differentiates from the rest of the crypto markets.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, Ether Remain in Tight Price Range

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2022.

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Markets

Polygon's MATIC Closes In on $1 Level After Recent Breakout: Chart Analysts

The token has cleared daily cloud resistance and its 200-day moving average in a short-term bullish development, one observer said.

Chart analysts have a forward outlook that MATIC could soon be worth $1. (Hans/Pixabay)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Is Binance Becoming Too Dominant?

Binance pushes through around 53% of all crypto trades on spot and derivatives markets by trade count, and around 30% of the market’s value; Bitcoin remained comfortably above $19,000 in Monday trading.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holds Its Perch Over $19K and Is Likely to Continue Trading in Its Current Narrow Range

Investors are mulling over macroeconomic uncertainties; veteran trader Peter Brandt says crypto investors are “just tired.”

BTC holds its perch at about $19,300, flat over the past 24 hours. (Unsplash)