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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Technical Indicators Suggest Short-Term Bearish Bias on Ether: Analyst

Fairlead Strategies founder and managing partner Katie Stockton shares her technical analysis of ether (ETH) following the Shapella upgrade. Plus, Stockton discusses ether's support and resistance levels and why ether could "somewhat outperform bitcoin" in the long term.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Ticks Up as Congestion Wanes and Investors Ponder the Next Price Spur

ALSO: SAM Bankman-Fried's motion to dismiss most charges against him raises questions about the reach of the Commodities Exchange Act.

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Markets

Bitcoin Moves Sideways at $27.5K as Investors Await CPI Inflation Reading

Equities slid. Investors will be watching Wednesday's release of the April Consumer Price Index for clues about the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy decision.

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ether Slide for 4th Consecutive Day, While Altcoin Trading Volume Spikes

While the two largest cryptocurrencies trade near recent levels of support, lesser known altcoins trade at twice their average volume.

BTC and ETH prices continued to slide. (Karsten Winegeart/Unsplash)

Technology

Ether Staking Deposits Top Withdrawals for First Time Since Shapella Upgrade

The divergence comes amid a meme coin frenzy that has pushed up fees on the Ethereum blockchain.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Binance Congestion Chaos Weighs Heavy on Bitcoin

ALSO: A crypto market analyst calls bitcoin's travails of the past two days "growing pains," and says the largest crypto by market cap "will be fine in the long run."

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Markets

Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Add to Their Holdings, Even as Prices Retrace

As longer term bitcoin supply increases, the CoinDesk Bitcoin Trend Indicator (BTI) shows a market in uptrend, despite recent price declines.

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Markets

Bitcoin Falls Below $27.5K as Investors Weigh Meme Mania, Binance Congestion Issues

Ether’s deflationary narrative continues despite Monday’s price drop. Major crypto assets traded down on Monday.

Bitcoin price chart on Monday. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit's Ether Volatility Index Hits Record Low

Deribit's forward-looking ether volatility index (ETH DVOL) hit lifetime lows over the weekend. Expectations for price turbulence appear underpriced considering the lingering macroeconomic uncertainties.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at $28.6K Remains Unstirred by Binance Temporary Withdrawal Pause

PLUS: Bitcoin maximalists find Ordinals annoying. But they are a good thing for the network in the long run.

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