Ethereum’s Fee Market Upgrade Explained
The most expensive blockchain to use is Ethereum, with users paying over $5 million per day in transaction fees, compared to Bitcoin's $1.5 million. This July, Ethereum's fee market is expected to undergo a radical change known as Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559. CoinDesk's Christine Kim breaks down her comprehensive report on the key findings and investment implications for the upgrade.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slides to Two-Week Low, Ether to Below $2K as China Reiterates Crypto Ban
CME's bitcoin futures goes into "backwardation" and BTC inflows to exchanges rise as China "FUD" continues.
Crypto Long & Short: The Market Says Bitcoin Is for Speculation, Not Dollarization
Data from services on Bitcoin and Ethereum shows what's real in crypto adoption stories.
4 Common Misperceptions About Ethereum’s EIP 1559 Upgrade
Here's a look at the promises of EIP 1559, expected for activation sometime next month.
'Weird DeFi' Gets Weirder
We've entered a new era of Weird DeFi, one that's more finance, less meme than last year's bizarre crypto projects.
Institutional Investors Come to Polygon Amid Rising Ethereum Layer-2 Demand, Blockchain Data Shows
Questions remain about promised scalability improvement from Ethereum 2.0.
2 Ethereum Projects Are Officially Merging; 'Keanu' Aims for August Launch
Keep and NuCypher have agreed to merge their protocols into a DAO. Coming soon: a more capital-efficient version of Keep's bitcoin-on-Ethereum token, tBTC.
BTC at Work on Ethereum?
With bitcoin prices retreating over the past month, crypto traders have increasingly tokenized BTC into synthetic versions compatible with the Ethereum blockchain, where they can be deposited for extra yield on decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down today’s Chart of the Day.
Wrapped BTC Now Holds More Than 1% of Bitcoin’s Circulating Supply
Bitcoin is getting increasingly locked on Ethereum in the form of wrapped BTC, which now holds more than 1% of bitcoin’s total circulating supply. This trend shows how savvy crypto traders are pivoting to salvage or maintain returns even as bitcoin’s price tumbled.