Ethereum futures premium hits a 7-month low as ETH tests the $2,400 support

[ad_1] Ether (ETH) reached a $3,280 local high on Feb. 10, marking a 51.5% recovery from the $2,160 cycle low on Jan. 24. That price was the lowest in six months, and it partially explains why derivatives traders’ main sentiment gauge plummeted to bearish levels. Ether’s futures contract annualized premium, or basis, reached 2.5% on Feb. 25, reflecting bearishness despite the 11% rally to $2,700. The worsening conditions depict investors’ doubts regarding the Ethereum network’s shift to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism. As reported by Cointelegraph, the much-anticipated sharding upgrade that…

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Binance CEO’s net worth hits $96B, Jack Dorsey launches BTC defense fund, Bill Miller apes into Bitcoin: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 9-15

[ad_1] Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Binance CEO CZ is the richest crypto billionaire at $96B: Bloomberg Bloomberg has estimated Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao — also known as “CZ”— to be the 11th-richest person in the world at a net worth of around $96 billion, making him the wealthiest billionaire…

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Bitcoin Hits All-Time Highs Against Turkish Lira

[ad_1] The below is from a recent edition of the Deep Dive, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. The Turkish lira has been in free fall after President Erdogan demanded the Central Bank of Turkey cut rates for a third consecutive month from 19% to 15%. The Turkish lira against the  U.S. dollar has been weakening over the past decade, but yesterday the currency saw rapid deceleration losing over 10%…

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Rocket Pool Eth2 staking service launches, hits stage two cap in 45 seconds

[ad_1] The launch of ETH2 staking service Rocket Pool saw it hit its stage two cap in just 45 seconds according to the co-founder of hosting partner Allnodes Konstantin Boyko-Romanovsky. In its first two days of operations, Rocket Pool has registered 237 node operators across 42 global locations, with 1088 ETH staked. According to an announcement the platform now has Total Value Locked of 4000 ETH ($13.9 million USD) in value, including collateral from the platform’s Rocket Pool (RPL) token.          Rocket Pool aims to become the…

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As Bitcoin Hits All-Time High, What Are Older Coins Doing On The Network?

[ad_1] The below is from a recent edition of the Deep Dive, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. As the bitcoin price hits another all-time high, let’s dig into the behavior of what older coins are doing on the network. Their behavior helps determine the current state of market sentiment. The spent volume age bands for coins older than three months helps to paint a clear picture of what happened…

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Litecoin hits 6-month high as LTC price soars 20% in 24 hours

[ad_1] Litecoin (LTC) has posted daily gains of almost 20% on Nov. 9, the highest levels for LTC/USD since May 2021, amid a wider cryptocurrency market rally that analysts attribute to inflation fears. #Bitcoin, #Ether hit records, exceeding Oct high, amid broad rally in cryptocurrencies. Low real yields, need for inflation hedges are shaping markets. pic.twitter.com/xN0Athssng — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) November 9, 2021 The 14th-largest digital asset rose by a little over 25% in three days, pushing its price to almost $250 on Coinbase. Meanwhile, the total value of cryptocurrencies reached…

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Proshares’ Bitcoin ETF sees $1B in first day volume, BTC price hits new high, and Coinbase partners with NBA and WNBA: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 17-23

[ad_1] Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Bitcoin officially hits new all-time high above $65K Bitcoin (BTC) surged to new all-time highs this week, breaking the former ceiling of $64,900 from April as the asset went into price discovery mode before topping out around $67,000. The bullish momentum coincided with the…

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Ethereum price hits $3,800, boosting bulls’ control in Friday’s ETH options expiry

[ad_1] Ether (ETH) entered a slightly bullish channel earlier this month, and currently the price is marching toward the $3,800 level. Despite the recent turbulence, Ether bulls are set to bag a $53 million profit on this Friday’s weekly options expiry.  Investors also appear to be disinterested in Ether’s recent underperformance versus Bitcoin (BTC), and to date, the altcoin’s gains stand at 265%. If Ether manages to stay above $3,600 on Friday, 99% of the $180 million put (sell) options will become worthless. Ether price at Bitstamp in USD. Source:…

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BTC price hits $56K as bulls return and talk focuses on Bitcoin ETF approval

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) returned to beat the week’s four-month highs on Oct. 8, climbing $2,000 in two hours. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC’s price beats Wednesday’s high Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting just over $56,150 on Bitstamp in a fresh show of bullish momentum. Wednesday’s dramatic uptick had topped out at $55,800, this remaining the level to beat as the pair then spent Thursday consolidating. I think we have another $BTC pump coming right away. A brutal one, if I must say. —…

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ADA price hits $3 for the first time as Cardano, Ethereum lead crypto ‘super bull cycle’

[ad_1] Cardano’s ADA token surged to new all-time highs on Thursday as an altcoin comeback gripped cryptocurrency markets. ADA/USD 1-day candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView Cardano joins Ether in serious gains Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed ADA/USD clipping $3.06 during trading Thursday. Having shown strength for multiple weeks, Cardano benefited from a broader altcoin resurgence after attempting to hit the $3 mark throughout the second half of August. The move coincided with the launch of the Cardano Alonzo testnet ahead of a mainnet debut later this month. At…

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