Author: NBTC
Ethereum price stabilized during the weekend as last week’s strong bull run faded. ETH, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, was trading at $3,370 on Monday, a few points below the month-to-date high of $3,500. It has risen by about 60% from its lowest level this year. Ethereum price analysis: pattern points to more gains Technicals point to more ETH price gains in the coming months. First, the coin has just formed a golden cross chart pattern as the 50-day and 200-day Exponential Moving Averages (EMA) have crossed each other. This pattern, which happened on November 21, is one of the most bullish…
Stacks, a layer-2 blockchain project atop Bitcoin, confirmed on Tuesday the activation of its Nakamoto upgrade, designed to make transactions faster. The project’s official account on X posted that “Stacks transactions once confirmed are now at least as irreversible as Bitcoin’s,” and that there is a “significant reduction in transaction times.” The upgrade also will provide a “technical foundation for sBTC launching later this year,” according to the post. Stacks, co-founded by Muneeb Ali, a Princeton-educated computer scientist who also serves as CEO of the Bitcoin-focused development firm Trust Machines, is seen as one of the oldest and most credible…
BTC Digital Ltd. (NASDAQ: BTCT), a Wall Street Bitcoin miner, announced plans to expand its operations in Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, and Missouri. The company is seeking opportunities to increase the scale and number of its mining facilities to meet growing demand for computational power. BTCT is considering several strategies, including building new facilities, acquiring existing mines, and forming joint ventures with local businesses. The goal is to secure a reliable, long-term energy supply, particularly focusing on renewable energy sources and low-carbon emissions. The Southeastern US region is seen as a strategic area for expansion due to its abundant energy resources,…
DIA has launched the testnet for Lumina, its new modular oracle infrastructure aimed at improving transparency, scalability and integration flexibility. Designed to address common issues with existing oracles, Lumina allows for data aggregation, verification and delivery across blockchains. Its architecture is distinguished from other oracle solutions such as Chainlink and API3, given its support for multiple messaging protocols, compatibility with non-EVM chains and comprehensive data traceability. Previously, access to oracle data’s origins and flow was often opaque, but Lumina offers full visibility into the entire process, according to Zygis Marazas, DIA’s head of product. Read more: Chainlink brings data feeds…
An anonymous Bitcoin (BTC) whale from the Satoshi era has awoken after 13.4 years of dormancy and made its first transaction, according to a report by Whale Alert. The wallet with the address “1FoicoWy” has been inactive since 17 June 2011, when it received a 20 BTC portion of a 1,033.96 BTC transfer between two anonymous wallets, which involved 51 empty wallets, of which “1FoicoWy” was one. 💤 A dormant address containing 20 #BTC (1,370,949 USD) has just been activated after 13.4 years (worth 333 USD in 2011)!https://t.co/kVjmSgEdlf — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) October 20, 2024 For 13.4 years, this Bitcoin…
Flare, the “blockchain for data,” is building out its decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, Co-Founder Hugo Philion told Decrypt. “Flare is essentially emerging as a kind of DeFi hub,” said Philion in a recent sitdown interview with Decrypt, adding that it’s “growing very quickly” through partnerships and integrations. The EVM-compatible Layer 1 network offers developers “decentralized access to high-integrity data from other chains and the internet,” leveraging its Flare Time-Series Oracle and Flare Data Connector to provide decentralized applications (dapps) with an alternative to centralized off-chain oracles. With a total value locked (TVL) of $20.75 million according to DeFiLlama, Flare hit…
Ethereum (ETH) price has continued its uptrend and bounced above the moving average lines. The bears have already pushed the altcoin to the $3,000 support level twice before it recovered. Ethereum price long-term analysis: bullish On the upside, the price of the cryptocurrency is testing the $3,400 mark for the third time, trying to break above the resistance. Ether has already faced resistance twice when it fell above the $3,000 low or the 21-day SMA support. If buyers maintain the bullish momentum above $3,400, Ether will rally to $3,800. The uptrend will continue to the high of $4,000. If Ether…
Market expert AIM Buster has called for calm among XRP proponents, suggesting that the altcoins’s consolidation phase is almost over, and a quick upside move is on the horizon. XRP has had a long period of price stagnation despite growing traction and institutional influx into the cryptocurrency market. For instance, the seventh-largest crypto asset last traded above $1 almost three years ago and is down 4.47% from its price year-over-year. While sentiments around the XRP community remain mixed, analyst AIM Buster has insisted that the consolidation phase is almost over. Per his Monday analysis, XRP is about to break out…
The premier crypto asset, Bitcoin, consolidates near its past peak, as data shows over 320K active addresses engaged within the current range. Bitcoin began the week on a strong note, reaching a multi-month peak of $69,500, though it fell short of hitting the crucial $70,000 mark. The cryptocurrency is now trading 7.37% below its all-time high of $73,737, recorded on March 14, 2024. Notably, IntoTheBlock’s data indicates high engagement among Bitcoin addresses near its previous all-time high, with over 320,000 active addresses interacting within this price range. Of these active addresses, about 220,000 have an average purchase price of $68,500.…
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) projects with low Market Cap to Total Value Locked (MC/TVL) ratios are getting popular with investors. This metric, which is commonly used to assess valuation and trust, helps identify projects with strong fundamentals and untapped growth potential. Snapshot of Low MC/TVL Projects :• $ZERO: MC $6.42M | TVL $307.12M | MC/TVL 0.02• $MNDE: MC $54.98M | TVL $2.08B | MC/TVL 0.03• $EIGEN: MC $478.03M | TVL $14.33B | MC/TVL 0.03• $RENZO: MC $61.09M | TVL $1.70B | MC/TVL 0.04• $ETHFI: MC $369.40M | TVL $7.20B | MC/TVL… — Tokenomist (prev. TokenUnlocks) (@Tokenomist_ai) November 26, 2024 As per…