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Ethereum Issuance Drops Below Bitcoin’s For the First Time, Why This May Lead to a New Rally

Ethereum has been on a rally for the past week, moving from a two-month low at $1,700 to its current level at $3,223. Several factors have pushed the crypto market into a new rally, but most seem to gravitate around ETH and its ecosystem. ETH moves sideways into the weekend on the 24-hour chart. Source: ETHUSD Tradingview After the implementation of EIP-1559, Ethereum’s native token became a deflationary asset due to the change in its fee mechanism. To validate transactions on the network a portion of ETH is “burn”, meaning

Mapping out how Cardano’s next attempt to breach $3 might go

Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Cardano has seen a healthy correction after a near 200% surge from its July lows. On the dip, ADA’s May ATH of $2.64 marked an ideal entry point for bullish traders and the charts recorded northbound momentum once again. On the downside, it was doubtful whether ADA would be able to sustain another bull run without a stronger correction. The RSI was close to the overbought zone and the

Study Finds NFT Industry Shows Some Undesirable Signs

A new report finds activity in the NFT community is organic, though there are undesirable signs among investors. Sponsored Sponsored Recently, Nansen, a blockchain analytic platform released a report with new findings on the emerging non-fungible token space. According to the reports there is a large amount of healthy, “organic” growth in the NFT industry.  However, despite the good signs of progress, there were also some undesirable findings. According to the report, the NFT space “remains spotted by certain profit-seeking practices.” This determination comes from transaction patterns. Token founders might be

Lyra Plunges into Layer 2 Options Pool with Offering for Hedge Hungry Investors

With the market for Layer 1 tokens such as AVAX red hot this month, it would be easy to overlook a development on the Layer 2 side of the DeFi universe. Yet three days ago Lyra, a cryptocurrency options platform, released a new offering that will let investors trade on Layer 2, a catch-all term for applications that improve the scale and speed of blockchains tied to Ethereum.Launched on Optimism, a Layer 2 protocol, Lyra uses an automated market maker to help traders buy and sell calls and puts, which

48,000% Returns? Popping the Hood on NFT Mania

On-Chain Markets Update by Lucas Outumuro, IntoTheBlockNFT mania continues to grow, with new drops popping up everyday and Ethereum’s gas prices consistently back above triple digits. The recent wave into NFTs was further amplified by Visa’s acquisition of a CryptoPunk and Budweiser’s buy of the beer.eth domain. Prices of notable NFT collections such as CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht club had already been climbing throughout the past month and accelerated this week amidst the institutional interest coming into the space. This has led to impressive growth in volumes trading at OpenSea

Ethereum EIP-1559 Upgrade Adopted 34x Faster than Bitcoin Segwit

The adoption of the latest Ethereum upgrade appears to have outpaced that of Bitcoin’s Segwit by multiple factors.Sponsored Sponsored It has been a little over three weeks since Ethereum’s London upgrade was deployed on Aug 5. In that short time, it has seen rapid adoption according to Yearn Finance developer “banteg.” In a tweet on Aug 27, the developer stated that Bitcoin’s SegWit upgrade went live four years ago on Aug 25, 2017, adding that it is currently used for about 80% of BTC transactions.Sponsored Sponsored He compared that to

Bitcoin bullish cross on weekly chart paints $225K BTC price target if history repeats

Bitcoin (BTC) is wowing the market by holding $50,000, but a bullish metric is pointing to much larger potential gains.Data from TradingView now clearly shows that the weekly moving average convergence/ divergence (MACD) indicator for BTC/USD has flipped from red to green.Time for another 5.5X BTC price surge?There is no shortage of bullish BTC price indicators this month, with everything from exchange balances to network fundamentals infirmly optimistic mode.MACD, which produced a rare crossover earlier in August, nonetheless adds the potential for upcoming gains to be an order of magnitude

Individual Investors Responsible for Crypto Resurgence, Says Analyst

The resurgence of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ether and Dogecoin in the past few weeks is largely due to renewed interest from individual retail investors.Sponsored Sponsored Bitcoin reached above $48,500 on August 14, the highest it has been since May 16. This price point means a gain of 290% year-on-year, which came to 644% for Ether and 1,431% for newly minted third place Cardano. Meanwhile, meme-crypto Dogecoin is up 9,157 year-on-year, according to CoinGecko data. However, behind the recent moves is a resurgence in interest from individual retail investors. According to

US dollar downturn aids Bitcoin bulls before $50K BTC price showdown

Bitcoin (BTC) challenged $46,800 on Aug. 11 as a weakening U.S. dollar added to bullish momentum.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView"Aiming for $50,000"?Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting highs of $46,787 on Bitstamp Wednesday, a hair short of the previous day's peak.Fresh from voting day on the U.S. infrastructure bill, something which ultimately failed to move the market, Bitcoin showed no signs of bearishness as it returned to the door of major resistance beginning at $47,000.USD performance post bill on the day provided another potential catalyst

Paris Saint-Germain Fan Token (PSG) Soars Following Potential Lionel Messi Signing

The Paris Saint-Germain Fan Token (PSG) has seen a significant price surge following news that ex-Barcelona player Lionel Messi will be joining the French outfit.Sponsored Sponsored One of the world’s best footballers will be leaving Barcelona Football Club. The recent news was confirmed by both Lionel Messi and the player’s now ex-club. Messi had spent roughly 21-years with Barcelona, with the club confirming last week that they could not honor a new deal for the Argentina player, due to football regulations surrounding wage budgets. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is

Tezos, NEM, IOTA Price Analysis: 03 August

Bitcoin tanked once more, falling to $38,692 as it experienced resistance at $42,000. Altcoins walked the same path and failed to hold prices beyond their resistance levels. Tezos had made minor gains but the bears took over at the time of writing. XEM’s attempt to test its immediate resistance was halted as the it fell by 4.6%. MIOTA was likely to fall below its current support level.   Tezos (XTZ) XTZ/USD, TradingView The price of XTZ was $3.07 at press time. It noted a minor gain over the last 24 hours