A look at the Ethereum of the future after Pectra update

Ethereum developers are working on 10 proposals for improvements. Some aspects that they aim to optimize are the management of historical data and general efficiency. The Pectra update mainnet (main network) of Ethereum (ETH) would be operational in early 2025. However, the improvements included in Pectra will be made in two stages. The second phase … Read more

Why is Ethereum failing to match bitcoin’s returns?

Ether (ETH) has less institutional demand than bitcoin (BTC). The ETH market is less mature, according to Kaiko Research. The market’s top two digital currencies, bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), are experiencing contrasting price performance. Although both have recently benefited from positive macroeconomic conditions, the latter is lagging behind. The price of bitcoin reached $68,000 … Read more

They present dGEN1, an Ethereum mobile hardware

On October 17, 2024, the company Freedom Factory launched a mobile device based on cryptocurrency network technology. This is dGEN1, a hardware portable device the size of a cell phone, which will allow users to interact with services Web3decentralized finance applications (DeFi) and sign transactions on the Ethereum (ETH) network. The device supports second layer … Read more

What is happening with Ethereum ETFs? The situation is potentially critical

The launch of the ether (ETH) ETFs, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network and the second most valuable on the market, promised to be a positive milestone for investors, but the reality has been different, at least until now. Since their debut in July, the funds have failed to meet market expectations. While bitcoin … Read more

Buenos Aires has already enabled a digital identity system with an Ethereum rollup

Jorge Macri considers this to be “an unprecedented milestone.” The protocol is open source, which guarantees transparency and auditability. Today, October 22, 2024, the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, officially announced the integration of QuarkID into its miBA platform. QuarkID, as CriptoNoticias has reported in the past, is a decentralized … Read more

Metamask makes cryptocurrency transfers easy

MetaMask, the popular wallet Web3 used in the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem and other networks, it integrated the domain and identity protocol, Space ID, on October 21. This partnership allows MetaMask users to personalize their domain names and use those unique identities to transfer cryptocurrency. Instead of using alphanumeric addresses, Space ID allows register and manage … Read more

The company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club launched its mainnet, ApeChain

They released a cryptocurrency trading simulator and it was well received by the APE community. The APE token rose from $0.70 to $1.75. The team behind the famous boring apes Bored Ape Yacht Club and ApeCoin (APE), the native cryptocurrency of the APE ecosystem, announced on October 19 the launch of its mainnet (main network), … Read more

“If you have Ethereum you are in trouble,” warns investor

Ethereum is not going through its best moment, at least in terms of popularity. The network co-created by Vitalik Buterin, who was the undisputed leader within the niche «Turing complete» from 2017 until the bull cycle of 2020-2021, now sees its reign threatened by networks like Solana or Sui, and even by Ethereum layers 2 … Read more

BlackRock wants to bring its tokenized fund to Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges

If BlackRock achieves its goal, BUIDL would be great competition for USDT and USDC. This fact would be a milestone in the integration of cryptocurrencies and traditional finance. BlackRock, the largest financial asset manager in the world, is taking the corresponding steps so that its BUIDL fund (which is tokenized on the Ethereum network) can … Read more

Ethereum staking profitability plummets

So far this month, the profit of validators is only USD 86 million. The profitability of validating on Ethereum reached $2.24 billion at cycle peaks. The profitability of staking Ethereum is not at historic lows, but close. Data on-chain shows that in June there was a turning point in the profits of validators, who had … Read more