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Ether creates history as key metric in ETH options exceeds Bitcoin by 32%

While Ethereum created history by taking over Bitcoin in the options market, the ETH futures contract entered price backwardation. Ether (ETH) has taken over Bitcoin (BTC) in the options market for the first time in history as the open interest (OI) of Deribit Ether options with a value of $5.6 billion exceeded the OI of…
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If Ethereum Splits, Leading Exchanges are ‘Likely’ to List ETHPoW Token – BitMEX

A potential Ethereum (ETH) PoW split chain may continue to function but would have substantial issues to resolve along the way, according to the research team of the major crypto exchange BitMEX…. Read More: If Ethereum Splits, Leading Exchanges are ‘Likely’ to List ETHPoW Token – BitMEX  Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with Credit…
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Survey That Asks if The Merge Could Cause an Ethereum Chain Split Sparks PoS Delay Discussions

While there’s 50 days left until the week of September 19, the crypto community has been discussing whether or not Ethereum developers will delay the penciled-in date for The Merge. Moreover, on July 27, the crypto hedge fund Galois Capital published a survey on Twitter that indicates more than 33% of the survey’s respondents think…
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The Right Side of Crypto Regulation: Institutions Need to Avoid Thucydides’ Trap

Anton Chashchin is a Managing Partner at the digital assets platform Bitfrost.io. __________ The days when cryptocurrencies were reserved for the underground are fast becoming history. But the power dynamics in finance are all too familiar…. Read More: The Right Side of Crypto Regulation: Institutions Need to Avoid Thucydides’ Trap  Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin…
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Ethereum will outpace Visa with zkEVM Rollups, says Polygon co-founder

A new scaling solution, zkEVM Rollups, could allow Ethereum to overcome Visa in terms of transaction throughput, says Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic. zkEVM Rollups, a new scaling solution for Ethereum, will allow the smart contract protocol to outpace Visa in terms of transaction throughput, said Polygon co-founder Mihailo Bjelic in a recent interview with Cointelegraph. …
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Three Arrows ‘Mess’ & Babel’s Losses, Ethereum’s Testnet, Bitcoin’s Defense, NFT ETF Zone + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.  __________… Read More: Three Arrows ‘Mess’ & Babel’s Losses, Ethereum’s Testnet, Bitcoin’s Defense, NFT ETF Zone + More News  Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with Credit Card

Ethereum chain split is possible after the Merge, survey finds — But will ETC price keep climbing?

Ethereum Classic is a relatively smaller PoW chain compared to Ethereum in terms of usage and hash rate. Ethereum’s proof-of-work (PoW) powered by GPUs generated approximately $19 billion in revenue last year for ETH miners. But these revenue streams are in danger as Ethereum is expected to become a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain via “the Merge” upgrade…
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Vitalik Buterin says The Merge is Not ‘Priced in’ as Investor Promises to Fork Ethereum

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin argued that The Merge is not “priced in,” not only in market terms, but also in psychological narrative terms. Meanwhile, a well-known investor has voiced his plans to fork Ethereum. Commenting on the morale around Ethereum developers during this year’s Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), Buterin said it is all “genuine”…
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Ethereum Classic soars 100% in nine days outperforming ETH as ‘the Merge’ approaches

Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake could be a boon for the price of Ethereum Classic. Ethereum Classic (ETC) has been outperforming its arch-rival Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) during the current crypto market rebound with the ETC/ETH pairs at 10-month highs. Why is ETC beating ETH? ETC’s price has risen to $27 on July 22, amounting…
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6 Key Points in Vitalik Buterin’s Vision for Ethereum Presented at EthCC

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined his vision for the second-largest project’s future at the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris on Thursday. The vision included an increased focus on security, stability, and decentralization, as well as the following key points: Watch the entire talk below: ____… Read More: 6 Key Points in Vitalik Buterin’s Vision…
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