Ethereum Watch

Key Takeaways Frax Finance is an on-chain protocol that mints and manages the FRAX stablecoin. FRAX maintains its peg through a dual collateral-backed and algorithmic mechanism, making it more scalable and capital efficient than overcollateralized stablecoins. Frax also utilizes Algorithmic Market Operations to generate revenue and ensure the protocol is more secure and robust. Share […]

Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko, on 30 May, confirmed the much-anticipated Ropsten testnet trial of the Merge ‘around June 8 or so.’ Thereby, aiding the largest altcoin shifting from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus. Advertisements Interestingly, Ether’s price action relatively unchanged despite the unexpected bullish announcement. Nonetheless, Holders have continued their march through heavy turbulence. Keep it […]

Advertisements Summary: The ApeCoin Community has initiated a proposal to keep APE within the Ethereum ecosystem. 99.95% of the votes are so far for the proposal that ends on June 9th. The proposal under AIP-41 points out that migrating to a different chain is a costly, risky, and complex endeavor that may result in catastrophic […]

Advertisements Buterin praised the governance model, saying that it would lead to long-term success through the representation of non token holders’ interests. Optimism airdropped the OP governance token earlier in the week. Community members and others have shown a lot of excitement for the new governance experiment. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin offered some praise and […]

The recent crash in the crypto markets took everyone by surprise, especially Bitcoin. Many coins lost value drastically and very fast at that. Even the number one crypto Bitcoin took a big hit when investors kept selling out in panic. While many are hoping for a recovery, the storm is still rising. Also, many speculations […]

Massive ETH holdings have been moved into exchanges as the shakedown continues for the Ethereum community. ETH holdings worth around $2.1 billion were transferred to exchanges over the past week with investors under increasing pressure. Ethereum has started the new month poorly and is down again after under-performing across May. Advertisements Not clicking very well! […]

Advertisements ETH price is meeting strong resistance at the $2,000 level and these trading metrics explain why. Ether’s (ETH) market structure continues to be bearish despite the failed attempt to break the descending channel resistance at $2,000 on May 31. This three-week-long price formation could mean that an eventual retest of the $1,700 support is […]

Advertisements Summary: Arthur Hayes has released a new forecast of a possible bottom for Bitcoin at between $25k to $27k and Ethereum at between $1,700 to $1,800. Mr. Hayes also questions whether the crypto markets have already factored in multiple interest rate hikes by the US Fed. He adds that the correlations between Bitcoin, Ethereum, […]

Advertisements Ethereum’s price action hangs around major swing lows despite the all-important Merge network upgrade. Analysis suggests ETH is discounted below $2,000. In a May 30 tweet, Ethereum (ETH) core developer Tim Beiko confirmed that the much-anticipated Ropsten testnet trial of the Merge from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake can be expected “around June 8 or so.” […]

Advertisements There are currently 38 projects deployed on the Ethereum layer-2 network. More are expected as attention shifts to scalability. Automated market maker and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer has officially deployed on Optimism, the highly touted Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, in a move designed to enhance user functionality by increasing scalability and reducing fees.  […]