Ethereum Watch

Following delays to the rollout of ETH 2.0, it’s no secret that the Ethereum community grows restless over the wait. Advertisements A recent public discussion on the matter had Ethereum Foundation Researcher, Justin Drake give a tentative date of January 2021 for Phase 0 rollout, during a Reddit AMA. The announcement garnered a mixed response. […]

Like Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH) has flatlined over recent weeks in an extremely tight range. For the leading altcoin, this range has been approximately $230-245. Advertisements Bears may soon gain the upper hand as the on-chain and technical analysis case for Ethereum has purportedly flipped bearish. This comes at a pivotal time for Bitcoin, which is […]

Advertisements Quick take: Ethereum’s price action has continued to be dull and resembles that of Bitcoin.  Ethereum’s fate could be tied to that of Bitcoin. A possible postponement of ETH2.0 might have caused Ethereum to experience a local top at $250.  DeFi could offer a reason to remain bullish on Ethereum as more ETH is […]

Key Takeaways FTX’s parent company, Alameda Research, has made an investment in DeFi project mStable. Alameda Research is one of the most active participants in Compound’s governance modules and helped Balancer fix an loophole in its token incentive. FTX could become an important exchange for DeFi liquidity in spot and futures markets Share this article […]

Advertisements Polkadot and Ethereum have an intertwined history, but how does the newly launched Polkadot stack up against the plans for Ethereum 2.0? After Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood left the Ethereum Foundation in 2016, he wrote a white paper for a new kind of blockchain — one that would use an innovative form of sharding […]

Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Advertisements It’s been another boring week for Bitcoin. This may sound like a broken record at this point, but it’s true. As the chart below shows, the leading cryptocurrency has again been stuck in the low-$9,000s for days on end, failing to react to news events and technicals. Chart […]

Advertisements Quick take: The amount of Ethereum locked in DeFi continues to rise. Approximately 3.5 million ETH is locked in DeFi.  Majority of the Ethereum is locked up in the DeFi apps of Maker and Compound Finance.  Yield farming is the reason why more Ethereum keeps getting locked up in DeFi.  The amount of Ethereum […]

Advertisements An independent research paper explores the in-depth economics behind Ethereum 2.0. The study hails from Tanner Hoban and Thomas Borgers, both members of the corporate development team at ConsenSys. During the 100 pages of the report, the authors dissect the incentive model for the future Ethereum network. They also point out some potential security […]

Key Takeaways Compound surged over 10% after integrating Curv, a crypto custodian focused on institutional investors. Compound will leverage the technology to help institutional clients earn rewards on their idled tokens. A crucial technical index estimates that COMP is poised to advance higher, despite the gains already posted. If demand continues to climb, the DeFi […]

Key Takeaways The most used DeFi lending platform, Compound, has integrated Curv—a digital asset custodian focused on institutions. For now, only deposits are available, but Curv has plans to enable borrowing later. Share this article Though the Compound-led decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is rapidly growing, it’s still very small compared to the traditional multi-trillion financial […]