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March 2023

What impact will Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade have on ETH and crypto markets?

Despite the potential sell pressures after Ethereum’s upcoming hard fork, it’s more likely that ETH stakers will hold for the longer term, writes Bill Xing of Bybit.

Bitcoin buoyed as bank busts spook investors

Top blockchain and crypto news: Banking woes boost Bitcoin. Arbitrum counts down to launch. Chinese billionaire faces US crypto scam charges.

Weekly Market Wrap: Bitcoin rises above US$26,000, as ‘store of value’ narrative strengthens amid bank failures

As the U.S. banking system stared into the pit of bank runs and collapsing share prices, the authorities acted swiftly to try and pull everything back from the edge. However, Bitcoin seemed unperturbed. Is this what a safe haven looks like?

Worst week of 2023

Crypto markets slammed by Fed, Silvergate, lawsuits.

Silvergate teeters as regulators circle and crypto firms cut ties

Top blockchain and crypto news: Silvergate woes spark bankruptcy talk. LDO dips on false enforcement rumors. Chinese leaders push digital development.

Ethereum validators win ‘short term’ as Blur, OpenSea rivalry drives up gas fees

Ethereum validators are benefiting from the increasingly heated competition between the two largest NFT marketplaces that is driving up gas fees, but the windfall may not last much longer.

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Bitcoin rebounds above US$28,000, XRP leads gains among top 10 cryptos

Bitcoin, Ether extend declines amid U.S. lawsuit against Binance; Asian equities mixed

Bitget invests US$30 mln in BitKeep wallet, becomes controlling shareholder

Bitcoin rises above US$28,000; XRP biggest gainer in top 10 cryptos

Bitcoin, Ether extend losses; all eyes on U.S. interest rates

Bitcoin rises past US$28,000, most other top 10 cryptos gain

Bitcoin, Ether, Forkast 500 NFT index extend gains; U.S. banking crisis concerns ease as inflation slows to 6%

Bitcoin, Ether extend gains as U.S. regulators take charge of banking industry turmoil

Bitcoin, Ether gain after U.S. regulators take charge to shield deposits across crypto-related banks

Bitcoin, Ether, Forkast 500 NFT index close lower on the day

Forkast 500 NFT index slips, BAYC NFTs leads in sales volume

Forkast 500 NFT index edges up, Animoca Brands’ NFT collection leads in sales

Bitcoin, Ether inch up as investors await U.S. Fed chair’s comments; Forkast NFT 500 index dips 0.44%

Bitcoin gains, all other top 10 cryptos in the red amid Silvergate fallout

Ethereum core developers delay Shanghai hard fork to early April

Bitcoin, Ether rise along with most top 10 cryptos, amid ‘bull trap’ warning

Liquid staking TVL surpasses lending, becomes the second-largest among DeFi services

March 2023

Shanghai Staking Surge

Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade brings about new changes and flexibility for investors – how much of an impact could it have on the industry?

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Liquid staking TVL surpasses lending, becomes the second-largest among DeFi services

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend losses; Polygon, Solana biggest losers

Markets: Bitcoin gains, returns to US$25,000; XRP biggest winner in top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend gains; Cardano rises most among top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether drop; BNB biggest loser in top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether prices extend losses; Dogecoin sole gainer among top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend gains; Polygon leads top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin rises as Polygon gains most in top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend losses: Solana, Polygon biggest losers

February 2023

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Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend losses: Solana, Polygon biggest losers

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend gains; Solana leads among top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend losses; Solana, Cardano biggest losers in top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether strengthen; XRP leads gains in top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin slips, Cardano leads losses in top 10 cryptos

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether extend rise; Cardano leads gains in top 10 cryptos

Lido DAO surges 35% over the last week, BitDAO gains 22%: Why?

January 2023

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Lido DAO surges 35% over the last week, BitDAO gains 22%: Why?

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether fall; Solana, Cardano show bigger losses

Visa explores auto payments on Ethereum

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether little changed after weekend slump; Binance BNB token regains some ground

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether fall with equities as concerns about recession knock Wall Street lower

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether prices rise as November U.S. inflation reading lower than expected

Markets: Bitcoin, Ether prices rise as gains in U.S. equities help cryptocurrencies bounce back

December 2022

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Markets: Bitcoin, Ether prices rise as gains in U.S. equities help cryptocurrencies bounce back

Ethereum software developer ConsenSys co-launches Ethereum Climate Platform at COP27

Vitalik Buterin sounds warning over risks of DeFi

November 2022

Ethereum supply would have grown by 350,000 tokens under PoW

A recent token launch on Ethereum pushed the network into a deflationary state and the blockchain’s shift to PoS may lower supply even further.

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Vitalik Buterin sounds warning over risks of DeFi

Fidelity Digital Assets to allow clients to trade Ether

Ripple devs push for Ethereum smart contract compatibility with XRPL sidechain

Ethereum price undervalued since The Merge: report

Top Ethereum gas guzzler XEN Crypto is crunching ETH supply

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits new high after Ethereum ‘Merge’ makes space

Markets: Bitcoin price falls below US$19,000, XRP down, BNB only gainer in crypto top 10

October 2022

Scalability is Ethereum’s post-Merge focus: Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin identified Ethereum’s next big challenges as scalability and layer 2 implementations at the Converge22 conference.

Why YOU should back Ethereum’s Fork

The SEC’s plans for POS regulation could make Ethereum’s POW fork more attractive. Chinese miner Chandler Guo joins us to talk about it.

Binance’s crypto keys; What’s after the Merge?

Binance takes the headlines today as they lead the funding of blockchain security specialists Salus Security.

ETC mining hashrate reaches ATH after ‘Merge’; two proof-of-work chains are rising

Three Ethereum chains that support mining — Ethereum Classic, ETHPoW and Ethereum Fair — together accounted for about 30% of the peak hashrate of Ethereum before “the Merge.”

Merge finally arrives; India’s female traders

Welcome to The Daily Forkast – September 15, 2022 – presented by Megha Chaddah. Coming up on today’s show: Ethereum’s Merge is complete. Indian women start to plug into cryptocurrency trading. And finally, can the crypto world shrug off carbon footprint concerns? We’ll have more on those stories — and other news shaping the cryptocurrency […]

Fed vs The Merge; Crypto regulation conversations

Welcome to The Daily Forkast – September 14, 2022 – presented by Megha Chaddah. Coming up on today’s show: Will the Merge solve the market’s woes? Regulators paying heed to crypto. We’ll have more on those stories — and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world — in this episode of The Daily Forkast […]

Binance launches Ethereum staking ahead of Merge upgrade

Top blockchain and crypto news: Binance bets on Ethereum Merge. What does Terra’s sudden resurgence mean? China seeks to expand e-CNY ecosystem.

Why Ethereum Merge will be game-changing for DeFi and crypto investing

Ethereum post-Merge will be much more attractive to institutional investors keen on ESG and earning stable yields, writes Wei Zhou of Coins.ph. Here’s why.

NFT double disruption?; Web3 women celebrated

The NEAR foundation, in partnership with Forkast, has announced the Women in Web3 winners.

Why Ethereum Merge won’t be able to overcome the ‘Scalability Paradox’

Ethereum’s completion of its much anticipated ‘Merge’ this week will unlikely improve the network’s long-term speed or scalability, writes Mark Lurie of Shipyard Software. Why is this so, and why will it still be good for innovation?

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Markets: Bitcoin price falls below US$19,000, XRP down, BNB only gainer in crypto top 10

Markets: Bitcoin price holds under US$20,000; Ether falls nearly 10%

As “The Merge” succeeds, rival ETHPoW fork falters

Markets: Bitcoin trades above US$22,000, Ether slips back, Solana rises