Ethereum just pulled off its final test run ahead of one of the most important events in crypto
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On August 9, a firm that uses landfill methane to fuel bitcoin miners, Vespene Energy, announced the company has raised $4.3 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. Vespene aims to use the funds for its pilot in California by using landfill methane to mine bitcoin and “mitigate a major source of greenhouse […]
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It comes as the number of monthly active teams for the blockchain reached 11,800 in July, up from 8,000 in March.
Bitcoin price found support above $22,500 and surged over 6% against the US Dollar. BTC broke many hurdles and might rise further towards the $25,000 resistance. Bitcoin started a fresh increase after it found strong bids above $22,500. The price is now trading above the $23,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $23,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is forming a bullish breakout pattern and might rise towards $25,000. Bitcoin Price Breaks Resistance Bitcoin price remained well supported above the $22,500 zone. BTC formed a double bottom pattern near the $22,500 level and started a strong increase. There was a move above the $23,000 and $23,500 resistance levels. The price even surged above the $24,000 resistance. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $23,350 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. Bitcoin price even broke the $24,200 resistance and traded as high as $24,488. It is now consolidating gains above the $24,200 support zone. It is also well above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $22,685 swing low to $24,488 high. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $24,450 level. The next key resistance is near the $24,500 zone. A close above the $24,500 resistance zone could start another increase. In the stated case, the price may perhaps rise towards the $25,000 resistance. Dips Limited in BTC? If bitcoin fails to clear the $24,500 resistance zone, it could correct lower. An immediate support on the downside is near the $24,200 level. The next major support now sits near the $24,000 level. If the bears push the price below the $24,000 support level, there might be a move towards the $23,550 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $22,685 swing low to $24,488 high. Any more losses might send the price towards $23,450 level or the 100 hourly simple moving average. Technical indicators: Hourly MACD – The MACD is now losing pace in the bullish zone. Hourly RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for BTC/USD is now well above the 50 level. Major Support Levels – $24,200, followed by $23,500. Major Resistance Levels – $24,450, $24,500 and $25,000.
SynFutures, a decentralized derivatives exchange, announced today a new partnership with Router, a cross-chain protocol that enables fund transfer, asset swaps, and cross-chain applications. The projects will work together to expand their respective ecosystems and explore integration, taking a crucial step in SynFutures’ mission to become a multi-chain trading platform. Cross-chain, or blockchain interoperability, refers…
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Total value locked (TVL) on Optimism, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, has increased 284% in the last month, according to data from DefiLlama. Users lending and borrowing assets on Aave through Optimism’s layer-2 chain make up the vast majority of TVL. Ethereum Optimism TVL Surges In anticipation of The Merge update, which will see the blockchain switch from a proof-of-work network to one based on proof-of-stake, investors have been bidding up digital assets tied to the Ethereum ecosystem. The merge will be tested by Ethereum developers on the Goerli testnet on Thursday, August 11. If everything goes according to plan, the mainnet merging will be approved on September 19. The mainnet merge would probably be delayed if there are issues with the Goerli merge. The Merge’s anticipated launch date has been set for September 19, according to a recent Ethereum developer call. With Rollups, or off-chain computations, Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, aims to extend the ecosystem and expedite transactions. On Optimism, transactions are entered, and on Ethereum, they are completed. ETH/USD trades at $1,853. Source: TradingView The project is home to 35 protocols, including automated market maker Velodrome, decentralized exchange Uniswap, and derivatives exchange Synthetix. The Ethereum blockchain’s current capacity of 30 transactions per second is inadequate to manage the enormous amount of user trade orders on exchanges (including cancellations). Nevertheless, according to some analysts, the network might scale to 100,000 transactions per second with The Merge upgrade, with layer-2 solutions improving this capacity even further. Related Reading: Uniswap Price Falls Below $9 After It Met With A Sell-Off, What’s Next? Optimism blocks are constructed and executed on layer-2 while user transactions are batched up and submitted to the Ethereum layer-1. On layer-2, transactions are immediately accepted or rejected with no mempool, enabling a fast user experience. Correspondingly to the TVL development, the project’s namesake tokens have also rallied by 300% during the same period. Dai on Optimism 👀 From 30 million to 140 million in 5 days. pic.twitter.com/AQlNWvX6c9 — Maker (@MakerDAO) August 9, 2022 Goerli Testnet: A Brief The Ethereum network will be one step closer to its biggest update yet in less than 24 hours. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been preparing to switch from Proof-of-Work (PoW) to the significantly less energy-intensive and, in some people’s opinions, more decentralized Proof-of-Stake for years (PoS). Senior Ethereum developers stated last month that the so-called “Merge” to “Ethereum 2.0” will occur on September 19. However, there is still a challenge for developers to overcome before the “Merge” can be implemented on Ethereum’s mainnet. Developers want to implement the merging on one last testnet after completing the switch from PoW to PoS on two of Ethereum’s main testnets (Ropsten and Sepolia) in June and July. From its mid-July lows under $1,000, Ethereum has increased by more than 80%, and at last check, it was trading in the mid-1,800s. While most of this has coincided with a larger cryptocurrency market rebound amid an uptick in macro mood (Bitcoin is up over 25% from its mid-July lows), analysts have indicated that anticipation ahead of the merger has been a key tailwind driving ETH higher. Related Reading: Why Are Crypto Investors Rotating From Bitcoin To Altcoins? Featured image from iStock Photo, chart from TradingView.com
The blockchain forensics firm said cross-chain bridges provide an “unregulated alternative” to exchanges for transferring value between blockchains.
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I’ve spent an obscene amount of time since the Pandemic exploring and learning about cryptocurrency. I’ve gotten burned a few times, panic sold the bottom, and loaded my bags up at the top. My wife thinks I’m crazy. Like a lot of you (I’m sure), I started here, thinking I’d be rich in a few…
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