Since the Merge, around 339,121 ETH have left circulation, and deflation accelerated dramatically in the fourth quarter of 2023. The total circulating quantity of Ethereum (ETH) was 120.18 million as of this writing, the lowest since the network switched from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). An annual rate of 0.220%
The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has added Prof. Dr. Fatma Ozkul to the panel of crypto specialists. Fatma Ozkul, a professor specializing in blockchain technology and crypto assets, has been formally selected to serve on the Monetary Policy Committee of Turkey’s Central Bank. Moreover, the appointment of Fatma
Three new Digital Funds are now available direct-to-consumers through WisdomTree’s personal finance app NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, today announced the launch of three new Digital Funds, each leveraging research insights from Professor Jeremy Siegel, Senior Economist to WisdomTree and Emeritus Professor of Finance at
An ex-Ethereum adviser named Steven Nerayoff claims that the driving force to promote Ethereum always comes back to the lucrative gas fees. In a post on Twitter, Nerayoff made this claim and noted that when fees spike, a small group of powerful people, rather than the ordinary user, benefit. This
In a rollercoaster ride for the crypto market, Ethereum suffered a substantial decline in the past 24 hours, plunging below the $2,200 mark for the first time in a week. The flash crash on Monday triggered a flurry of activity and raised pivotal concerns among investors regarding the market’s stability
Reuters reported on Monday that investment firm Goldman Sachs revised its prediction for the first interest-rate decrease by the Federal Reserve from Q4 to the Q3 of next year. This change occurs at a time when the cryptocurrency market as a whole, and bitcoin in particular, have been experiencing a
PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Babylon, the project that aims to build a Bitcoin-secured decentralized world, today announced the close of its $18 million funding round. The round was co-led by Polychain Capital and Hack VC, with participation from Framework Ventures, Polygon Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, OKX Ventures, Finality Capital, Breyer Capital,
Surprisingly the US government’s acquisition of bonds via stablecoins, most notably USDT Tether, and the continuous upward trend in Bitcoin happen at the same time. A massive $24 trillion crisis, centered on the dropping value of U.S. Treasury bonds are haunting the financial sector, and this event develops against that
Availability of USDC on Nubank’s crypto platform is phase one of extending USDC access across Nubank’s products to more than 85M Brazilian customers BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Circle and Nubank, one of the world’s largest digital financial platforms serving 90 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, announced today a partnership to extend
Private investors have contributed $2 million to Jelly Labs AG and Fintonomy LTD, the companies developing the foundational protocols underpinning Jellyverse. Based on DeFiMetaChain, Jellyverse is a platform providing advanced decentralized financial services. The money raised will be used by Jelly Labs AG and Fintonomy LTD to further accelerate the
