The aftermath of the Ethereum Merge gives no respite to crypto bulls, who face continued market pressure as stocks also trend down. Bitcoin (BTC) attempted to violate local lows on Sep. 16 as the latest cross-crypto downtrend intensified. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView No relief for BTC bulls post Merge Data from Cointelegraph...Continue Reading

With Ethereum validators being required to stake 32 ETH, Ethereum could become more centralized and susceptible to censorship from governments. Ethereum’s upgrade to proof-of-stake (PoS) may make it more vulnerable to government intervention and censorship, according to the lead investigator of Merkle Science.  Speaking to Cointelegraph following the Ethereum Merge, Coby Morgan, a former FBI...Continue Reading

Yuga Labs was said to be looking at raising around $50 million from the sale of 100,000 tokenized land plots, but the firm’s co-founder says it’s all “fake news.” Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solana (Garga.eth) has shot down rumors that the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) creators have plans to launch a new NFT collection...Continue Reading

Following the Ethereum Merge, Dogecoin now only trails Bitcoin as the biggest proof-of-work cryptocurrency. Meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) is now officially the second largest proof-of-work (PoW) crypto in terms of market cap, following the Ethereum network’s proof-of-stake upgrade on Sept. 15.  Bitcoin (BTC) of course remains miles ahead of Dogecoin’s market cap of $7.83 billion,...Continue Reading

Though he did not specify any particular crypto, SEC chair Gary Gensler said proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies could be subject to securities laws. Ethereum’s upgrade to proof-of-stake may have placed the cryptocurrency back in the crosshairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Speaking to reporters after the Senate Banking Committee on Sept. 15, SEC chairman Gary Gensler...Continue Reading

Once blockchain games can offer a similar experience to League of Legends or Fortnite they will become more popular, argues Blowfish Studios’ Luke Sillay. Blockchain-based games need to spend more time actually being “fun to play” rather than developing flashy tokenomics, an Animoca Brand-owned blockchain game developer told Cointelegraph. Speaking to Cointelegraph on the first...Continue Reading

Post-Merge Ethereum has now detached itself from the “crypto mining is bad for the environment” narrative, following its transition to proof-of-stake. The shedding of Ethereum’s energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) system is expected to see Ether (ETH) “flow into the institutional world,” according to a number of fund managers and co-founders. On Sept. 15, Ethereum officially transitioned...Continue Reading

Ethereum followers and competitors alike have found their own way to congratulate the Ethereum team on a successful Merge. It’s been less than a day since Ethereum’s historic transition to proof-of-stake, with most of the crypto community still abuzz with excitement following the successful Merge. On Sept. 15 at 06:42:42 UTC, the last Ethereum block...Continue Reading

BTC, ETH and most altcoins sold-off heavily as the Merge began, but ATOM is bucking the trend with a near double-digit gain. The Ethereum Merge has finally happened. It’s over, and fortunately it went smoothly without any major hiccups. As predicted by many, the event turned out to be a “buy the rumor sell the...Continue Reading

The bear market has been bad for cryptocurrency’s case against regulation. What comes next depends on how well we play ball, but Lummis–Gillibrand offers a favorable path forward. There’s never a good time for a crypto winter, but it would be difficult to envision a worse time than right now. Even before 70% of Bitcoin’s...Continue Reading