Ethereum addresses’ private keys could be vulnerable to being leaked after the Shanghai Upgrade. Though interest among validators in ETH remained high, gas usage declined. The crypto community is eagerly anticipating the upcoming Shanghai Upgrade, which has been generating significant interest from the Ethereum [ETH] community. Nevertheless, the growing scrutiny may potentially have adverse effectsContinue reading “Ethereum: FUD rises as approaching Shanghai Upgrade exposes…”

Uniswap witnessed a spike in LP fees due to high DEX volume. Network growth and price decline, velocity of UNI surged. As investor trust in CEXs have declined, many users have moved on to DEXs, resulting in a surge in volume for the latter. Uniswap [UNI], one of the leading DEXs in the crypto space,Continue reading “How will Uniswap’s rising DEX volume affect UNI? Analyzing…”

Bitcoin sees positive interest from traders as price rallies and accumulation increases. However, whales start to sell their holdings as selling pressure rises. Bitcoin’s [BTC] recent price surge caused some skeptics to speculate that its rally might be short-lived, as investors looked to sell off their holdings at a profit. However, it seems that manyContinue reading “‘Long’ing for BTC? Here’s how recent trader behavior will help you”

Avalanche witnessed a major spike in activity on its protocol across all fronts. Interest in its NFT markets declined, however, the price of AVAX continued to surge. In recent weeks, there has been some instability within the Avalanche [AVAX] ecosystem as its C-Chain experienced some downtime. Despite this setback, the overall activity on the networkContinue reading “Avalanche [AVAX]: Despite price surge, these concerns emerge”

Ethereum’s developer call tackled new areas in development for the ETH network. Sentiment towards Ethereum remained positive. The Ethereum [ETH] network is known for being a dynamic and constantly evolving ecosystem, and its developers are always working to improve it. Recently, on 7 April, the network’s consensus developers held their weekly call to discuss severalContinue reading “Ethereum developer call: All about Deneb upgrade, ETH staking, and more”

Chainlink saw growth in many sectors in Q1, as price feeds and other products helped generate revenue. LINK remained unaffected as prices declined and selling pressure rose. Despite the volatility in the crypto market, Chainlink has continued to offer its services to various sectors in the crypto space. Over the last few months, the protocolContinue reading “Assessing Chainlink’s Q1 performance and its impact on LINK”

USDD showed improvements despite the turbulence faced by stablecoins in the market. However, the stablecoin continued to lag behind in terms of market cap. The stablecoin market has suffered a lot of turbulence over the quarter, partly due to the fall of the Silicon Valley Bank. With multiple stablecoins, such as USD Coin [USDC] andContinue reading “Will USDD be entering the stablecoin race? Its Q1 performance suggests…”

Polygon and zkSync both witnessed a spike in their TVL. However, the number of depositors on both protocols start to fall. The zkEVM sector has been on the receiving end of a lot of activity with both Polygon and zkSync seeing a surge in interest. Polygon‘s recent forray into the  zkEVM space worked as oneContinue reading “Polygon and zkSync capitalize on zkEVM hype, but this is why things could go south”

MakerDAO is attempting to make new changes to the protocol through its governance Earnings generated by the protocol have increased while overall interest in the token declined Despite losing its dominance in terms of TVL to Lido, MakerDAO has continued to focus on its protocol and has continued to make changes to it. The protocolContinue reading “MakerDAO’s governance changes could have this impact on the protocol”

Bitcoin’s price and energy costs indicate a positive outlook for BTC in the long run Large addresses and whales do not share the same sentiment either Bitcoin’s [BTC] recent rally has brought with it a lot of optimism and speculation about its future. In fact, an analyst has suggested that the electrical costs of BitcoinContinue reading “Bitcoin presents a ‘generational investment opportunity,’ but do the whales disagree”

Arbitrum announced changes after receiving negative feedback from the community Daily activity finally surged after the previous slump Over the last few weeks, Arbitrum became the talk of the town after it dropped its much-awaited ARB token. However, the positive sentiment around Arbitrum started to wane after ArbitrumDAO decided to allocate 750 million ARB tokensContinue reading “Criticism forces ArbitrumDAO’s hand as new AIPs, documentation go live”

Interest in staking ETH surged as Shanghai Upgrade approaches. Protocols such as Lido, Frax Finance and Rocket Pool reaped the benefits. As the Shanghai Upgrade inches closer, interest in Ethereum [ETH] staking continued to increase. According to a 2 April tweet by Lido [LDO], 15% of all Ethereum supply was being staked. +15% of theContinue reading “ETH staking surges, could liquid staking derivatives see an upside”