Ethereum stacking deposits have seen their biggest one day spike since the network launched in December 2020. More than 200,000 eth, worth $550 million, were sent to the Beacon chain on Tuesday as pic...
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ConsenSys to Buy $450 Million ETH – Trustnodes
Ethereum’s dev house, ConsenSys, is set to convert into eth as much as $450 million raised from a number of investors, including Microsoft. “The proceeds from the round will be converted to ETH,” Cons...
Bitcoin Rises, Stocks Jump, as Leaders Act – Trustnodes
After days of trying to break through, bitcoin has finally risen above $40,000, trading at $40,700 currently. Many reasons for it, but the primary one is probably because support at $39,000 turned out...
What Ban? EU Opts to “Boost” and “Support” Bitcoin – Trustnodes
Rather than a much speculated ban on cryptos, the European Union has announced it aims to “boost users’ confidence and support the development of digital services and alternative payment instruments.”...
Ethereum Successfully Merges to Proof of Stake on Testnet – Trustnodes
The new Proof of Work (PoW) ethereum testnet has successfully merged in upgrading to full Proof of Stake (PoS). “It seems to have worked. Post-merge blocks are being produced by validators, and they c...
The Web of Apes – Trustnodes
Apes are going from strength to strength with the average price hitting 180 eth on Monday, worth $450,000 dollars. Even as bitcoin, eth and stocks see some red, apes keep booming with the market cap o...
The Bond King Buys Bitcoin – Trustnodes
Bill Gross (pictured), the billionaire fund manager dubbed by Fortune Magazine in 2002 as “the Bond King,” has revealed in a recent interview he bought bitcoin. “I do think we need an alternative to t...
Bitcoin Holds While Chines Stocks Crash – Trustnodes
The Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) has lost 4.95% today (pictured) in one of the biggest one day plunge as panic selling grips China. The Hang Seng TECH Index fell 7.8%, while the Hang Seng index d...
Ethereum Fees Reach 50 Cent – Trustnodes
Just 10 gwei per gas unit is now needed for even high priority transactions, with one gwei being one billionth of an eth, translating to about 50 cent in total. Network demand remains high however wit...
Russian Stocks to Remain Closed For Third Week Running – Trustnodes
Bitcoin may well become the only game in town in Russia where the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) is to remain closed all this week until at least Monday 21st. Russia’s central bank stated MOEX will not ...
10% of Ethereum Now Staking – Trustnodes
Close to 10% of ethereum’s 119 million total supply is now out of circulation and staking on the Beacon chain. More than 10 million eth have now been sent to the deposit contract, worth $26 billion, w...
Bitcoin Crosses $40,000, European Stocks Rise on Putin and Versailles – Trustnodes
Bitcoin suddenly rose again above $40,000 from $38,000 on a fairly volatile day that had it dip again as markets try to figure out the direction this spring. The United Kingdom has some good news in a...
Ethereum Launches the Final Proof of Stake Testnet – Trustnodes
The final testnet (pictured) for the ethereum upgrade to full Proof of Stake (PoS), known as the Merger, has been launched earlier today. “We spun up the Kiln testnet to test ethereum’s upcoming move ...
Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Mentions Risk 47 Times, Opportunities Only Twice – Trustnodes
US president Joe Biden’s executive order on cryptos (pictured signing it) is heavily skewed towards risks and almost completely overlooks any opportunities that may arise from this new technology. In ...
Bitcoin Spikes and Dips as US Inflation Tops 7.9%, ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged – Trustnodes
Bitcoin jumped to $40,000 and just as quickly dipped to $39,000 on the release of US CPI data. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in February on a seasonall...
Bitcoin Not a “Viable Workaround” to Russia Sanctions Says US Official – Trustnodes
A senior administration official has stated that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are not a viable workaround for Russia to bypass sanctions. “On Russia, in particular, the use of cryptocurrency we do not...
Elon Musk Tweets Satoshi Nakamoto – Trustnodes
Elon Musk, the cryptonian CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has tweeted out a theory of who is Satoshi Nakamoto, bitcoin’s inventor, to his 77 million followers. According to Musk, Satoshi Nakamoto is not actu...
Euro Stocks Spike 5% on Joint Bonds – Trustnodes
European stocks are seeing one of their biggest one day rise with Germany’s DAX up 5.33% while France’s CAC has gained 4.8%. UK’s FTSE 100 has gained a more usual 1.7% instead, while the all Euro Stox...
Bitcoin Jumps Above $42,000 on Biden and Putin – Trustnodes
Bitcoin has suddenly risen by about 10% from $39,000 to above $42,000 due to a number of reasons. The first and perhaps biggest reason is that over the past two weeks, $39,000 started developing into ...
Leaked Yellen Statement Says Treasury Supports Crypto Innovation – Trustnodes
A leaked statement by the US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, gives a preview of an “historic executive order” by president Joe Biden that is expected to be published today. The executive order “call...
UK Bans Russian Oil – Trustnodes
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just announced the United Kingdom will no longer import oil from Russia. The Business Secretary will give further details tomorrow, Mr Johnson said after l...
Biden Bans Russian Oil, Gas, Energy Imports – Trustnodes
US president Joe Biden has just announced all Russian energy imports to the United States, including oil and gas, have been banned. “We will not be part of subsidizing Putin’s war,” Biden said in a te...
Bitcoin Surpasses All Time High in Russia – Trustnodes
Bitcoin has been on a bull run in Russia since their president Vladimir Putin opened war on Ukraine with it doubling to above 5 million rubles. On February 24th, bitcoin was 2.8 million rubles with th...
Bitcoin Holds, Stocks Red, Gas Fall – Trustnodes
Bitcoin appears to be holding on to a seemingly iron support at $39,000 with the crypto falling just a bit below that but in a way that appears to suggest no letting go. That can change of course with...
Putin Signs Order to Seize Bank Deposits as Default Looms – Trustnodes
Both Reuters and BBC, citing Russian state TV, report the Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that allows him to seize the bank deposits of Russians. Reuters limits this to “the bank...
Ruble Crosses 140 as Putin Signs New Decree – Trustnodes
Ruble is down 50% since Russia opened war on Ukraine with it crossing 140 to the dollar for the first time in history. The currency has lost another 20% just today in huge moves that makes all previou...
0.5 Bitcoin Now Gets You a Beach House in Albania Claims Nomad Capitalist – Trustnodes
Just half a bitcoin is now enough to get you a picturesque view on the sunny beaches of Saranda near Albania’s border with Greece. From there you can view Corfu, the Greek island that is often favored...
Citadel to Market Make on Bitcoin – Trustnodes
Ken Griffin, the founder of one of the world’s biggest hedge fund, Citadel, has stated he was wrong about crypto. “The crypto market today has a market capitalization of about $2 trillion in round num...
Andre Cronje Leaves Defi – Trustnodes
“My code has no proxies, no human components, no admin functions, no DAO control, no multisig or timelocks, its pure simple execution… Code has no trust assumptions, only humans do.” So said Andre Cro...