Ethereum Up 14% as Goerli Testnet Merge Goes Live

Ethereum has just completed the network’s final dress rehearsal before the Merge event slated for September.

Why Lido Finance [LDO] is still a king in the ETH staking world

Ethereum’s final transition into a proof of stake network is the most anticipated event in the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem this year.

Game Space sees 400% user growth since the launch of its Steam event in July

Recently, Game Space, the first GameFi as a Service platform in the whole industry opened a Genesis NFT AirDrop event for one billion Steam players.

Korea Blockchain Week, Aug. 9: Second-day takeaways from the Cointelegraph team

Discussions about the Metaverse dominated the final day of Korea Blockchain Week’s mainstage conference. Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2022 wrapped up its two-day mainstage events this evening, which again saw a number of influential speakers take to the podium including Janine Yorio of Everyrealm, Yat Siu of Animoca Brands and Sky Mavis’ Jeffrey Zirlin.Held at the Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas, the second-day conference saw thousands of attendees engaged across three conference tracks — Stage Seoul, Stage Busan and Stage Jeju.

Ethereum's [ETH] latest debate focuses on PoW v. PoS with players choosing sides

Ethereum Merge, by far the market's most-anticipated event, will soon take place (potentially in September).

Ethereum’s Merge Could Be ‘Sell the News’ Event, Says Mark Cuban

Regulations should strengthen the cryptocurrency sector, while Ethereum's shift to PoS could happen to be a "buy the rumor, sell the news" event, thinks Mark Cuban.

Korea Blockchain Week, Aug. 8: First-day takeaways from the Cointelegraph team

The first day of the main stage event included a keynote presentation from Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin, 1inch Network's Sergej Kunz, and Klaytn Foundation’s Sam Seo.

Elon Musk: US 'past peak inflation' after Tesla sells 90% of Bitcoin

The firm may be caught short in the event that markets have already bottomed and crypto starts to deliver serious returns again. Bitcoin (BTC) is in short supply at Tesla, even as its CEO predicts that United States inflation has already peaked.Speaking at Tesla’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Aug.

Vitalik: Centralized USDC could decide the future of contentious ETH hard forks

Speaking at the BUIDL Asia event in Korea, Vitalik Buterin said that centralized stablecoins like USDC & USDT will become significant deciders in future hard forks. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that centralized stablecoins such as Tether (USDT) and Circle USD (USDC) could become “a significant decider in future contentious hard forks.”Buterin was speaking at the BUIDL Asia conference in Seoul on Aug. 3,

'Insane evidence' Bitcoin has capitulated in past 2 months — analysis

Signals that Bitcoin is in classic capitulation mode are everywhere, and each is a "rare event," says Capriole's Charles Edwards. Bitcoin (BTC) is providing overwhelming evidence that it is capitulating, and it is time to flip bullish as a result, new analysis believes.In a Twitter thread on Aug.

Macro U-Turn To Make Ethereum ‘Run Tremendously Hard,’ Says Crypto Hedge Fund CEO

The chief investment officer of Ikigai Asset Management is highlighting one key event that’s necessary to potentially spark a rally in cryptocurrencies.

God of Musician NFT's new pre-sale policy gives the investors control over the pricing

God Of Musician (G.O.M), the largest music NFT DeFi community in the world, started an airdrop event in July as a first step of the project.

Positivity blazing through a bear market: Blockchain Economy Istanbul 2022

The Blockchain Economy Istanbul 2022 summit made one thing clear: The positivity of the crypto ecosystem remains unfazed by the turbulent market shakeouts. Held at Hilton Bomonti, a fancy hotel next to a renovated and repurposed beer factory in Istanbul, the fourth iteration of the Blockchain Economy Summit 2022 (BE2022) proved to be a significant step-up compared to its pre-pandemic predecessors.The previous summit, BE2020, was held at the WOW Convention Center two years back.

Asia’s Largest Web3 Event TOKEN2049 Hits 200 Sponsor Milestone, Announces New Headline Speakers

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] The conference’s Singapore debut is expected to be its largest and the first major in-person crypto conference in the region SINGAPORE – TOKEN2049, Asia’s premier crypto conference, has announced a new batch of title sponsors and speakers for its upcoming Singapore edition which will be running from 28 to […]

Ethereum Classic gets 'endorsement' from Vitalik Buterin, but ETC price still risks 50% crash

ETC's ongoing price rebound looks eerily similar to a bull trap event from 2021.

Bitcoin tackles unique challenges in emerging markets

The adoption of Bitcoin continues to be driven by case-by-case needs as Blockchain Economy Istanbul hones in on emerging markets. The adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) in emerging markets was a focal point on the first day of the Blockchain Economy Istanbul event, with calls for a focus on case-by-case use of Bitcoin to maximize its reach.The two-day summit sees prominent speakers from the cryptocurrency ecosystem converge with the likes of MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin proponent Michael Saylor on the panel list at this year's event.Cointelegraph caught up with Ben Caselin, VP of global market and communications at cryptocurrency exchange AAX, to explore some of the concepts after his keynote address on the Satoshi Standard and emerging markets.Caselin believes a logic-based focus on emerging markets is crucial, considering it is made up of some six billion people accounting for 85% of the global population.

Official explains why China CBDC should not be as anonymous as cash

While cash is associated with more anonymity, it’s still less mobile and easy to use in large amounts than a digital currency, China’s CBDC project lead Mu Changchun said. China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) should not be as anonymous as cash, the head of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) digital currency institute declared.Digital yuan project lead Mu Changchun spoke of China’s CBDC project at the 5th Digital China Construction Summit on July 24, local financial publication Sina Finance reported.Since debuting the digital yuan in 2020, the Chinese central bank has never targeted complete anonymity for the project, Mu said at the event.

Matthew Ball on the Role of Crypto and NFTs in the Metaverse

The former Amazon Studios exec and venture capitalist spoke with Decrypt’s Kate Irwin about how crypto fits into the metaverse at an event in Beverly Hills, California.

ETH CC: Crypto winter “reinforces” validity of blockchain, says 0x Labs employee

0x Labs developer advocate believes the current crypto winter provides a chance for "rationalization" and "validates" underlying blockchain systems. Both the ongoing downturn across cryptocurrency markets, and Ethereum’s upcoming merge were under the spotlight on the second day of ETH Community Conference. The wider Ethereum community descended on Paris for the largest annual European Ethereum event, with key roleplayers, companies and individuals taking part.Related: Will Ethereum Merge hopium continue, or is it a bull trap?Cointelegraph spoke to Jessica Lin, developer advocate for decentralized exchange infrastructure firm 0x Labs, to unpack the biggest talking points in the ETH community.

Polkadot Ecosystem Represented in Paris During EthCC at ParisDot.comm Event

July 16, 2022 – Paris, France Coming off a strong media and community presence during AmsterDot in April and Polkadot Decoded in June, another conference and workshop event that’s concentrated on the Polkadot community and ecosystem has been announced.

Identifying what Ethereum [ETH] needs to push itself to $2K again

Proof of Stake on Ethereum is definitely the most anticipated event of the year.

How blockchain technology is used to save the environment

It’s hard to overestimate the role blockchain technology will play in achieving more sustainability and lessening the climate crisis. In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and legal issues affecting crypto and blockchain.In June, the United Nations held its “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity” event, focused on implementing its Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, 2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement, and Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, as well as to encourage a green recovery from COVID-19.

Massive Short Squeeze for Bitcoin in Sight? Top Quant Analyst Looks at the State of BTC

The CEO of analytics platform CryptoQuant is revealing how a major event could impact the trend of Bitcoin (BTC).

2018 Ethereum price fractal suggests a $400 bottom, but analysts say the merge is a ‘wildcard’

A key ETH price indicator suggests the altcoin’s downtrend could extend to $400, but analysts are unsure whether the upcoming Ethereum Merge will be a bullish or bearish event.

Summary Of The Contagion Event That Brought On The Bear Market

Are we in a bear market? Opinions vary, but it certainly feels like one.

Ethereum Devs Pencil In September Date For Merge

Ethereum's Merge event has a new launch date after network developers laid out a fresh timeline for testnets and updates.

Ethereum Jumps 12% as Merge Event Fast Approaches

Investors have pinned high hopes on the upcoming Merge event, with the second-largest cryptocurrency rising double digits this morning.

Vitalik Buterin Is Named Headline Speaker at ETHToronto 2022

ETHToronto, the official Hackathon of the Blockchain Futurist Conference, is coming to Toronto on August 8-10, 2022 as part of an event that will be graced by Canada’s brightest crypto mind, Vitalik Buterin.

Nifty News: GameStop NFT's first day, Limewire trends and game dev attacks!

Video game developer Mark Venturelli launched a surprise attack on NFTs at a Brazilian gaming event, and Limewire is trending again following its NFT marketplace launch.