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ForkLog 9 08.02.2024

Ethereum Staking Reaches 25% of Supply

The total value of locked ETH has reached $72 billion. Demand for staking surged significantly after the Shapella upgrade, which enabled validators to withdraw funds. Despite high market participant activity, Ethereum lags behind many other ecosystems in terms of the proportion of locked coins. Approximately a quarter of the supply of the second-largest cryptocurrency by […]

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ForkLog 7 08.02.2024

ARK Invest Proposes Boosting Ethereum ETF Returns Through Staking

ARK Invest and 21Shares have proposed that the SEC approve the use of staking in a spot Ethereum ETF. The options market indicates increased expectations for product approval in May and growing uncertainty due to the Fed’s policies. On February 7, ARK Invest and 21Shares submitted an updated application for the launch of a spot […]

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ForkLog 13 07.02.2024

Ethereum Developers Implement Dencun Hard Fork on Holesky Testnet

The Ethereum team has successfully implemented the Dencun (Deneb-Cancun) upgrade on the Holesky test network. Holesky successfully upgraded to Deneb!The first few blocks are in. So far, so good!? — terence.eth (@terencechain) February 7, 2024 “Holesky upgraded to Deneb without issues. The first few blocks are ready. So far, so good!” wrote lead developer Terence […]

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ForkLog 8 07.02.2024

Crypto Investors See Average Profit of $888 in 2023

The average realised profit for digital asset holders in 2023 was $887.6, compared to a loss of $7102 in the previous 12 months, according to estimates by CoinLedger, reports Cointelegraph. The cryptocurrency tax calculation platform analysed data from 500,000 clients, 80% of whom are residents of the United States, with the remainder from Australia, Canada, […]

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ForkLog 8 07.02.2024

SEC Postpones Decision on Invesco and Galaxy’s Spot Ethereum ETF

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the application for a spot Ethereum ETF by Invesco and Galaxy. The agency had previously postponed the review date for several funds. This time, the SEC also announced the “initiation of proceedings” to gather additional public information regarding the listing of investment products. […]

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ForkLog 22 06.02.2024

Europe Leads Ethereum ETF Market with 81% Share

Europe and Canada account for nearly 98% of the $5.7 billion Ethereum ETF market. The introduction of spot ETFs in the US could significantly alter the landscape. Amidst expectations for the approval of spot Ethereum ETFs in the US, CoinGecko experts have examined the global market for such products, revealing the dominance of Europe and […]

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ForkLog 21 02.02.2024

Ethereum Address Springs to Life 8.5 Years Post-ICO

The owner of an Ethereum address, which participated in the ICO and holds 492 ETH (approximately $1.14 million at the time of writing), has conducted transactions for the first time in 8.5 years. ? A dormant pre-mine address containing 492 #ETH (1,139,052 USD) has just been activated after 8.5 years!https://t.co/QI9hYG7GbD — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) February […]

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ForkLog 32 31.01.2024

Vitalik Buterin at 30: Reflections and Future Visions for Blockchain

On January 31, Vitalik Buterin published an essay titled “The End of My Childhood” to mark his 30th birthday. The Ethereum co-founder reflected on his journey as a blockchain developer and shared his thoughts on the future of digital assets. Leaving University and Setting Priorities In addition to recalling his trip to a “hacker house” […]

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ForkLog 10 31.01.2024

Ethereum Options Trading Volume Reaches New Heights

In January, the trading volume of Ethereum options reached an unprecedented ~$20 billion, according to a dashboard from The Block. Source: The Block. Three-quarters of this volume was attributed to the Deribit platform. The highest activity was concentrated in call options with a strike price of $2500 expiring on February 23. Open interest in these […]

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ForkLog 46 31.01.2024

Standard Chartered Predicts SEC Approval of Spot Ethereum-ETF in May

The SEC is expected to approve spot Ethereum-ETFs on May 23, by which time the price of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization could reach $4000, according to a forecast by Standard Chartered, reports The Block. Analysts based their growth target on the situation with Bitcoin following the approval of a spot exchange-traded fund based […]

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ForkLog 4 31.01.2024

Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Successfully Deployed on Sepolia Testnet

Ethereum developers have successfully implemented the Dencun (Deneb-Cancun) hard fork on the ecosystem’s second test network, Sepolia. Sepolia has finalized! ?Sorry for an uneventful upgrade? https://t.co/86HXWRGO7a — terence.eth (@terencechain) January 30, 2024 “Sepolia is complete. Apologies for the uneventful upgrade,” wrote lead developer Terence Tsao. On January 17, the deployment of the upgrade on the […]

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ForkLog 16 30.01.2024

How EIP-4844 will affect ordinary Ethereum users

The crypto community is eagerly awaiting Ethereum’s next major upgrade—Cancun-Deneb (Dencun). It is the first large-scale update to the second-largest cryptocurrency since Shapella, activated in April 2023. Dencun spans several areas: scalability, lower gas fees, improved security, better cross-network communication and optimized data storage. This ForkLog article explains in plain terms the significance of EIP-4844—the […]

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