Ethereum OI Hits $7.7 Billion, Why A Rally Might Be In The Works

Ethereum open interest (OI) had seen a meteoric rise in the weeks leading up to the Ethereum Merge. Even after the Merge, the open interest has not declined, given all of the new interest from institutional investors following the network’s move to a proof of work mechanism.

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Ethereum Futures Hit $1 Billion as Forecasts Show Positive Interest in the Decentralized Platform

Coinspeaker Ethereum Futures Hit $1 Billion as Forecasts Show Positive Interest in the Decentralized PlatformFor the first time in the history of Ethereum, its futures contract has generated unprecedented interest as it has eclipsed $1 billion.

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Ethereum Futures Hit $1 Billion as Forecasts Show Positive Interest in Decentralized Platform

Coinspeaker Ethereum Futures Hit $1 Billion as Forecasts Show Positive Interest in Decentralized PlatformFor the first time in the history of Ethereum, its futures contract has generated unprecedented interest as it has eclipsed $1 billion.

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Blockchain Bites: Chainlink’s Interest, Ethereum’s ‘ReGenesis’ and Crypto Taxes

Retail interest in Chainlink is booming, Ethereum may follow Cosmos on its path to upgrade and the U.K. central bank is mulling a CBDC.

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3 snippets to begin your day: Dogecoin revels in market interest, altseason chances and more

Can Ethereum lead the altseason? Another day, and another altcoin that can supposedly lead the altcoin season. Ethereum is in the news again after noted trader and analyst Peter Brandt claimed thatThe post 3 snippets to begin your day: Dogecoin revels in market interest, altseason chances and more appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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DeFi momentum accelerates

As interest in crypto yield farming surges, DeFi has achieved another major milestone this week with a total of $2B now locked in the Ethereum ecosystem - with industry experts noting that growth in DeFi is turning Ethereum into a type of ‘money whirlpool’.

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Whale activity driving interest in Chainlink, LEND and ZRX

While Bitcoin and Ethereum prices go into a brief lull, Chainlink, Aave and 0x...

The post Whale activity driving interest in Chainlink, LEND and ZRX appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Nexo Finance Rolls Out A New Lending Offering For Bitcoin & Ethereum, Now Offers Up To 10% Interest

Nexo, a leading player in the crypto lending sector, recently increased its crypto lending offering. The company, which was the first to offer instant credit lines with crypto as collateral, announced it had added BTC and ETH to its recently-launched Earn on Crypto products.

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Ethereum 2.0: Is the Interest Real or Hype About Nothing?

Ethereum 2. 0 is the next level of the Ethereum platform which will introduce several new features aimed at scaling the platform and adding value for its many users and dapps. The post Ethereum 2.

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Ethereum short-term price analysis: 22 June

Ethereum proponents are experiencing something similar to the days of the ICO bubble as Compound's COMP token makes headlines. Additionally, the launch of ETH 2.0 has also increased interest in the laThe post Ethereum short-term price analysis: 22 June appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Race to Yield Farm Sends Defi to $1.5 Billion As Interest Rates Go Nuts

Interest rates are going nuts in a small corner of ethereum where the token business model has set off a fight for liquidity. “Tokenized BTC liquidity providers will share 10,000. . . The post Race to Yield Farm Sends Defi to $1.

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Price Analysis 6/15: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, BNB, EOS, CRO, ADA

Recent surges in open interest on Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts suggests institutional players are continuing to build positions in the top two cryptocurrencies.

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Ethereum Options Open Interest Soars 315% — Are Institutions Bullish?

Open interest on Ethereum options contracts surged 315% to $158 million, but are investors using derivatives for bullish or bearish positions?

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Ethereum’s Surging Open Interest Could Fuel an Explosive Downside Movement

Ethereum has been caught in the throes of an intense multi-week period of consolidation alongside Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto market Analysts do believe that ETH is coiling up to make a large movement as its open interest begins ballooning This OI trend is a sign that the next large move that it makes will be magnified It is possible that this movement will favor sellers due to the strong nature of the resistance that […]

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Ethereum Open Interest Rebounds as Analysts Eye an Explosive Upside Movement

Ethereum has seen some tempered gains overnight, recapturing its position within the $240 region as it shows some signs of technical strength. Today’s climb has largely been the result of that seen by Bitcoin, as ETH has been closely tracking the benchmark cryptocurrency’s price action over the past week. This has caused Ethereum’s open interest...

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Discusses Leveraging an Ethereum-Based Libor Replacement

The Federal Reserve’s Chair, Jerome Powell has hinted at using an Ethereum-based interest reference rate in a transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor). Powell also detailed in a letter to Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), that the Ethereum version of Libor, a software called “Ameribor” may not be for everyone.

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The World of Finance May Start Using Ethereum to Set Interest Rates

One of the most important metrics in the world of finance, LIBOR, is being phased out due to banks supplying false data. One potential replacement, an Ethereum fork, would bridge... The post The World of Finance May Start Using Ethereum to Set Interest Rates appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Ethereum Options Open Interest Surges to $140 Mln While BTC OI Holds Over $1 Bln on Deribit

According to Skew data, open interest on Ethereum options on the Deribit exchange has hit a new high, while Bitcoin options OI remains higher than $1 bln

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Bitcoin, Ethereum deemed 'risky assets'

March witnessed a rather flat month with respect to the institutional capital as volumes across the derivatives platforms stagnated. The following month saw interest surging to an unprecedented level The post Bitcoin, Ethereum deemed 'risky assets' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ethereum (ETH) Contracts Spark Interest and Volume Skyrockets on Deribit, Skew Analysts Say

The Ethereum (ETH) derivatives markets react to bullish price trends demonstrated by the second crypto. It involves the trading volume and sparking interest.

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Ethereum IV dips to 2020 low as interest resurfaces

The strong correlation between Bitcoin and Ethereum has led the second-largest cryptocurrency to follow a similar price movement as BTC. Even though ETH was reporting a loss of 4.18% of its value in MThe post Ethereum IV dips to 2020 low as interest resurfaces appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Analysts: On-chain Data shows Ethereum is “Undervalued”

Ethereum’s having an envious year. The blockchain for all blockchains is seeing advancements in DeFi, institutional investments, and even government interest. With such massive potential, analysts say the protocol is vastly undervalued – especially if on-chain data is considered.

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Better Than HODL? “Oracle-Less” Index Trading Comes to Ethereum via ETHBTC Token

Ethereum’s receiving the boost ahead of its upcoming move to a staking protocol, in terms of both institutional interest and product launches.   Synthetic Trading on Ethereum A “synthetic” token launched on the network earlier this week is the latest to join Ethereum.

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Ethereum skew spikes to 21% as traders' interest grows

Ethereum's price noted a significant boost in the market following its fall in March. As ETH set out on the path to recovery, the altcoin moved like a wave; however, at the time of writing, it was at The post Ethereum skew spikes to 21% as traders' interest grows appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ethereum Could See a Cascade of Liquidations as Long Positions Rocket

Ethereum has some immense weakness in recent times, severely underperforming Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto market as it continues struggling to garner any upwards momentum. Traders don’t seem to think that this lackluster price action will last for too much longer, however, as open interest for ETH has been rocketing higher throughout the past 12-hours....

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Trust No Dapp: Chainlink Launches Oracle for Provable Randomness

Chainlink may be solving part of the problem that first drove Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s interest in decentralized applications.

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Ethereum Remains Trapped Beneath Key Level as Traders Flee Market

Ethereum has seen some tempered overnight gains in tandem with Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies It still remains trapped beneath a key resistance level, however, and analysts are cautious about being too bullish on ETH until this level is firmly surmounted This comes as the crypto’s open interest dives, signaling that traders are fleeing the market as its price movements become driven by retail investors and spot traders Ethereum has seen some relatively boring price […]

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This multibillion dollar crypto fund purchased over $140 million worth of Ethereum in 2020

Grayscale Investments, the investment arm of Digital Currency Group, has picked up a majority of all ether mined in 2020. The metric indicates massive institutional interest in Ethereum, which is soon moving to a Proof-of-Stake protocol.

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Ethereum sees rocketing open interest and futures volume; here’s what this means

Ethereum has found itself caught within a firm and unwavering uptrend throughout the past 48-hours, with Bitcoin’s surge past $7,000 providing ETH with some significant momentum that has allowed it to outperform the aggregated market.

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Traditional Traders Show Growing Interest in Crypto

A report published by Acuiti details that institutional firms are showing interest in Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives

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XRP, Ethereum, and Litecoin Twitter Mentions Are Diminishing. Here’s Why

Bitcoin mentions on Twitter have doubled in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, mentions of top altcoins like XRP, Ethereum (ETH) and Litecoin (LTC) have declined considerably since the turn of the year signaling waning interest in these cryptocurrencies.

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Aftermath of bizarre Bitcoin crash: BitMEX overtaken by FTX and Deribit in Ethereum futures

BitMEX, one of the largest cryptocurrency futures exchanges in terms of daily volume, has fallen behind OKEx, FTX, Deribit, Huobi, and Bybit in Ethereum open interest after the overnight Bitcoin drop to $3,600 on March 12.

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Ethereum Futures volume inches closer to May 2019 ATH

As the cryptocurrency market recovers from the drastic fall on 25 and 26 February, the Futures market has a novel story to tell. While on one hand, Bitcoin Futures are seeing reduced Open Interest, onThe post Ethereum Futures volume inches closer to May 2019 ATH appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ethereum Options volume spikes on Deribit; Open Interest maintains stagnancy

Ethereum's price has maintained a consistent uptrend since the start of the year. The coin that was trading at a low of $132.1 on 1 January has since posted YTD gains of 102.84% and was priced at $267The post Ethereum Options volume spikes on Deribit; Open Interest maintains stagnancy appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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$63.5 Mln in ETH Sent Between Unknown Wallets as Crypto Investors? Interest Rises

Whale Alert detects a gargantuan amount of ETH sent between anonymous wallets as investors increasingly anticipate an Ethereum surge this year

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Defi for Bitcoin: Collateral Peg Platform Provides Noncustodial BTC Lending on Ethereum

During the second week of February, a new project called tBTC was unveiled that is similar to the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) created with the Ethereum network. However, the tBTC effort claims to be a noncustodial application that allows users to deposit BTC, mint tBTC, and lend it with interest.

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This Bitcoin Metric Is Over 100% Higher in 2 Months, and It’s Critical for Bulls

Over the past 60 days, Bitcoin has found itself rocketing higher, rallying from a low of $6,400 to a local top of $10,500 in the span of two months. Related Reading: Ethereum Explodes 15% Higher to $250 in 1 Day: Are More Gains Imminent? Bitcoin’s Booming Open Interest May Set Stage for Surge Over the...

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Ethereum Futures market reflects heightened Open Interest as it hits ATH

13 February saw the market take a nosedive as Bitcoin's price fell under $10,500 after surging for a few hours. This 3.63% fall within hours, resulted in the fall of altcoins, especially the highly-coThe post Ethereum Futures market reflects heightened Open Interest as it hits ATH appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ethereum Futures volume surges by 15% as trading interest rises

Bitcoin's latest surge has contributed to many altcoins rallying along. Ethereum, the world's second-largest coin in terms of market cap, reported growth worth 18% over the past day and this rally in The post Ethereum Futures volume surges by 15% as trading interest rises appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Aztec Protocol Doesn’t Want DeFi Without Privacy, and Neither Should You

Today, Aztec Protocol, a highly-anticipated privacy layer, launched its mainnet on Ethereum. The protocol obfuscates inputs and outputs using zero-knowledge proofs, and several DeFi projects have already shown interest in integrating the technology.

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Ethereum Options Trading Benefiting From January Bitcoin Surge

Although only a month in, 2020 is quickly looking like it may be a strong year for the growth of derivative trading, and investment in cryptocurrencies. While Bitcoin has been performing well, there has also been some interest in Ethereum derivatives.

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BlockFi To Cut Rates For ‘Tier 1’ BTC And ETH Lenders While Boosting ‘Tier 2’ Starting Feb 1

An official announcement from BlockFi, a cryptocurrency startup that allows users to lend and earn interest on digital assets, stated the company will reduce the overall interest paid to lenders of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) starting February 1.

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Ethereum 2.0 Testnet Attracts 22,000 Validators

One of the broadest testnets for Ethereum 2. 0 is advancing, already attracting 22,000 validators. The shift to proof-of-stake is still left for the future, but there are signs of incipient and growing interest.

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Despite Bitcoin Price Surging, Google Search Volume Is Trending Down

During the crypto hype bubble that rocketed Bitcoin and Ethereum into the public eye, making them household names and causing their values to reach all-time highs, the surge in prices was accompanied by a surge in search interest of people scrambling to find out what all the fuss was about, and to learn more about... The post appeared first on NewsBTC.

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Ethereum-Based Defi Growth ‘Parabolic,’ Wider Sector Expands 130% in One Year

Interest is growing in several distributed financial platforms based on Ethereum and other blockchain networks. The growth of the entire sector was around 130% over the last 12 months, with Ethereum-based apps continuing to dominate.

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Ethereum’s DAI Now Pays 10x More in Interest Than a Bank Savings Account

We are being fleeced by the vampire squids on Wall Street, but perhaps not for much longer if the new world of blockchain based codable finance has any say. An... The post Ethereum’s DAI Now Pays 10x More in Interest Than a Bank Savings Account appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Ethereum?s Vitalik Buterin Takes Interest in EOS-Based Social Media Platform

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reveals that he has already requested beta access to Block.one's soon-to-be-launched social media platform "Voice"

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Ethereum's low network-value-to-token-value ratio 'indicates lack of growth'

Ethereum's network registered high levels of activity on its blockchain in 2019 and a majority of it was down to the increasing interest of Decentralized Finance ["DeFi"].  The application of DeFi haThe post Ethereum's low network-value-to-token-value ratio 'indicates lack of growth' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ethereum’s 96% Google Search Interest Plunge Has This Crucial Silver Lining

Ethereum search interest fell further than Bitcoin's in 2019, yet an analysis of developer activity reveals a possible silver lining for ETH. The post Ethereum’s 96% Google Search Interest Plunge Has This Crucial Silver Lining appeared first on CCN.com

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