Ether traders display a stronger inclination to mitigate potential downside risks than bitcoin, Risk reversals show traders are more inclined to mitigate potential downside risks for ether than bitcoin. Derivative traders on decentralized exchanges see limited upside in ETH. FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE CLICK HERE!  

Bitcoin's seven-day moving average (7DMA) hash rate surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 13% increase since April's halving. The bitcoin hashrate has surpassed 700 EH/s for the first time, marking a 6% increase over the past seven days. Bitcoin's hashprice briefly went above $50 PH/s, a two-month high, as mining profitability increased driven by a spike in transaction...

Trump's odds of winning the U.S. presidential election have surged to a more than two-month high. Plus, the broader crypto market is stagnant despite hopes of another round of stimulus in China. Trump-themed PoliFi tokens outperformed a slow market this week as the Republican candidate pulled ahead of Kamala Harris on Polymarket. Crypto traders in Asia are eagerly awaiting...

Is Ethereum in danger of being all things to all people and being master of none? It needs to focus on its original ambition to be a World Computer, says Ganesh Swami, co-founder of Covalent. Ethereum has come a long way since the network went live in 2015 under the codename Frontier, transforming from a grand idea into what is now the foundation for thousands of decentralized...

Inside life at the mtnDAO hacker house. SALT LAKE CITY — Many of the software devs attending mtnDAO are building projects to support their venture capital-backed crypto companies. T.J. Littlejohn, a longtime attendee of this self-described "notorious" hacker house, says he's building for himself. FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASSE CLICK HERE!

The Fed is expected to begin its much-anticipating rate-cutting cycle from next week. An aggressive Fed rate cut may signal economic worry, not reassurance, weighing over risk assets, including bitcoin, according to 10x Research. Traders currently see a less than 30% chance of a 50 basis point rate cut next week. FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE CLICK HERE!

Bitcoin may have bottomed at $60,000 earlier this week, and the Fed easing into a strong economy points to more upside, Will Clement said. Alternative cryptocurrencies, or altcoins, lead the digital asset market's charge higher on Friday after geopolitical worries subsided and a blowout U.S. jobs report put recession fears to bed for now. Artificial intelligence-focused protocol...

Unlocks increase the total available supply of a certain token but don’t necessarily hit the open market immediately. Approximately $500 million in various cryptocurrencies are scheduled for unlock, potentially impacting their market due to increased supply. The unlocked tokens will be distributed to team members and investors for ecosystem development, with some, like WLD,...

The market cap of altcoins rose 5.7% after the central bank announced it would lower interest rates by 50 basis points. Bitcoin’s market cap rose only 4.4%. Altcoins were the better performer after the Fed's decision to lower rates on Wednesday. Cryptocurrencies excluding ether and bitcoin have risen 5.7% since the decision was announced while bitcoin is up 4.4%. Experts...

"ApeCoin has introduced an automatic yield mode, allowing users to passively earn returns by staking their APE tokens," one observer said, explaining the catalysts for the price rally. APE has hit the highest since April. The much-awaited ApeChain went live Sunday, bringing native staking yield to APE holders. FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE CLICK HERE!

The company also relocated to the Dominican Republic, Arkham CEO Miguel Morel confirmed to CoinDesk. Blockchain data company Arkham Intelligence's token (ARKM) surged 16% on Friday on a report that it plans to launch a crypto derivatives exchange next month. Arkham's trading venue aims to target retail users and compete with other derivatives venues such as exchange giant...

"Given the uncertainty, Maelstrom has 5% of the fund in staked USDe (Ethena USD), earning roughly 13%," Hayes told CoinDesk. Maelstrom has parked 5% of its funds in staked USDe, Hayes told CoinDesk in an email interview. The fund will rotate that money into crypto after the election results are clear and the losing side accepts the defeat, Hayes added. It doesn't matter who...