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Bitcoin 'very bearish' below $22.5K says trader as BTC price dives 6%

Sudden bearish sentiment takes hold as BTC price action returns to an area not seen since late July.

Wife of arrested Tornado Cash dev forbidden to speak with him — Rally organized

Speaking with Cointelegraph, Ksenia Malik stated that Dutch authorities are treating her husband as if he were “were a dangerous criminal” and that the creation of open-source software should never be criminalized.

Coinbase would rather shut down staking than enable on-chain censorship — Brian Armstrong

With a ban on Tornado Cash, many DeFi proponents were worried that crypto exchanges, which are also key validators of Ethereum, would succumb to pressure and impose protocol-level censorship.

Ripple CTO lashes back at Vitalik Buterin for his dig on XRP

David Schwartz compared crypto miners in the Ethereum and Bitcoin ecosystem akin to shareholders of eBay, which he believes makes BTC and ETH a security as well.

3 cloud providers accounting for over two-thirds of Ethereum nodes: Data

The data suggests that DeFi apps running on mostly centralized cloud providers may make Ethereum vulnerable.

3 strategies investors might use to trade the upcoming Ethereum Merge

Investors have been crafting their strategies for navigating the volatility that could arise as the Ethereum Merge takes place. Here are a few to consider.

Economic design changes will affect ETH's value post-Merge, says ConsenSys exec

Lex Sokolin said that post-Merge, DeFi projects will have to compete with the returns offered by the core ETH protocol.

Price analysis 8/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, AVAX

Crypto and stock markets corrected as traders grew nervous ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC minutes, but the real stress point is whether traders will “buy the dip.”

Ethereum Foundation clarifies that the upcoming Merge upgrade will not reduce gas fees

The Merge will still reduce the network's energy consumption by an estimated 99.5%.

EthereumPoW team plans to freeze selected contracts, community pushes back

The PoW hard fork of Ethereum is being propagated by a set of miners, but many experts believe that the chances of it succeeding is very less.

Bitcoin price sees firm rejection at $24.5K as traders doubt strength

$24,500 keeps control on hourly timeframes as gains for both Bitcoin and Ethereum are quickly extinguished.

Aave calls on members to commit to Ethereum PoS chain

The outcome will give a good indication of where AAVE token holders stand ahead of the upcoming ETH hard fork.

Bitcoin price hits multi-day low as data warns of 'overbought' stocks

Major resistance levels enter for U.S. equities, bringing with them fresh headwinds for crypto as Bitcoin and Ethereum lose $24,000 and $2,000, respectively.

USDT market cap up by $2 billion following Tornado Cash debacle

Tether's market capitalization has reversed a three-month downtrend while USDC sees a drop in value after the U.S. imposed sanctions against Tornado Cash.

Brazil brokerage giant with 3.6M clients launches BTC and ETH trading

XP Inc has become the latest Brazilian fintech player to offer crypto trading services, following Nubank and MercadoLibre.

Traders flinch after Ethereum price rejects at $2,000

Data shows pro traders are slightly skeptical of the strength of Ethereum’s rally after ETH price sold off at the $2,000 resistance.

Bitcoin price corrects after hitting a wall at a multi-month descending trendline

“Up only” Bitcoin and Ethereum take a breather after encountering resistance at a stiff multi-month descending trendline.

Price analysis 8/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, AVAX

Bitcoin and altcoins met selling at key overhead resistance levels and investors are unsure whether traders will buy the current dip.

Tornado Cash community fund multi-signature wallet disbands amid sanctions

The peer-elected signatories for Tornado Cash’s community fund have left the management of the wallet to the DAO.

Ethereum ICO-era whale address transfer 145,000 ETH weeks before the Merge

The high amount of ETH transfers just a month prior to the Merge generated community curiosity, with some claiming it to be a dump while others believe it could be done for staking.

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