Author: Ethan Carter
Ethan is a seasoned cryptocurrency writer with extensive experience contributing to leading U.S.-based blockchain and fintech publications. His work blends in-depth market analysis with accessible explanations, making complex crypto topics understandable for a broad audience. Over the years, he has covered Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs, and emerging blockchain trends, always with a focus on accuracy and insight. Ethan's articles have appeared on major crypto portals, where his expertise in market trends and investment strategies has earned him a loyal readership.
In brief Bitcoin network mining difficulty hit an all-time high of 129 trillion, making it harder than ever for miners to earn rewards despite Bitcoin’s recent price pullback. Miner revenues are being squeezed as hashprice dropped to $60 per petahash and transaction fees fell below 1% of block rewards for the first time ever. New tariffs up to 57.6% on mining equipment imports are creating additional financial pressure, with CleanSpark facing a potential $185M liability and Iris Energy $100M. Even as Bitcoin cools off from its new all-time high, activity on the network has surged, pushing mining difficulty to fresh…
Despite broader market weakness, SEI, the native token of Sei blockchain, has stayed in uptrend mode, rising over 45% in three months and gaining 6.3% in the past week. The SEI rally could extend further, as a key bullish pattern emerges and exchange flows signal sustained accumulation. However, one trading cohort may be sitting in danger if prices keep climbing. SEI Exchange Outflows Continue for the 8th Straight Week SEI has been consistently pulled off exchanges for eight consecutive weeks. Last week alone, SEI saw net outflows of $10.43 million, marking the second-largest weekly total since July’s peak. These continuous…
After coming close to its all-time high near $4,878 just days ago, the Ethereum price is now trading below $4,300. Despite the dip, it has managed to hold onto strong monthly gains of 15.3%, showing some resilience. But while many short-term holders are jumping in to “buy the dip,” things aren’t all good for near-term traders. A key bearish signal is starting to show up on the 4-hour chart. Short-Term Buyers Are Growing, While Reserves Stay Near Lows The Ethereum HODL wave chart shows that new buyers have been slowly loading up over the past 30 days. Ethereum price and…
Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital, a global investment company known for alternative investments, is bringing assets worth $300 million to tokenize on the Avalanche blockchain — a move that would boost Avalanche’s tokenized assets by nearly 160%.According to a report from Fortune, SkyBridge Capital will tokenize two funds: one exclusively composed of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and a “fund of funds” that includes both venture and crypto assets. SkyBridge is partnering with Tokeny, a company specializing in tokenizing institutional holdings.At the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium on Tuesday, Scaramucci said the key question around tokenization is whether it can outperform current systems by…
Michael Saylor revealed on Aug. 18 that Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has revised its stock issuance policy amid the financial instrument’s current downward trend.The company had previously limited stock sales below 2.5x market-to-net asset value (mNAV) strictly to cover debt interest or preferred share dividends. Under the new rules, the firm can now issue stock below this threshold whenever it deems it strategically beneficial.mNAV measures how the market values the company relative to its assets, including Bitcoin holdings and operational resources. The prior limit was meant to protect shareholders from dilution.However, by relaxing this restriction, Strategy gains more flexibility to raise…
Bitcoin aside, the best investment in crypto is its “picks and shovels,” according to the CEO of $1.6 trillion asset manager Franklin Templeton.Jenny Johnson, the third-generation leader of the manager, spoke at the SALT conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Tuesday, doubling down on what in her opinion will be the biggest use cases of blockchain technology and where investors should put their money.In her view, bitcoin functions as a “fear currency” — a financial refuge for people in countries where governments can block access to funds or where national currencies lose value over time. But despite its appeal in…
By natively integrating Tron, MetaMask is building a bridge for its users to a parallel digital economy that settles over $22 billion in value every single day and hosts over $26 billion in total value locked, according to TRONSCAN. Summary MetaMask is natively integrating Tron, giving its 100M users direct access to $26B in liquidity and $22B in daily settlement flows. Tron becomes only the third non-Ethereum chain with native MetaMask support, after Solana and Sei. According to a press release dated August 19, Consensys’ crypto wallet MetaMask has entered a strategic agreement with TRON DAO to natively integrate the…
XRP Perpetuals Arrive on Coinbase — A Milestone for U.S. Crypto DerivativesCoinbase continues to reinforce its leadership in the U.S. crypto derivatives market with the launch of XRP perpetual futures, expanding its suite of leveraged trading options following nano Bitcoin and Ether contracts to meet growing trader demand.The XRP perpetual futures feature five-year expirations, eliminating monthly rollovers. Each USD-settled contract represents 10 XRP and offers up to 5x leverage, combining the flexibility of offshore perpetuals with full U.S. regulatory compliance for a secure trading environment.Unlike traditional futures contracts that have fixed expiration dates, perpetual futures let traders hold positions indefinitely…
Key takeaways:President Donald Trump’s push for aggressive interest rate cuts could trigger a surge in inflation, weaken the dollar, and destabilize long-term bond markets.Even without rate cuts, trade policy and fiscal expansion are likely to push prices higher.Bitcoin stands to benefit either way—whether as an inflation hedge in a rapid-cut environment, or as a slow-burn store of value as US macro credibility quietly erodes.The US economy may be growing on paper, but the underlying stress is increasingly difficult to ignore — a tension now in sharp focus at the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium. The US dollar is down over…
SkyBridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci’s investment management firm, plans to tokenize $300 million worth of its hedge funds on the Avalanche network.The firm is bringing its Digital Macro Master Fund and Legion Strategies on-chain in partnership with tokenization provider Tokeny and its parent, Apex Group, which manages more than $3.5 trillion in assets, according to the press release shared with CoinDesk on Tuesday. Apex acquired Tokeny earlier this year.The initiative uses the ERC-3643 token standard with operational support from Apex’s Digital 3.0 platform, which handles issuance, administration, and distribution.SkyBridge’s decision underlines the growing appeal of using blockchain rails to transfer and…