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Ether price has surged past $730 in a strong overnight rally, breaking out against Bitcoin. 620 Total views 5 Total shares The price of Ether (ETH) has surged past $730 for the first time since May 2018. Following ETH’s breakout, traders are becoming more optimistic in its short-term trajectory.There are two major factors behind ETH’s…

Nvidia's plans to separate gaming and mining demand could be foiled after a custom modification allegedly bypassed the RTX 3060's Ether mining limitations. 2865 Total views 21 Total shares Nvidia’s attempt to shift Ether (ETH) miners away from its new GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card by limiting its hash rate appears to have been short-lived.…

The firm pushed Maple Finance to halt Alameda's dedicated borrower pool earlier this year. 290 Total views 2 Total shares Orthogonal Credit, an arm of the digital asset hedge fund Orthogonal Trading, disclosed on Nov. 9 it pushed to close Alameda Research's dedicated borrower pool on Maple Finance in the second quarter of this year,…

Venture capital firms allocated $25.2 billion towards blockchain and cryptocurrency projects in 2021, the highest on record. 221 Total views 2 Total shares American venture capital firm Sequoia Capital has launched a new cryptocurrency fund as part of its ongoing efforts to bootstrap the next generation of promising crypto-focused startups.Bloomberg reported Thursday that Sequoia is…

With millions and even billions of dollars at stake, industrial-scale yield farming is leading to pockets of resistance as some projects refuse to be left with the chaff. In the past week, team members from no-loss lottery project PoolTogether and exchange liquidity pool provider Curve Finance have proposed ways to reduce the load Yearn.Finance strategies place…

Blockchain security firm and crypto wallet service BitGo has revealed plans to offer crypto insurance through Lloyd's of London, according to a press release on Feb. 19.BitGo Business Wallet clients will be able to acquire insurance for their digital assets held on BitGo’s Business Wallet service and Custodial offeringAssets held by either BitGo or BitGo…

The Cointelegraph team traveled across the United States to get a sense of what the general sentiment about crypto is there and where the industry is heading.We talked to a number of interesting people we met during our journey, including the owner of a night club, a venture capitalist, a former adult film star, a…

Ryan Selkis, co-founder of data and research company Messari, recently released his 2021 crypto sector thesis, examining the state of the industry as well as forecasting what lies ahead. Selkis explains in this report that the U.S. government is one remaining adversary he feels BTC must win over. “The ‘final boss’ to beat is the state,”…