Ethereum is now doing $ 3 billion more transactions than Bitcoin.

ETH 2.0 staking reaches $ 3.4 billion.

ETH prices rise by 8% and are approaching a new all-time high

Ethereum transactions are up around 50% this month alone as the network now handles more than Bitcoin. ETH prices have their own “moon shot” as the asset approaches a new all-time high.

According to the latest data from Messari, Ethereum transactions rose to a record $ 12 billion in January. This number is a 30-day moving average that took off around New Years Day.

Researcher Ryan Watkins describes the trend as „parabolic“ and adds that Profit Revolution scam is now processing $ 3 billion more than Bitcoin per day.

The big move has been attributed to stablecoin transactions, the majority of which are based on the Ethereum network. According to the Messari chart, the „flipping“ took place in July 2020 – shortly before the DeFi boom, which boosted transactions on Ethereum ( Instructions for buying Ethereum with PayPal ).

More reasons to be bullish on Ethereum

The sheer volume of financial transactions on Ethereum is just one reason to be bullish. Trust and investments in ETH 2.0 are increasing daily.

According to the ETH 2.0 launchpad, 2.59 million ETH are now staked in the beacon chain deposit contract.

At current prices, this is worth about $ 3.4 billion, equivalent to about 2.26% of total supply. The Launchpad estimates a 9.7% annual percentage return for stakers, but this number is likely to decrease over time as the number of stakers increases.

ETH 2.0 already has more validators than its “ETH killer” competitors, which makes the network fundamentally the most secure – and it’s not even fully operational yet.

The number of recent Layer 2 launches and platforms is also a reason to be bullish on Ethereum . The average transaction price is currently $ 6.70, according to BitInfoCharts, so faster and cheaper solutions are in great demand.

Optimistic Ethereum has just rolled out a soft mainnet start, while Synthetix and Loopring are already offering L2 liquidity mining and transactions.

Ethereum price is approaching new highs

Ethereum prices have soared in the past 24 hours and are up 7.5% since the same time yesterday. According to TradingView, at the time of this writing, ETH was changing hands for $ 1,350, only about 8% off its all-time high.

The charts also show that ETH shot up to $ 1,400 on January 10, but was unable to maintain that level.

L’amministratore delegato di Twitter Jack Dorsey ha detto che il divieto di Donald Trump della scorsa settimana era un male necessario e che l’azienda sostiene ancora il decentramento.

In una tempesta di tweet oggi, l’amministratore delegato di Twitter Jack Dorsey ha parlato la scorsa settimana del divieto di Donald Trump dalla piattaforma e si è fermato per acclamare la capacità di Bitcoin di abilitare il controllo decentralizzato.

Trump è stato lanciato dal social network all’indomani degli attacchi alla capitale degli Stati Uniti della scorsa settimana, dopo che Twitter ha ritenuto che i suoi tweet potessero incitare ad ulteriori violenze.

„Credo che questa sia stata la decisione giusta per Twitter“, ha scritto nel post di oggi. „Ci siamo trovati di fronte a una circostanza straordinaria e insostenibile, che ci ha costretti a concentrare tutte le nostre azioni sulla sicurezza pubblica. Il danno offline come risultato di un discorso online è palesemente reale, e ciò che guida la nostra politica e soprattutto la nostra applicazione“.

Credo che questa sia stata la decisione giusta per Twitter. Ci siamo trovati di fronte a una circostanza straordinaria e insostenibile, che ci ha costretti a concentrare tutte le nostre azioni sulla sicurezza pubblica. Il danno offline causato dai discorsi online è palesemente reale, e ciò che guida la nostra politica e la sua applicazione.

– jack (@jack) 14 gennaio 2021

L’amministratore delegato ha espresso sentimenti contrastanti riguardo al divieto, che alcuni hanno criticato come un pericoloso precedente, ma poi si è imperniati ad affermare che Twitter lavorerà per „più trasparenza nelle nostre operazioni di moderazione“.

Tuttavia, ha detto: „Tutto questo non può erodere un internet globale libero e aperto“.

Quindi, cosa deve fare una popolare e potente app per i social media? Abbracciare Bitcoin.

Il motivo per cui ho così tanta passione per #Bitcoin è in gran parte dovuto al modello che dimostra: una tecnologia internet fondamentale che non è controllata o influenzata da nessun singolo individuo o entità. Questo è ciò che internet vuole essere, e nel tempo lo sarà ancora di più.

– jack (@jack) 14 gennaio 2021

„La ragione per cui ho così tanta passione per Bitcoin è in gran parte dovuta al modello che dimostra: una tecnologia internet fondamentale che non è controllata o influenzata da nessun singolo individuo o entità“, ha scritto.

Se tutto ciò suona in contrasto con l’influenza che Twitter esercita sulle conversazioni politiche, Dorsey ha suggerito che sta lavorando per conciliare le differenze attraverso l’iniziativa Blue Sky, che cerca di creare „uno standard aperto e decentralizzato per i social media“.

Se questo sia possibile o meno, o ancora auspicabile, resta da twittare.

Institutionele firma MicroStrategy heeft maar liefst 650 miljoen dollar aan Bitcoin toegevoegd aan haar toch al aanzienlijke holdings.

MicroStrategy profiteerde van de lichte dip in de Bitcoin-prijs en kocht miljoenen dollars aan Bitcoin om de toch al flinke holdings aan te vullen.

Met de aankoop van bijna 30 BTC (29.646 BTC om precies te zijn) voor ongeveer $650 miljoen USD, is het inlichtingenbedrijf nu de vijfde grootste eigenaar van Bitcoin.

Michael Saylor, CEO van MicroStrategy, tweet het nieuws, net na de dip in de prijs. Volgens de CEO heeft het bedrijf Bitcoin gekocht voor een gemiddelde prijs van iets minder dan $16.000 USD per token sinds het begon met het verzamelen van de cryptocurrency.

MicroStrategy heeft 29.646 bitmunten extra gekocht voor 650 miljoen dollar tegen een gemiddelde prijs van 21.925 dollar per #bitcoin en nu #hodl een totaal van 70.470 bitmunten gekocht voor 1,125 miljard dollar tegen een gemiddelde prijs van 15.964 dollar per bitcoin.

MicroStrategy HODL’s meer BTC dan de Amerikaanse overheid

Naar verluidt is de regering van de Verenigde Staten eigenaar van 69.420 BTC. Met de nieuwe toevoeging aan MicroStrategy-holdings neemt het bedrijf een plaats in voor de Amerikaanse overheid. Als vijfde grootste bekende individuele houder van Bitcoin draagt dit verder bij aan de invloed die de walvis op de markt zou kunnen hebben.

MicroStrategy’s eerste Bitcoin buy-in was in augustus met een aanzienlijk deel van 21.000 BTC, wat op dat moment een bedrag van $250 miljoen opleverde. Dit kwam als een aankoop om zich in te dekken tegen de dollarinflatie en maakte van de Bitcoin en cryptocurrency de veilige haven tegen eventuele economische problemen.

Begin deze maand had MicroStrategy zijn plannen aangekondigd om meer Bitcoin te kopen. Door $400 miljoen aan schuldbewijzen te verkopen om geld op te halen voor de cryptokringen, had het bedrijf $150 miljoen meer verdiend dan de bedoeling was en zette het alles in de richting van Bitcoin met deze laatste aankoop.

Bitcoin-prijsbeweging

Bitcoin zit nu op $23.045 USD, wat slechts een lichte daling is in de dagelijkse handelsvolumes met 3.12%. In de afgelopen week is de cryptocurrency echter bijna 20% gestegen van $19 079,84 USD naar een piek van meer dan $24,000 USD voordat het terugviel naar iets meer dan $23,000 USD.

Los fondos de Bitcoin centrados en el activo digital y otras criptomonedas de gran capitalización están experimentando entradas récord este año en medio de una creciente preocupación por la inflación y un panorama macroeconómico sombrío.

Según un informe del medio internacional de noticias Reuters , los inversores institucionales compraron más de $ 429 millones en criptomonedas a través de varios fondos y productos durante la semana que terminó el 7 de diciembre, la segunda más alta registrada.

La medida llevó los activos totales de los inversores institucionales y los administradores de fondos a un récord de $ 15 mil millones (según los datos proporcionados por el administrador de activos digitales CoinShares). La cifra representa un aumento múltiple desde finales de 2019, cuando los activos bajo gestión ascendían a solo $ 2.57 mil millones.

La escala de grises lidera las compras de criptomonedas con GBTC

Liderando las entradas estuvo Grayscale , el fondo criptográfico más grande del mundo que ha ganado fama por su producto Bitcoin Future en los últimos tiempos. El fondo compró más de $ 336.3 millones en criptomonedas de gran capitalización la semana pasada, elevando sus activos bajo administración a más de $ 12.4 mil millones. La mayor afluencia semanal registrada por la empresa fue de $ 468 millones hace tres semanas.

James Butterfill, estratega de inversiones de Coin Actions, dijo que los clientes institucionales estaban cambiando cada vez más su narrativa de las criptomonedas de meras consultas de naturaleza especulativa a las de „Bitcoin está aquí para quedarse, ayúdanos a entenderlo“. Añadió:

„Dados los niveles de interés, esto sugiere que solo estamos en la cúspide de la adopción institucional en lugar de que se enfríe“.

Sin oro, en Bitcoin

En general, los fondos y productos centrados en Bitcoin atrajeron más de $ 334,7 millones en entradas la semana pasada, lo que elevó el total anual a más de $ 4 mil millones.

En contraste, el oro registró salidas de productos de inversión de un récord de US $ 9.2 mil millones durante las últimas cuatro semanas, mientras que bitcoin registró entradas por un total de $ 1.4 mil millones en el mismo período, según el informe. Pero las entradas de productos de oro se mantuvieron más altas en el año en $ 45,7 mil millones.

Sin embargo, los inversores no solo compraban Bitcoin. Ethereum, la criptomoneda más utilizada en el mundo, registró entradas de $ 87,1 millones la semana pasada, y los inversores citaron la próxima actualización de ETH 2.0 como un catalizador para invertir en el activo.

La actualización significaría que se implementaría una red más rápida, más escalable y con tarifas más bajas a medida que las aplicaciones DeFi eligen cada vez más Ethereum para construir.

Mientras tanto, Bitcoin se ha desplomado en el último día a pesar de las noticias positivas. La criptomoneda pionera cotiza a $ 18,700 y ha bajado un -1,7%.

Micrsotrategy has again announced that it will buy an enormous amount of Bitcoin. Meanwhile, the DeFi sector and Tether’s market cap are at all-time highs. The market update.

The Bitcoin course is still struggling to sustainably break the US $ 19,000 mark

At press time, the BTC rate is $ 18,827. This means that the rate of the key crypto currency has to drop 1.84 percent in a 24-hour comparison.

What’s better than Bitcoin in the war chest? More Bitcoin in the war chest. Microstrategy boss Michael Saylor’s calculation must be something like this, because on December 7th, Microstrategy announced the next bang, which should make Bitcoin Union bulls click their tongues. The IT company plans to increase its Bitcoin reserve for $ 400 million. The money will come from the sale of convertible bonds (senior convertible notes) to institutional investors.

The Notes are unsecured, priority obligations of MicroStrategy and accrue interest semi-annually to June 15 and December 15 of each year beginning June 15, 2021. The Notes will mature on December 15, 2025 unless they are repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms at an earlier date. […] MicroStrategy intends to invest the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes in Bitcoin in accordance with its Treasury Reserve Policy until the needs for working capital and other general corporate purposes are determined.

it says in the corresponding message to the investors of Microstrategy

The share price of Microstrategy (MSTR) benefited from the announcement and gained 2.5 percent. So far, the US service provider’s strategy of using Bitcoin as the main reserve asset is working. In particular, the Bitcoin rally of the past few weeks has catapulted the corporate value of Microstrategy soaring.

Just last Friday, December 4th, CEO Saylor announced the purchase of an additional 2,574 BTC. At the time of going to press, Microstrategy now holds 40,824 BTC.

DeFi holds record level, Tether continues to print USDT

While the Bitcoin rate and the top 10 Altcoins are taking a breather, the decentralized financial services (DeFi) sector in particular is printing green candles. With Compound (COMP, +14.5 percent), Band Protocol (BAND, +6.8 percent) and Sushi (SUSHI, +3.4 percent), the DeFi-Space represents 3 of the five Altcoins with the largest 24 hours -Increase. The value of the assets stored on DeFi platforms (TVL) is still at an all-time high of 14.8 billion US dollars.

Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank explains that he would invest a lot more in the crypto asset if he was supported by the regulators

Canadian entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary, famous for his participation in the reality show Shark Tank, seems to have softened his position on Bitcoin after talking to Anthony ‚Pomp‘ Pompliano.

During a recent episode of the Pomp Podcast, O’Leary left behind last year’s statements that Bitcoin (BTC) „is not a real currency,“ while still expressing concerns about the volatility of the crypto asset.

The well-known businessman has revealed that he already owns some BTCs, and that he could invest „a little more“ of his $400 million net worth in crypto currency.

„I’m not against Bitcoin, I’m not against it,“ O’Leary pointed out. „But when it comes to putting millions of dollars at stake, it’s really crucial to understand that it’s an asset you can rely on in the long term, and I have a feeling there will be other alternative ideas.

O’Leary said that his biggest concern about investing between 1% and 25% of his portfolio (half his gold position) in Bitcoin is the fact that the crypto asset does not yet have the regulatory green light:

„Maybe I will invest a little more in Bitcoin just for the sake of it. I have some just to be able to follow the price but it bothers me when I can’t convince the regulators“.

However, if governments were to support digital assets, the entrepreneur said he would consider investing a larger percentage of his portfolio in crypto. „The world needs digital currency,“ he added.

„If you told me that governments in Switzerland, Europe, the United States, Canada and Australia have agreed on one, I would invest up to 20% of my portfolio in it.

The Shark Tank star’s comments seem to show a greater interest in crypto assets, given his opinion until a year ago. In a 2019 interview with CNBC, O’Leary called the crypto „rogue currencies“ because they could not be used to pay taxes and were largely unregulated:

„I have no interest in this crypto crap because it’s not compliant.“

No democracy without trustworthy elections? MIT researchers have strong doubts as to whether the blockchain has a future-proof solution when it comes to voting.

The allegations of election fraud brought forward by the outgoing US President Donald Trump are putting the democratic process under pressure. This development has sparked thought about whether the election procedure could not be better protected from allegations and actual attempts at manipulation. Famous representatives from the crypto space formulated a solution that could be expected : Blockchain-based elections. But of all things, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently put a damper on these plans.

Scientists from the renowned research institute presented the results of a study on November 6thpublished on the security aspects of Crypto Method and other online voting systems. The authors arrive at a clear result:

Internet- and blockchain-based voting would significantly increase the risk of undetected, nationwide elections being lost.

Online voting has too many points of attack

The researchers say they are positive about efforts to make elections more efficient and to remove obstacles that (especially in the US) prevent certain groups of voters from voting. Nevertheless, they have reservations that speak against voting via the Internet and blockchain.

They remind you that the security concerns in elections are of a different dimension than in online shopping and Co. After all, there is no insurance against a “failure of democracy.” As long as it cannot be sufficiently ensured that all votes are counted correctly, they ran all efforts to improve the electoral procedure come to nothing.

A key argument here is that Internet-based attacks are much easier to carry out on a large scale. They may be hard to spot. The cost of such an attack is also much lower. MIT researchers also point out that the security of devices that are part of the voting system depends on too many factors:

Errors in the voting system can be caused by the provider of the voting software, the hardware manufacturer, the manufacturer or a third party who maintains or supplies the code for these organizations. The voter who uses a telephone to cast their votes depends not only on the telephone provider, but also on the hardware companies that provide drivers for the device […]

What does blockchains offer?

As far as blockchain elections are concerned, the authors note the same fundamental reservations as with other online systems. Consensus mechanisms and encryption are not enough for them to allay their concerns.

First, they are discussing a model in which votes are cast via tokens on a public blockchain. Each voter sends a public key to a blockchain-based electoral roll. He then receives a coin with which he can vote for his candidate. The MIT researchers see the problem here that the ballot papers are not secret, since all votes are cast publicly. This opens up mechanisms of influence such as the purchase of votes (“I can prove that I voted for candidate XY”) or an agreement between miners. In addition, public blockchains are vulnerable to DDOS attacks.

Permissioned blockchains should not be able to solve the problems either. On these centrally managed blockchains, depending on the setting, the problem could arise that the users cannot verify whether their vote was actually counted.

Finally, they discuss an elective solution based on zero knowledge proofs. Information can be confirmed here without sharing it. Thus, secret elections seem possible, in which the voting can still be verified. However, here too there is no satisfactory mechanism against influencing and buying votes for the authors.

Finally, the authors also rate key management as fundamentally problematic. In particular, voters who are not particularly tech-savvy could have problems here.