Ethereum Whales Move Millions to Centralized Exchanges, Putting Pressure on ETH Price
The crypto market is currently facing a bearish trend, causing Ethereum (ETH) to struggle. Reports from Whale Alert show that Ethereum whales are moving large volumes of ETH to centralized exchanges, potentially indicating that they are exiting their positions. This could have negative implications for ETH's price as it suggests that these investors may be looking to sell their coins. Already, ETH has seen a decline in its prices and if there is not enough demand to absorb this new supply, its price could fall further.
Ethereum Price Prediction: Fed and Options Expiry in Focus
The demand for Ethereum has decreased, causing its price to drop to its lowest level since July 7th. The upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision and options expiry on Friday will be important factors affecting Ethereum's price this week. The Fed is expected to raise interest rates by 0.25% and then pause, as further hikes could lead to a hard landing for the American economy. Ethereum tends to show volatility ahead of options expiry, and data shows there are over 2.2 million ETH calls and 755,222 puts in the options market.
In The Past Hour, the Entire Network has Experienced a Liquidation of $90 Million
As per Coinglass data, the entire network has experienced a liquidation of 144 million US dollars in the past 24 hours, and a liquidation of 90 million US dollars in the past hour. Among them, Bitcoin liquidated 31.3 million US dollars, and Ethereum liquidated 9.6 million US dollars.
Vitalik's Post on Biometric Proof of Personhood
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of ethereum, today published the article "What do I think about biometric proof of personhood?" to express his views on biometric proof of personhood. He says that, in principle, the concept of proof of personhood seems very valuable, and that while various implementations have their risks, so does the absence of any proof of personhood at all: a world without proof of personhood seems more likely to be a world dominated by centralized identity solutions, money, small closed communities, or some combination of the three.
Ethereum (ETH) Could Potentially Reach $2,000 Again in the Coming Month, Says Santiment
Ethereum (ETH) remains the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization, despite trading below $1,900 per unit. Santiment predicts a bullish upturn for ETH, potentially pushing it back to the coveted $2,000 territory in the coming month. Santiment suggests that Ethereum is benefiting from patient investors who see long-term potential in the asset, despite recent lackluster market performance. The analysts project a potential climb back above the $2,000 range for Ethereum in the near future, fueled by positive indicators such as low exchange balance and atypical calm within the Ethereum community.
Delayed BLUR Token Airdrop Commences for Ethereum NFT Traders
Blur, a major player in the NFT marketplace, is starting the distribution of its postponed BLUR token airdrop today to show appreciation to Ethereum NFT traders. The platform had committed to providing token rewards to traders since its launch in October.
Over $23M Stolen From Alphapo’s Hot Wallets in ETH, TRON, and BTC
According to a tweet from on-chain sleuth ZachXBT，Earlier today Alphapo hot wallets were drained for $23M+ on ETH, TRON, BTC.HypeDrop (Alphapo customer) has since had withdrawals disabled.On Ethereum the stolen funds were swapped for ETH then bridged to Avalanche and Bitcoin.
Data: In the Past Week, NFT Transaction Volume Exceeded 113 Million US Dollars, a Month-on-Month Decrease of 23%
CryptoSlam data shows that in the past week, approximately 464,900 buyers spent more than US$113.5 million on NFT, and the NFT transaction volume decreased by 23% compared with last week; the entire network NFT transaction volume was about 2.2 million, a month-on-month decrease of 1%; among them, the Ethereum chain ranked first with a transaction volume of US$72.7 million, and the Bitcoin chain ranked second with a transaction volume of US$9 million; the transaction volume ranked in the top five The top ones are Gods Unchained Cards ($4.7 million), DMarket ($4.5 million), BAYC ($4.2 million), CryptoPunks ($4.1 million), and Uncategorized Ordinals ($3.2 million).
Dimension X NFT Collection Launching on Ethereum for Corresponding RPG Game
Dimension X, a Chainwire NFT collection, has announced that it will launch on Ethereum on August 8th. The digital cards can be used in a corresponding RPG game where players can use NFT heroes to fight villains and monsters.
Crypto Markets Experience Mild Bull Activity as Bitcoin Approaches $30K
The global market cap has seen a 0.5% increase, with Bitcoin experiencing some bull activity and approaching a break back above $30K. However, Bitcoin trade volume has dropped by 31% during the same period. Ethereum has started the week slow with low volatility levels, indicating a likely bearish trend as bears push for market dominance. Dogecoin is having a good session with gains of 1.4% and increasing trading volume, while Stellar is also trading positively with increasing volatility levels. Chainlink is making slight gains, while Augur sees an 8% drop within a day of trade.
