The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
Decentral Block Post
MEVbots backdoor drains users’ Ethereum funds via arbitrage trading bot
An investigation of MEVbots’ contract revealed a backdoor that allows the creators to drain Ether from its users' wallets.
Price analysis 9/23: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT
The strength of the U.S. dollar continues to negatively impact risk assets, but that did not prevent Bitcoin and select altcoins from staging a few strong rallies this week.
GitHub unbans Tornado Cash repositories following OFAC guidance
Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon encouraged GitHub to fully restore Tornado Cash’s repositories after partial unbanning.
Total crypto market cap shows strength even after the Merge and Federal Reserve rate hike
Many of the top-80 cryptocurrencies dropped by 15%+ in the past week, but the Tether premium in Asia-based futures markets shows traders remain calm.
Fed interest rate hike rattles the crypto market: Dig deeper with Market Talks
The Fed has once again increased interest rates by another 75 basis points. Join us as we discuss this and more with Tim Warren, co-host of Coffee N Crypto, and Yashu Gola, a Cointelegraph market analyst.
Ethereum post-Merge hard forks are here: Now what?
The Merge marks a turning point for the Ethereum network, but what are the consequences of switching to a new consensus mechanism?
Toss in your job and make $300K working for a DAO? Here’s how
“The collaboration-maxi nature was a welcome breath of fresh air.”
How to stake Fantom (FTM)?
An alternative to Ethereum, Fantom is a layer-1 blockchain on which you can stake Fantom (FTM) to earn passive income with crypto holdings.
Ethereum risks another 10% drop versus Bitcoin as $15.4M exits ETH investment funds
Macroeconomic factors and centralization concerns are putting pressure on Ethereum's price post-Merge.
Price analysis 9/21: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, MATIC, SHIB
Bitcoin and altcoins rallied ahead of the Fed’s rate hike decision, indicating that traders viewed the 0.75% rate hike as a “priced-in” event.
Are there too many cryptocurrencies?
Are there too many cryptocurrencies? Choice can be a good thing — but not all digital assets are born equal.
Sharding could resolve Ethereum scalability trilemma, says researcher
Scalability trilemma implies that to scale, blockchains usually need to sacrifice one of their three fundamental cornerstones — security or decentralization, or transaction throughput.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defends DAOs against critics
Buterin believes collusion and corruption can be minimized when deciding power is in the hands of the entire group, rather than an individual or small minority.
‘Fear of the unknown’ holds back tradfi investors from crypto — Bloomberg analyst
Bloomberg crypto analyst Jamie Coutts believes it's a “missed opportunity” that traditional asset managers choose not the educate themselves on crypto.
Staking providers could expand institutional presence in the crypto space: Report
The recent Ethereum upgrade highlights staking opportunities for institutional holders. In the short term, however, liquidity is still an issue, .
Crypto market is dumping after Ethereum Merge, but why? | Find out now on The Market Report
On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the crypto market is dumping after the Ethereum Merge and the top headlines in the crypto space.
Ethereum miners dump 30K ETH, stonewalling 'ultra sound money' deflation narrative
Ethereum miners have sold over $40 million worth of ETH because of the Merge and plummeting revenue.
Saving the planet could be blockchain’s killer app
“Putting Paris Agreement carbon markets on Ethereum and connecting the national carbon accounts of the world, is blockchain’s killer app.”
Bitcoin still dominates total payments on BitPay despite the bear market
Total crypto payments on BitPay remained stable despite the bear market, with monthly transactions surging from around 58,000 in 2021 to 67,000 in 2022.