Ethereum Defies Crypto Market Trends, PEPE Frenzy Impacts Gas Fees: Opportunity or Warning?

Ethereum (ETH) sees a 3.56% price increase, possibly breaking the $2,000 mark, as active deposits on the Ethereum blockchain hit a 1.5-year high. The PEPE memecoin frenzy drives Ethereum’s daily median gas fee to a 12-month high, showcasing its ability to decouple from the crypto market. Be cautious; Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Foundation offloaded 15,000 ETH, potentially indicating a sell-off.

Uncovering the Bitcoin Ordinals Bug: Impact on NFTs and Transactions in Blockchain

Super Testnet, a software developer, discovered a bug in the Bitcoin Ordinals program that could affect inscriptions. Testing focuses on opposing inscription activities and design elaboration in the Bitcoin realm. The bug emerged amid a record 3 million Ordinals inscriptions and BRC-20 token standard launch, sparking extensive meme token creation and digital artwork collection on the Bitcoin blockchain.

NFT Surge on Bitcoin Blockchain: Democratizing Art or Fleeting Trend? Pros and Cons Explored

The Bitcoin blockchain experienced a surge in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as inscriptions rose above 3 million, primarily comprising text-based assets using the Ordinals Protocol. This spike coincided with the introduction of the Bitcoin Request for Comment (BRC-20) token standard, enabling transferable tokens, digital artwork, and meme tokens on the network.

NFT Floor Price Plunge: Impact of Blur Marketplace and Future of Blue Chip Collections

The floor prices of top Ethereum NFT collections such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks have plunged over the last 24 hours, with Bored Ape seeing its lowest floor price since November 2021. Some traders attribute this to the influence of NFT marketplace Blur, as trading volumes decrease and users farm tokens on the Blend lending platform, resulting in suppressed prices.