DeFi users flock to Flamingo (FLM) to escape high Ethereum gas fees

Decentralized finance is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of the cryptocurrency sector but the ecosystem has become increasingly centralized on the Ethereum network and this is causing the entire sector to be plagued by high gas fees and slow transaction confirmations. Average Ethereum gas price. Source: Etherscan This explosive rise in gas fees is leading users…

Bitcoin price hits $36,800 shortly after Ethereum closes above $1,500

On Feb. 2 Ether (ETH) saw its price breakout to a new all-time high at $1,555 as increased activity in the derivatives market provided clear signals that traders were bullish on the long-term prospects of the largest altcoin by market capitalization. Bitcoin price also saw a bullish breakout as it finally crossed above the $35,000…

DeFi revival pushes Celo, Venus (XVS) and Fantom (FTM) price higher

A new report by CoinShares suggests Bitcoin (BTC) has garnered 97% of the total crypto inflows in 2021. The recent correction in Bitcoin price does not seem to have deterred crypto investors as CoinShares data shows a record $1.3 billion in crypto product inflows over the past week. This suggests that investors are accumulating on…

Price analysis 1/25: BTC, ETH, DOT, XRP, ADA, LINK, LTC, BCH, BNB, XLM

After the recent correction, Bitcoin (BTC) will need aggressive inflows to absorb the possible selling from the short-term traders and momentum players as the price nears $40,000. In the past few months, Grayscale Investments has been one of the major entities responsible for the pickup in demand. However, JPMorgan Chase analysts pointed out in a…

Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, DOT, AAVE, SNX

As Bitcoin price trade sideways, traders are keeping an eye out for new purchases from institutional investors in order to gauge whether BTC‘s correction is over. MicroStrategy’s recent purchase of 314 Bitcoin at an average price of $31,808 is a mild sentiment booster but it may not be enough to arrest the decline if buyers do…

Bitcoin in jeopardy, Ether briefly breaks records, Biden takes action: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 17–23

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Three reasons Bitcoin tumbled below $30,000 in a surprise overnight…