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Day: March 29, 2023

Scam alert: MetaMask warns users of deceptive March 31 airdrop rumors

Scam alert: MetaMask warns users of deceptive March 31 airdrop rumors

A purported MetaMask airdrop on March 31 has been the subject of “false rumours,” which MetaMask has warned its users are not only false but also dangerous. Several Twitter accounts that claim to be associated with MetaMask or an airdrop of MetaMask tokens have been discovered by Cointelegraph. MetaMask has denied the rumours and urged users to stay vigilant for fake sites. MetaMask has been linked to rumours of an imminent airdrop due to a “fireside chat” session with ConsenSys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin at ETHDenver 2023. Data from DappRadar reveals that activity on MetaMask nearly tripled as a result of the rumours, increasing from 8,000 transactions per day to 21,460 on March 27. ConsenSys, the parent company of MetaMask, has been contacted by Cointelegraph for clarification regarding whether there are plans for a future airdrop. News Sorce

Withdrawals are coming! Ethereumdevs confirm epoch for Shapella fork

Withdrawals are coming! Ethereumdevs confirm epoch for Shapella fork

Ethereum validators will soon be able to withdraw their Ether ETHtickers down to $1,789 from the Beacon Chain, enabled by Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP-4895. The epoch, slot, and time were confirmed following a week-long deliberation between members of the Ethereum Foundation. There are now 17.81 million Ether staked on the Beacon Chain. At a current price of $1,776, $31.6 billion can be unlocked over time, with Staked Ether added to the Beacon Chain since it launched in December 2020. Shapella is the most significant Ethereum hard fork, while Berlin will optimize petrol prices in April 2021 and London will introduce EIP-1559 in August 2021. Istanbul enhanced layer-2 scaling solutions’ performance and resilience to denial-of-service attacks. The Ethereum Foundation increased rewards when bugs were discovered in the Shapella code, with successful bounties ranging from $2,000 to $250,000. News Sorce

$XRP Price Surges as CFTC Says $BTC, $ETH, and Others Are Commodities in Lawsuit AgainstBinance

$XRP Price Surges as CFTC Says $BTC, $ETH, and Others Are Commodities in Lawsuit AgainstBinance

Since some members of the cryptocurrency community pointed out that several digital assets were specifically mentioned as commodities in the Commodity Futures and Trading Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Binance, the price of $XRP, the XRP Ledger’s native token, has increased more than 10% over the past 24 hours. Given that Ripple, the dominant participant in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, is engaged in a legal dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, this was seen as a bullish catalyst for XRP (SEC). One XRP is treated as being equal to all other XRPs, according to Ripple, who claims that XRP is a raw good that is traded in commerce. At Paris Blockchain Week 2023 earlier this month, Monica Long, the president of Ripple, spoke with CNBC International TV and expressed confidence in Ripple’s ongoing lawsuit with the SEC. News Sorce

Nearly 90% of Ethereum ($ETH) Supply Is Being Held off of Crypto Exchanges, Data Shows

Nearly 90% of Ethereum ($ETH) Supply Is Being Held off of Crypto Exchanges, Data Shows

With only 10.31% of the total ETH available, the supply of Ethereum on exchanges is at its lowest level since 2015. 90% of the ETH in circulation is held by organisations in charge of their own wallets, driven by worries about exchange security and the demand for investors to have complete control over their assets. Because there isn’t a lot of ETH available on exchanges, if there were to be strong market demand, the price of the cryptocurrency would probably increase. The supply of Ethereum has decreased by 66,000 ETH in the 180 days since the network’s merge upgrade, indicating a growing deflationary trend. After the London hard fork, transactions started burning ETH after the implementation of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559. Ethereum staking has been viewed as a source of income for both cryptocurrency owners and exchanges; in the fourth quarter of last year, Coinbase reported revenue of more than $200 million. Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade is one step closer to being activated, allowing validators to withdraw their staked ether and rewards earned from adding or approving blocks. News Sorce