PDAXScope: BTC nears $72K, XRP breakout watch

March 13, 2026

PDAXScope: BTC nears $72K, XRP breakout watch

Bitcoin climbs to near $72,000 after Treasury Secretary Bessent attempts to calm oil fears (CoinDesk) Bitcoin climbed to near $72,000 after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. government is working to stabilize energy markets and ease oil price concerns, as reported by CoinDesk. His remarks came amid recent geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran that had pushed oil prices higher and weighed on market sentiment. XRP steadies near $1.38 as Bollinger squeeze hints at breakout before CPI (CoinDesk) XRP is holding steady near $1.38 as traders watch for a potential price breakout, as reported by CoinDesk. […]

PDAXScope: Circle posts USDC earnings, BTC ETFs draw $506M

February 27, 2026

PDAXScope: Circle posts USDC earnings, BTC ETFs draw $506M

Circle’s Q4 Earnings Show Strong USDC Adoption as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Recover (Decrypt) Circle, the company behind USDC, reported stronger-than-expected earnings, as reported by Decrypt. The company showed major growth in revenue and stablecoin usage, which boosted investor confidence, helping Circle’s stock jump sharply and contributing to a broader uptick in major crypto prices like Bitcoin and Ethereum.  ETH’s next big move depends on daily close above $2.1K: Data (Cointelegraph) Ethereum’s next major price move hinges on whether ETH can close above the key $2,100–$2,110 level on the daily chart, as reported by Cointelegraph. Analysts say that if ETH holds […]

Get ready: the Ethereum ETFs are coming

April 2, 2024

Get ready: the Ethereum ETFs are coming

In a nutshell: An Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an investment vehicle that tracks the price of Ethereum (ETH). It allows institutional investors to participate in the cryptocurrency market without needing to directly purchase and secure crypto tokens. Anticipation is building towards an expected approval of an Ethereum ETF by the US Securities and Exchange […]

Ethereum Classic (ETC) – the “original” Ethereum

October 21, 2022

Ethereum Classic (ETC) – the “original” Ethereum

A blockchain is an incredibly secure network due to its decentralized design and the transparency and immutability of its ledger. This means that blockchains like Ethereum (ETH) do not rely on a centralized server or database, but instead distribute the responsibility  across their network nodes who work together through consensus algorithms in making sure that […]

What is Polygon (MATIC)?

October 19, 2022

What is Polygon (MATIC)?

Polygon is a sidechain on the Ethereum (ETH) network, developed specifically to address scalability issues that often lead to network congestion and high gas fees for Ethereum users. As Ethereum is able to only process anywhere between 12-30 transactions per second (TPS), blockchain projects such as Polygon and other competitor Layer-1 blockchains have for the […]

What are gas fees?

October 6, 2022

What are gas fees?

TL;DR Gas fees are the payments charged by blockchain networks in order to complete transactions. These fees are a crucial component of the sustainability of a blockchain as they are used to pay miners and validators whose job is to secure the network by verifying and authenticating transactions.   What are gas fees? Blockchains are decentralized […]

What you need to know about the Ethereum Merge

September 9, 2022

What you need to know about the Ethereum Merge

The Ethereum blockchain is about to undergo a major change this September.  As the dominant platform for smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps)–and being the second largest blockchain in terms of market capitalization next only to Bitcoin–this shift represents the most significant technological update to occur yet within the blockchain industry. Read on to find out more about why the […]

What is Ethereum Name Service (ENS)?

July 18, 2022

What is Ethereum Name Service (ENS)?

It’s fairly easy enough to remember street addresses and email addresses. But when it comes to crypto, it’s hard to imagine anyone being able to memorize their wallet address–which could be as long as 34 randomly generated hexadecimal characters. Crypto wallet addresses are generated this way because they are meant to be read by machines–not by […]

What is Wrapped Ethereum (WETH)?

July 11, 2022

What is Wrapped Ethereum (WETH)?

Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) is a “wrapped” token, which functions as a “representative” for a cryptocurrency outside of its native blockchain. As some blockchains may have a limited number of decentralized apps (dApps)–or perhaps none at all–wrapped tokens allow users to carry the value of the token they represent to other networks to expand their utility. In this […]

What are smart contracts?

July 11, 2022

What are smart contracts?

TL;DR Smart contracts are programs that are written into a blockchain and are executed whenever certain predetermined parameters are met. They are designed to automate a transaction or agreement without needing an executor, middleman, or third party.   What are smart contracts? Smart contracts represent the most significant evolution in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrency to […]