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JPMorgan: Ethereum Losing NFT Market Share to Solana

Ethereum’s dominance in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is shrinking because of congestion and high gas fees, JPMorgan said in an analyst report. “The Hash” team discusses their assessment of the findings and why Ethereum might still be the superior blockchain.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jan 20, 2022 at 3:45 p.m. UTC

Jan 20, 2022

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Is 2022 the Year of Ethereum?

Global Innovation Leader at Ernst & Young Paul Brody discusses his CoinDesk article titled “2022 Is the Year of Ethereum,” offering insights into why Ethereum will become the dominant blockchain ecosystem.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jan 7, 2022 at 5:22 p.m. UTC

Jan 7, 2022

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CoinDesk Releases Annual Report Highlighting Key Trends in Crypto

CoinDesk Research Associate George Kaloudis joins the “First Mover” panel to discuss the 2021 CoinDesk Annual Report. Topics include the decline of bitcoin dominance, Ethereum gas fees triggering the rise of scaling-focused altcoins like Polygon and Solana, and how El Salvador’s legalization of bitcoin impacted the crypto market.

By CoinDesk Staff

Jan 6, 2022 at 5:05 p.m. UTC

Jan 6, 2022

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AVAX's Ava Labs President on Crypto Markets As Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soar

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AVAX’s Ava Labs President on Crypto Markets As Avalanche, Layer 1 Tokens Soar

John Wu, President of Ava Labs, best known for building the “layer 1” Avalanche blockchain, discusses the outlook for layer 1 tokens and the wider crypto markets. This comes as gas fees on “layer 2” solution Ethereum remain near all-time highs. Meanwhile, Ava Labs has been chosen for Mastercard’s Crypto Accelerator Program.

By CoinDesk Staff

Dec 9, 2021 at 6:29 p.m. UTC

Dec 9, 2021

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Ethereum Miners Revolt Over Fee Structure Overhaul

Ethereum miners are not happy about EIP 1559, a planned fee-structure overhaul mechanism meant to correct sky-high gas fees. Ethereum miners are making efforts to hold up the network, causing developers to push for a faster timeline for launching Ethereum 2.0.

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 15, 2021 at 7:04 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2021

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A Planned Ethereum Update for July Will Overhaul ETH Gas Fees

An Ethereum proposal called EIP 1559 will result in a major update to address rising transaction fees. “The Hash” panel discusses why Ethereum miners and developers are at odds over this and whether or not the plan will actually make gas fees more affordable.

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 5, 2021 at 7:19 p.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2021

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The Impact as Ethereum Gas Fees Hit All-Time-High

Ethereum transaction fees, called “gas fees,” have been rising along with ETH’s value, hitting an all-time-high. “The Hash” team discusses what spillover impact this is having on DeFi products.

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Feb 22, 2021 at 7:21 p.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2021

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