FTX to halt Ethereum trades on Arbitrum, Solana, BSC for the ETH Merge
Despite confirmation of zero downtime from Ethereum developers, FTX chose to suspend “deposits and withdrawals until the Merge is finished and networks are stable.” While Ethereum devs promised no downtime during The Merge, one of the most anticipated Ethereum upgrades, members of the crypto community decided to take proactive measures to ensure the safety of investor funds. In this effort, crypto exchange FTX announced to halt all Ether (ETH) trades on various blockchains until the September upgrade concludes.The Merge upgrade will permanently transition the Ethereum blockchain from....
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As one of the after-merge solutions, Ethereum added Arbitrum to its layer-2 mainnet. The Ethereum network expects the Arbitrum scaling tool to eliminate the problem of high transaction fees and optimize network scalability. Arbitrum scaling tool enables users access to DeFi applications. Arbitrum network makes token swap almost extremely cheap at 0.60 cents. The recent […]
The exchange also announced plans to remove $USDC as a tradeable asset from its platform. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced Monday that it plans to halt all deposits and withdrawals of Ethereum (ETH) and Wrapped Ethereum (WETH) on selected networks, starting September 6th at 2 am (UTC) in anticipation of Ethereum's Merge event.#Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals for Ether $ETH and Wrapped Ether $WETH on the following networks starting from September 6, 2022 at 02:00am UTC. ETH (Arbitrum) ETH (OP) WETH (RON)— Binance (@binance) September 5, 2022 In the announcement,....
Users of Arbitrum orbit chains, layer-3 solutions for Ethereum built on top of the platform’s technology stacks, can now pay gas fees using USDC. The move comes even as ARB, the native token of the Ethereum layer-2, continues to post lower lows, pushing losses to nearly 80% since January 2024 highs. Arbitrum Orbit Chains Support USDC For Paying Gas Fees In a press release, the decision to integrate bridged USDC aims to reduce gas fees and attract more developers. As of August 8, USDC is one of the top stablecoins by market cap. CoinMarketCap data shows that Circle, the stablecoin....
The Nitro upgrade will further improve the transaction fee crisis that has plagued the growth of the Ethereum network over the last two years. Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum is set to undergo one of its most significant upgrades on Wednesday, set to increase transaction throughput, slash transaction fees and simplify cross-chain communication between Arbitrum and Ethereum.Referred to as the “Nitro” upgrade, Arbitrum reconfirmed the date of the upgrade in a Twitter post on Aug. 29, confirming that the upgrade will take effect on Aug. 31 at 10:30 AM Eastern Time, while noting a....
On August 4, Arbitrum One, the layer two (L2) Ethereum scaling solution, announced the protocol will implement a significant upgrade called Nitro in 25 days. The highly anticipated Nitro migration will take place on August 31, exactly one year after Offchain Labs, the Arbitrum project maintainers, launched the Arbitrum One mainnet. The Arbitrum team says that developers need to prepare contracts and users should get prepared for faster transactions and lower fees.
Offchain Labs Reveals Migration Date for Arbitrum One’s Nitro Upgrade
Two days ago, the official Arbitrum....