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ETH price still struggles to conquer the $2,000 level, but growth in LSDFi could prevent a sharper sell-off. Ethereum (ETH) has been on a downward trend with the $2,000 level forming a crucial resistance level in recent months. While Bitcoin (BTC) recorded 11.94% gains moving past $30,000 in June after BlackRock filed an ETF application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the upside in ETH stayed around 3.16%. In the first week of July, buyers attempted to move the price past crucial resistance at around $1,900, however, a failed breakout exposed the price to further correction. The Ethereum network also witnessed a decline in activity, evident in the one-year low levels in total transaction fees. The price of leading NFT collections on Ethereum plummeted, while DeFi activity stalled due to low yields. The 7-day moving average of total transaction fees paid on Ethereum. Source: Glassnode However, the downside may be restricted as the demand for liquid staking derivati...

Binance said retiring old deposit addresses on multiple blockchains was part of its infrastructure upgrade, and new addresses will offer better security and efficiency. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Binance is disabling multiple old deposit addresses as part of its infrastructure upgrade. In an announcement on April 18, Binance said it would retire selected deposit addresses and memos in batches on multiple blockchains, including Ethereum (ETH), Tron (TRX), BNB and Stellar (XLM). The crypto exchange said that the retirement of old addresses is a routine and a part of enhancing security and efficiency for the users . List of retired deposit addresses on various blockhain networks. Source: Binance The users of these impacted deposit blockchain addresses will be notified via email and the exchange strongly encouraged that all impacted users obtain a new address and memo upon receiving the notification. The notification email will include the expirat...