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El Ethereum price remains bullish after the arrival of the Shanghai update and withdrawals of staking ether locked on the Beacon Chain. This and more news in this practical summary daily so that you are always informedwith events most recent that occur within the crypto world.
Ethereum rises to $2.000 for the first time since May after the Shanghai update
📍Ethereum (ETH) has exceeded $2.000 per unit after the arrival of the Shanghai update. In the last 24 hours, the price of Ethereum has gained 6%, surpassing $2.114 per unit at the time of writing.
Ethereum's market cap is now $242.330 billion and traders are trading nearly $13.000 billion worth of the cryptocurrency daily.
Regarding Ethereum's price rise, crypto trader @Ashcryptoreal highlighted that validator withdrawals, which were enabled on the mainnet with the implementation of the Shanghai update, do not mean sales, so investors who are holding their holdings are benefiting from the cryptocurrency price.
According to @Ashcryptoreal, it is possible to see the price of Ethereum hit a new all-time high this year. Ethereum achieved its highest price in November 2021, reaching $4.890 per unit.
Blockchain gaming activity doubles on the Polygon Network
📍Polygon Network, the second most active blockchain in gaming. Ethereum's scalability sidechain, Polygon Network, registered more than 138.000 active unique wallets related to the world of blockchain-based games in the month of March.
According to data from the DappRadar platform, blockchain gaming activity on the Polygon Network has increased by 53% compared to the previous month.
Recent data positions the scalability network as the second most active blockchain related to the world of gaming, ranking behind the WAX network.
Polygon Network's interest in the world of gaming has been driven by the various strategic alliances that the chain's developers have signed with global companies and projects. Like the one announced with the Web3 BoomLand gaming platform, in July of last year, to create a Polygon-based supernet that allows players to immerse themselves in a new immersive experience.
Polygon Network and BoomLand introduced the Hunters On-Chain game, based on Play to Earn mechanics and supported by an NFT marketplace.
Hunters On-Chain has recorded over 29% growth in its number of active users in the last month and an impressive 15.497% in monthly blockchain usage.
Bogotá opens its doors to innovators of the blockchain industry
📍The 7th edition of the annual Blockchain Summit Latam will be held in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The event will take place at the Ágora Convention Center in Bogotá, one of the most modern in the region and where the Ethereum Devcon conference took place last year.
Blockchain Summit Latam is an event that brings together the greatest innovators and brightest minds in the crypto/blockchain world to discuss new trends, advances, technologies, regulations and more, related to the crypto industry.
Colombia has been chosen to host the seventh edition of this international event in recognition of its constant and growing interest in adopting new technologies, regulating the cryptocurrency market and increasing its participation in innovations such as the Metaverse.
Lightspark, a payment platform based on Lightning Network, is launched
📍The former president of Paypal and former director of Diem, David Marcus, has launched a new payments platform based on the Lightning Network. Called Lightspark, the new network aims to make it easier for companies and businesses to receive instant payments in BTC through Bitcoin's Lightning Network scalability solution.
Lightspark has been operational since last Tuesday, April 11, making it easier for companies to access the Lightning network. However, it is a private service that, as its creator noted, is aimed at a specific market.
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