Ethereum Restaking EigenLayer Is Now Raising $50 Million In Series A Funding

Key Points: EigenLayer, an Ethereum restaking protocol that has yet to deploy, is raising $50 million in a Series A fundraising round, according to The Block and two persons familiar with the situation.

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Ethereum gas fees have increased 13.71% in the last two weeks, with the average fee rising from $4.52 per transaction to $5.14 per transfer on Feb. 3, 2023. Despite ethereum's price seeing significant growth this year, its network's gas fees have also seen a similar increase.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) traded lower, but remained above the key $23,000 level on Friday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded losses, but remained above the $1,600 mark this morning.

A red-hot Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution printed a fresh all-time high on Thursday after a new protocol upgrade proposal. Optimism (OP) reached a peak of $3.10 on Thursday, the token's new all-time high (ATH). OP has since retraced to $2.

According to Wu Blockchain: "The burning amount of Ethereum reached 3040 on February 2, reaching a new high since November 10 last year. The main burning sources are Uniswap and OpenSea.

Ethereum (ETH) is noticeably on the rise along with the overall increase in performance of most crypto assets. Though general crypto market sentiment continues to be the key driver of Ethereum price growth, network activity has boosted confidence among all Ethereum investors.

With a price increase of over 40%, Ethereum [ETH] had a successful January. Although short-term investors can consider this a success, would it be advantageous to hold the asset for the foreseeable future?

The Ethereum [ETH] network has come one step closer to the Shanghai hardfork with the launch of a testnet. The testnet, titled Zhejiang, will reportedly serve as a precursor to the eventual launch.

The world's second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum (ETH) has been participating in the broader market rally gaining more than 40% over the last month. On Wednesday, February 1, the ETH price jumped by another 7% and is currently trading at $1675 with a market cap of $204 billion.

According to data from Ultrasound Money, in January, Ethereum's [ETH] supply decreased by 10,145.72 units, resulting in a net deflationary value of approximately $16 million. As of this writing, the current total supply of ETH stood at 120,515,752, with an annual growth rate of -0.012%.

Despite some resurgence in NFT prices and transactions, the ecosystem might still be plagued with some downsides. Bloomberg, in its 31 January update, reported that the DeFiance Digital Revolution EFT, also known as ticketNFTZ, was shutting down.