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Subzero Temperatures in Texas Impact Bitcoin Hashrate Amidst Energy Strains
18.1.2024
As Texas grapples with unexpected subzero temperatures, the state’s bitcoin mining operations have shut down due to high energy demand. This has freed up much needed electricity capacity in the state, while also leading to a sharp drop in the global Bitcoin hashrate. Bitcoin Mining in Texas...
Skybridge Founder Expects Bitcoin to Surpass $170,000 Next Year
17.1.2024
Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci expects bitcoin’s price to surge past $170,000 next year if the price of the cryptocurrency remains at the current level until the halving in April. He expects Bitcoin halving, as well as surging institutional demand for newly listed spot bitcoin...
How And When To Watch Xbox’s Developer Direct 2024
16.1.2024
Xbox’s Developer_Direct stream returns this year, promising a close look at some of Microsoft’s upcoming titles, including actual gameplay and conversations with devs for various titles. If you’d like to get a sense of what to expect and when to tune in, we’ve got you covered.Read more
Bitcoin Price Could Surge to $170,000 on Spot ETFs and Halving Event, Says SkyBridge’s Anthony Scaramucci
16.1.2024
Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and managing partner of hedge fund SkyBridge, has shared an optimistic outlook for Bitcoin’s future, suggesting that its price could potentially reach $170,000 in the coming year. Scaramucci’s prediction is based on two key factors, including the growing...
2024 Crypto Trends: Rollups, Corporate Adoption, and Bitcoin-Centric Solutions
15.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Bussarin The crypto industry is anticipating a positive shift in 2024, with several key trends shaping the landscape. After a prolonged crypto winter, increased institutional demand and growing Bitcoin adoption are expected to drive innovation. Notable trends to watch include...
Investors Rush To Buy Retik Finance (RETIK) Presale As Stage 5 Approaches Closure
15.1.2024
Few presales have recently captured investor attention quite like Retik Finance (RETIK). This ambitious DeFi project, promising a seamless fusion of traditional and digital finance, has witnessed a remarkable surge in demand, with its presale stages selling out at breakneck speed. But what exactly...
Fundstrat Says Bitcoin Is Headed for $150K — Predicts BTC Could Hit $500K in 5 Years
12.1.2024
Financial research firm Fundstrat’s head of research has predicted that the price of bitcoin is headed for $150K and could hit $500K in five years. Emphasizing the cryptocurrency’s finite supply and “a potentially huge increase in demand with a spot bitcoin approval,”...
Here Are the Coins that Will Benefit the Most from the Bitcoin ETF Approval
12.1.2024
Source: DALL·E Some cryptocurrencies are likely to benefit more than others following the SEC’s spot Bitcoin ETF approval in the USA. Spot Bitcoin ETF approval give non-web3 savvy retail and institutional investors easy access to gain direct exposure to Bitcoin (BTC). Spot Bitcoin...
10 Days Into 2024 And 2300+ Video Game Layoffs Have Been Announced
10.1.2024
Within the last few years, video game industry layoffs have unfortunately become more commonplace. In 2023, we saw near-weekly layoffs across the entire industry. When the dust had settled, at least 6,000 jobs across publishers, developers, and other video game-related companies had happened....
Tokenized Treasuries’ Surging Demand Prompts Yield-Bearing Offering by Enigma Securities
10.1.2024
U.S. Treasuries are a gateway for tokenization efforts, and has grown to a $850 million market from $100 million over the past year, rwa.xyz data shows
Solana Price Prediction as Total Value Locked Declines by 20% – Is Demand for SOL Weakening?
8.1.2024
Following an earlier retest of last week’s lows in the $85s, Solana price (SOL) is attempting to rebound, though declining total value locked (TVL) remains a concern for the bulls. SOL/USD was last changing hands around $94, with the SOL price up around 5%. Solana has been moving higher on Monday...
Report: Predators Are Using Twitch 'Clips' To Spread Child Abuse
5.1.2024
Trigger warning: This post talks about child predation and sexual abuse.Read more
STX20 Protocol Demonstrates Potential for Scaling Bitcoin Ordinals on an L2 Network
4.1.2024
According to developers behind the project, the debut of the STX20 protocol on Stacks’ Bitcoin layer two (L2) has marked a pivotal moment for Ordinals-style assets. Amid growing demand for innovative use cases in the Bitcoin ecosystem, the Stacks team believes the STX20 test has shown significant...
Peter Schiff Expects Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Bring Speculator Sell-Off, Minimal Institutional Demand
4.1.2024
Economist and gold bug Peter Schiff expects the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to be a nonevent. The crypto skeptic explained that there is “really no need for a bitcoin ETF, as you can buy and store bitcoin yourself...
Twitch Bans Implied Nakedness In Response To ‘Nudity Meta’
3.1.2024
As December 2023 was underway, some streamers cleverly thought to play around with Twitch’s restrictions around nudity, broadcasting in such a fashion that implied they were completely naked on camera. Twitch, in response, began banning folks before shifting gears to allow various forms...
Spot BTC ETF May Reach $3 Billion in Initial Post-Launch Days, Trading Broker Says + More News
28.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Michael Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: Demand for Spot Bitcoin ETF May Reach $3 Billion in Initial Post-Launch Days, Trading Broker Says XRP Healthcare...
Solana Struggles With Saga Phones Inventory Amid Excessive Demand
22.12.2023
Source: Solana / edited by Hongji Feng Solana is facing inventory management challenges with its newly released Saga phones, leading to a series of order cancellations, according to a Solana Mobile post. The complications arose when an inventory management issue with Solana’s third-party...
Phantom Expands Web3 Wallet to Embrace Bitcoin, Ordinals, and BRC20 Tokens Amid Soaring Demand
21.12.2023
Phantom, the Web3 cryptocurrency wallet initially developed for Solana, has expanded to include Ethereum and Polygon, and is now introducing support for Bitcoin, Ordinal inscriptions, and BRC20 tokens. Users of Phantom have the ability to integrate their existing bitcoin wallets, allowing them...
Monero surges to all-time high amid privacy coin demand
20.12.2023
With a few essential characteristics, Monero sets itself apart as a cryptocurrency that prioritizes anonymity. To make it challenging to pinpoint the precise source of cash, it first uses ring signatures, a cryptographic technique that joins the spender’s transaction with others—by hiding...
Bitcoin Reaches New All-Time High In Options Open Interest
20.12.2023
Demand for Bitcoin options is soaring, with average daily open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) touching an all-time high of $1.9 billion as of December. According to CoinGlass, the last high for CME open interest was in April at $1.68 billion, when the U.S. banking crisis a month...