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Ordinals Founder Casey Rodarmor Warns Bitcoin Maxis That ‘Whining’ Makes Them ‘Look Weak’
3.1.2024
Casey Rodarmor, the developer of the Ordinals protocol, has called out ideological Bitcoin maxis for their views on inscriptions and censoring transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Rodarmor stated that the “whining” around the protocol and its usage of block space make them...
Grayscale Updates Spot Bitcoin ETF Application but Left out Some Key Information
3.1.2024
Crypto asset management firm Grayscale Investments has updated its spot bitcoin ETF filing in hope of being included in the initial round of decisions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, the firm has omitted some key information that the SEC reportedly wants included...
Spot ETF Approvals Will See BTC Value Rising to $50,000 in January — Matrixport
3.1.2024
The expected approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) applications by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will see the top crypto asset’s price jumping to $50,000 in January, the latest market preview by Matrixport has predicted. The crypto financial services platform...
Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse Goes NFT After Entering Public Domain
2.1.2024
One of the first depictions of the Mickey Mouse character has finally entered the public domain, and it is now immortalized in a non-fungible token collection. A limited edition of 2,000 NFTs featuring the famous mouse in one of its first animated shorts, “Steamboat Willie,”...
Paypal and First Digital Stablecoins Dominate in December as Binance USD Heads Toward Extinction
2.1.2024
The leading stablecoins, in terms of market capitalization, concluded 2023 with a combined value of around $131.69 billion, yet only two of the top ten experienced increases in 30-day supply. Data reveals that tether, the leading U.S. dollar-pegged crypto asset, observed a 2.5% uptick in...
Bitcoin Is an ‘Intriguing Option for National and Corporate Financial Portfolios’ Says Billionaire Stelian Balta
2.1.2024
Stelian Balta, the billionaire and co-founder of the digital asset management firm Hyperchain Capital, has said that while bitcoin is indeed a volatile asset it nonetheless helps to diversify and align an investment portfolio with digital trends. The top crypto asset’s high-return...
Orbit Bridge Hack Confirmed, Over $81.5 Million Lost in Cryptocurrency Assets
2.1.2024
Orbit Bridge, an inter-blockchain bridging protocol, has confirmed that it was recently exploited, losing over $81.5 million in several assets, including USDT, DAI, USDC, WBTC, and ETH. Orbit Chain is trying to communicate with the group responsible for the attack and has asked cryptocurrency...
US Presidential Candidate Outlines Plan to Shut Down FBI if Elected — ‘This Is Much More Practical Than It Sounds’
2.1.2024
Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has outlined his plan to shut down the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) if he is elected President of the United States. “56% of the bureau that are professional bureaucrats should be fired immediately,” he stressed, adding that 44% of FBI employees...
Crypto Crossroads — Contrasting 2024 Predictions Signal a Year of Defining Shifts
2.1.2024
Throughout the past year, enthusiasm and speculation around bitcoin and other crypto assets have surged, particularly as the year drew to a conclusion. The Motley Fool’s forecasts for 2024 strike a pessimistic tone, anticipating a “buy the rumor, sell the news” scenario related...
Market Dynamics Shift as NFT Sales Tumble 63% Year Over Year
1.1.2024
According to recent statistics on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the past year, sales hit $8.70 billion in 2023. This figure represents a $15.04 billion or 63.35% decrease in NFT sales compared to the previous year. 2023’s NFT Sales Volume Declined Sharply, but Year-End Market Dynamics Hint...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Enters 2024 With Subtle Signals and Low Volume
1.1.2024
As the clock turned to 2024, bitcoin’s price danced between $42,094 and $42,781 per unit. On Jan. 1, amid the holiday’s quiet, bitcoin’s current technical indicators offer a mixed bag of signals, setting a contemplative stage for the year ahead. Bitcoin Jan. 1, 2024,...
Latam Insights: Vitalik Buterin Praises Argentina, Brazilian Banks Test Microsoft CBDC Privacy Solution
1.1.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praises Argetina’s moves, Brazilian banks introduce Microsoft privacy solutions in digital real tests, and Mi Primer...
‘Bitcoin in the West Has Sold out, and Now Only the Global South Can Save BTC’ — Ray Youssef
1.1.2024
According to Ray Youssef, the CEO of Noones, peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading is the United States’ public enemy number one because its potential widespread adoption by people from the Global South represents the “world’s first real threat to the U.S. Treasury system.”...
SEC Could Approve Spot Bitcoin ETFs by Tuesday or Wednesday, Sources Say
1.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could make a decision regarding the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Tuesday or Wednesday, according to a report. Anticipation for the first-ever U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs intensified last week as prominent asset managers...
Avalanche Foundation to Hop Onto the Meme Coin Train, Announces Investment in Selected Projects
1.1.2024
The Avalanche Foundation, an institution that funds avalanche initiatives, has recently announced that it will start investing in meme coins. These purchases will be made using funds from the $100 million Culture Catalyst fund launched in 2022, and the tokens will be selected based on their number...
Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes Alerts Big Banks Will Eventually Cannibalize Tether’s Business Model
31.12.2023
Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom and former CEO of Bitmex, discussed the eventual demise of Tether and other stablecoin companies. Hayes explained that Tether’s business model, which consists of taking dollars and investing in treasuries, will eventually be cannibalized by big banks like...
Ethereum’s Path Forward: Vitalik Buterin Unveils Roadmap Enhancements
31.12.2023
In a recent update, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released an updated 2023 roadmap for the blockchain platform, detailing notable improvements and steadfast progress. Despite similarities to the previous year’s roadmap, the updated version underscores Ethereum’s evolving...
December 2023 Sees Record Bitcoin Mining Revenue: $1.51 Billion Amassed With Soaring Onchain Fees
31.12.2023
In December, bitcoin miners garnered the highest monthly revenue of the year, amassing $1.51 billion. Additionally, this month marked a record in fee collection, with miners securing $324.83 million in onchain transaction fees. Bitcoin Miners Smash Records — Highest Monthly Haul of $1.51...
5 Mining Pools Dominated in 2023, Discovering Over 84% of Bitcoin’s Blocks
31.12.2023
Over the past year, statistics reveal that 54,002 bitcoin blocks have been mined from Dec. 30, 2022, to Dec. 30, 2023. Leading the industry this year, Foundry USA topped the charts by mining 16,492 blocks in the past 12 months. Additionally, miners navigated through a total of 27 difficulty...
ETF Fever Continues, Gensler Warns Against Crypto’s ‘Wild West’ of Permissionless Exchange, Latam Update — Week in Review
31.12.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler has repeated earlier warnings about crypto “non-compliance” being a global “Wild West,” as speculative fever for BTC exchange-traded funds continues to swelter, with monolithic asset manager Blackrock...