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Bitwise Sees ‘Raging’ Bitcoin Bull Market — Expects April Halving to Be ‘the Most Impactful We’ve Seen”
31.3.2024
Bitwise Asset Management believes that “bitcoin is in a raging bull market” in the long term. Its chief executive anticipates the upcoming bitcoin halving to be “the most impactful we’ve seen.” The firm’s chief investment officer explained that global wealth managers...
Robert Kiyosaki Urges Ditching US Dollar for Bitcoin — Warns Boomers’ Retirements Going Broke as Paper Assets Crash
31.3.2024
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has urged investors to ditch the U.S. dollar and buy bitcoin alongside gold and silver. He warned that “baby boomers’ retirements are going broke as paper assets crash.” The famous author stressed: “I do not trust anything that...
Blackrock Spot Bitcoin ETF’s Holdings Soar Past 252K BTC — CEO Says He’s ‘Pleasantly Surprised’ by Retail Demand
30.3.2024
Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), has significantly increased its bitcoin holdings, which have now surpassed 252,011 BTC, representing an approximate notional value of $18 billion. This substantial increase reflects...
Market Resilience Tested as NFT Sales Fall for Third Consecutive Week
30.3.2024
Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have dipped once more, marking the third consecutive week of decline, with a 14.97% decrease compared to the previous week. Leading the charge in this week’s sales from March 23 to March 30, Bitcoin NFT transactions amassed $82.61 million, despite...
Vintage Bitcoin Vaults Awaken — Over $41M in BTC Moves After 11.7 Years of Slumber
30.3.2024
On Friday, March 29, 2024, an early bitcoin enthusiast who acquired their holdings in 2012 transferred 100 bitcoins, valued at approximately $6.98 million, at block height 836,813. Roughly 42 blocks later, at block height 836,855, another individual, or possibly the same entity, relocated...
Arrow Markets Secures $4M in Series A to Forge New Paths in Crypto Options Trading
30.3.2024
On Friday, the Avalanche-based options protocol, Arrow Markets, unveiled its successful $4 million Series A fundraising initiative. The global project aiming to “revolutionize crypto options trading” garners support from prominent backers including Framework Ventures, Delphi Ventures, and...
Ethena Details ENA Airdrop for Shard Holders, Announces Bitcoin Sats Campaign
30.3.2024
Ethena, the protocol for the synthetic crypto native dollar, has announced an airdrop of its governance token, ENA, for participants in its shard campaign. The platform has stated that after a 6-week shard operation, 750 million ENA (which is 5% of the total supply) will be airdropped, with...
TRM Labs Report: Tether’s USDT Was the Go-to Stablecoin for Illicit Activities in 2023
30.3.2024
A report issued by TRM Labs indicated that Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency industry, was the preferred stablecoin used for illicit transactions during 2023. TRM Labs alleges that 1.6% of USDT’s volume was linked to illicit activity last year, with $19.3...
Galaxy CEO: US Debt Crisis Drives Demand for Bitcoin
30.3.2024
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz has proposed several measures to prevent a U.S. debt spiral. The executive explained that the U.S. debt crisis makes it “so easy to convince people to buy bitcoin and other hard assets.” He emphasized that implementing these measures could give...
Quadrigacx Co-Founder Compelled to Account for 45-Bar Gold Stash
30.3.2024
Michael Patryn, co-founder of the now-defunct Quadrigacx cryptocurrency exchange, has been compelled by Canadian officers to explain the origin of his wealth. Patryn must explain how he acquired a stash of 45 gold bars, more than $180,000 in cash, and a jewelry set with a diamond-studded Rolex...
Vitalik Buterin Explores Blobs and Parallelization in L2 Rollup Analysis
29.3.2024
In a recent deep dive into Ethereum’s future scalability and infrastructure, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin discusses the latest introduction of blobs and their significant role in the evolution of layer two (L2) rollups. This pivotal development marks a transition towards more efficient...
Bitmain Reveals S21 Pro Bitcoin Miner: Pioneering 15 Joules per Terahash
29.3.2024
On Friday, the producer of bitcoin-specific application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining equipment, Bitmain, unveiled the latest Antminer S21 Pro model during the World Digital Mining Summit (WDMS). This new device features a hashrate of approximately 234 terahash per second (TH/s)...
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits Record $37.55 Billion With CME Leading the Pack
29.3.2024
On Friday, March 29, 2024, the combined open interest in bitcoin futures reached a new all-time peak of $37.55 billion. This uptick occurs amid buoyant bitcoin markets and a growing attraction from institutional investors. Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Reaches Unprecedented $37.55 Billion Since...
Altseason 2024: Forget 10-50x! Unveiling the next altcoin gems
29.3.2024
Altseason 2024 is potentially the next big event of the year after Bitcoin Halving. Speculations are on the rise, with many stating that gains in this season could be bigger than those in 2021. While an estimate is hard to predict at the moment, inspiration keeps up with the drawn speculation from...
New SHIB cryptocurrency built on Ethereum (ETH) attracting Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders
29.3.2024
The Ethereum network has served as a fertile ground for the birth and growth of numerous digital assets, including the widely celebrated meme coin, Shiba Inu. Recently, a new contender has emerged on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, capturing the attention of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) community. This...
Ethereum Blobs have finally come
29.3.2024
A blob is a temporary, low-cost memory that stores information pertaining to transactions. The implementation of Ethereum proto-sharding has introduced a novel notion referred to as “blobs.” The implementation of structures can be described as a pivotal moment in Ethereum’s...
Can the bullish sentiment for Shiba Inu uptick above $0.000032?
29.3.2024
Shiba Inu started as a meme coin featuring a popular Japanese dog breed, gaining rapid popularity in 2021. Its appeal lies in its low entry barrier, which remains affordable compared to other cryptocurrencies. Shiba Inu’s 300% surge in less than a month is reminiscent of Dogecoin’s...
Bitwise unveils key analysis in new Ethereum ETF filing
29.3.2024
Within the cryptocurrency market, Bitwise, a well-known crypto manager, has taken a significant step and is now introducing a new investment product that deals with Ethereum, the second-largest digital currency worldwide in market cap. The entity has already filed with the SEC an S-1 form, where...
Tokenized US Treasury Bonds Hit $1 Billion Milestone on Public Blockchains
29.3.2024
This week, 21.co’s onchain data analyst Tom Wan presented figures revealing that tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds on public blockchains have surpassed the $1 billion mark. The analyst highlighted that Blackrock’s BUIDL experienced significant growth of 400%, escalating from $40 million...
Sam Bankman-Fried receives 25-year sentence in landmark fraud case
29.3.2024
Judge Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced the former CEO of FTX to 25 years in prison on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from consumers of the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, which is now bankrupt. During a court hearing in Manhattan, the penalty was imposed by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan...