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Ether Trading at 27% Discount to Fair Value, New Research Shows
18.9.2023
Ether is trading at a 27% discount to its fair value, according to research firm RXR's blended Metcalfe law-centric valuation model, which incorporates active user adoption of layer 2 scaling networks
North Korean Hackers Use Russian-Based Exchanges to Launder Stolen Crypto, Report
17.9.2023
Hacking groups linked to North Korea are increasingly using exchanges in Russia to launder crypto, Chainalysis revealed. The shift in their strategy, registered by the blockchain forensics firm, coincides with a drop in the value of the stolen cryptocurrency this year in comparison with...
Sony Announces Joint Initiative to Create Blockchain for Spearheading Its Web3 Strategy
16.9.2023
Sony Network Communications, part of the Sony Group, entered into a joint initiative to create a blockchain project that aims to serve as the “backbone of global Web3 infrastructure.” The new company, created with Startale Labs, a Web3 development startup, aims to provide...
Ethereum’s Liquid Staking Platforms See $1B Influx in 20 Days, Nearing 12M ETH Milestone
15.9.2023
Over 20 days, 640,000 ETH valued at just over $1 billion was added to liquid staking derivatives platforms. Additionally, the amount of ether staked in such protocols is approaching 12 million, with 11.97 million total value locked (TVL) as of September 15, 2023. Ethereum Staking Platforms Race...
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s Stoner Cats NFT Sales Surge by 2,433% After SEC Charges
15.9.2023
Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) charges against Stoner Cats, the NFT project backed by Mila Kunis, the digital collectibles have witnessed a staggering surge in sales, soaring by a significant 2,433% within a mere 24-hour span. On September 14, the Stoner...
Ethereum Hard Fork Coin ETHW Down More Than 95% Since The Merge
13.9.2023
Nearly a year after Chandler Guo — the instigator of the Ethereum blockchain’s last hard fork — predicted its rise, the native coin of the breakaway Ethereum proof-of-work blockchain has plummeted by more than 95%. Ethereumpow (ETHW) now trades at a price less than 1% of...
What Correlations Tell Us About the Value of Multi-Asset Crypto Portfolios
13.9.2023
Max Freccia of Truvius does some number-crunching to evaluate the benefits of expanding beyond the biggest cryptos
Square Enix Loses Stock Value, Development Process Under Fire
13.9.2023
Square Enix is in a bit of a rough spot following financial setbacks and rocky game releases. While some titles like Final Fantasy XIV have delivered consistent quality and remained popular with fans, other entries from the series as well as newer games from the publisher have shipped...
Incoming BoE Deputy Governor Discusses Crypto's Value and Risks
13.9.2023
The incoming deputy governor of financial stability at the Bank of England (BoE) has said that crypto does not yet pose much of a risk to financial stability.
During a hearing held by Parliament's Treasury Committee, Sarah Breeden, set to assume her new role on November 1, discussed the value...
Bitcoin’s Path to Money: Menger’s Theory and the Debate on Medium of Exchange vs. Store of Value
13.9.2023
Over the past ten years, fervent supporters of digital currency have engaged in intense debates: Is bitcoin (BTC) designed as peer-to-peer electronic cash as illustrated in Satoshi’s groundbreaking white paper, or does it serve as a digital store of value, similar to gold? Additionally,...
Lightspark CEO David Marcus Profiles Bitcoin as Global Payment Network
13.9.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and co-creator of Diem, Meta’s failed cryptocurrency project, explained his intentions of turning Bitcoin into a global payments network. Marcus explained that there was no universal protocol for sending value over the internet and that we were still in...
Shiba Inu wallets begin $SHIB accumulation, Maker and Borroe.Finance surge in value
12.9.2023
In the cryptocurrency world, recent developments have caught the attention of investors. Shiba Inu ($SHIB) has seen a resurgence in investor confidence after Shibarium’s relaunch, while Maker ($MKR) has surged due to changes in its DAI savings protocol. Meanwhile, Borroe.Finance ($ROE) is making...
Examining the Concept of Flatcoins: Crypto Tools to Battle Inflation
12.9.2023
With the issue of inflation rising as a real problem for global economies last year, there has been a renewed need for people to seek a way of preserving their purchasing power. Flatcoins, stable currencies that change their value according to the inflation in a determined jurisdiction, have surged...
Decentralized Exchange Sushi Ventures Beyond Ethereum by Expanding to Aptos
12.9.2023
The decentralized crypto exchange Sushi is expanding to the Aptos blockchain. The team noted that the move marks Sushi’s first expansion onto a non-EVM blockchain. From Ethereum to Aptos Sushi is a decentralized exchange (dex) and automated market maker (AMM) built on the Ethereum blockchain....
Study: Weekly Digital Asset Investment Outflows Hit $59M; BTC Sees Largest Drop
12.9.2023
In the first week of September, an outflow of $59 million worth of digital assets managed by Digital Asset Funds was recorded, the latest Coinshares data has shown. The latest outflow means the value of digital asset investment products under management has dropped by a total of $294 million...
Bitcoin Dips Below $25K in a Tumultuous Crypto Market, While Traditional Equities Soar on Tesla’s Rise
11.9.2023
Bitcoin’s (BTC) value dipped under the $25K mark on Monday, a level unseen in 88 days, pushing the global cryptocurrency market cap perilously close to falling below the $1 trillion benchmark. Presently, BTC is hovering just above the $25K mark at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday afternoon....
‘Islamic Coin’s Legitimacy as a Sharia-Compliant Cryptocurrency Is Proven by Its Fatwa’ — Co-Founder
10.9.2023
According to Mohammed AlKaff AlHashmi, the co-founder of “Islamic Coin,” Muslim scholars will increasingly view cryptocurrencies as being “Shariah-compliant” if they function as a store of value or are used as a medium of exchange. Alhashmi added that Islam’s...
What Are Stablecoins? A Simple Explanation of the Digital Asset Bridging Crypto and Fiat
10.9.2023
Stablecoins occupy a unique space within the realm of finance, straddling the worlds of traditional and cryptocurrency finance. These digital assets aim to achieve price stability by tethering their market value to external references such as fiat money. Stablecoins blend the characteristics...
Bitcoin energy value metric puts BTC’s ‘fair value’ at $47K — Analyst
8.9.2023
Charles Edwards of Capriole Investments says that despite the current headwinds, Bitcoin’s fair value sits at $45,000
Worldcoin’s Centralization Dilemma: 100 Wallets Still Dominate 93% of Total Supply
8.9.2023
Since August 11, 2023, the number of unique digital wallets storing the iris-scanning cryptocurrency worldcoin (WLD) stood around 468,466. But in the weeks since, ownership of the fledgling crypto has expanded by over 26% to 591,633 wallets. However, worldcoin’s value has moved in...