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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...
Web3 Games Platform Tamadoge Announces New Burn Program to Boost TAMA Coin Scarcity And Value
7.9.2023
Thursday, September 7th, 2023 – Web3 games platform Tamadoge today announces an exciting new burn program to boost the scarcity and value of its native token, $TAMA.
The burn program starts today as part of Tamadoge’s comprehensive strategy for reducing the circulating supply of $TAMA....
Change to US accounting rules will be a boon to companies holding crypto in 2025
6.9.2023
The FASB has recommended that crypto be recorded at fair market value on corporate balance sheets, removing possibly significant impairments but adding to volatility
OriginTrail on AI, real-world adoption and the value of knowledge: The Agenda podcast
6.9.2023
OriginTrail co-founders Žiga Drev and Tomaz Levak break down the importance of knowledge verifiability in the era of AI hallucinations, plus much more
Hawaii Man Charged for Making False Security Fund Conversion to Crypto Claims
5.9.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Hawaiian resident for falsely claiming that his fraudulent security would become the “first publicly traded security fund to convert to a cryptocurrency.” According to the Commission, the man promoted the security to boost...
Lightning Network Sees Sharp 14% Decline in Capacity After Hitting Peak
4.9.2023
Data reveals that the Lightning Network’s capacity, or the total value of open channels, has dwindled by over 14% since July 9, 2023. Following a peak of 5,468 BTC, an estimated 786 BTC valued at $20.32 million has been withdrawn from the secondary network. From Peak to Plunge: Lightning...
Shibarium Surpasses 1 Million Wallets in Meteoric Rise, But SHIB and Associated Tokens Face Turbulent Waters
4.9.2023
Shiba Inu’s layer two (L2) scaling endeavor, Shibarium, has successfully crossed the 1 million wallet threshold since its inception, as evidenced by data from shibariumscan.io. Yet, the project’s native token, SHIB, has seen a decline of over 4% in the past week and a substantial drop...
Casascius Bitcoin Peels: $10M Cashed in 2023, Yet a $1 Billion Stash Remains Unclaimed
4.9.2023
While bitcoin (BTC) is already a limited asset, Mike Caldwell’s Casascius physical bitcoins take rarity to a whole new level. Between 2011 and 2013, he endowed over 27,000 coins and bars with nearly 100,000 BTC. As we step into September 2023, a limited supply of 19,082 Casascius physical...
Defi Sector Navigates an Extended Crypto Winter: TVL Dips to February 2021 Levels
2.9.2023
The realm of decentralized finance (defi) is grappling with the aftermath of the sweeping crypto market slump that marked the close of August. As it stands, the total value locked (TVL) in defi, pegged at $37.59 billion, has plummeted to a low last witnessed in the second week of February 2021....
Bitcoin continues to outperform Warren Buffett’s portfolio, and the gap is set to widen
1.9.2023
Spot and levered Bitcoin positions have outperformed Berkshire Hathaway stock performance since early 2019. It is time for Warren Buffett to buy Bitcoin?
August Chronicles Another Month of Decline as 9 of 10 Leading Stablecoins Witness Supply Contraction
31.8.2023
Over the past 30 days, nine of the leading ten stablecoins by market cap experienced declines, with BUSD witnessing the most significant dip, plunging 16.6%. As we wrapped up August, the combined value of these stablecoins hangs just below the $125 billion threshold, continuing a trend...
Swift, Chainlink Tokenization Experiment Successfully Transfers Value Across Multiple Blockchains
31.8.2023
Swift and Chainlink announced in June they were collaborating with dozens of financial institutions to test connecting blockchains
Bitcoin Miners Feel the Pinch: 10% Value Drop Tanks Hash Price in August
29.8.2023
August has proved to be a challenging month for bitcoin miners, facing two difficulty spikes and witnessing the currency’s value plummet over 10% in the past 30 days. This decline in value has pulled the network’s hash price to levels reminiscent of late 2022. At present, miners...
Charles Hoskinson Asserts Cardano Will Surpass All: Envisioning ADA as the Leading Global Cryptocurrency
28.8.2023
During the Rare Evo blockchain and cryptocurrency convention, Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson expressed his conviction that ADA will eventually become the “biggest cryptocurrency in the world.” Simultaneously, ADA’s value has plummeted 15.2% against the U.S. dollar...
Glassnode and Ark Invest Introduce ‘Cointime Economics’ — A New Model to Measure Bitcoin’s Value
27.8.2023
Researchers from Glassnode and Ark Invest have collaborated to develop a new economic model for analyzing Bitcoin’s onchain metrics called “Cointime Economics.” The framework offers an alternative way to measure the economic activity and value of bitcoin based...
Ethereum Staking Flourishes While Value of DeFi Assets Shrinks – What's Going On?
26.8.2023
Ethereum (ETH) staking has been flourishing through protocols like Lido and Coinbase's staking service even as the value of DeFi assets continues to decline.
Over the past year, the crypto sector has experienced a series of setbacks, including failures of centralized crypto exchanges and services...
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs Face Sharp Decline Amid Broader Crypto Slump
24.8.2023
Recent data paints an intriguing picture for the blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collection Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). Over a six-month span, its floor price tumbled from 76 ether down to a mere 21.99 ether. However, as of now, the BAYC floor is navigating a range of 23.90 ether to 24.65...
Bitcoin Miners Navigate Record Challenges and August’s Dual Difficulty Hike
23.8.2023
Bitcoin miners faced another uphill battle this month, marking the second straight increase in mining difficulty. On August 22, at block height 804,384, the difficulty surged by 6.17%. This fresh peak in Bitcoin’s difficulty sets a new record, intensifying the challenge for miners...