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Solana’s Defi Landscape to Shift With Marginfi’s Introduction of YBX Stablecoin
11.5.2024
The decentralized lending protocol built on the Solana blockchain, Marginfi, announced the upcoming launch of YBX, which is expected to be the first notable decentralized stablecoin on Solana, aiming to provide an alternative to the network’s heavy reliance on Circle’s centralized stablecoin...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Hits $60k After FED’s Rate Cut Comments – What’s Next?
11.5.2024
As Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman hints at no need for rate cuts, Bitcoin faces resistance near $60k—what will sway its next move?
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Bitcoin Network Adjusts to Lower Fees and Reduced Hashrate After Latest Halving
11.5.2024
Based on the three-day simple moving average, Bitcoin’s hashrate has continued its downward trend, registering at about 550 exahash per second (EH/s). Following the halving, onchain costs have decreased significantly, with data indicating transfer fees ranging from $1.50 to $3.65...
Bitcoin volatility plunges below Tesla, Nvidia stocks amid $100K price prediction
11.5.2024
Lower Bitcoin market volatility often precedes significant bull runs, suggesting that the current trend could propel prices toward the $100,000 to $150,000 range
Crypto Exchanges Helping Brazilian Flood Victims
11.5.2024
Several cryptocurrency firms are stepping up to support flood victims in Southern Brazil. For example, Okx has partnered with Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Foxbit to match donations of up to $10,000 to the “Ajude o Rio Grande do Sul” emergency campaign, channeling funds...
Stablecoin Market Stabilizes at $160 Billion; FDUSD and PYUSD Lead Growth
11.5.2024
Over the past 19 days, the stablecoin economy has stabilized with negligible growth after reaching the $160 billion threshold at April’s end. Out of the top five, FDUSD is currently the frontrunner in terms of 30-day growth, showing a 15.3% increase in supply. Stablecoin Valuation Holds...
NFT Sales See Week-Over-Week Decline as Market Continues to Cool
11.5.2024
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales from May 4 to May 11, 2024, saw an 11.35% decline compared to the previous week’s figures. Leading the sales, Bitcoin-based NFT transactions totaled $49.8 million, yet this was a 13% decrease from the preceding week. NFT Marketplace Struggles as Sales Dip...
Bitcoin halving 'danger zone' has 2 days left with BTC price retesting $60K
11.5.2024
Bitcoin has almost completed its prime BTC price drawdown phase after April’s halving, the latest analysis confirms
Bitcoin Miner Cleanspark’s Net Income Tops $126.7 Million in ‘Record-Breaking’ Quarter
11.5.2024
In the first quarter of 2024, Cleanspark, a U.S. bitcoin mining company listed on the stock market, reported revenues exceeding $111.8 million. The company’s net income for the same period was $126.7 million. Gary A. Vecchiarelli, the CFO of Cleanspark, partially attributes...
IMF Official: Countries Are Reevaluating Their Reliance on the US Dollar
11.5.2024
First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gita Gopinath recently revealed that some nations are reconsidering their reliance on the U.S. dollar. Gopinath explained that this originated in the recent shocks from the coronavirus pandemic, the geopolitical situation with...
Anti-Crypto Mixer Blockchain Integrity Act Introduced in US House of Representatives
11.5.2024
The Blockchain Integrity Act, a piece of legislation that seeks to put a 2-year moratorium on using cryptocurrency mixers, was introduced by U.S. Congressman Sean Casten on March 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-sponsored by Reps. Bill Foster, Brad Sherman, and Emanuel Cleaver, the bill...
Coingecko Study: Low-Float Cryptocurrencies Make up 21.3% of Top 300 by Market Capitalization
11.5.2024
According to the findings of a Coingecko study, low-float cryptos currently account for 21.3% of the top 300 cryptos by market capitalization. The four cryptos with the lowest float are worldcoin (WLD), cheelee (CHEEL), starknet (STRK), and saga (SAGA) which were all launched in 2023 or 2024....
Wells Fargo Holds Spot Bitcoin ETFs, Reveals SEC Filing of Grayscale Shares
11.5.2024
Wells Fargo, a major US banking entity, is now storing a spot bitcoin ETF for its customers, as revealed in a new SEC filing, holding 2,245 shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which was recently converted into an ETF. Though the value of these shares stands at $121,207, a small fraction...
India Approves Crypto Exchanges Binance and Kucoin as Registered Virtual Asset Service Providers
11.5.2024
Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Kucoin have successfully registered with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit as Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), a top official has reportedly confirmed. Both crypto exchanges were previously banned in India due to violations of the country’s...
Stan Druckenmiller Slams Bidenomics — Advocates for Less Government to Boost Innovation
11.5.2024
Renowned investor Stanley Druckenmiller has criticized Bidenomics, stating that he would give it an F if he was a professor. “Treasury is still acting like we’re in a depression,” he said, adding that “they’ve spent and spent and spent.” Moreover, Druckenmiller...
Senate Urged to Swiftly Overturn SEC’s ‘Misguided’ Crypto Rules
11.5.2024
Following the U.S. House of Representatives passing a resolution to overturn the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121), Senator Cynthia Lummis has urged the Senate to do the same. The resolution aims to prevent regulatory overreach that makes it prohibitive for financial institutions...
Bitcoin Meal Box: South Korean Convenience Store Chain Partners With Crypto Exchange to Promote BTC
11.5.2024
Emart24, South Korea’s fastest-growing convenience store chain, has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb to introduce a “bitcoin meal box” in a promotional campaign. Priced at 5,900 Korean won ($4.30) each, the company aims to sell 30,000 bitcoin meal boxes by May...
JPMorgan reports holding shares of several spot Bitcoin ETFs
10.5.2024
The largest bank in the U.S. with $2.6 trillion in assets reported to the SEC that it had purchased roughly $760,000 worth of shares of Bitcoin ETFs
Erik Voorhees Unveils New AI Platform Promising Privacy and Unfiltered Free Speech
10.5.2024
Erik Voorhees, founder of Shapeshift, has announced the debut of Venice, an artificial intelligence (AI) application that promises enhanced privacy and unrestricted free speech. Unlike mainstream AI services, Venice is designed to operate without the “Orwellian” oversight typical...
Wells Fargo Banks Has Invested $143 Million In Bitcoin, Filing Reveals
10.5.2024
Wells Fargo has bought Bitcoin after once preventing customers from doing the same many years ago.
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