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Bitcoin’s Computational Power Falls 9.95% After Record Hashrate
18.9.2024
Recent metrics reveal that after Bitcoin’s network hashrate reached an all-time high of 693 exahash per second (EH/s) and saw a 3.58% difficulty increase, its computational power decreased this week. In the nine days since this peak, the hashrate has fallen by 9.95%. Bitcoin Miners Confront...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops Below $60K Ahead of Expected Fed Rate Cut
18.9.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Ceffu Deposits $81.25M BTC on Binance; Signs of Market Crash?
18.9.2024
Ceffu, Binance’s institutional custody partner, has once again deposited a substantial amount of Bitcoin (BTC) to Binance. This…
Microsoft, G42 Open 2 AI Centers in Abu Dhabi
18.9.2024
Microsoft and G42, a United Arab Emirates-based AI firm, have established two new AI centers in Abu Dhabi. These centers aim to promote responsible AI in the Middle East and the Global South. They will identify best practices, support AI projects for societal goals, and strengthen the relationship...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs See 4th Consecutive Inflow on September 17, 2024, ET
18.9.2024
The net inflow for Spot Bitcoin ETFs was $186.6 million on September 17, 2024, Eastern Time. This comes…
BNB Chain to Promote Gasless Stablecoin Transactions With Exchanges, Wallets, and Bridges
18.9.2024
BNB Chain has announced new developments aimed at becoming the core infrastructure for stablecoin payments and digital financial transactions. This initiative focuses on gasless transactions across centralized exchanges, wallets, and bridges, making stablecoin payments faster, cheaper, and more...
Fiat Currencies Will Be Irrelevant Within a Decade
18.9.2024
Following on from my April article titled “Democracy Fails Without Cryptocurrency,” I believe that we will see a complete collapse of traditional fiat currencies within the next ten years. These government-issued and controlled monies will be replaced by decentralized and permissionless currencies....
Bitcoin price can see $64K 'very quickly' on Fed rate cut — Research
18.9.2024
Bitcoin stands to enjoy a return to its strongest bull market performance thanks to a perfect storm of macroeconomic shifts and standard cycle timing, Capriole Investments predicts
Bitcoin price can see $64K 'very quickly' on Fed rate cut — Research
18.9.2024
Bitcoin stands to enjoy a return to its strongest bull market performance thanks to a perfect storm of macroeconomic shifts and standard cycle timing, Capriole Investments predicts
Fed Rate Cut Could Crash Crypto Markets, but Era of Central Banks Is Over: Arthur Hayes
18.9.2024
A rate cut could add to inflation and strengthen the Japanese yen, crashing markets, Hayes explained
Bitcoin Holds Above $60K as Traders Warn of Sell-Off on 50 Basis Point Fed Rate Cut
18.9.2024
Traders betting on Fed fund contracts are pricing in a 65% implied probability of rates cut to a 4.5-5% range. PLUS: Circle announces partnership with Polymarket
Nigerian Think Tank, Japanese Tech Firm Partner on Blockchain Research
18.9.2024
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) partnered with Soramitsu, a Japanese tech firm, to improve NISER’s research faculty’s knowledge of blockchain technology. Soramitsu will focus on specific areas like SORA, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs),...
Circle Partners With Sony to Introduce USDC on Soneium
18.9.2024
Circle, a financial services company, and Sony Block Solutions Labs, a Sony Group company, have partnered to launch USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin, on Soneium, an Ethereum L2 blockchain. The collaboration includes the launch of Bridged USDC on Soneium to be part of the economy of the emergent...
Experts: Defi Thrives Where Banks Falter, Fragmentation a Hurdle
18.9.2024
The rise of decentralized finance is particularly strong in regions with weak banking systems, such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Experts believe this is because defi offers financial tools and services traditionally unavailable to people in these areas. Experts point...
SEC Hits Flyfish Club With Charges for Unregistered NFT Offering
18.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Flyfish Club for conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities through non-fungible tokens (NFTs), raising $14.8 million for an exclusive restaurant project. “Flyfish agreed to a cease-and-desist order, to pay...
Binance Rejects Wazirx’s Claims — Denies Responsibility for Hack Consequences
18.9.2024
Crypto exchange Binance has responded to accusations from Wazirx and Zettai about how its dispute with Wazirx affects user funds lost in the July cyberattack. The company insists that responsibility for the incident lies with Wazirx’s management under Zanmai and Zettai, not Binance. Rejecting...
South Korea’s crypto market growth fueled by rising Premium Index: Chainalysis
18.9.2024
The Korea Premium Index drives price surges in South Korea's crypto market, where institutional trading plays a pivotal role
South Korea’s crypto market growth fueled by rising Premium Index: Chainalysis
18.9.2024
The Korea Premium Index drives price surges in South Korea's crypto market, where institutional trading plays a pivotal role
SEC Takes Action Against Fake Crypto Platforms Using Social Media to Deceive Investors
18.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cracked down on two crypto investment scams, targeting platforms Nanobit and Coinw6. Involving fake relationships to deceive victims via social media, these schemes siphoned millions from unsuspecting investors. The charges mark the first...
Bukele States El Salvador Will Self-Finance 2025 Budget, Won’t Issue Even ‘a Cent’ of Debt
18.9.2024
President Nayib Bukele revealed that he would present a self-financed budget proposal to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, meaning that the government will not issue debt to pay for its operations in 2025. Bukele stressed that this would be the first time this happened in decades...