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Financial Giant ING Expects Fed to Cut Rates From Second Quarter Onwards
5.12.2023
Financial giant ING has predicted that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in the second quarter of next year. “We are currently forecasting 150bp of rate cuts in 2024 with a further 100bp in early 2025,” ING’s chief international economist detailed, noting that U.S. economic data...
Trillion-Dollar Asset Manager Franklin Templeton: There’s Obviously Demand for Bitcoin
5.12.2023
The CEO of Franklin Templeton, a $1.33 trillion asset manager, says there’s “obviously” a demand for bitcoin, noting that a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is “a better way” to access the cryptocurrency. The executive added: “It’s going to unlock nontraditional, noncorrelated...
US Defense Department Urged to Integrate Bitcoin to Maintain Superpower Status
5.12.2023
A U.S. Space Force major has urged the Department of Defense to integrate Bitcoin as an “offset” strategy. Emphasizing that “Integration of this technology could revolutionize national defense strategies in cyberspace,” he stressed: “Addressing this could be vital...
Bitcoin Miner Riot Secures 66,560 Microbt ASIC Miners to Boost Hashrate by 18 EH/s
5.12.2023
The bitcoin mining corporation Riot Platforms, a publicly traded firm within the industry, recently announced a significant expansion of its operations. The firm has completed its largest-ever acquisition of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners, securing 66,560 units...
Bitcoin Hits Second-Highest Transaction Day Amid Price Surge, Record Influx of Ordinal Inscriptions
4.12.2023
Bitcoin marked its second most active day for transactions on December 3, 2023, as the cryptocurrency’s value soared past the $40K mark. This surge in activity comes closely after the record-setting day of November 19, 2023, when bitcoin miners validated 710,579 transactions. On Sunday...
Tether Blacklists Over 30 USDT Wallets
4.12.2023
Tether, the company behind the issuance of USDT, the largest stablecoin, has blacklisted more than 30 addresses that have received billions in USDT since their first use. According to blockchain intelligence firm Chainargos, the blacklisted addresses had received $161 million from Whitebit,...
El Salvador Triumphs in Bitcoin Bet — President Nayib Bukele Announces $3.6 Million Profit
4.12.2023
El Salvador’s head of state, Nayib Bukele, recently announced that the nation’s bitcoin investment has turned profitable, rebounding from a prolonged period of losses experienced during the majority of last year’s crypto winter. Bukele revealed that the value of...
Altcoins in the Limelight — LUNC, IOTA, and ORDI Dominate This Week’s Crypto Gains
4.12.2023
Over the last week, both bitcoin and ethereum experienced significant upticks, with increases of 13% and 10% respectively. Meanwhile, an array of other cryptocurrencies achieved even more impressive growth during the same period. Notably, terra luna classic (LUNC) surged by 122.5% against...
Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH’s Strong Averages Clash With Oscillator Signals
4.12.2023
As ethereum marks a significant price of $2,250, its movement within a 24-hour range of $2,151 to $2,271 reflects strong activity in the crypto market. With a substantial trade volume of $26.82 billion and a market capitalization of $269 billion, ether demonstrates its continued and dynamic...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Breaks $42K Resistance in Latest Bullish Swing
4.12.2023
On December 4, 2023, bitcoin’s price exhibited significant movements trading between $39,409 and $42,155 during the intraday sessions. The crypto asset briefly crossed the $42K zone — a height not seen since the Terra LUNA crash. Bitcoin’s current market capitalization is around $813 billion...
Bitcointalk Forum to Enforce Mixing Talk Ban
4.12.2023
Bitcointalk, a historic Bitcoin-focused forum, has announced it will start banning mixer-related topics next year. Forum administrator Theymos argued that while these services were not necessarily illegal, a pattern has emerged where these platforms are consistently being taken down by...
Report: Spanish Police Arrest Man Accused of Conspiring With Jailed Ethereum Developer to Evade US Sanctions
4.12.2023
Spanish law enforcement said on Dec. 1 it arrested a man accused by the U.S. of conspiring with Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to help North Korea evade sanctions. A Spanish judge released the man who has since denied the allegations. Cao de Benos Released Without Conditions The Spanish police...
Digital Assets Worth $343M Stolen From Crypto Exchange Platforms in November — Study
4.12.2023
Digital assets worth just over $343 million were stolen from digital asset platforms in November alone. Centralized exchanges accounted for 53.8% of the total losses, with decentralized exchange platforms accounting for the remainder. The 34 attacks on BNB Chain and Ethereum represented 83% of...
JPMorgan’s JPM Coin to Make Its Debut on Interbank Transactions
4.12.2023
Jpm coin, JPMorgan’s official token, might be used to make interbank transactions now that it debuted on Partior, a blockchain-based banking settlement system. The platform, launched jointly by JPMorgan, DBS Bank, Temasek, and Standard Chartered, allows customers to transact value between...
Latam Insights: Colombian President Meets Blockchain Experts, Brazil Passes 15% Tax for Foreign Crypto Investments
4.12.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Colombian president met with a group of blockchain proponents, the Brazilian Senate passed a law taxing investments in foreign exchanges, and the Fintech...
Microstrategy’s Bitcoin Investment Flourishes, Netting $1.6 Billion Profit
4.12.2023
Recent statistics reveal that Microstrategy, a company known for its business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud services, has seen a significant increase of over 30% in its bitcoin investments. The company invested a total of $5.314 billion, with the current value of its bitcoin cache...
Bitcoin Breaks $40K Barrier — Highest Value in Nearly Two Years
4.12.2023
On Sunday, December 3, 2023, bitcoin’s value surged past the $40K mark, peaking at $40,846 at 8:45 p.m. Eastern Time. Over the past week, bitcoin has witnessed an 8.4% increase and a 3% rise in the past 24 hours, achieving a peak that the cryptocurrency hadn’t seen in 20 months....
Platypus Exploiters Acquitted of Wrongdoing in Landmark Case
4.12.2023
Mohammed and Benamar M., two brothers accused of exploiting Platypus, an avalanche-based automated market maker (AMM) platform, were acquitted of any criminal wrongdoing in a landmark case for French justice. The judge in charge stated that the individuals just interacted with a smart contract that...
Bitcoin Miners’ November Revenue Peaks at $1.16 Billion, Setting 2023 Record
3.12.2023
November marked a significant milestone in the 2023 revenue generated by bitcoin miners, reaching a peak of $1.16 billion. This month not only stood out in terms of total earnings but also set a record for the highest monthly fees collected by miners within the year. Bitcoin Mining Fees Soar...
Lido Achieves 9 Million Ethereum Milestone as Rocket Pool Surpasses 1 Million in Defi’s Booming Staking Sector
3.12.2023
Recent data reveals that Lido, the leading liquid staking protocol (LSP), now holds over 9 million ethereum within its system. This figure represents a significant 77.81% of the total ethereum value locked in current LSPs, underscoring Lido’s dominant position in the market. Lido and Rocket...