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Luna Foundation to Lend $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin and UST to Market Makers — Plan Aims to Protect Stablecoin’s $1 Parity
9.5.2022
As crypto markets continue to slide in value, concerns about the algorithmic stablecoin terrausd (UST) losing its $1 parity have swelled in recent times. Two days ago on May 7, 2022, UST dipped down to $0.985 per unit against tether (USDT), and the stablecoin’s price drop invoked a great...
Shiba Inu May Correct Further; Will SHIB Hit $0.000010?
9.5.2022
Shiba Inu reached its local support level, which helped a bounce back during January 2022. Currently, we are witnessing a broader negative sentiment on the entire crypto space, which is evident since assets started to breach their 200 and 100 days moving average value. SHIB, since January 2022,...
Coinbase Warns Some Russian Users Their Accounts May Be Blocked, Report Reveals
9.5.2022
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has reportedly notified certain Russian customers that their accounts may be blocked at the end of this month. According to Russian media, the trading platform has offered them to withdraw their funds unless they prove they are not under sanctions. Coinbase...
Credibility Concerns — Gallop Poll Shows Fed Chair’s Confidence Ratings Slid by Double Digits
9.5.2022
According to a Gallop poll published on May 2, the public’s confidence in America’s current economic leaders has been deteriorating. Confidence in U.S. president Joe Biden managing the U.S. economy has dropped from 57% to 40%, and faith in Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell...
Robinhood Lists Grayscale’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts
8.5.2022
On May 6, the financial services company Robinhood announced the firm has listed Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Ethereum Trust (ETHE). Robinhood customers can now gain access the crypto investment products in order to get exposure to bitcoin or ethereum without actually owning...
Tron DAO Reserve Purchases $38 Million in TRX to Safeguard the Stablecoin USDD
8.5.2022
On May 5, Tron’s algorithmic stablecoin USDD went live and so far, the fiat-pegged token has been listed on a number of decentralized finance (defi) protocols. Two days later, the Tron DAO Reserve announced it purchased 504.6 million tron (TRX) to back the algorithmic stablecoin, as...
US Fed hikes interest rates, Bitcoin plunges below $36K, and Argentina’s central bank says no to financial institutions offering crypto: Hodler’s Digest, May 1-7
7.5.2022
Crypto Biz: The real reason crypto hodlers should care about the Federal Reserve, April 28–May 4, 2022
6.5.2022
On May 4, the FOMC voted to raise interest rates by 50 basis points. Here's why Bitcoin investors need to care about central bank's policy
SEC vs. NVIDIA, Sanctioned Bitcoin Mixer, Bluesky Code, VCs Target NFTs + More News
6.5.2022
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Bitcoin Miners Reach the Halfway Point to the Next Block Reward Halving
6.5.2022
On May 5, 2022, at block height 735,000, the bitcoin mining pool Poolin mined the 105,000th block reward since the last halving. The mined block also represents the halfway point to the next halving that is estimated to take place on or around April 27, 2024. Block 735,000 follows the network...
Finder’s Fintech Specialists Predict XRP Jumping to $2.55 by December 2022
5.5.2022
On May 4, the product comparison platform finder․com published a ripple price prediction report that polls 36 fintech specialists. According to findings stemming from the participating panelists, ripple could jump to $2.55 per unit by December 2022. However, the prediction relies on Ripple...
Luna Foundation Acquires $1.4 Billion in Bitcoin, Decentralized Reserve Stash Rises to 80,394 BTC
5.5.2022
According to a report published on Thursday, the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) explained that it acquired 37,863 bitcoin worth more than $1.4 billion through two over-the-counter deals. The LFG now holds 80,394 bitcoin in its reserves currently worth just under $3 billion using today’s...
Argo Blockchain facility in West Texas expects to start mining Bitcoin in May
5.5.2022
The company expects a hash rate of 5.5 EH/s by the end of 2022, anticipating that access to an additional 600 MW of power capacity "in the coming years" will produce 20 EH/s
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Heads Towards $40,000 Following FOMC
5.5.2022
Bitcoin moved closer to $40,000 during Thursday’s session, as traders continued to react to yesterday’s Fed rate hike. The FOMC opted to increase interest rates by 0.5% during May’s meeting, which is the largest hike in over twenty years. Bitcoin Bitcoin rose for a second...
Cronos Slates Mainnet v0.7.0 Upgrade Launch for May 10
5.5.2022
After completing the test run on the chain, Cronos announces the launch of the mainnet beta upgrade. Node operators are requested to be prepared for the v0.7.0 upgrade on May 10. Other details like node height and upgrade requirements will be announced shortly, along with the link to the upgrade....
Marathon Digital May Start to Sell Some of Its Bitcoins
5.5.2022
The miner said any sale would not be imminent, but that it might need about a half-billion dollars in investments to reach its growth objectives this year
Apecoin Integrates With Polygon, DAO Board Member Says Native APE Chain Was Never Discussed
4.5.2022
Following one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) mints in history and after apecoin transactions from the sale fueled Ethereum network fees, apecoin is now integrated with the Polygon (MATIC) network. On May 2, the Apecoin project announced that with Polygon support, APE is now available...
Biggest Movers: Tron Climbs to 5-Month High, With WAVES up 15%
4.5.2022
Tron (TRX) rallied to a five-month high earlier in today’s session, as bulls continued to feed off recent news of the USDD stablecoin. While TRX climbed to multi-month highs, WAVES moved away from a two-month low today, as prices surged by as much as 15%. Tron (TRX) May the 4th...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Taps an All-Time High, Next-Gen Machine Deployment Could Push it Much Higher
4.5.2022
Bitcoin’s hashrate has once again reached an all-time high (ATH) this year, as the network’s processing power reached 275.01 exahash per second (EH/s) on May 2, 2022. The recent ATH follows a significant difficulty jump on April 27, and bitcoin’s value lost 6.2% against...
First Mover Americas: Hawkish Fed Trade May Not Be Over Yet
4.5.2022
The latest moves in crypto markets in context for May 4,2022