Harris, who was nominated as candidate for the presidential election when Joe Biden bowed out of the race on July 21, may even speak at the upcoming Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville which starts on July 25. On July 24, the CEO of the event, David Bailey, said that they were in talks with the...Read More
Developers at BitcoinOS (BOS) made blockchain history on Tuesday by successfully verifying the first-ever zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) on Bitcoin mainchain. This milestone opens the door to truly minimized Bitcoin layer 2 rollup systems, offering limitless scalability and functionality for Bitcoin without needing changes to its underlying consensus code. Bitcoin Now Has ZK Proofs According to...Read More
Fold, a popular Bitcoin financial services platform, has confirmed arrangements to become a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The firm’s entry will add another tally to the growing list of public stocks that keep a large swath of Bitcoin directly on their balance sheet. Bitcoin Banking Gone Public Per a press release...Read More
Popular crypto analyst Willy Woo has identified an ongoing power tussle (or tug-o-war, in his words) between demand and supply in the Bitcoin ecosystem. In a tweet, Woo outlined three bullish and two bearish factors that could decide bitcoin’s (BTC) price trajectory in the near term. He opined that the bullish signals overpower the bearish...Read More
Bitcoin movements from the rehabilitation trustee of the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox are still ongoing. The wallet linked to the defunct entity just moved $2.47 billion worth of bitcoins (BTC) to an unknown address. According to data from the blockchain intelligence platform Arkham, the wallet transferred 32,371 BTC to the unlabelled address at around...Read More
The US government transferred 58.742 BTC – worth nearly $4 million, to crypto exchange Coinbase on Monday. According to the latest data compiled by blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, the transfer came from an address labeled “US Government: Ryan Farace Seized Funds,” identified on the blockchain as 3B2jEBZi8fJWGEDrh6Pe7hDMaJ6iGfFtaU. These funds were confiscated three years ago...Read More
Bitcoin miners are in the green again following BTC’s massive recovery over the past week. On-chain data suggests miners’ BTC sales to upgrade machinery and sustain operations are ending. The Miner Sustainability metric, an indicator that evaluates the profitability of mining activities after accounting for the cost of hardware and operations, shows that this cohort...Read More
The Coinbase premium turned positive in early July after a period of concern following a dip in mid-May According to research from Kaiko, this could hint at a resurgence of institutional interest in Bitcoin. Renewed Institutional Interest The Coinbase premium, which measures the difference between hourly bitcoin prices on Coinbase’s BTC-USD pair and Binance’s BTC-USDT...Read More
Investment in digital asset products continued to rise, with inflows reaching $1.35 billion last week, totaling $3.2 billion over the past three weeks. Trading volumes for Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) also saw a significant increase, up 45% week-over-week to $12.9 billion. However, this accounted for a lower-than-usual 22% of the overall crypto market volumes. Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin’s latest uptrend and surge to the $67,000 level have put many investors in the money, with the majority of addresses holding the primary cryptocurrency flashing green. A tweet from IntoTheBlock has revealed that 93% of addresses holding BTC are in profit again. Historical data from the on-chain intelligence platform shows that Bitcoin holders have...Read More
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has been on an aggressive Bitcoin buying spree. Earlier this week, it announced adding 21.877 BTC to its stash, bringing its total holdings to 225.611 BTC. At the current price, the Tokyo-listed company now holds Bitcoins worth almost $14.8 million. This investment strategy appears to have paid off as Metaplanet experienced...Read More
Bitcoin could potentially reach a “mid-term” price level above $1 million thanks to a series of hyper-bullish developments around the asset, according to crypto investment firm Mechanism Capital. The company’s co-founder, Andrew Kang, wrote to Twitter on Friday explaining why he thinks Bitcoin is performing “stronger than expected” despite several “poor market structure dynamics” that...Read More
Since last weekend, the price of bitcoin (BTC) has rallied significantly, signaling that the crypto asset may have bottomed out. Bitcoin has recovered to a high of $67,000, although it was hovering around $64,000 at the time of writing. This comes after holders realized their largest losses so far in 2024. CryptoQuant analysts said on-chain...Read More
Bitcoin’s price surged back above $66,000 on Friday, reclaiming its highest market value since early June. The digital asset ripped from $64,102 at 13:27 UTC on Thursday up to $66,472 at 17:00 UTC. It trades for $66,332 at writing time. This is the highest price Bitcoin has achieved since early June, shortly after the Securities...Read More
DeFi Technologies (DEFTF) – a rising Canadian fintech company – has acquired another large batch of Bitcoin (BTC) after making the asset a core part of its treasury strategy last month. The company announced Thursday that it had purchased another 94.34 BTC for its balance sheet, adding to the 110 BTC it first acquired in...Read More
Bitcoin briefly touched $66,000 as it continued its recovery after a rough couple of weeks. Despite this bounce-off, data reveals that certain investors are still reluctant to come back as they seem to believe “the March ATH was as good as it’s going to get in 2024.” Interestingly, Santiment suggests the potential for a rebound...Read More
Why are Silicon Valley venture capitalists suddenly supporting Donald Trump? Billionaire Mark Cuban – one of the politician’s staunchest critics – says “It’s a Bitcoin play.” The businessman’s analysis follows several Trump endorsements from wealthy crypto leaders who explicitly favor him because he promises to protect their industry. Silicon Valley, Trump, and Bitcoin According to...Read More
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes’ crypto investment fund Maelstrom announced the launch of the Bitcoin Grant Program that aims to help with the technical development of the largest blockchain network. The focus will also be to improve its resilience, scalability, censorship resistance, and privacy characteristics. On its official website, Maelstrom said that it can support Bitcoin...Read More
The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered in the United States have recorded the highest inflow since June 5th. According to public data from SoSoValue, $422 million entered the market on July 16th. This would be the eighth day the investment vehicles would record consecutive inflows. BlackRock Leads the Charge Investment giant BlackRock led the...Read More
The Bitcoin bulls are back! The BTC price clears a major hurdle and is ready to trigger a massive run, forming a new ATH. Besides, it was a huge day for the spot BTC ETF as the inflows recorded exceeded $400 million. Blackrock’s iShares Trust drawing nearly $260 alone. This is the eighth consecutive day...Read More
Former President Donald Trump has announced that he has chosen crypto-friendly Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his vice presidential candidate. According to his latest federal financial disclosure, Vance, a venture capitalist turned politician, owns between $100,001 and $250,000 in Bitcoin. Trump and Vance’s United Front on Crypto Earlier this year, former President Trump’s stance on...Read More
Bitfinex analysts have warned crypto investors to be cautious as bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery over the weekend is not a sign that its correction is over; the asset could witness more bloodshed in the near term. In the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, experts deemed the market’s reaction this week critical, especially as supply alleviated over the...Read More
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink spoke on Monday on why he was wrong to be a skeptic on Bitcoin and crypto before properly studying the asset class. His firm’s newly published Q2 earnings showcased a record $10.65 trillion AUM for the investment manager, in small part thanks to inflows to its Bitcoin ETF product launched in...Read More
Amidst continued price weakness throughout last week, digital asset investment products saw significant buying activity, with inflows reaching $1.44 billion during that period. This brought the year-to-date (YTD) inflows to a whopping $17.8 billion, which shattered the previous record set three years ago. However, despite this strong inflow, CoinShares reported that trading volumes remained relatively...Read More
According to Forbes data, Argentina currently has the highest crypto adoption rate compared to every other nation in the Western Hemisphere. Ever-surging inflation of the local currency, Peso, and complex access to the dollar have been the primary drivers behind the current adoption of crypto assets, primarily USDT. Argentina Leads Crypto Adoption A Forbes report...Read More
Metaplanet, an investment firm based in Japan, has made a Bitcoin purchase worth 42.4 Bitcoin for ¥400 million ($2.4 million) to add to its holdings. This comes as Bitcoin trades at $57,652, down 8% over the last week, struggling to reclaim the $60,000 mark. Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Holdings In a press release dated July 8,...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) is currently at a critical point that could determine whether its price will bottom out or decline further in a correction like that seen in the summer of 2021. While some metrics suggest that the leading crypto asset has reached the bottom of its latest correction, others signal that there could be more...Read More
Bitcoin is currently at $60,000 and attempting to reclaim the crucial range lows above the current levels. While there are positive signs, there is still more work to be done to confirm a sustained bullish trend. On Crypto Banter’s Kyle Doops Trading Show, the analyst presented a list of coins hitting key support levels, stressing...Read More
According to a recent survey by CoinGecko, only about half of investors are actually bullish about the current crypto market. The study, which featured 2,558 people, was conducted over the last two weeks, from June 25 to July 8. Crypto Investors Lead Bullish Outlook The CoinGecko report highlights that 49.3% of crypto participants are still...Read More
Transaction fees on the Bitcoin network have continued to decline months after its latest peak during the halving event. Data from IntoTheBlock shows that fees on the leading crypto network have decreased by 18% this week after dropping 27% from the previous one. The continuous decline has placed Bitcoin fees at their lowest since November...Read More