Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris is all but confirmed to support a tax on unrealized capital gains after her economic advisor Bharat Ramamurti defended the policy during a Wednesday interview. “I think that this reaction to unrealized gains is a little funny given that I bet that the majority of people are already paying a...Read More
Donald Trump has announced a new batch of NFT trading cards, continuing his bid to win crypto votes in the upcoming November elections. The Republican U.S. presidential nominee took to his Truth Social account to unveil the non-fungible token while posting a promotional video of himself saying people call him the “crypto president.” NFT Trading...Read More
Binance’s native token BNB is at a crucial level after experiencing a price decline of over 10% in the last four days. Despite the notable price drop, it is still in an uptrend as BNB continues to hold above the 200 Exponential Moving Average (EMA) on a daily time frame. BNB Price Prediction However, the...Read More
The realized capitalization of Bitcoin long-term holders (LTH) surpassed $10 billion this week for the first time ever. This highlighted the growing confidence among investors who hold the asset for extended periods, typically more than 155 days. The LTH metric is particularly crucial because it reflects the conviction of these holders in Bitcoin’s long-term potential,...Read More
One of the biggest upgrades on the Cardano network is set to be deployed in the next three days. It will introduce new features and finalize the blockchain’s transition into a community-run network. The Chang hard fork was initially scheduled to go live on Tuesday, August 27, per an announcement on August 20; however, Cardano...Read More
The Tether network quietly achieved a 5-month high in new wallet creation, surpassing 31.3K addresses in a single day, and the highest since March 2024. This surge has coincided with rising network growth in Multi Collateral Dai, indicating a broader trend across stablecoins. According to Santiment’s analysis, 732 new DAI wallets were created, representing the...Read More
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has made it its mission to target various cryptocurrency platforms, albeit with questionable success so far. Next on the list is the NFT platform OpenSea, whose CEO went on to X to express the team’s disappointment in the regulator’s move. Devin Finzer, OpenSea’s chief exec, tweeted that the company...Read More
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes recently published an article titled “Sugar High,” highlighting the short-term effects of the Federal Reserve’s potential interest rate cut. Hayes also emphasized that assets like Bitcoin will likely benefit from a liquid global financial market that may come from inflation. Japanese Yen Could Disrupt U.S. Financial Market In a keynote address...Read More
Bitcoin prices have crashed again with a huge four-thousand-dollar dump from just over $62,000 to bottom out at $58,000 during late trading on Tuesday, Aug. 27. According to Coinglass, 87,920 traders have been wrecked, with the total liquidations coming in at $320 million over the past 24 hours. BTC has since recovered marginally to trade...Read More
The Russian government will soon start trials on cryptocurrency exchanges and digital token usage for cross-border transactions. According to a Bloomberg report, they are scheduled to begin on September 1 and are aimed at alleviating payment difficulties for local companies dealing with international sanctions. Crypto Trials The tests will focus on swapping between rubles and...Read More
The bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network has released its first status report on creditor distributions, revealing that affected parties have received over $2.53 billion in liquid crypto and cash. According to a filing with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, the $2.53 billion in crypto and cash was distributed...Read More
Litecoin’s value has plummeted by 36% since peaking on April 1st. The crypto asset hasn’t been generating much buzz on social forums either, as per latest data. Meanwhile, a certain cohort of small LTC holders have been quietly exiting the market. However, this has ignited interest in a potential bullish reversal shortly. According to Santiment’s...Read More
The Telegram Open Network Society has one clear message: free Pavel Durov. Durov, the co-founder of Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget Airport on August 24, sparking widespread concern. But what does this mean for the rest of us? Standing Up for Freedom Imagine waking up to find one of the champions of free speech...Read More
Maker, one of the first and largest DeFi lending protocols on Ethereum, has rebranded to “Sky” following key upgrades to its decentralized stablecoin system. That stablecoin, previously known as DAI, has also rebranded to USDS, and the MKR governance token has been changed to SKY. From MKR to SKY: What’s New? As announced over Twitter...Read More
Bitcoin’s correlation with the U.S. equities market has been rising for more than a month, as seen in the collective plunge and rally across different asset classes during the Japanese yen crisis earlier this month and the Federal Reserve’s statements at the Jackson Hole symposium last week. According to the recent edition of the Bitfinex...Read More
Several French government websites have been taken offline due to a denial-of-service (DDoS) attack reportedly connected to different hacker groups in retaliation for Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrest on the weekend. The 39-year-old exec was taken into custody under an arrest warrant alleging that his platform has been involved in money laundering, drug trafficking, and...Read More
Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US saw an aggregate inflow of $202.6 million on Monday, Aug. 26, according to preliminary data from Farside Investors. This marks the second-largest day of inflows for the month and the eighth consecutive day in green for the investment products. Additionally, 12 of the past 14 trading days have seen...Read More
On Aug. 27, on-chain analytics provider Santiment reported that Bitcoin’s recent “mild” price drop was enough to cause a larger decline in total open interest on exchanges. However, OI for Ethereum and Solana has barely declined, it added. Open interest is a measure of the number or value of crypto derivatives contracts that have yet...Read More
Thailand’s law authorities recently raided a house occupied by a company running Bitcoin mining operations. According to the South China Morning Post’s coverage, the illegally operated Bitcoin mining activities triggered frequent power outages in the vicinity for over a month. Illegal Bitcoin Mining Operations Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, uses a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism. This...Read More
Digital asset investment products attracted $533 million in inflows last week, the biggest in over a month, following Jerome Powell’s hint at the Jackson Hole Symposium that an interest rate cut might occur in September. While trading volumes were lower than in recent weeks, these products still totaled $9 billion for the past seven days....Read More
After Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov was arrested by French authorities over the weekend, more details have emerged that shed light on the reason for his apprehension. On July 8, a judicial investigation was opened against “a person unnamed” on charges related to complicity with various offenses committed using Durov’s messaging app, including money...Read More
Stablecoins have reached an all-time high market cap of $169.57 billion following nearly a year of uninterrupted growth. Leading assets such as Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC have seen a significant resurgence this year, in addition to a newcomer. Stablecoin Market Cap Surge Data compiled by DefiLlama revealed that this is the highest market cap...Read More
Alphabet Inc’s Google department is making great strides with its AI chatbot, Gemini. Among Large Language Model AIs (LLMs), it competes with the likes of ChatGPT, Meta AI, and X’s Grok. As such, CryptoPotato decided to inquire about what cryptocurrency could be the next to have an exchange-traded fund in the States to track its...Read More
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was recently apprehended in Paris following an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities. The arrest stems from concerns over Telegram’s alleged lack of moderation, particularly in light of EU regulations such as the Digital Services Act. In response, Telegram issued a statement asserting the exec has...Read More
Pi Network is a very popular project in the cryptocurrency space, garnering the attention of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. It has been around for years and is likely one of the most controversial initiatives in the industry. In the following article, we take a look at the three most important things you need...Read More
Altcoins have made more progress than the high-cap crypto assets over the past few days as markets show further signs of recovery. This has led to renewed calls for altseason from industry analysts and observers. However, they may be a little premature as the big boys usually peak first. When Altseason? On Aug. 26, technical...Read More
Crypto markets have held on to gains over the weekend following an upsurge in the wake of the Federal Reserve meeting last Friday. Speaking at Jackson Hole, Fed Chair Jerome Powell affirmed expectations of an impending monetary policy pivot stating “the time has come for policy to adjust,” before adding that the “timing and pace...Read More
A suspect named Zhang has been extradited from Thailand to China for allegedly leading a $14 billion (100 billion yuan) crypto pyramid scheme. He is the first financial criminal to be extradited under the China-Thailand treaty since its inception in 1999. The Ministry of Public Security in China announced that Chinese and Thai officials have...Read More
A former Kansas bank executive was sentenced to 293 months in federal prison for embezzling $47.1 million in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme that led to the collapse of Heartland Tri-State Bank (HTSB). Shan Hanes, 53, the former CEO of HTSB, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement by a bank officer. $47M Crypto Fraud Court...Read More
The current U.S. benchmark rate for massive overnight money market loans from the central bank is in the range of 5.25% and 5.5%. When Powell spoke in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, markets expected more signals of a regime of interest rate cutting ahead. Instead, he went a step further and explicitly endorsed rate cuts. In...Read More
