TL;DR Chainlink open interest hits record high: The total value of outstanding derivative contracts for Chainlink (LINK) reached $533 million in February 2024, the highest ever for the asset. LINK price could follow the open interest trend: In the past, when Chainlink’s open interest was high for a long time, the LINK price also increased […]

Donald Trump, former United States President and candidate in the upcoming elections, has taken a u-turn on his stance against Bitcoin, stating that he can live with it. During an interview with Fox News, the billionaire acknowledged that BTC, the leading digital currency, is getting a lot of attention and taking a life of its […]

Carson Group, a significant $30 billion registered investment adviser (RIA) platform, has recently announced its approval to offer four spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to its clients, according to a Bloomberg report. Out of the recent batch of US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs, Carson Group has greenlit BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, Bitwise […]

Two personal crypto wallets belonging to Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, the co-founder of Sky Mavis, the company behind the popular play-to-earn (P2E) game Axie Infinity, have been compromised, reports on February 23 show. Following this hack, over $10 million worth of various crypto assets were stolen, primarily RON, the native token of Ronin Chain, the Ethereum sidechain designed […]

Roughly $3.6 billion in Bitcoin options contracts across some of the largest derivatives exchanges will expire later today. What does that mean for the price of the biggest digital coin? Most of the options are on Deribit, which has $95 million, and CME, which has $1.6 billion worth of expiring contracts, according to Coinglass and […]

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana and FBI warned the public Friday about a cryptocurrency scam circulating nationwide.

In a recent revelation, Jeffrey Zirlin, the co-founder of axieinfinity and the Ronin network, disclosed that two of his wallets fell victim to a hacking incident on Friday. This has been a tough morning for me.  Two of my addresses have been compromised. The attack is limited to my personal accounts, and has nothing to […]

The Avalanche blockchain has encountered a disruption due to a “stall in block finalization.” AVA Labs’ co-founder, Kevin Sekniqi, suggested that the problem might stem from a recent surge in inscriptions. Avalanche Hits Snag as Block Finalization Stall Disrupts Service Avalanche (AVAX) is grappling with a service interruption, echoing challenges previously seen on the Solana […]

Binance shakes up crypto scene with new FIL, SOL, WLD listings amid fierce exchange competition

Officials of the European Central Bank (ECB) are not convinced that Bitcoin (BTC) is a valuable financial asset despite the US approval of a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the flagship cryptocurrency. The ECB is the central bank of European Union (EU) countries that use the euro as their currency. In a new blog post, […]

Trader Ali Martinez is saying that a leading Ethereum (ETH) scaling crypto project could appreciate by double digits over the long term. Martinez tells his 46,800 followers on the social media platform X that Polygon (MATIC) could rally by around 77% to a price last reached in February of 2022 if a major support level […]

Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is seeking to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), arguing that the Commission was overstepping the boundaries of its regulatory authority. The SEC sued Kraken in November 2023, alleging that the crypto exchange co-mingled customer funds and listed assets deemed as securities on its platform. […]

Uniswap (UNI), one of the industry’s largest decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEXs), has set the stage for a major shift in its ecosystem with a proposed upgrade that could have significant implications for UNI token holders.  The upgrade aims to bolster governance participation, enhance resilience, and reward token holders for active engagement within the Uniswap ecosystem. […]

TL;DR StarkWare Adjusts Token Lockup Schedule: StarkWare, the startup behind Starknet, has revised its token lockup schedule for early contributors and investors in response to community criticism. New Gradual Unlocking Timeline: StarkWare will implement a more gradual unlocking timeline. On April 15, only 0.64% of the original 10 billion tokens (64 million tokens) will become available for […]

A new International Energy Agency (IEA) study revealed that data center energy consumption is accelerating as AI and cryptocurrency adoption …

Cryptocurrency analyst Nicholas Merten is expressing bullish sentiment on one Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem altcoin that’s up by over 70% in a fortnight. Merten tells the 510,000 subscribers of the DataDash YouTube channel that the native token of the decentralized platform dedicated to expanding the functionalities of Bitcoin, Stacks (STX), could rally exponentially. “Stacks is one […]

A viral video may highlight a “viable option” for the millions of Americans who can’t afford to buy a home, according to a new report. Nathan Graham recently went viral after purchasing a tiny home on Amazon that sells for as little as $20,000. The video, which has surpassed 32 million views on TikTok, shows […]

The Avalanche C-Chain, home to infrastructure for most of the DeFi projects on AVAX, has gone more than three hours without producing a new block, causing a ripple of concern across the cryptocurrency community. According to the Avalanche explorer, Avascan, the last transaction on the Avalanche C-Chain at block #42046853, was timestamped on Feb 23, […]

GAIMIN, the world’s leading provider of DePIN (Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Networks) today announces the world’s first L2 blockchain focused on delivering Web3 technology and services to the gaming industry. The incorporation of Web3 technologies, such as blockchain, crypto currency based economies and owner retained NFTs within the gaming industry has been slow to develop, primarily […]

Peter Brandt contrasts his approach to trading with mindset of Bitcoin maximalists

A recent substantial withdrawal of ALT tokens from Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, by a whale address unaffiliated with a centralized exchange (CEX) or team, has sparked intrigue within the crypto investor community. This significant transaction occurred amidst a remarkable surge of nearly 10% witnessed in Altlayer’s native token, ALT, adding to the curiosity among […]

Readers of my blog know that I started dabbling in buying Bitcoin in late 2022. In fact, it was the best performing asset out of any of the names I wrote that I was watching for 2023. Similarly, and not to give away the suspense, I added Bitcoin exposure once again to my list of […]

As the Bitcoin Halving draws nearer, there is so much optimism about what could happen to Bitcoin’s price in the aftermath of this event. This optimism is further heightened by a recent development showing how Bitcoin’s demand far outpaces its supply, which could see the flagship crypto token rise to as high as $237,000.  Bitcoin […]

StarkWare, a blockchain firm developing layer 2 scalability protocol Starknet, announced that it is changing the token release structure set for STRK. The move comes after concerns from the community that the initial plan might enable the network’s investors to dump their holdings onto retail Starknet users. StarkWare Releases New Token Release Structure Initially, StarkWare […]

February 23, 2024 – British Virgin Islands Polkaswap upgrades to a hybrid exchange by launching a fully decentralized on-chain order book that will function alongside the established AMM swap. This sets a new standard in DeFi (decentralized finance) by offering a comprehensive view of market liquidity, real-time updates and advanced trading strategies. The decentralized on-chain […]

TL;DR Bitcoin is expected to reach $63,000 by March 2024, according to a report from Matrixport. The recent approval of BTC ETFs has generated significant interest in these financial products, with a daily trading volume reaching almost $2 billion last week. The upcoming BTC Halving is scheduled for this year, expected to continue the historical […]

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It has been 43 days since the debut of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the American stock market, and in this time, the nine newly launched bitcoin ETFs have accumulated 287,315 bitcoins, valued at approximately $14.6 billion. Leading the pack is Blackrock’s IBIT, boasting a staggering 126,950.12 bitcoins on its balance sheet. Bitcoin […]

Reddit has diversified its investment strategy by acquiring Bitcoin and Ethereum

Filecoin (FIL) has been among the top gainers during the current market rally. Throughout February, FIL has shown a formidable performance fueled by the bullish momentum and its partnership with a major blockchain. This performance has analysts and important crypto actors predicting a potential bullish run around the corner for the decentralized storage network’s native […]

Financial documents submitted by Reddit as part of its application to go public reveal the company owns Bitcoin, Ether and Polygon. The revelation makes Reddit one of only a small number of companies known to have directly invested in cryptocurrency. Reddit is expected to launch its IPO in March of this year. Social media company, […]

While the trial about Craig Wright being Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto is inconclusive thus far, new information has emerged. Emails between Nakamoto and Adam Back, another cryptographer, have now been entered into court records. In these emails, they discuss Bitcoin and other related concepts just months before the official BTC launch. The trial COPA vs […]