IOVLabs – a company that develops decentralized blockchain technologies – launched a $2.5 million “strategic grants program” to accelerate the adoption of Rootstock. The latter is a sidechain tied with Bitcoin and designated to enable smart contracts for the ecosystem. ‘Strong Commitment’ to Advance BTC According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, the Argentina-based blockchain...Read More
The legendary hedge fund manager – Paul Tudor Jones III – said he will always keep a “small” exposure to bitcoin since it is “the only thing that humans can’t adjust the supply in.” The American billionaire also suggested that the US Federal Reserve will cease its aggressive interest rate hike policy. Many experts previously...Read More
As speculators flocked to mint BRC-20 tokens via text inscriptions, Bitcoin blockspace saw an explosion in demand in recent weeks. This dramatic shift in network activity triggered a surge in transaction fees to levels not seen in the last two years. Signs of Strain A new report published by Bitfinex observed that the inception of...Read More
Business intelligence company MicroStrategy is doubling down efforts on bringing Bitcoin layer 2 scaling solution – Lightning Network – capabilities this year. Its executive chairman Michael Saylor shared an update notifying that the company is working on a product aimed at delivering a Bitcoin wallet and Lightning address to every corporate account holder. The main...Read More
Bitcoin has marked another significant milestone as the number of addresses holding at least one BTC hit an all-time high above one million. According to data on Glassnode, the feat was recorded on May 13, indicating an increasing interest in the asset class despite the price volatility and bear market. At the time of writing,...Read More
The latest buzz in the crypto world revolves around the newly introduced Bitcoin token standard (BRC-20), which has garnered considerable attention and favor owing to the recent memecoin craze. Despite the ongoing hype, the token standard is still subject to certain constraints concerning the broader crypto landscape. A recent report by leading crypto exchange Bitfinex...Read More
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City reportedly brought to court 16 Vietnamese who might stand behind a $1.5 million crypto robbery and kidnapping. Interestingly, two of the defendants are former police officers. Vietnam is one of the global leaders in terms of cryptocurrency adoption. Despite its rising popularity, the government has not imposed...Read More
The long-term forecast has always been done by comparing the previous rallies, which appear too similar to trigger a healthy breakout. Besides, in the short term, Bitcoin and the entire crypto space have remained stuck under bearish influence. Moreover, ever since the launch of the third largest meme coin, PEPE, most of the liquidity within...Read More
While Bitcoin had whittled down waitlisted transaction orders by Wednesday, network congestion remains high. Median confirmation time hovered markedly above ten minutes. The on-chain metric for Bitcoin network fulfillment sits at a high unseen since Feb 2023 and Dec 2022. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of transactions at a time sit waiting to be confirmed. That’s...Read More
According to Bloomberg’s macro strategist, Mike McGlone, cryptocurrency traders may begin investing in non-digital assets as a result of an impending recession. McGlone believes that the bear markets are not yet over, and as a result, traders will likely shift their focus to gold, a traditional safe-haven asset that tends to appreciate in value during...Read More
Popular peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace Paxful is back online after shutting down services in April 2023. While the platform was suspended, the Paxful Wallet remained active. Paxful, in a blog post on May 8, announced the resumption of the marketplace a month after the platform closed down. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “We know it...Read More
Ordinal inscriptions are on fire. Users are continuously flooding the Bitcoin network with images, video games, and other content. There are now more than 5 million inscriptions. Over the past seven days, the total inscription count has more than doubled from 2.5 million. Ordinals Skyrocket According to data from Dune Analytics, text-based inscriptions, also known...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced plans to add support for Bitcoin Ordinals in its NFT marketplace in the coming weeks. According to a statement sent to CryptoPotato, Binance NFT will integrate Bitcoin Ordinals non-fungible tokens into its platform later this month as the marketplace looks to expand its multi-chain ecosystem. Bitcoin NFTs Coming to Binance...Read More
Bitcoin’s blockchain was flooded with volume over the weekend by transactions involving so-called “BRC-20” Ordinals – an emergent standard for issuing fungible tokens on Bitcoin. The surge caused network fees to skyrocket to the point where transaction fee revenue for miners briefly surpassed the natural block subsidy for the first time since 2017. Meme Tokens...Read More
The Prime Minister of Liechtenstein – Daniel Risch – said the local lawmakers plan to enable bitcoin payments for various government services. However, he did not disclose whether the country will adopt the primary cryptocurrency as a legal tender. Another country that has turned its focus toward BTC is Liechtenstein’s western neighbor – Switzerland –...Read More
Bitcoin price has recently been the talk of the town as the asset experienced a severe plunge today following Binance’s FUD. The leading digital currency is currently witnessing a downturn in sentiment following an unprecedented surge in transaction fees and a nearly 98% full mempool. However, enthusiasts and investors are eyeing a potential rebound soon,...Read More
The crypto space yet again landed in deep trouble as the star crypto witnessed a massive plunge in the early trading hours. The price marked the intraday low at around $28,004 and slightly rose above these levels. While the plunge appears to have been triggered by a huge whale transfer which kept the Bitcoin network...Read More
Quarterly earnings reports are starting to pour in across the financial sector, and with them, updates on the state of crypto adoption across the industry. Although some companies are, understandably, still feeling the chill of crypto winter, even those are doing better than expected by analysts. In the case of firms with other priorities who...Read More
The Casablanca Court of Appeals ruled that the 21-year-old Frenchman – Thomas Clausi – will serve an 18-month prison sentence for orchestrating a crypto scheme. The defendant must compensate the victims of his scam and pay a fine of 3.4 million euros ($3.7 million) to customs authorities. Crypto fraudsters have been quite inventive recently, draining...Read More
Santiment – a crypto markets intelligence platform – has a bullish outlook on Bitcoin after the Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points on Wednesday. In a follow-up blog post, the firm claimed that the top crypto is showing “some promising rise potential” – particularly as its correlation to equities...Read More
According to data from the crypto financial service platform Matrixport, the narrowing wedge that has been in formation for the past three weeks is about to break to the upside. Such a trend could project a move higher by an equal amount to the range at which the triangle started to form. A breakout could...Read More
The Federal Reserve announced another small increase to its benchmark rate on Wednesday, bringing it between 5% and 5.25%. Bitcoin’s price remained relatively flat on the announcement, fluctuating between $28,000 and $28,500. The increase was largely in line with expectations, with the market only pricing in an 11.8% chance that the Federal Open Markets Committee...Read More
The Bitcoin price is undergoing a pretty rigid phase as it is failing to inculcate the required momentum to hit $30,000. The bears are successfully restricting the price at the interim threshold as the bulls continue to remain resilient. While the volume has soared to some extent, the price is believed to remain volatile as...Read More
With several market analysts giving their takes on the key driver behind this renewed surge, MicroStrategy’s former CEO, Michael Saylor, recently expressed his view on the matter. Inflation and Counterparty Risks Drive Bitcoin Adoption In a recent CNBC interview, Saylor noted that two dynamics are pushing the broad adoption of Bitcoin. He revealed that the...Read More
Former Coinbase CTO, Balaji Srinivasan, recently withdrew from his $1 million Bitcoin bet in which he gambled that the price of Bitcoin would reach $1 million. Although he withdrew from the bet, Srinivasan still believes that the US dollar is heading towards hyperinflation and that the economy will not experience a “soft landing” as promised...Read More
Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan has withdrawn from his notorious $1 million Bitcoin bet, in which he gambled $1 million in USDC on the price of Bitcoin reaching $1 million. However, the investor stands by his thesis that the US dollar is on the road to hyperinflation, stressing that the economy will not experience the...Read More
Another wave of banking fear swept the markets on Tuesday as stocks for PacWest, Western Alliance, and other financial institutions slid over 20% on the day. This comes shortly after California financial watchdogs took control of First Republic Bank on Monday, of which 84 branches will reopen under JP Morgan Chase. Another Bank Stock Selloff...Read More
MicroStrategy, an Enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) platform that provides software, cloud computing, and other services to a wide array of clients, also happens to be one of the world’s largest Bitcoin holders, with approximately 140k Bitcoin in reserves. Out-competing by HODLing The decision to purchase Bitcoin in bulk was made by then-CEO Michael Saylor in...Read More
The Kingdom of Bhutan – a landlocked country situated in the Eastern Himalayas – has reportedly used its renewable sources of energy to run a bitcoin mining operation for years. A government representative said the process started when BTC was worth around $5,000. It is worth noting that the primary cryptocurrency reached that level for...Read More
The Bitcoin market has recently experienced a heart-stopping tumble, with its price flirting dangerously close to the $28,000 mark. The nosedive from $30K has already sent shockwaves through the market, triggering fears of a massive correction. As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting approaches, investors are holding their breath, waiting to see how the...Read More
