Bitcoin (BTC)

The futures market experienced a moderate reset in the funding rate. The recent price volatility in the range between $58 and $69K has caused it to decline. However, similar to the price rally from the COVID crash in 2020, a rising macro trend in the funding rate becomes obvious. At the same time, the momentum of the open interest has also dropped through the last two weeks of volatile price movements. Chart by CryptoQuantThe market has the same structure that we saw in...

One of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the States – Marathon Digital – plans to raise $500 million through the issuance of senior convertible notes. The firm wants to use the proceeds to buy bitcoin and BTC mining machines. Founded over a decade ago, Marathon Digital Holdings is among the largest publicly-traded BTC mining companies. The firm’s announcement from earlier on November 15th outlined its plans to “offer, subject to market and other conditions, $500,000,000...

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L’indice « baguette » représente le temps de travail nécessaire pour acheter une baguette. Il explicite ce lien intuitif que nous faisons entre le coût d’un bien ou d’un service et une quantité d’énergie. En effet, le temps de travail est relié à la quantité d’énergie utilisée à une puissance donnée par l’équation Puissance = Energie/Temps. A ce stade, les plus attentifs de mes lecteurs pourraient objecter que la puissance de travail...

Stellar lumen price is consolidating above $0.3500 against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.3600 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.3700 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if there is a clear break above the $0.4000 resistance. Stellar lumen price is trading well above $0.3500 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XLM price must...

Ripple price declined below $1.25 and tested the $1.165 support against the US dollar. The price is now trading near $1.21 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $1.175 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could continue to move up if there is a clear break above $1.235. Ripple price is slowly rising above $1.20 against the US Dollar, unlike bitcoin. XRP price must...

Credit card giant Mastercard has partnered with three distinct companies in Asia and Australia to offer digital currency payment cards to its customers. Mastercard Is Pushing the Crypto World Forward The companies assisting Mastercard’s newfound crypto agenda are Bitkub, a crypto exchange in Thailand; crypto finance firm Amber Group, and Australian trading platform Coinjar. While the payment cards being issued will not allow people to utilize crypto directly for...

Bloomberg recently found that investors are protecting themselves from fears of rising inflation by using Bitcoin. In a tweet, the company even called it “the best inflation hedge around” depending on how one looks at it. Bitcoin Beats Inflation After crunching the numbers, Bloomberg Opinion’s John Authers found that Bitcoin has achieved 99.996% deflation over the past 10 years. What cost one Bitcoin in 2011 now costs just 0.004% of a Bitcoin today. Meanwhile, the CPI has...

Eric Adams – the mayor-elect of New York City – continues to push the region’s newfound crypto agenda and now says plans are underway to establish a new digital asset specific to the Big Apple. New York Is Getting a Cryptocurrency All Its Own While the currency is not stemming from Adams himself, it appears his enthusiasm for crypto is beginning to rub off on other individuals. Plans for the currency were first introduced by a company called City Coins, which works on...

The United States Justice Department has seized more than $6 million in digital currency funds that were allegedly garnered through ransomware attacks. The Justice Department Is Moving Fast The move comes after the Justice Department recently issued new sanctions against both countries and various global exchanges that had potentially been part of collecting ransomware funds and laundering the money. Several arrests of alleged hackers have also taken place as the Justice...