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The first wave of spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States debuted on July 23, with inflows running above $100 million. While the positive flows signal a strong start for the funds, ether (ETH) may not witness the parabolic uptrend bitcoin (BTC) saw after asset managers launched its ETFs earlier this year. In CryptoQuant’s latest weekly crypto report, on-chain experts explained that new money flows into digital asset products like ETFs would have a...

« Une douzaine de lignes de code qui pourrait complètement changer Bitcoin ! Le BIP-347 est sans doute l’une des propositions d’amélioration les plus significatives de Bitcoin ces dernières années. Un changement qui pourrait redéfinir totalement la manière dont Bitcoin est perçu, tant par les utilisateurs que par les investisseurs. Ce BIP 347, c’est OP_CAT. Que vous soyez un bitcoiner ou un fervent utilisateur d’Ethereum et des layers 2, vous avez très probablement entendu parler...

TL;DR The upcoming US presidential elections feature Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Robert Kennedy and others. If Kennedy wins, it could boost bitcoin’s (BTC) price due to his pro-crypto policies, although this scenario is highly speculative given his current low polling numbers. The Surprising Scenario The US presidential elections are less than four months away, with tension going up lately. Those going to the ballot boxes will have to choose between the Republican candidate...

All eyes in the crypto community yesterday were on the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville as Donald Trump was scheduled to appear and talk about BTC, which eventually resulted in substantial price volatility for the asset. On a daily scale, most cryptocurrencies are slightly in the red, with TON and DOGE leading the pack from the larger-cap ones. BTC Sees a Rollercoaster Last weekend was also quite eventful in terms of price action for bitcoin as the asset fell by $2,000 in...

Bitcoin has remained the most used cryptocurrency by criminals, even with the rise of privacy coins like Monero. According to the recent Europol Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment report, financial crimes are also still the main illicit crypto use. Bitcoin’s Popularity with Criminals Sparks Concerns Bitcoin has been the preferred asset for ransomware groups due to its accessibility for non-savvy users compared to alternatives like Monero (XMR). Despite this, criminals...

Bitcoin’s price has been on a rollercoaster throughout the past couple of hours, largely induced by the anticipation of and subsequent speech of former US President and current Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville. The price initially nosedived below $67K from an intraday high at above $69K before the speech. Source: TradingViewUpon the end of Trump’s speech, the price started to recover, coinciding with a few important statements that the made. He...

La conférence Bitcoin 2024 se déroule en ce moment et jusqu’au 27 juillet à Nashville dans le Tennessee. Donald Trump a fait ce soir un long discours pour flatter son auditoire, achevant par cette conclusion stupéfiante : « Have a good time with your Bitcoin, and your crypto, and everything else that you’re playing with. »

Entretien avec Cyril Grunspan, Directeur de l’Institut des Crypto-Actifs du Pôle Léonard De Vinci, professeur à l’ESILV et chercheur. Réalisation : Nexialog Consulting

A few months after the SEC gave the initial green light, the spot Ethereum ETFs officially hit the ground last Tuesday. However, the immediate results have been quite underwhelming, and one can’t help but compare them to the spot Bitcoin ETF launch in January this year. ETH ETFs Vs. BTC ETFs CryptoPotato reported earlier this week that the nine spot Ethereum ETFs had a solid first day, gathering more than $106 million in net flows. As expected, the converted Grayscale fund...

Although we still have a long way to go in 2024, this year has already been quite eventful for the cryptocurrency industry and not only for Bitcoin. The second-largest digital asset also received a massive dose of validation earlier this year when the US Securities and Exchange Commission greenlighted almost ten exchange-traded funds tracking its performance. The first several days of trading, though, have been quite underwhelming. The ETH ETFs were initially greenlighted a...