The crypto community mourns on X as the 2024 bull market seems to be over. No, this is not a drill, Jim Cramer said on national TV that bitcoin is a winner and he advised people to own BTC. If this isn’t a clear bear signal, we don’t know what is. Bitcoin Is a ‘Winner’ The host of CNBC’s Mad Money has frequently outlined somewhat controversial viewpoints and advice in his show. His success rate, at least when it comes down to crypto, has been… mixed. Actually, he has changed...
Read More »Séminaire de cryptofinance : Time-Averaged Analysis of Selfish Mining in Bitcoin (vidéo en anglais)
Présentation de Roozbeh Sarenche, chercheur à l’Université de Louvain, lors du Séminaire de cryptofinance organisé par Martino Grasselli, Ricardo Pérez-Marco et Cyril Grunspan à l’Institut Henri Poincaré le 21 novembre 2024. Titre : Time-Averaged Analysis of Selfish Mining in Bitcoin Langue : Anglais Résumé : Un mineur de Bitcoin disposant d’une puissance de minage suffisante peut adopter une stratégie de selfish mining (minage égoïste) pour augmenter ses revenus relatifs....
Read More »Here’s What Users Expect as Donald Trump Begins Tenure as Crypto President: Bybit
It’s been barely a few weeks since the pro-crypto candidate Donald Trump won the United States presidential elections, and the digital asset market still feels the impact of that victory. As the Trump administration prepares to take complete charge of affairs at the White House by January, crypto users anticipate what this could mean for the industry. According to a quarterly institution report by the digital asset exchange Bybit and the crypto research firm Blocks Scholes,...
Read More »Le départ de Gary Gensler n’est pas une victoire pour Bitcoin
Traduction d’un article d’Aaron van Wirdum publié dans Bitcoin Magazine le 22 novembre 2024. Comme je l’ai déjà expliqué, je ne pense pas que Donald Trump se soucie réellement de Bitcoin ; au mieux, c’est un shitcoiner qui veut tirer profit d’un scam. Cela dit, il est juste de reconnaître que Trump a adopté une position pro-crypto lors de sa campagne. En effet, sa promesse, faite lors de Bitcoin 2024, de licencier Gary Gensler dès le...
Read More »Double-Digit Price Surges From These Altcoins as BTC Was Stopped Before $100K (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin tried and tried to break into a six-digit price territory but was stopped just inches below $100,000 and has been pushed south by around a grand. Its dominance over the alts has slumped in the past day, as many, such as DOGE, ADA, AVAX, and DOT, have charted double-digit surges. BTC Fails at $100K Bitcoin had a highly positive business week, which started with a price surge to over $90,000 on Monday. After a brief retracement, the bulls returned and helped BTC chart a...
Read More »Le Tour de France de Surfin’Bitcoin
Surfin’Bitcoin a lancé la semaine dernière son « Tour de France du Bitcoin », un événement qui a pour objectif de démocratiser Bitcoin en France en allant à la rencontre du public dans plusieurs grandes villes. Après un départ à Jarry en Guadeloupe le 12 novembre 2024, la prochaine étape se tiendra à Bordeaux le 26 avril 2025 : une journée complète avec des ateliers pratiques, des tables rondes...
Read More »As Bitcoin Records Another All-Time High of $98,000, Could BEST Token be the Next Altcoin to Pump During the Bull Run?
Bitcoin has just broken past the $98,000 mark for the first time ever, sending crypto traders into a frenzy. As a result of BTC’s rally, many traders are hunting for altcoins that could explode in the upcoming bull run. One contender in this regard is Best Wallet’s native token, BEST – which has raised over $600,000 in presale funding in just ten days. Bitcoin Nears $100K as FOMO Sweeps the Crypto Market What a week it’s been for the king of crypto. Bitcoin has been on an...
Read More »Le Lightning Network en pratique
Présentation pratique et concrète du Lightning Network par Renaud Lifchitz lors du meetup de Montmartre du 20 novembre 2024. « Lightning est un réseau qui se greffe sur Bitcoin mais qui n’est pas une blockchain. C’est un réseau pair à pair au dessus de Bitcoin – ce qu’on appelle souvent une couche 2 ou layer 2 – qui permet d’accélérer les transactions Bitcoin et surtout de les rendre quasiment gratuites et instantanées. Pour les usages commerciaux c’est très utile parce qu’un...
Read More »Un poste dédié aux cryptomonnaies dans l’administration Trump
Selon Bloomberg, Donald Trump pourrait créer un poste dédié aux cryptomonnaies à la Maison Blanche afin de de coordonner les échanges entre le président, le Congrès, la Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) et la Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Ce poste serait assisté d’une équipe chargée de superviser et de coordonner les politiques et de fournir une direction claire et cohérente...
Read More »Meme Coin Bloodbath as PEPE, BONK, WIF, PNUT, POPCAT Dump by Double Digits
Bitcoin reached a new peak of $95,000 hours ago but was rejected and pushed south by over a grand within minutes. Although it has recovered some ground, many altcoins, especially from the meme coin niche, have plummeted hard, leaving over $400 million in liquidations on a daily scale. The specific dump is evident by the plunging meme coin market cap. While that of the entire crypto market has dropped by 2.3% over the past 24 hours to $3.2 trillion on CG, the meme coins have...
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