Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin’s price performance continues to be somewhat surprising given the positive news that came from Grayscale’s court victory over the SEC earlier this week, and the asset fell to a new multi-month low. The altcoins also fell in the past 24 hours once again, except for TONCOIN, which is in a league of its own. BTC’s Latest Drop CryptoPotato reported the positive developments in the crypto market earlier this week when a US judge ruled in favor of Grayscale in its lawsuit...

One of the leading cryptocurrency mining companies – Stronghold Digital Mining – is reportedly planning to use tire-derived fuel (made of shredded vehicle tires) in its operations in the state of Pennsylvania.  Burning such items is a toxic process that contaminates the nearby air, water, and soil. As such, it is no surprise that some locals and green activists are firmly against it. Mining BTC Via Such a Method is ‘Really Unacceptable’ According to a coverage by The...

La Securities and Exchange Commission, organisme fédéral de réglementation et de contrôle des marchés financiers américains, a une nouvelle fois repoussé le délai de réponse à plusieurs demandes d’ETF Bitcoin « spot » [1], dont celle du géant BlackRock. Lorsque l’agence reçoit une demande, elle a trois options : l’accepter, la refuser ou remettre sa décision à plus tard. Elle peut repousser trois...

The prominent American actor Dwayne Johnson (better known as The Rock) and the talk show host Oprah Winfrey launched an initiative focused on helping those displaced by the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii.  The so-called People’s Fund of Maui is available for contributors from all over the globe and accepts donations in cryptocurrencies. Crypto to the Rescue  The Rock took it to X (Twitter) to explain that the fund will put money “directly in the pockets of those who...

Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were a couple back in New York last year that tried to launder as much as $4.5 billion in bitcoin stolen from a hack on the Bitfinex crypto exchange that occurred in the year 2016. They were arrested for their roles in the incident in 2022 and now appear all set to plead guilty in the case. Heather and Ilya Are not Going to Fight the Charges News of this first came to light when it was discovered that they were newly charged in...

Despite the recent price swings that bitcoin experienced, including pumps and dumps by $2,000 within just a few days, BTC whales seem undeterred, and their total number has jumped to a local peak of 1,611 (according to Glassnode).  In comparison, those large investors were less than 1,570 in May this year when the valuation of the leading digital asset was predominantly hovering around the $26K-$27K level. According to Glassnode’s analysis, the number of BTC whales has surged...

Ripple’s price shows bearish signs; if the current key support level breaks – the drop could escalate even faster. Technical Analysis By Edris The USDT Paired Chart On the USDT paired chart, the price has held above the 200-day moving average, around the $0.5 mark, over the past few weeks. However, the price is currently testing the 200-day moving average. If this moving average breaks down, the price will drop quickly towards the $0.43 level. On the other hand, if the price...

After several weeks of lack of any major developments in the crypto industry, the past few days saw an increased number, mostly surrounding the potential launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF in the States. Naturally, this impacted the asset’s price quite a lot. It all started on Tuesday when Grayscale – the largest crypto asset manager – won a court battle against the SEC. A US judge sided with the crypto company and ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to “vacate” its...

The Bitcoin price retracing its Grayscale pump on new bearish news of the SEC delaying all Bitcoin ETF applications hasn’t slowed down meme coin season. New meme coins are still launched on a daily basis on decentralized exchanges like Uniswap, and while many emerge to be rugpulls (such as BabyShia earlier this week), savvy traders can make exponential gains with a diversified portfolio and a small investment. The New Vs. Coins Meta While the ‘Baby’ meta narrative may have...

Bitcoin (BTC) has slid back to the $26,000 price level, where it was before a U.S. court ruled in favor of digital asset management company Grayscale Investments in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Crypto analytics firm Santiment noted that on-chain data shows that the digital asset has retraced its steps after plenty of push and pull by news of the Grayscale win. BTC Declines After Grayscale Win On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...