Bitcoin (BTC)

The past ten days or so went quite positively for bitcoin as the asset added almost ten grand within this timeframe, mostly fueled by the US Federal Reserve’s decision to reduce the key interest rates. However, certain social metrics suggest that the cryptocurrency’s run could be over, at least in the short term. FOMO to Halt BTC’s Uptrend? It was just last Wednesday, September 11, when bitcoin’s price tumbled hard after the US CPI numbers came out. At the time, the asset...

Pour parler d’une monnaie indépendante, il faut un média qui le soit tout autant. Pourtant, créer et faire vivre une telle plateforme n’est pas chose facile. Comment démêler le vrai du faux sur des sujets aussi complexes que la monnaie et les libertés individuelles ? Comment attirer des sponsors et générer des revenus tout en faisant le choix d’être politiquement  incorrect ? La prochaine rencontre Annecy-Bitcoin x AlpineChain promet de...

The Open Network (TON) has continued to record outstanding growth as the protocol recently saw its active addresses outperform leading blockchains in the industry. According to data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock, the number of daily active TON addresses surged to 3 million in the first week of September. Per the data, this figure exceeded the number of active addresses recorded on major Layer 1 networks, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. TON’s popularity...

A key metric that indicates US investors’ interest in bitcoin turned negative on Friday. Experts, however, believe that this flip could positively affect BTC’s price. Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Records Negative Value According to a report by a CryptoQuant analyst, the Coinbase Premium recently recorded a significant negative value. The Coinbase Premium Index is an indicator that measures the percentage difference between the price of bitcoin on Coinbase Pro and Binance....

There’s been no shortage of news over the past seven days. During this period, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization managed to add close to $140 billion. This happened on the back of significant gains charted by the majority of coins, so let’s take a closer look. First things first, the long-anticipated rate cut is now a fact. The US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it is decreasing interest rates by 0.5%, a considerable move that sent ripples across all...

« Dans cet épisode nous allons explorer ce que signifie réellement ‘Vivre avec Bitcoin’. Pour l’occasion, nous avons l’honneur d’accueillir un expert : Jacques Favier, figure incontournable dans le monde du Bitcoin. Historien de formation, normalien et agrégé d’histoire, il est passionné par l’histoire des monnaies parallèles. Après une carrière dans la banque et l’investissement en capital, il a découvert Bitcoin et s’y est consacré. Auteur spécialisé, Jacques publie notamment sur...

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« Dans cet épisode, on revient sur l’une des plus grandes faillites de l’histoire des cryptomonnaies : l’affaire Mt. Gox. On a eu la chance de discuter avec Mark Karpelès, l’ancien PDG de la plateforme d’échange Mt. Gox, qui nous partage sa version des événements. Il nous raconte comment cette plateforme, autrefois au sommet, a sombré avec la disparition de centaines de milliers de bitcoins. Mark nous explique aussi les accusations portées contre lui, son arrestation et sa...

Blockchain detective ZachXBT has exposed another set of hackers who used a social engineering scam to steal over $240 million in Bitcoin from a wealthy victim. The investigator said that both his efforts and the criminals’ own blunders have already led to “multiple arrests and millions frozen.” Scammed For 4000 BTC In mid-August, the scammers targeted a single creditor to Genesis – the institutional Bitcoin trading desk that went bankrupt in early 2023. First, the scammers...