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The amendments for spot Bitcoin ETF applications continue, with BlackRock naming Jane Street Capital and JPMorgan Securities as the authorized participants for its own exchange-traded fund, should it receive the green light from the US SEC. What’s particularly interesting is the involvement of JPM, whose CEO just recently urged the US government to close down Bitcoin. JPM, Jane Street Named as APs Global financial behemoths, such as BlackRock, Fidelity, VanEck, and Valkyrie,...

Catalyx, a crypto trading platform based in Canada, suffered a security breach that resulted in the loss of customer funds in its custody. While the exact value of the loss is not mentioned, the platform has halted crypto and fiat withdrawals amid ongoing investigations. Catalyx Suspends Trading and Withdrawals CatalX CTS, the operator of Catalyx, announced the incident in a press release, stating that the breach likely involved an employee. The company investigating the...

Earlier this year, the SEC’s crusade against cryptocurrencies seemed to be coming to a head after Judge Analisa Torres sided mostly in favor of Ripple, who ruled that XRP is, broadly speaking, not a security and that its purchase could only be considered an investment contract in certain circumstances. The two parties, however, are still duking it out, with a final decision expected in early 2024. Terraform Labs Attempted to Capitalize on Ripple’s Headwinds Given the success...

Uniswap’s native token – UNI – has demonstrated a noteworthy surge of 28% over the past week alongside the rest of the crypto market. It is currently trading above $7.71 with a market capitalization of $4.61 billion. The latest data indicated that UNI may be poised for more growth. Industry expert Ali Martinez said that UNI has successfully turned a key supply wall at $7.23 into a solid support level. This support is distributed across 3,500 addresses, collectively holding...

Bitcoin miners are experiencing significant gains, thanks to a surge in transaction fees that have reached their highest levels since April 2021, primarily driven by the increasing demand for Ordinals inscriptions. The positive momentum in the market throughout this year has served as a valuable recovery for miners, compensating for the challenges faced in the unfavorable conditions of 2022. As such, miners appear to have cashed in on this remarkable rally this month. Bitcoin...

TL;DR Solana (SOL) has seen a significant increase in its value throughout 2023, with notable growth, especially in mid-December. Google search interest in Solana has recently exceeded that for Ethereum, with particular popularity in countries like Spain and the Philippines. Along with its rise in search popularity, Solana has also seen a surge in trading volume and has outperformed Ethereum in certain other metrics. Solana Takes the Lead Solana’s price has exploded by...

Ripple’s price has been consolidating against USDT during the past few weeks while remaining clearly bearish against BTC. Analyzing both pairs might provide clues on the future price trend. Technical Analysis By TradingRage Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Chart Against USDT, the price has been trapped inside a triangle pattern since November and is yet to break out. While the $0.6 support level has been providing support and preventing a more profound decline, the price has...

On December 28, the company announced that its fleet of 3,750 Bitcoin ASIC miners, purchased last year, had already generated profits due to the surge in the coin’s price. Canadian Bitcoin mining company Hive Digital has recently concluded a successful $22 million private financing round. The company achieved this milestone through the sale of 5.75 million special warrants at a price of $3.87 each, resulting in total proceeds of $22 million. This financing round will enable the company  to...

In terms of regional search, Google Trends revealed that countries such as Spain and the Philippines took the lead. People in these nations recorded more users searching for the term Solana than Ethereum.  In 2023, searches on Google for “Solana” surpassed those for “Ethereum” for the first time since the launch of both cryptocurrencies in 2020 and 2015, respectively. The move comes after the digital asset flipped XRP as the fifth largest crypto in the world, according to market...

A staggering 98% member of the PancakeSwap community voted in favour of reducing the CAKE supply by 300 million resulting into a strong surge in the CAKE price. PancakeSwap, a prominent decentralized exchange, has successfully concluded a proposal to reduce the maximum supply of its native token CAKE from 750 million to 450 million, garnering nearly 98% of votes in favor. The multi-chain decentralized exchange initiated the voting process on Thursday, presenting a proposal to decrease...