The Bitcoin (BTC) mining community achieved an annual all-time high (ATH) on November 12, amassing $44 million in combined block rewards and transaction fees. This milestone, the highest for the year, marks a resurgence for Bitcoin miners who weathered a challenging period between April 2022 and November 2023. 2023 Marks a Turnaround for Bitcoin Miners According to data from Blockchain.com, the Bitcoin (BTC) mining community achieved a significant milestone on November 12. It...
Read More »Bitcoin Crashes Back to $35k Triggering $367 Million in Liquidations
Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted back to $35,100 on Tuesday after briefly rallying as high as $38,000 late last week. The collapse has triggered over $367 million in liquidations across the crypto market in the past 24 hours. According to Coinglass, over $200 million in liquidations have occurred in the past hour alone. Across the day, over 103,000 traders have been liquidated, with the largest being a BTC-USDT swap on OKX valued at $9.45 million. Bitcoin started the day trading for...
Read More »Disney Partners Dapper Labs to Launch NFT Collectibles Platform
The release date has not been confirmed, but the platform is already claimed to become an ‘all-new socially driven collectible experience that brings the magic of pin collecting to the digital age’. Entertainment giant the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has joined forces with a leading blockchain-based video games developer Dapper Labs Inc. to launch an NFT collectibles platform. Dubbed “Disney Pinnacle”, the platform will allow collectors to buy and trade branded NFTs minted on the Flow...
Read More »The Reason Polygon (MATIC) Price Has Exploded 80% in the Past Month
TL;DR MATIC’s Price Surge: Polygon’s native token, MATIC, has seen an 80% increase in value over the past month and is among the few assets to gain in the last 24 hours, currently trading at around $0.94. Market Sentiment and Institutional Interest: The rally in MATIC’s price is partly attributed to the overall bullish sentiment in the crypto market and growing interest from institutional investors and whales. Significant Accumulation by Key Wallets: Key wallets holding...
Read More »Uniswap Wallet Launches On Android Following Completed Beta
Uniswap has rolled out the completed version of its wallet app to all Android users following a brief beta testing period that began last month. The app brings a simple mobile user interface to its decentralized exchange (DEX), which is currently the largest in the entire crypto ecosystem. Per Uniswap’s announcement on Tuesday, app users will be able to swap tokens across 8 different blockchains including Ethereum, Polygon, Optimism, and Arbitrum, all while managing their...
Read More »Bitcoin Ordinals Reach New Milestone Amidst Taproot 2nd Anniversary
Bitcoin Ordinals are taking the network by storm yet again. The total count of minted Bitcoin Ordinals Inscriptions has climbed to a new record. This milestone coincides with the second anniversary of the activation of the highly awaited Bitcoin upgrade, Taproot, which occurred at block 709,632 on November 14th and was the catalyst for the inception of the Ordinals. Bitcoin Ordinals Explode According to data compiled by Dune Analytics, the number of Bitcoin Ordinals...
Read More »Fintech Startup Fnality Raises $95M in Funding Led by Goldman and BNP Paribas
With the recently secured Series B funding, Fnality is poised to continue its pioneering work in the tokenization of fiat currencies backed by Central Bank cash. Fnality, a fintech firm focused on building tokenized versions of major currencies collateralized by cash held at central banks, has successfully secured $95 million in its Series B funding round, with major financial institutions like Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) and BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) leading the investment....
Read More »Ripple Chief Brad Garlinghouse Slams YouTube Over Prevailing Deepkfake Scams
In a recent appearance on the X platform, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse voiced his apprehensions regarding the proliferation of deepfake scam videos on YouTube. He cited a specific incident where old video footage from Ripple’s events was manipulated, overlaying new words to create a deceptive narrative. Expressing his concern directly to the video hosting giant, Garlinghouse questioned their vigilance, urging them not to be complacent. He emphasized the importance of public caution, advising...
Read More »Altcoins to Watch Out for as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana Cool Off after Impressive Rally
Bitcoin and some large-cap altcoins have experienced significant resistance in the past few days pushing crypto traders to small-cap and meme coins’ speculation. The crypto cash flow has been moving from Bitcoin (BTC) and large-cap altcoins like Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and Chainlink (LINK) to small-cap and meme coins as indicated by the traded volume. According to market data provided by Binance-backed Coinmarketcap, the daily average traded volume for meme coins was up...
Read More »Fake News on BlackRock’s iShares XRP Trust Sends Price Briefly to $0.74 Leading to High Liquidation
For several hours, the iShares XRP Trust appeared on the ICIS Delaware website suggesting that BlackRock had filed to list an XRP ETF, which was confirmed to be fake. Amid the ongoing Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States, the crypto community has questioned why the Ripple Labs-backed XRP has not been included and it has legal clarity. On Monday, reports circulated on the X platform that BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK) had filed to list an XRP...
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