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Data analyzed by the on-chain analytics platform Nansen shows that blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are struggling, and their floor prices have plunged significantly. According to the firm, the floor prices of most blue-chip NFTs crashed by more than 25% in the last 30 days. At the same time, the prices of a few collections recorded significant growth. Blue-Chip NFTs are Struggling Blue-chip NFTs are collectibles expected to have sustainable long-term value because of...

Bitcoin’s price performance over the past 24 hours is hardly surprising given the lower trading volumes during the weekends, and the asset has not moved an inch from its $26,000 level. The altcoins are also highly stagnant on a daily scale, but some have posted notable losses since last Sunday. BTC Boring at $26K Bitcoin was in a similar situation last week – meaning it had stalled for weeks at around $29,000 – before a sudden price dump took it south by over $3,000 to chart...

The Brazilian authorities have reportedly launched an investigation against one of the greatest soccer players of all time – Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (better known as Ronaldinho) – over allegations that he might have participated in a cryptocurrency scam. The athlete was summoned to testify on the matter but failed to appear in court without giving explanations for his absence. Expected to Show up in Court Next Week According to recent coverage, the former star of FC...

On-chain analysts at Glassnode and Ark have developed a new framework for analyzing the Bitcoin network’s “economic state.” The framework, called “Cointime Economics (CE),” will help increase the accuracy of on-chain analysis, which savvy investors and traders often use to read where Bitcoin’s price is heading. What is Cointime Economics? According to lead Glassnode analyst James Check, CE moves away from analysis based on Bitcoin’s unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs), which...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovered that the North Korean hacking collective – the Lazarus Group – has drained cryptocurrencies worth millions of dollars through several attacks in the past few years. The security agency believes the wrongdoers could soon cash out 1,580 BTC (worth almost $41 million at current prices). Stay Focused on the Lazarus’ Actions The FBI released a statement to notify cryptocurrency companies about a potential move that the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely starting to sweat a little given that the Ripple case it worked so hard on hasn’t traveled in its favor. Ripple May Get the SEC to Back Off A few weeks back, a judge in New York of all places (New York is often considered a very unfriendly place when it comes to digital assets) ruled that Ripple wasn’t necessarily a security, and while not all the legal ramifications or doors have been closed yet, things are...

A collective of 50 Russian customers of the non-custodial decentralized wallet – Atomic Wallet – have reportedly launched a class action lawsuit against it after becoming victims of a recent $100 million exploit.  Some believe the North Korean hackers – the Lazarus Group – were responsible for the heist. However, Boris Feldman (who coordinates the victims’ efforts) thinks there might be Ukrainian involvement in the attack. Working on Recovering Lost Assets According to recent...

Primal – a company that seeks to develop bitcoin-infused applications for the Nostr social networking community – has recently garnered as much as $1 million in new funds from firms like Ten31 and Hivemind Ventures. Primal Gets a Nice Chunk of Money The main goal of Primal is to allow users of the program to send “zaps” (small amounts of bitcoin) to other users that post content or items they enjoy anywhere in the world. Primal founder and CEO Miljan Braticevic...

In a significant move within the crypto realm, Circle, the company behind USD Coin (USDC), said it will extend support for its stablecoin to six more blockchains in the next two months. Based on a joint release by Coinbase and Circle, USDC, already available on nine blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Stellar, Tron, Flow, Algorand, Hedera and Solana, will be rolled out on additional chains. While the release does not mention names, earlier reports from...

In a recent discussion, roundtable leader Rob Nelson and crypto evangelist Luke Stokes sat down to discuss the state of the global economy, which as we can see, is not in the best shape. The conversation then turned to blockchain and how it could potentially solve the problems associated with the world’s economic frailty. Blockchain: The Solution to the World’s Problems? Nelson started things off by saying: Most people in this country feel like the economy’s a...