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Bitcoin miners made the lowest revenues in August since September 2023 as the network’s mining difficulty peaked at the highest it has ever been on August 31. August marked the worst month in revenues for Bitcoin miners this year and since September 2023. They mined a total of $827.56 million last month following a trend of reducing mining rewards since April’s halving event that reduced block rewards to 3.125 BTC. August’s revenues saw a 10.5% reduction from July when miners netted $927.35...

A recent combined report by Block Scholes and Bybit sheds light on the crypto derivatives market’s robust performance despite recent turbulence. The analysis of futures, options, and perpetual contracts showed the case to understand how the sector is stable during high volatility. The report notes that, while BTC fell below $59,000, the futures market remained relatively stable. The open interest for futures contracts was flat, meaning traders were proactively reducing their leveraged...

High centralization can lead to increased influence by a few entities, potentially undermining the decentralized ethos that crypto strives to uphold. However, centralization continues to be a major bone of contention in space. As such, popular project tokens – Polygon (MATIC) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) – have emerged as the leading examples of high concentration of holdings among top wallets. Centralization Concerns in MATIC and SHIB According to the data shared by Santiment,...

APES (APES) is grabbing attention on the Solana blockchain, with its price shooting up over 200% in the past week. This price explosion has retail investors sitting up and taking notice. Meanwhile, a new contender called Base Dawgz (DAWGZ) is set to launch next week – and early backers believe it could follow in APES’ footsteps. APES Surges Over 260% After Launching On the Solana Chain APES is making a big splash on Solana. Launched on August 19th, the token is up over 260%...

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A lot can change in the cryptocurrency markets within the span of the week. This is what happened to bitcoin and most altcoins since last Friday when BTC soared from around $60,000 to over $64,000 on Saturday after the bullish developments on US soil. Namely, Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted at incoming interest rate cuts, and RFK endorsed pro-crypto presidential candidate Donald Trump and withdrew his campaign. The weekend for bitcoin was quiet despite the turbulence elsewhere...

Bitcoin appears to be struggling to position itself above $60,000. The world’s largest crypto asset by market cap is yet to recover from the fall earlier this week. As a result, its weekly losses compared to the surge last Friday stand at about 10%. However, its reserves on exchanges hitting new lows for the year paints a bullish picture. Bitcoin’s Dwindling Exchange Reserves As per CryptoQuant’s observation, bitcoin’s decrease in reserves suggests reduced selling pressure,...

TL;DR Floki Inu (FLOKI) saw a sharp decline of nearly 20%, losing its place among the top 5 meme coins. Despite the drop, some analysts remain optimistic, predicting a possible rally if the token’s price surpasses an important resistance level. FLOKI Bleeds Heavily The price of the popular meme coin Floki Inu (FLOKI) is down almost 20% on a daily scale, currently trading at around $0.0001272. FLOKI Price, Source: CoinGeckoFLOKI’s market capitalization plunged to $1.23...

Polygon (MATIC) has been experiencing a decline in network activity since the broader crypto market retrace began in March. However, recent data shared by the crypto analytic platform Santiment indicates a potential shift in this trend. Bullish Reversal for Polygon (MATIC)? Polygon’s native token, MATIC, has lost over 17% of its value in the past month alone as it traded mostly below $0.52. Subsequent declines dragged the asset to the press time price of $0.43, but this could...