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[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, October 22nd, 2024] Aventus, a leading provider of enterprise blockchain solutions and parachain on Polkadot, today confirms the launch of Aventus 2.0, an evolution of the Aventus Network aimed at establishing a stronger foundation for long-term growth and value capture. The update introduces several strategic initiatives designed to enhance network performance and stakeholder utility, including increasing transaction volume and...

Ethereum has reached a decisional point at the head and shoulders neckline and the 100-day crucial moving average. A potential breakout will likely lead to a significant surge due to a massive short liquidation cascade. The price action in the coming days will play a crucial role in determining ETH’s broader prospects. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Ethereum has reached a decisional point at a crucial resistance region consisting of the Head and Shoulders...

On October 15, 2024, Juan Tacuri, a senior promoter of the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Forcount, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and one year of supervised release. The Florida resident was also ordered to forfeit a home bought with scam proceeds, $3.6 million in assets, and pay an equivalent amount in restitution to victims. Details of the Scam Court documents revealed that Forcount operated globally, defrauding thousands of victims with a particular focus on...

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Bitcoin (BTC) is an asset class, comparing its investment potential to that of gold. In a recent earnings call, Fink emphasized that the world’s largest asset manager now views Bitcoin as an alternative to traditional commodities. Bitcoin Is an Asset Class “We believe Bitcoin is an asset class in itself. It is an alternative to other commodities like gold,” the 71-year-old said during the call, highlighting that BlackRock is discussing potential...

Bitcoin’s recent price surge toward $66,000 has led to heightened optimism, but the market now faces a potential retracement phase. The $66K resistance level is proving to be a formidable barrier, and BTC is likely to undergo a period of consolidation or correction before determining its next major trend. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Bitcoin recently experienced a strong bullish surge, reaching the critical $66K resistance region after originating from a...

A dormant bitcoin whale address was reactivated earlier today, according to data from Arkham Intelligence, and has moved 5 BTC to the crypto exchange Kraken. This was their third BTC transfer in the past few weeks after being silent for a decade, said the popular resource. Arkham data shows that the wallet received the bitcoin stash during BTC’s first couple of months of existence, meaning that it had to be somewhere between January and March 2009, given the network’s launch...

Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) has announced a forthcoming auction for used mining equipment on its official website. The auction will feature a total of 2,880 used Antminer S19 units from Bitdeer’s Norway mining datacenter. The starting price for the auction is set at $270,000. The auction will include two types of Antminer S19 models: the Antminer S19-95T and the Antminer S19-90T. Among the total units, 2,132 are Antminer S19–95T, while 748 are Antminer S19–90T. The auction starts on September 24,...

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...

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,...

The Bitcoin hash price, a metric measuring miner revenue per terahash or computing power, has fallen to its lowest level ever. According to recent data, this is a sign of upcoming bullish momentum. A Quicktake by CryptoQuant analyst Woominkyu revealed that the current level of the bitcoin hash price indicates a good buying opportunity. A Buying Opportunity Woominkyu shared a chart highlighting the relationship between the price of bitcoin and the network’s hash price. The...