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Open interest for Bitcoin Futures on major derivatives crypto exchange BitMEX reached an all-time-high (ATH) as it crossed the $1 billion milestone. The record high happened for the first time since the crypto market crashed back in March 2020.Bitcoin Futures Open Interest on BitMEX at 4-Month HighAccording to data from crypto derivatives market data provider Skew, the open interest on Bitcoin Futures on BitMEX crossed the $1B landmark for the first time since Black Thursday. Across the...

The latest data from on-chain analytics firm, Glassnode shows that the dollar value of transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has been steadily increasing. Also, crypto research firm Messari has dispelled misconceptions regarding the failure of public blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum as payment channels.Median BTC Transfer Volume up 100 Percent Since 2020 BeginningAs per a tweet on Glassnode’s official handle, the median Bitcoin transfer is standing at around $195. This marks a 100...

AVA Labs, the team behind Avalanche, an open-source platform for launching decentralized applications in a highly-scalable ecosystem, recently raised $42M in a 4.5 hour-long token sale last Wednesday. The sale marks one of the largest ICO’s out of the U.S. since 2017.Avalanche’s Recent Key HiresAVA Labs, founded by Cornell Ph.D.’s and led by Professor Emin Gun Sirer, initially completed a $6M Series A in 2019 backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Initialized Capital, Metastable, Polychain, and angel...

The continuous growth of the most widely utilized stablecoin Tether (USDT) has pushed its total market capitalization above the coveted $10 billion mark. On a monthly scale, the rise is even more impressive as it has doubled since March 2020.Tether Takes Over $10B Market CapTether, or as it was initially named – Realcoin, saw the light of day in 2014 as an innovative coin holding a stable value in an ever-fluctuating cryptocurrency market. The so-called stablecoin is pegged (almost) 1-to-1...

The well-known economist and gold proponent, Peter Schiff, commented on the recent increase in the price of silver, saying that the metal has essentially become “the new Bitcoin.”The latter, on the other hand, has been particularly stable. Yesterday, the price gained just shy of two percent, which was the most action Bitcoin saw in quite a bit of time.Silver is the New Bitcoin, Says Peter SchiffPeter Schiff, a renowned economist, and author, has never kept it a secret that he’s no fan of...

Often referred to as the ‘Chinese Ethereum,’ NEO has teamed up with the state-backed BSN to drive mainstream adoption. NEO will become one of the technological pillars of the BSN, which includes tech and payment giants such as China UnionPay and China Mobile, in addition to the Chinese State Information Center, the official announcement stated.It’s official! United by our shared commitment towards greater #blockchain adoption and innovation #Neo and @bsnbase will work hand in hand to provide...

Owing to its decade long correlation with the S&P 500 stock market index, Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model propounder Plan B thinks that BTC should have surpassed it’s previous ATH and hit the $25,000 price mark.‘S&P Implied BTC Price: $25K .. Interesting Times Ahead!’Plan B takes an interesting place amongst numerous other ‘Bitcoin analysts’ on crypto Twitter. A firm believer in the stock-to-flow model that he created for BTC, he posts daily price and market updates on his profile...

After weeks of sitting in a tight range, Bitcoin finally made a move yesterday and conquered the $9,300 resistance. The majority of large-cap altcoins also followed the upward tick, and, as usual, there are some notable fluctuations among low-cap alts.Bitcoin Is AliveThe last time the primary cryptocurrency stood above $9,300 for more than just a candlewick was on July 9th. Since then, Bitcoin was stuck in its quite familiar range between that level and $9,000.Yesterday, however, BTC showed...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin admitted in a tweet that the higher transaction fee on the second-largest blockchain network is opening the door to security risks. However, he said that the fee market reform EIP 1559 will solve this.Higher Transactions Fees Vs. Block Reward Encourage Malicious MiningIn a recent tweet, Buterin said that the transaction fee revenue had got closer to 50% of the block reward revenue on Ethereum.Transaction fee revenue is now nearing half as high as block...

Following reports that Russia may introduce new legislation that would essentially criminalize cryptocurrency usage, a recent document revealed that the country is reviewing an updated version of the “Digital Financial Assets” (DFA) bill that excludes criminal allegations.No Prison In Russia For Cryptocurrency Usage?As CryptoPotato reported recently, members of Russian’s lower house (the State Duma) contemplated new strict legislation on cryptocurrencies.The first reading of the DFA bill...