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Terra validators have reportedly decided to freeze Terra’s blockchain due to LUNA’s collapsing market price. The team argues that at such low costs, a whale buyer could easily commit a governance attack on the network. The chain was officially frozen at block 7,603,700, making native transactions on Terra’s blockchain impossible. Terra (LUNA), which has seen a price collapse of over 99% within the past week, also serves as the protocol’s governance token. Governance tokens...

At the annual Berkshire meeting last week, Warren Buffett continued to balk at Bitcoin’s history-making ROI over the last decade. But the investing legend also gave advice to beat inflation which is precisely what makes Bitcoin so valuable. The investment news world has been filled with responses to Warren Buffett’s latest remarks heaping scorn on Bitcoin. The legendary investor took his notorious “rat poison squared” insult from 2018 a step even further. From the day Buffett...

After yesterday’s massacre, bitcoin slipped slightly more and dropped to another multi-month low. Most altcoins are in a similar position, with Terra losing the most value on a daily scale. In contrast, TRON, Algorand, and Monero have charted impressive gains. Bitcoin’s Latest Low It’s safe to say that bitcoin has seen better days, which weren’t all that long ago. In fact, the cryptocurrency had spiked toward $40,000 earlier this week, after the latest FOMC meeting, in which...

Bitcoin’s price crashed to levels that we last saw on the day that Russia invaded Ukraine. Moreover, the entire market lost over $150 billion of its capitalization as the past 24 hours caused nothing but mayhem in the industry. Bitcoin’s price is down 9% in the past seven days, and it’s currently trading slightly above $36K. This time last week, the cryptocurrency was sitting slightly below $39K, and the week was going relatively well. The price managed to increase towards...

Bitcoin’s price took a nosedive on Thursday after stocks retraced gains made following yesterday’s Federal Open Markets Committee Meeting (FOMC). It fell to $36,520 – the cryptocurrency’s lowest price since Russia invaded Ukraine.  At FOMC on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced the first 0.5% interest rate hike since May of 2000. He set future expectations for further 50 basis point hikes later this year.  However, he also claimed that 75 basis point...

The highly-anticipated virtual land sale related to Yuga Labs’ metaverse project went live hours ago and affected a large portion of the entire crypto market. The massive demand led to ETH fees worth nearly $200 million, while ApeCoin’s price slumped by double digits after the sale. Ever since Yuga Labs, the creators of popular NFT projects such as Bored Ape Yacht Club, announced the metaverse project Otherside, the anticipation for the actual sale was soaring. This led to a...

Bitcoin continues to gradually lose value and dropped to a near two-month low of just over $37,000. The altcoins are also deep in the red, with notable price losses from Solana, Cardano, Terra, Polkadot, and many others. Bitcoin Sees 2-Month Low It’s safe to say that the primary cryptocurrency has seen better days. In fact, they weren’t all that long ago, as BTC neared $41,000 roughly a week ago but was rejected in its tracks. The subsequent correction drove the asset south...

Bitcoin failed again at overcoming $40,000 and has returned to even below $39,000. The majority of the altcoins are also in the red once more, but ApeCoin continues to defy the odds ahead of its highly-anticipated Otherside sale. Bitcoin Struggles Below $40K On April 25, bitcoin initiated an impressive leg up, adding nearly $3,000 in hours. Consequently, the asset spiked to almost $41,000 after its recent nosedives. However, this price increase was short-lived as the bears...

The past seven days haven’t been particularly favorable for the cryptocurrency in terms of price action. Bitcoin dropped below $40K and is currently unable to reclaim the important psychological level, while many altcoins followed a similar, if not tougher, path. This time last week, BTC was trading at around $42,000, but this didn’t last long. The cryptocurrency began declining last Friday, and by Saturday, it was already trading below $40K. The beginning of the workweek...

The Central African Republic (CAR) has officially become the world’s second country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, announced the President’s office on Wednesday. As with El Salvador, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has heavily criticized the decision. Another Nation Onboards the Bitcoin Standard The news was confirmed by French news agency AFP, following uncertain rumors about legal tender adoption from a standout Forbes report on Saturday. The initial report...