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Ethereum’s layer-two scaling solution Optimism introduced its new governance token OP for the Token House – one of the two hubs constituting the protocol’s new governance system, Optimism Collective. Early users of the network will be granted the opportunity to receive OP airdrops in Q2, 2022, which accounts for 5% of the asset’s total supply. Optimism’s New Governance Body According to the official blog post, the Collective’s bicameral governance system “aims to avoid...

After dropping below $40,000 earlier this weekend, bitcoin has been unable to reclaim that level despite a few attempts. The rest of the market is also relatively calm today, with ETH sitting beneath $3,000. Bitcoin Stalls Below $40K After the Monday crash, bitcoin went on the offensive and added several thousand dollars in about a few days. As a result, it broke above the January 2021 all-time high of $42,000 and kept climbing. This culminated in a price increase towards...

The adverse price developments continued in the past 24 hours, and bitcoin dropped below $40,000 for the second time this week. The alternative coins are also well in the red, at least most of them, but ApeCoin has defied the market sentiment and soared by double-digits. Bitcoin Lost $40K It was just a few days ago when the primary cryptocurrency spiked to almost $43,000, which became its highest price level in over ten days. This was a particularly impressive price tag...

This week saw the cryptocurrency market go through some serious turbulence, as the prices for the largest coins by means of total capitalization went on a rollercoaster. The tumultuous market dynamics ultimately resulted in a slight gain of about $15 billion added to the cap. Leading the market was, of course, Bitcoin. The price was sitting at around $40K this time last week, and it remained there for a few days. On April 18th, we saw BTC crashing below $39K to a monthly low,...

In line with the lack of massive price movements from bitcoin, the number of Google searches for the asset have declined to the lowest levels since late 2020. Separately, the popular Bitcoin Fear and Greed index has settled in a “fear” territory despite BTC’s two-day recovery after the sub-$40,000 dip. Lack of Retail Interest CryptoPotato reported yesterday the recent spike in whale activity towards the primary cryptocurrency. However, it seems that the demand from retail...

Over the week, several major news outlets ran stories covering the basics of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. One by CBS news claimed, “Crypto is not easy to spend.” That might have been true just five years ago, but in 2022, many national chain stores already accept Bitcoin. Here is a list of nine companies that accept bitcoin for payment today. Cryptocurrency Payments Infrastructure is Already Here The following paragraph from the CBS Sunday Morning News article gives the...

The cryptocurrency market continues to be untypically calm, with bitcoin failing to make a decisive move while still standing above $40,000. Most of the altcoin space is in a similar position, except for Filecoin, which soared by double digits. Bitcoin Stands Still at $40K It was just over ten days ago when the primary cryptocurrency failed at $47,000 and started its gradual descent. In a matter of days, the asset found itself dropping to $45,000 and $43,000. Somewhat...

This week was entirely unproductive for cryptocurrency bulls as the market took a beating and Bitcoin collapsed to $40K. And yet, it appears that the entire world was focused on another exciting event – Elon Musk’s proposition to buy Twitter and take it private. First things first, the cryptocurrency market lost some $160 billion over the last seven days and collapsed below the important level of $2 trillion. This was largely because of Bitcoin’s drop to $40K. It all started...

After falling to its January 2021 all-time high of around $42,000, bitcoin has maintained that level following a relatively still trading day. The altcoins are also untypically calm today, with Monero being among the few exceptions and XMR tapping a three-month high. Bitcoin Remains Above $42K It’s safe to say that the primary cryptocurrency has seen better days as it attempted to jump above $47,000 earlier this week. However, it failed on both occasions when the bears...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could outperform bonds and stocks amid a potential recession, noted Michael Hartnett, BofA’s chief investment strategist. In a recent note, he argued that the US Federal Reserve’s new policy could push the country and most of the world into such an economic state. Crypto to Blossom Amid Upcoming Recession? After years of trying to fight the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic through enhanced expansion of its balance sheet, which is now...