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The first month after the Bitcoin halving last month has been uneventful. However, this might change soon as CryptoQuant observed a serious spike in the volume of stablecoins entering the market. Interestingly, there are significant jumps in stablecoin inflows at various points, often corresponding with movements in bitcoin’s price. Surge in Liquidity Signals Strong Bullish Trend Bitcoin witnessed a significant increase in value after the historic approval of US spot...

Nearly a month after the fourth Bitcoin halving took place, the first signs of miners’ revenues decreasing are slowly emerging with one clear indicator being the drop in the network hash rate. The recent decline in this metric potentially indicates miner capitulation, where less efficient miners are quitting due to decreased profitability. Hash Ribbons Shows Signs of Capitulation Earlier, the 30-day moving average of the hash rate reached its peak at 630 exahashes per second...

The popular millennial trading platform released its earnings report on May 8, beating analyst estimates. According to its first-quarter results, Robinhood reported record revenues of $618 million, up 40% year-over-year. Additionally, revenue from cryptocurrencies surged 232% to $126 million. “Transaction-based revenues increased 59% year-over-year to $329 million, primarily driven by cryptocurrencies,” the firm stated. Robinhood’s crypto revenue tripled in Q1...

TL;DR Polkadot has recently improved its network performance, significantly boosting the speed and capacity for processing transactions. In addition to its technical advancements, the protocol is exploring a potential $8.8 million sponsorship deal with the American soccer club Inter Miami. What’s New Around Polkadot? The blockchain protocol made the headlines in the past few days due to completing some important advancements. As CryptoPotato reported, it enabled Asynchronous...

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried revealed that he hasn’t experienced abuse and doesn’t “feel unsafe.” The only time he feels bothered is during the night when they ask about the rice bags they plan to use for trade. This was his first comprehensive interview since being imprisoned. SBF’s Prison Survival: Beans, Rice, and a Currency System The disgraced founder of FTX and co-founder of Alameda Research, who was found guilty of wire fraud, money laundering, and...

The Hong Kong police force is in search of four men who abducted a crypto investor on Tuesday at Tai Lau Leng Village off Po Shek Wu Road in Sheung Shui district. According to a report by the South China Morning Post, the suspects stopped the 55-year-old woman while she rode in a car with her husband and attacked him with a stun gun when he tried to prevent them from taking her. Four Abduct Crypto Investor The unidentified woman was freed around 9:45 pm, roughly an hour after...

The high-tech industry continues to make active inroads into the blockchain industry, proposing and building out new solutions that make Web3’s products better and more usable by mainstream folks as well as sophisticated industry participants. 1. Block CEO Jack Dorsey – Bitcoin Bull Back in 2021 at “The B-Word” conference by Crypto Council for Innovation, on a panel alongside Cathie Wood and Elon Musk, Dorsey said, “It’s deeply principled, it’s weird as hell [and] it’s always...

Crypto is emerging as a hot topic in the U.S. presidential election this year, with many voters looking forward to hearing their candidates takes on the asset class. Per a Digital Currency Group (DCG) survey of 1201 registered voters conducted last month, about one in five voters view crypto as a major issue in the 2024 election. Roughly 40% of voters said they want their candidates to talk more about crypto, with most respondents agreeing that crypto regulation needed an...

The cryptocurrency market has calmed down considerably in the past 24 hours, halting the bearish assault and finding some consolidation in the process. Bitcoin’s price is trading at around $61K on Sunday morning, while Ethereum is now firmly below the pivotal $3K level. Are the Bitcoin Bulls Regrouping? As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin’s price experienced a sudden correction, dropping below $61K and losing around 3.5% in a single day. This seemingly had to do with...

Marathon Digital, a Bitcoin mining company, fell short of revenue expectations set by Wall Street analysts in the first quarter 2024 report. The firm cited adverse weather conditions and equipment malfunctions as contributing factors to the lower-than-expected performance. Marathon Digital Faced Production Setbacks Despite a year-on-year revenue growth of 223% to $165.2 million, as disclosed on May 9, the company’s performance still trailed the projected estimate of $193.9...