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Roughly a week after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first wave of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), BTC investor demand in the country has slumped. According to a weekly report from market intelligence platform CryptoQuant, the weak BTC demand from U.S. investors is evident in crypto exchange Coinbase’s premium turning negative for the first time in 2024 amid high selling activity from short-term holders. BTC Investor Demand...

Bitcoin’s untypical lack of volatility continues as the asset has failed to move during the weekend from the $41,500 mark. Most altcoins are also quite sluggish now, with minor gains seen from the likes of ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, and ADA. BTC’s Stagnation Continues The ETF approvals from last week came amid enhanced volatility that saw BTC going up and down by several thousand dollars. The peak came on Thursday when the products reached the US financial markets, and Bitcoin...

Crypto market analysis platform CoinGecko has provided a breakdown of the industry’s growth in 2023 amid optimism and anticipation about several events this year, including the recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the upcoming Bitcoin halving. According to the report, the market witnessed substantial growth in several areas, including decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), centralized exchanges (CEXs), and decentralized exchanges...

Increasing interest rates, regulatory actions, financial insolvencies, and instances of fraud have significantly contributed to shrinking the overall digital asset economy in the past year. The world’s second-largest stablecoin – USDC – wasn’t immune to these forces either. The total circulating supply has declined from approximately $45 billion to about $25 billion by the conclusion of November 2023. The rise in interest rates in conventional markets elevates the opportunity...

El Salvador made history by becoming the first nation to embrace Bitcoin as a legal tender more than two years ago. Although the country’s financial outlook has seen positive developments, a recent study carried out by José Simeón Cañas Central American University unveiled a mixed sentiment regarding the correlation between the adoption of Bitcoin and perceived improvements in personal well-being. Mixed Feelings According to the survey, 12% of the local population in El...

The latest TokenInsight report reveals that 2023 witnessed shifts in market share and trading volume among top exchanges, with Binance’s numbers decreasing from 54.2% to 48.7% while OKX’s and Bybit’s increasing by 4.3% and 2.2%, respectively. Binance, Upbit, and OKX occupy the top three positions in total annual trading volume, while Binance, OKX, and Bybit are in the lead regarding derivatives. Binance’s Market Share and Resilience At the beginning of 2023, Binance held a...

Perhaps the most important development in terms of global validation for BTC in its 15-year-long history came last week when the US Securities and Exchange Commission finally greenlighted nearly a dozen spot Bitcoin ETFs to be traded on financial markets. These approvals were long-anticipated by the crypto community, as well as traditional investors, but they turned out to be a sell-the-news event, after which the price of the underlying asset slumped by 15% in a week or so....

Bitcoin dumped once more yesterday to a new monthly low of under $40,500, but it reacted well and dumped above $42,000 hours later. The altcoins continue to be quite sluggish, with little to no movements, aside from LINK, which has jumped by around 5%. BTC’s Declines The primary cryptocurrency had two completely different weeks. Last week, it soared past $49,000 on the day that 11 spot BTC ETFs reached the US markets and dumped by more than three grand later. The landscape...

1inch experienced a substantial surge in volumes and market dominance in the fourth quarter of last year amidst a broader market resurgence, According to Messari’s report, the popular DEX aggregator recorded over $30 billion in executed volume and a commanding 64% share of the Ethereum DEX aggregator market. The nearly doubled volume from external sources suggests increased adoption of 1inch as a backend solution and the expansion of aggregator platforms. 1inch Sees Increased...

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are currently following a pattern similar to previous years, during which their prices surged by 500% and 1,000%, respectively, according to the latest research report by Coinbase Research and Glassnode. The observation draws parallels between the ongoing crypto market cycle and the period from 2018 to 2022, characterized by substantial price increases in both cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin Halving’s Potential Impact on Crypto Markets Analysts...