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Ukrainians to Trade and Spend Cryptocurrencies Legally, Digital Ministry Says
8.8.2021
Residents of Ukraine will be able to legally keep, exchange, and spend cryptocurrencies once the new virtual assets law is adopted. The legislation will comprehensively regulate the crypto space, possibly lower taxes for Ukrainians and create conditions for new services, a government official...
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says EIP 1559 ‘Most Important Part of London,’ Network Is Burning $16K in ETH per Minute
6.8.2021
The Ethereum blockchain has completed the highly anticipated London upgrade on Thursday and ether fans have been discussing the protocol’s burn rate with great fervor following the fork. 5.9 Ether Is Burned Every Minute, Vitalik Buterin ‘Confident’ About the future after London...
Fed’s Vice Chair Says Tapering May Happen in 2021, Senator Joe Manchin ‘Alarmed Over Record Amount of Stimulus Injections’
6.8.2021
The U.S. central bank’s vice chairman Richard Clarida explained on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve could begin tapering large asset purchases this year. Also, that the first interest rate hike since the onset of Covid-19 could happen in 2023. Meanwhile, despite members of the Fed saying...
EQIFI Launches Suite of Decentralized Financial Products Powered by a Global, Licensed Bank
6.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. British Virgin Islands — 6th August, 2021 — EQIFI, a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing and investing Ethereum-based cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and select fiat currencies, has today launched its DeFi platform, including newly introduced fixed-...
China's attempt to kill Bitcoin failed — Here are 3 reasons why
2.8.2021
Bitcoin’s hashrate recovery, steady peer-to-peer markets and the steady volume exhibited by Asia-based exchanges suggest that China’s attempt to ban BTC was ineffective
Active Bitcoin addresses surged 30% in late July, data shows
2.8.2021
The amount of Bitcoin held on addresses storing between 100 and 10,000 BTC has hit 9.23 million Bitcoin for the first time ever
Bitcoin hash rate rebounds as major miners are coming back online
29.7.2021
Restrictions in China have forced homegrown Bitcoin miners to move out to crypto-friendly nations such as Canada, Kazakhstan and the United States
Bitcoin mining is becoming vastly more decentralized in 2021
23.7.2021
Data shows anonymous entities becoming an ever larger force on the Bitcoin mining scene this year and last
New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty
22.7.2021
SynFutures’ decentralized Bitcoin Hash Rate Futures aim to let miners long or short Bitcoin mining difficulty
Here's how altcoin futures volumes and the USD lending rate signal market crashes
20.7.2021
Data shows that the dollar lending rate and futures volumes of select altcoins can be tracked to pinpoint overheated markets before a crash
3 reasons why Bitcoin Standard Hashrate (BTCST) price rallied by 50%
19.7.2021
BTCST earnings per staked token increased after China cracked down on Bitcoin miners and the network’s hashrate dropped
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops for fourth time in a row
19.7.2021
Bitcoin mining difficulty has posted another negative adjustment on Sunday, with the difficulty rate almost halving since mid-May
New project aims to bring global crypto miners to Russia
16.7.2021
Russian crypto advocates are already collaborating with a consortium including some of China’s largest crypto mining-related companies
New York Fed Survey Shows Inflation Expectations Highest Ever Recorded
13.7.2021
American inflation expectations have surged according to the results of the latest New York Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Expectations. The presumed inflation rate tapped the highest point since 2013 and alongside the forecast of lower purchasing power, consumer debt and fears of a housing...
Forex Shortages Force Nigerian Corporates to Turn to Parallel Market
13.7.2021
Nigeria’s ongoing shortage of foreign exchange is forcing corporates and businesses to source this resource on the parallel market, a former official with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said. According to Muda Yusuf, who is the previous director-general at LCCI, these...
Bitcoin price falls under $33K, but on-chain data hints at BTC accumulation
12.7.2021
Signs of BTC accumulation begin to emerge as the network’s hashrate rises and exchange outflows increase in July
Darknet Update: Hydra Reigns, Monero Acceptance Climbs, Russian State Collusion Questioned
11.7.2021
At the end of 2020, darknet markets (DNM) set new records as marketplaces like White House and the Russian-language DNM Hydra led the pack. A report published on May 25, shows Hydra saw a 624% year-over-year growth rate in three years, and researchers estimate roughly 75% of illicit...
Bitcoin analyst says 'supply shock' underway as BTC withdrawal rate spikes to one-year high
7.7.2021
The supply shock is being unnoticed similar to Q4 2020 before the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed, says Willy Woo
What Does the Bitcoin Decreasing Hash Rate Indicate?
6.7.2021
Altcoins altered the market sentiment along with the rise of Ethereum as they surpassed Bitcoin for the first time in history. ETH surpassed BTC on the total number of active addresses for the first time. This surely is triumphant news for Ethereum supporters but what could it mean to the Bitcoin...
Angola Hikes Benchmark Interest Rate as Central Bank Attempts to Tame Rising Inflation
5.7.2021
The Angolan central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) recently hiked the country’s benchmark interest rate from 15.5% to a record of 20%. The largely unexpected hike, which is one of the National Bank of Angola (NBA)’s attempts to curb inflation, marks the first time...