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What’s a ‘Long-Term’ Time Horizon for Crypto?
10.3.2022
Crypto is different from other investments. It’s still becoming clear who’s in it for the long haul, who sees it as a cash grab, and who’s investing due to FOMO
LUNA Surges 25% to New All-Time High of $104
9.3.2022
Strong demand for Terra stablecoins is behind the big move for sister token LUNA
Technical Analysis: LUNA Hits New High, as Biden Signs Crypto Executive Order
9.3.2022
LUNA hit a new all-time high, as markets reacted to news that U.S. president Joe Biden had signed an executive order on cryptocurrencies. Biden wants his government to examine the “risks and benefits” of crypto, news of which sent the likes of NEAR and ANC almost 20% higher. Terra...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Remain Lower as Commodity Prices Hit New Highs
8.3.2022
Cryptocurrencies were once again trading lower on Tuesday, as markets were mainly focused on surging commodity prices. Crude oil climbed to a 14-year high of over $130 per barrel, whilst gold was fast approaching its own all-time high. Bitcoin Bitcoin was trading below $40,000 on Tuesday, as...
Ethereum Fees Sink to Lowest Rate in 7 Months, Most L2 Fees Under $1 per Transfer
8.3.2022
Ethereum fees have continued to slide week after week and are now at the lowest value in seven months. On Tuesday, March 8, the average layer one (L1) Ethereum gas fee is 0.0042 ether or $10.89 per transfer. At the same time, median-sized gas fees are much lower as well, hitting values not seen...
Bitcoin stuck under $40K, but BTC price hits another all-time high vs. Russian ruble
8.3.2022
There are few winners among Bitcoin hodlers this week, as stocks get squashed while commodities run wild
Anchor Nips at Aave’s Heels as Defi Protocol Becomes Second-Largest Lending Application
8.3.2022
While the decentralized finance (defi) platform Anchor Protocol’s native digital asset ANC has gained more than 180% over the last month, the total value locked (TVL) in Anchor has increased a great deal during that time as well. Anchor Protocol is currently the second-largest defi lending...
Confessions of a Web Developer XIX
7.3.2022
It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a few things off of my chest and since I’m always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash: Due to the immensely negative response to any tweet about crypto from my blog account, I created a second account just for crypto...
Bitcoin Miners Catch a Break as Mining Difficulty Drops for the First Time in 3 Months
4.3.2022
Bitcoin miners got a small break on March 3, after the network’s mining difficulty shifted downward for the first time since November 28, 2021. Bitcoin’s hashrate has remained high meandering between 180 to 220 exahash per second (EH/s) over the last week, but the leading crypto...
Technical Analysis: ANC Captures Friday’s Largest Gains, as WAVES up Nearly 100% in the Last Week
4.3.2022
Anchor protocol and WAVES were some of Friday’s biggest gainers, as crypto markets mainly traded lower at the end of the week. At the time of writing, the global cryptocurrency market cap has dropped over 4%, with GALA and MKR, the day’s biggest decliners. WAVES WAVES extended...
If Ever There Were a Time for Financial Freedom, It’s Now
4.3.2022
With Ukraine raising money online and Russia shut out of the financial system, crypto's liberty proposition was put to the test
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops for the first time this year
4.3.2022
The difficulty adjustment for Bitcoin mining posted its first negative adjustment for 2021, dropping 1.5%
Ethereum Beacon Chain Surpasses 300K Validators, Over $28 Billion in Ether Deposits Locked
1.3.2022
The Ethereum protocol has reached another milestone as the number of Ethereum 2.0 validators has surpassed 300,000. At the time of writing, the Ethereum 2.0 contract has over 9.6 million ether deposited worth more than $28.4 billion. Ethereum Beacon Chain Validators Jump Past the 300,000 Mark...
Mars4 Metaverse Listing on KuCoin
1.3.2022
Humans have always had the ambition to explore outer space. To this day, the Moon Landing remains etched in history as one of the most highly regarded events of all time, one that continues to inspire over half a century later. Space travel is still far from universally available, such that even...
Bitcoin Rises Above USD 41,000 for the First Time in Almost Two Weeks
28.2.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) broke above the USD 40,000 mark again today, after being rejected at the same level over the weekend. The major breakthrough comes on a strong day for both BTC and the broader crypto market, with most coins now in the green for the past 24 hours.
At 16:43 UTC, BTC stood at...
USDT records new all-time high against Russian ruble as inflation hits
28.2.2022
As an immediate countermeasure against the rising inflation of its fiat currency, the Russian central bank doubled key interest rates on Feb. 28, from 9.5% to 20%
Non-zero BTC addresses hit all-time high of 40 million
28.2.2022
The supply-side dynamics of the Bitcoin network continue to demonstrate strong adoption as there are now more addresses with a positive BTC balance than ever before
Bitcoin’s Hashpower Drops, BTC Mining Difficulty Expected to Jump Higher in 4 Days
27.2.2022
The processing power behind the Bitcoin network has dropped 30% since the hashrate’s all-time high (ATH) on February 15, sliding from 249 exahash per second (EH/s) to 169 EH/s. Furthermore, four days from now, the network’s mining difficulty is expected to increase following the 4.78%...
Executive Leaves Goldman Sachs for Coinbase — Says It’s Time to Embrace Crypto, Create Economic Freedom
26.2.2022
An executive at Goldman Sachs is joining Coinbase after 16 years at the global investment bank. “It’s time to embrace the crypto economy,” he said, adding that the change is a “once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of building the next stage of the digital...
Goldman Sachs exec joins Coinbase: 'It's time to embrace the cryptoeconomy'
25.2.2022
Roger Bartlett is the latest in a line of Wall Street executives who have moved into the blockchain and crypto space