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New Year, New Record — Bitcoin’s Difficulty Rises 1.65% in First 2024 Retarget
6.1.2024
Bitcoin’s network difficulty experienced its first increase of 2024 on Jan. 5, at block height 824,544, rising 1.65% to an unprecedented network peak of 73.2 trillion. This inaugural adjustment of the year succeeds the 27 dynamic shifts witnessed in 2023, including a total of 20 increases....
Is It Too Late to Buy Celestia? TIA Price Hits a New All Time High as Novel Meme Coin Goes Viral
5.1.2024
    The TIA price hits new high but pulls back from peak as cryptocurrency uptrend faces uncertainty. Image by Kerem Goktug Kaya, DALL-E 3. Celestia (TIA) has seen impressive growth since its launch on the Osmosis platform on October 31, 2023. Though the cryptocurrency started...
Our Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2023
5.1.2024
It may be 2024, but we haven’t forgotten about 2023's Anime NYC, the three-day anime convention that takes place in the same hallowed halls as New York Comic Con. Anime NYC 2023 took place in mid-November, and drew 60,000 people to the Javits Center on the west side of Manhattan. As you might...
Decentralized Exchanges Near Trillion-Dollar Milestone: A Year of Record Volumes
5.1.2024
Per data analysis, decentralized exchange (dex) platforms nearly reached a trillion dollars in trading volume, posting $960.69 billion over the past year. Moreover, dex activity in December exceeded the previous 2023 high of $132.26 billion, concluding the month with $135.86 billion in finalized...
North Korea Stole Over $600 Million in Crypto in 2023: Report
5.1.2024
North Korea was responsible for greater than $600 million worth of crypto being stolen in 2023, blockchain intelligence company TRM labs announced Friday. State-sponsored attacks supporting weapons of mass destruction According to TRM Labs’ latest report, the analytics data firm suggests that...
Bitcoin ETF May Get SEC Sign-Off Today – Bitcoin Minetrix ICO Surges Past $7.5m
5.1.2024
Friday, January 5, 2023 – The Bitcoin price is hovering around the $44,000 mark in readiness for a breakout to $50,000 if and when a Bitcoin ETF is approved, possibly as early as today, while tokenized cloud-mining innovator Bitcoin Minetrix ($BTCMTX) has raised more than $7.5 million from...
First Mover Americas: Crypto ETPs Gained $2.2 Billion of Investment in 2023
5.1.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Jan. 5, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
This New Casino Token is Set to Outshine the Rest in 2024 – Here’s Why
5.1.2024
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. Casino tokens have been widely popular in 2023. The success of projects like Rollbit Coin has set the stage for a market revival. But amid all the euphoria, hollow tokens that merely mimic popular...
Bitcoin Faces Unprecedented Price Swings Amidst Record Volatility Signals and SEC ETF Decision: Bifinex Analyst
5.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Luisa Derivatives traders are on high alert as signals from the options markets indicate the potential for unprecedented volatility in the Bitcoin market. According to insights provided to CryptoNews by Bitfinex analysts, the expectations for volatility are currently higher than...
Crypto Exchanges Witness Bitcoin Deposit Boom Amidst Ethereum Retreat
4.1.2024
According to recent data, in the past month, the quantity of bitcoin residing in centralized cryptocurrency exchanges surged by 32,058 bitcoin. Concurrently, the ethereum reserves on these exchanges have diminished, with 262,904 ether, valued at $597.42 million, being withdrawn from trading...
Bitcoin’s Obituary Bounce — Decline in ‘Death Calls’ Signals Resilient 2023
4.1.2024
Following numerous proclamations of bitcoin’s demise in 2021 and 2022, totaling 47 and 27 on the Bitcoin Obituaries list respectively, a mere eight declarations were noted in 2023. The final one emerged at the year’s end, attributed to crypto advocate Arthur Hayes, who warned that...
SPONGE V2 ($SPONGEV2) Price Prediction 2024 – 2030
4.1.2024
$SPONGE is an explosive meme coin that delivered a 100x return for early investors when it launched in May 2023. Now, $SPONGE is back with a new V2 token that promises to deliver even bigger gains and absorb more damp. Could the $SPONGE V2 token pump 100x after launch? Keep reading our SPONGE...
Crypto Investment Products Saw $2.2B of Inflows in 2023: CoinShares
4.1.2024
A mundane year of flows turned nicely higher in the final quarter of last year as excitement rose surrounding spot bitcoin ETFs
The Road to Digital Euro: ECB Publishes Crucial Rulebook Draft
4.1.2024
Source: Adobe/Christian The European Central Bank (ECB) has unveiled progress in the development of the digital euro, with the publication of a report detailing the advancements made by the digital euro scheme’s Rulebook Development Group (RDG). The update follows a June 2023 report from...
Is Terra Luna Classic Going to Zero? LUNC Price Drops 20% as Novel Mining Protocol Takes All the Attention
4.1.2024
Despite a tumultuous 2023, which saw Terra Luna Classic de-listed by major exchanges, LUNC has mounted a resounding come-back, yet, amid a -20% price drop – is Terra Luna Classic going to zero? Upside price action appears to have been invigorated by a quick-fire burn mechanism, that has been...
Why Cardano (ADA) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) holders are buying into the newly launched Pushd (PUSHD) presale craze
4.1.2024
Cardano (ADA) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) generated massive gains for investors that bought early on before they skyrocketed in value. While ADA and SHIB have had decent performances to end 2023, they do not offer the same parabolic potential they once did for early investors. Meanwhile, promising...
India’s Digital Rupee Hit 1 Million Daily Transactions in December: Report
4.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / picsmart India’s digital rupee hit 1 million daily transactions in December, aligning with the Reserve Bank of India’s targeted goal for daily transactions by the end of 2023, Reuters reported. The central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as the e-rupee,...
Crypto Assets Under Management Surged 14% as Daily Trading Volumes Recorded 33% Increase in December
4.1.2024
Source: Adobe / Luisa The digital asset market recorded massive highs on several fronts in Q4 2023 as institutional investors tightened their bullish grip on the market in anticipation of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF approval in the United States. A new report released by CCData on the fourth quarter...
Huobi Korea Announces Closure Citing Challenging Business Environment
4.1.2024
Source: Adobe South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Korea has announced the shut down of its services with effect from January 29, 2024. The decision comes in response to what the company described as a challenging “business environment.” Established in 2017, Huobi Korea...
$1.8 Billion Cryptos Lost Across 751 Security Breaches in 2023: CertiK report
4.1.2024
Source: Pixabay/Werner Moser 2023 saw a 51% decline in the digital assets lost to hacks, scams and exploits than that of 2022. However, a staggering $1.84 billion in cryptocurrencies were lost across 751 security breaches in 2023, blockchain security firm CertiK reveals. The 2023 “Hack3d” report...