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First Mover Americas: Altcoins Rally as Bitcoin Climbs Back to $43K
19.12.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Dec. 19, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Elizabeth Warren Pushes Back at Blockchain Lobbying Efforts
19.12.2023
In a letter to the Blockchain Association, the U.S. senator accuses the group of undermining Congress
Adam Back States ‘You Can’t Stop JPEGs on Bitcoin,’ Proposes Block Size Increase to Host Inscriptions
18.12.2023
Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream and legendary cryptographer, has acknowledged that inscriptions, media embedded directly on top of Bitcoin, cannot be stopped, stating that any action focused on this will only prompt users to do it in “worse ways.” Instead, Back proposed adding a new blob...
Blockstream CEO Adam Back: Bitcoin ETFs Could Propel Price to $100,000
18.12.2023
Image Source: LinkedIn Blockstream CEO Adam Back believes 2024 could mark a period of resurgence for Bitcoin (BTC), propelling the leading cryptocurrency towards $100,000. In a recent interview, the renowned cryptographer and the pioneer of the proof-of-work algorithm used in Bitcoin’s...
Market Alert!: What Caused the $BTC Flash Crash, and Is More to Come? Investors Take Shelter in Presales
17.12.2023
Welcome to the bull market. Volatility is back on the menu, and the big question is what crypto to buy today. What caused Bitcoin ($BTC) to flash crash, and is more to come? How can investors avoid the downside brought on by these leverage flushes? One lucrative avenue more and more investors...
The Week's Biggest Gaming News, From E3 To Steam Deck Huffing
16.12.2023
Despite The Game Awards officially capping off the end of video game news for 2023, we’ve still got stories to share, from GTA 6 controversies to the inglorious end of E3. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s most important stories in gaming.Read more
Bitcoin Volatility Incoming as BTC Price Forms This Key Technical Pattern – $38K or $48K Next?
16.12.2023
Source: Adobe Stock Bitcoin (BTC) chart analysis suggests the price has formed a key short-term technical pattern that could be a harbinger of extreme volatility ahead, with quick dump to $38,000 or pump towards $48,000 possible depending on how the pattern is broken. Amid its consolidating back...
SEC Reversal: Bitcoin ETFs Back in Play as Gensler Reconsiders Stance
15.12.2023
Due to some court rulings not agreeing with the agency’s opinion, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been compelled to reconsider its viewpoint regarding the spot bitcoin ETF applications. For some time now, The SEC, working under its head, Gary Gensler, has refused to grant...
Adam Back Says ‘Suck That Truthoors’ as Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Reveals Company Holds Tether’s Treasuries
15.12.2023
Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street private financial services company, has recently confirmed that they lent their services to Tether, the issuer of the biggest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market. On CNBC’s Money Movers, Lutnick stated that he was a fan of Tether...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Discusses US Economy, Recession Risk, Soft Landing
15.12.2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen believes that inflation has come down meaningfully but there’s still further to go for the Federal Reserve to achieve its 2% inflation target. She noted that the central bank has two risks to manage. “One is that inflation doesn’t come down...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Surpasses $42,000 Amidst Dovish Fed Signals – Is the Bull Run Back?
14.12.2023
Bitcoin’s recent price surge beyond $42,000 marks a significant turnaround in its market trajectory, particularly in light of dovish signals from the US Federal Reserve. The central bank’s decision to maintain steady interest rates, coupled with hints of potential rate cuts in 2024,...
Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $43,000 After Strong US Retail Sales Data Prompts Brief Price Dip – Here’s Why BTC Could Soon Hit Fresh Yearly Highs
14.12.2023
Stronger-than-expected US November Retail Sales data released earlier on Thursday triggered a sudden near-$1,500 drop in the Bitcoin (BTC) price from just under $43,000 to around $41,500. Seemingly, the data, which showed an unexpected MoM leap in headline and core retail sales last month...
Ethereum's Buterin Floats Prospect of Taking Some Layer-2 Functions Back on Main Chain
13.12.2023
Vitalik Buterin, a member of the Ethereum Foundation's executive board, once pushed "layer-2" networks as a way to provide faster and cheaper transactions. Now he's got ideas for "enshrining" some of those functions on the main chain
Bitcoin Sidechain Liquid Comes Back To Life Amid Ordinals Frenzy
13.12.2023
Image Source: Pixabay High network congestion on Bitcoin has prompted the revival of an old, nearly forgotten scaling solution that makes BTC transactions fast, private, and cheap. According to data from mempool.space, the Liquid Network has experienced some of its highest transaction volumes...
Dogecoin Price Prediction as ‘Excess Bullish Leverage’ Leads to Sharp Drop – Is the Market Resetting?
12.12.2023
DOGE Chart / Source: TradingView Dogecoin (DOGE) has pulled back sharply from the multi-month highs it hit on Monday at $0.1075 amid a flushing out of excessive bullish leverage that had built up during the cryptocurrency’s push higher in the past few weeks. DOGE was last changing hands around...
Bitcoin Price Prediction as Crypto Market Pulls Back in a Big Flush Out Move – Time for Consolidation?
11.12.2023
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s leading cryptocurrency, faces a challenging week as it opens with a downward trend, yet manages to hover above the crucial $42,000 threshold. The overall cryptocurrency market reflects this bearish sentiment, with the global market capitalization dropping by 3.40%...
‘Florida Joker’ Demands $2 Million Over GTA 6 Parody, Red Dead 2 Actor Fires Back
11.12.2023
A Florida man is calling on Rockstar Games to pay him $2 million for showing literally one second of a character who looks like him in the reveal trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6. Lawrence Sullivan, AKA “Florida Joker,” accused the studio of stealing his likeness in his latest TikTok video. But a...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: Bears Take the Reins Clawing BTC’s Price Back
11.12.2023
On Monday, the valuation of bitcoin experienced a 3.3% decline within the past day, falling beneath the $42K threshold. Currently positioned at $42,224, bitcoin’s valuation is undergoing a marked shift in the cryptocurrency landscape on Dec. 11, 2023, just two days prior to the forthcoming...
Bitcoin Price Briefly Drops Below $41,000 Amid Broader Market Correction
11.12.2023
Source: DALL·E Bitcoin price has just dropped below $41,000 briefly, undoing almost a week’s gains before a bounce back. Other major cryptocurrencies including Ethereum, Ripple (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano (ADA) were also down over 5%. According to TradingView, the price of Bitcoin made a sharp...
Ripples in the Bitcoin Sea: Ocean Pool’s Transaction Blacklist Sparks Industry Uproar
10.12.2023
In recent days, discussions have intensified around the emerging bitcoin mining pool Ocean and its decision to exclude certain transactions, specifically those linked to Ordinal inscriptions and coinjoin activities. Luke Dashjr, a key figure in Ocean’s operations and a prominent Bitcoin Core...