Bitcoin (BTC) is in a “dire condition” when it comes to adoption — but a silver lining is already visible, new research says. In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, the Week On-Chain, crypto analytics firm Glassnode said that Bitcoin was going through a “great detox.” Bitcoin adoption returns to March 2020 Current BTC
Tomorrow, September 27th, Ripple partner Bitso will roll out its new payment solution in Argentina. The product will enable users in the Latin American country to access the first QR code payment system in the region powered by XRP and other cryptocurrencies. Bitso is one of the largest exchanges in the region with over 5
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new weekly lows into Sept. 28 as risk asset drawdown continued overnight. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: “First new lows” before Q4 recovery Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD falling to $18,461 on Bitstamp, down almost $2,000 versus the previous day’s high. The change of direction
Pantera CEO Dan Morehead highlighted the potential growth and value of decentralized finance (DeFi), Web3 functionality, nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and metaverse applications in his opening keynote speech at Token2049 in Singapore. Thousands of attendees converged on Wednesday at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center for the start of the two-day conference, which features prominent speakers
United States Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has spoken out about the expansion of decentralized finance (DeFi) and its impact on the traditional finance ecosystem, calling for appropriate regulation. During an event titled the “Opportunities and challenges of the tokenisation of finance” hosted by the Banque de France on Tuesday, Jerome Powell said there were
British auction house Christie’s has launched Christie’s 3.0, an online art auction platform on Ethereum The auction house will be conducting all transactions online, including post-sales and payments in ETH. The leading British auction house, Christie’s, has launched Christie’s 3.0, a virtual auction platform on Ethereum in collaboration with Chainanalysis, Manifold, and Spatial. Christie’s 3.0:
Guido Cannetti, an Argentinian Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, is now the first martial arts athlete in the country to receive 100% of his salary in stablecoins, amid rising inflation and Argentina’s economic deteriorating, announced the crypto payroll company Bitwage on Monday. Dubbed El Ninja, he returns to the Octagon on October 1st in the
Bitcoin (BTC) is seeing some of its oldest coins come back to life after a decade lying dormant. The latest on-chain data reveals that two-year BTC price lows have reawakened the most ancient part of the supply. “Very old” Bitcoin come back to life As BTC/USD returns to levels not seen since Q4 2020, questions
Markets briefly flashed green on Sept. 27 as equities markets bounced back from Sept. 26’s pullback, bringing the Bitcoin (BTC) price back to the long-term descending trendline resistance, which currently resides at $20,100. Unfortunately for bulls, the positive momentum for stocks and cryptocurrencies rapidly eroded and Bitcoin price gave up a majority of the intraday
On Sept 26, internet hacktivist group Anonymous released a video addressing blockchain technology company Yuga Labs and its NFT-driven social club, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). The group’s statement included a laundry list of allegations regarding Yuga Lab’s alleged use of esoteric symbolism in BAYC’s art — which Anonymous believes shows the company’s support for
Binance announced the existence of its Global Law Enforcement Training Program in a blogpost on Sept. 27. The creation of the program could be considered retroactive, since the company’s investigations team has been holding workshops for law enforcement for the past year. Binance expanded its investigations team a year ago, and has held one-day workshops
South Korean prosecutors are seeking to freeze 3,313 bitcoins at two cryptocurrency exchanges allegedly tied to luna founder Do Kwon. The coins were moved soon after a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for the Terraform Labs co-founder. Luna Foundation Guard has denied transferring the coins. Korean Authorities Ask Crypto Exchanges to Freeze Bitcoin
Bitcoin (BTC) crossed under $20,000 after the Sept. 27 Wall Street open as United States equities inched higher. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView U.S. dollar has room to run — trader Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed the $20,000 mark barely remaining as tentative support on the day. BTC/USD had managed
On this week’s The Market Report show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss why the British pound is at its all-time low and how that might impact the cryptocurrency market. To kick things off, we break down the latest news in the markets this week: Bitcoin gains 5% to reclaim $20K, eyes first ‘green’ September since 2016
ETHW has logged a significant price rebound despite its blockchain network, ETHPoW, suffering a smart contract hack in the first week after its launch. The short analysis of the attackhttps://t.co/87OVRqaYb2 https://t.co/vhRJyZVc72 — BlockSec (@BlockSecTeam) September 18, 2022 Bull trap risks surround ETHW market ETHW rebounded more than 150% eight days after the attack and traded
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, has added cryptocurrency-friendly payments app Revolut to its list of companies authorized to offer crypto products and services in the country. In a Monday update to its list of registered crypto asset firms in the U.K., the FCA showed Revolut was in compliance with amended regulations from