Bitcoin price clings to K as analyst says Fed ‘buried’ soft landing

Bitcoin price clings to $20K as analyst says Fed ‘buried’ soft landing

Bitcoin (BTC) fluctuated around the key $20,000 mark into Aug. 31 as the outlook on United States inflation darkened. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD again dipping below the last halving cycle’s top overnight, only to regain lost ground to circle $20,300 on the day. The rangebound…

Buterin and Armstrong reflect on proof-of-stake shift as Ethereum Merge nears

Buterin and Armstrong reflect on proof-of-stake shift as Ethereum Merge nears

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believe that a gradual mind shift and important community contributions led to their backing of Ethereum’s upcoming move from a proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus. The two industry titans joined Coinbase protocol specialist Viktor Bunin on the Around the Block…

Potential Bitcoin price double-bottom could spark BTC rally to K despite ‘extreme fear’

Potential Bitcoin price double-bottom could spark BTC rally to $30K despite ‘extreme fear’

Bitcoin (BTC) price may climb by more than 50% in September, a month otherwise considered ominous for the cryptocurrency due to its poor historical returns.  BTC price double-bottom and then to $30K? The conflicting upside signal comes from a potential double-bottom pattern on Bitcoin’s longer-timeframe charts against the U.S. dollar. Double-bottoms…

Bitcoin mining has never been more competitive even as BTC loses 13% in August

Bitcoin mining has never been more competitive even as BTC loses 13% in August

Data from on-chain monitoring resource BTC.com confirms that on Aug. 31, Bitcoin’s network difficulty hit new all-time highs. Bitcoin seals biggest difficulty jum since start of 2022 Despite the recent BTC price drawdowns, Bitcoin’s network fundamentals are telling an optimistic tale as August comes to a close. Both difficulty and…

Mystery of the whale wallet holding 50% of Axie Infinity’s SLP supply

Mystery of the whale wallet holding 50% of Axie Infinity’s SLP supply

For nearly a year now, a mysterious Axie Infinity wallet has been quietly amassing billions of Smooth Love Potion (SLP), the in-game cryptocurrency powering one of the industry’s most popular play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games.  Today, the anonymous whale wallet now holds a little over 22 billion SLP — more than…

Crypto ‘cannot be partisan,’ says US lawmaker who scored negative on bipartisanship index: Report

Crypto ‘cannot be partisan,’ says US lawmaker who scored negative on bipartisanship index: Report

United States House of Representatives member Tom Emmer has reportedly suggested that regulating and encouraging innovation in the crypto space should not be a political win for either Democrats or Republicans. According to an interview released Tuesday by Axios reporter Brady Dale, Emmer said many of his colleagues in Congress…

Bitcoin could become a zero-emission network: Report

Bitcoin could become a zero-emission network: Report

A pro-Bitcoin mining report from self-proclaimed philanthropist Daniel Batten has claimed that Bitcoin could become a zero-emission network. The report builds upon data from the Bitcoin Mining Council to understand the impact of carbon-negative energy sources on Bitcoin’s (BTC) overall carbon footprint. Following an investigation and extrapolation of the results, it…

Crypto.com accidentally transfered .5M to client instead of 0 refund

Crypto.com accidentally transfered $10.5M to client instead of $100 refund

According to local news outlet 7News, two Melbourne women, Manivel Thevamanogari and her sister Gangadory Thevamanogari, received an AUD$10.5 million deposit from Singaporean crypto exchange Crypto.com after the latter made an error in issuing an AUD$100 refund. Instead of the refund amount, an employee allegedly typed an account number in…

Crypto market turmoil highlights risks of leverage in trading

Crypto market turmoil highlights risks of leverage in trading

Leveraged trading of cryptocurrencies — i.e., trading crypto with borrowed funds — comes with significant risks. This is mainly due to the capricious nature of the market. In May, the cryptocurrency market, which had grown significantly over the past couple of years, recoiled violently following a cascade of negative market…