Over the past month, the valuation of bitcoin has seen a notable increase, leading to significantly enhanced profits for today’s most sophisticated application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining devices. As of March 16, 2024, the …
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Hope Rises Among XRP Proponents for a Significant Upswing Amidst Crypto Market Expansion
In the last week, XRP experienced a 19.9% increase in its value against the U.S. dollar, reaching a peak of $0.744 per coin on March 11, 2024. Its price has since retreated a hair, now trading at $0.685 per XRP. Although the digital currency’s m…
As Bitcoin Soars, Peter Schiff Offers Gold as the Prudent Alternative
With bitcoin climbing over 50% in the past month, the notable gold aficionado and economist Peter Schiff has thrown shade at the market’s recent rally. Schiff argues that this uptick in value is nothing but “speculative mania” and …
Grayscale Aims to Launch Mini Bitcoin Trust for Lower Fees and Tax Benefits
Grayscale has revealed the submission of an S-1 form to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a new, smaller version of its popular Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). This initiative is designed to provide shareholders with e…
From RBN to FLOKI: This Week’s Crypto Winners and Losers
While bitcoin and ethereum have gathered 8.9% and 13.5% gains against the U.S. dollar this week, a large handful of crypto assets recorded double-digit rises. At present, the crypto economy is now valued at $2.72 trillion, up 3.62% over the past day. C…
Performance of AI-Related Crypto Tokens Driven by News and ‘Memetic Speculation’ — Coinbase
Since the beginning of the last quarter of 2023, artificial intelligence (AI)-related crypto tokens have not only outperformed the top two crypto assets but have also outpaced key AI stocks such as Nvidia and Microsoft. According to a report by Coinbas…
Bitcoin Whale From 2015 Moves ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Worth $163M as Historic Wallets Wake Up
As bitcoin remains stable above the $69K mark, an entity from 2015 made onchain waves by moving 2,352.62 bitcoins valued at more than $163 million. This individual executed the transfer through 80 distinct transactions, after letting the bitcoins remai…
The Tale of the Mysterious 2010 Bitcoin Whale: A Pattern of Consistent Liquidation Uncovered
Onchain analysts are focusing on the significant whale transactions occurring this month, revealing that 3,000 bitcoin from 2010 block rewards have been moved for the first time in nearly fourteen years. However, what many may not realize is that this …
‘Dutch & Razzlekhan’ — A Cinematic Dive Into the Bitfinex Hack
The intricate saga of the Bitfinex heist, involving the disappearance of $4 billion in bitcoin, is being adapted for film. “Dutch & Razzlekhan” aims to vividly depict the bold cryptocurrency theft that impacted the cryptocurrency sector…
From Laughs to Loot: Meme Coins FLOKI and PEPE See Explosive Growth Amidst Crypto Surge
On Friday, bitcoin and ethereum experienced modest upticks, registering increases of 2% to 5%, respectively. Meanwhile, the meme coin FLOKI has soared by 70% in the last 24 hours, with PEPE also making notable gains of 32.7%. Friday saw around ten cryp…