The prominent cryptocurrency asset manager said on Thursday that it has launched a new Trust that will track the performance of Ripple’s native token (XRP). Given its history of converting other Trusts (BTC and ETH) into spot ETFs, the question arises about whether the new product will put Ripple on the fast track toward an […]
Bitcoin added more than seven grand in value in the past week and soared past $60,000 for the first time since the end of August earlier today. The altcoins are also well in the green, with ETH rising above $2,400, LINK exploding by 6%, and even more gains from some meme coins. CryptoPotato reported the […]
The U.S. government is quietly pressuring Nigeria to release Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained in the country since February. Gambaryan has reportedly faced serious health issues while in custody, prompting calls for his release on humanitarian grounds. Humanitarian Concerns According to a New York Times report, two anonymous senior State Department officials revealed that […]
Around 23,000 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, Sept. 13. These derivatives have a notional value of around $1.34 billion. Today’s options expiry is roughly double the size of last week’s expiry event, so the impact on dampened crypto spot markets may be greater. Bitcoin Options Expiry This week’s batch of Bitcoin […]
Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to hit new all-time highs by the end of 2024, according to Standard Chartered. In the view of the bank’s global head of digital assets, Geoff Kendrick, who is quoted in a recent CoinDesk report, Bitcoin could climb to $125,000 if former U.S. President Donald Trump wins the upcoming election […]
After six months of sideways chop, multiple on-chain indicators say Bitcoin may finally be prepared for an epic price breakout, analysts say. These predictions would line up with separate forecasts of an upcoming bull market based on seasonal factors, with Bitcoin soon to transition from one of its worst-to-best months on record. Bitcoin’s Bottom Signals […]
The number of addresses holding Tron’s native token TRX for the long term has skyrocketed over the past 12 months, according to data from the blockchain intelligence firm IntoTheBlock. A tweet from the market analytics platform revealed that the Tron network currently has nearly 90 million long-term holder addresses, representing a 237% increase in the […]
A wallet associated with the defunct crypto exchange FTX and its sister company Alameda Research has redeemed 177,693 Solana (SOL) tokens, valued at approximately $23.75 million, from the Solana Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network. The movement, highlighted by PeckShield in a September 12 post on X, has reignited speculation within the crypto community about a potential selloff […]
On Sept. 11, the UK government introduced the “Property (Digital Assets) Bill,” which means that digital holdings, including cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) such as digital art, and carbon credits, can be considered personal property under the law. “Tech-savvy owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to […]
In the past two weeks, bitcoin has experienced a market correction of around 11% and even more evident volatile rides. Although the leading crypto asset recently briefly rebounded to $58,000, its price still has a long way to go before it regains its all-time high levels. On-chain data from the blockchain market intelligence firm Santiment […]