Bitcoin’s (BTC) reputation as digital gold has come under scrutiny following investors’ reaction to the ongoing trade tensions between the United States and other countries. Market experts anticipated a scenario where participants would flock to the leading cryptocurrency as macro conditions affect stocks; however, the opposite has been the case. Ki Young Ju, the founder […]
Less than two months ago, the crypto exchange Bybit fell victim to one of the largest attacks in the crypto sector’s history, losing about $1.5 billion in ether (ETH) to cyber criminals. While the leading trading platform has recovered significantly from the effects of the attack, market experts have analyzed data that showed how it […]
In a podcast snippet highlighted by the Altcoin Daily in an Apr. 4 post on X, O’Leary said: “I think the hottest ticket right now is Sui. It’s Mysten. That’s a hot new project.” O’Leary laid out the case for investing in SUI this April along the lines of its high-performance transaction speeds and use […]
This weekend, Bitcoin (BTC) pushed up 5% to once more flirt with $85,000, but seasoned analysts aren’t cheering just yet, suspecting a fakeout. Crypto investor Daan Crypto Trades dropped a spicy warning, noting that the number one cryptocurrency has formed weekend gaps for six weeks in a row, with its price retracing hard by midweek […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been transferred to a federal prison in Victorville, California, according to updated information from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The move marks the latest chapter in Bankman-Fried’s post-sentencing journey, following his 25-year prison term for orchestrating one of the most significant financial […]
An anonymous NFT collector has suffered a $10 million loss after selling one of the rarest CryptoPunks on Thursday. On-chain data shows that Punk #3100 changed hands for 4,000 ETH, translating to approximately $6.07 million via a private transaction on the official CryptoPunks marketplace. The NFT is one of just nine Alien Punks in the […]
In a landmark move, US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed into law a resolution repealing the IRS’s controversial “DeFi Broker Rule” and effectively blocked expanded tax reporting requirements for decentralized finance platforms. The measure, introduced by Representative Mike Carey (R-Ohio) and supported in the Senate by Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), used the Congressional […]
In a post on Ethereum Magicians on April 11, the mathematician proposed a roadmap that focuses on making private transactions and anonymous onchain interactions more accessible and natural for everyday users without needing major changes to the network’s core protocol. The proposed roadmap covers four primary key forms of privacy: privacy of onchain payments, partial […]
For the last two months, cryptocurrencies have been in correction mode, with spot trading volume for bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins declining by tens of billions of dollars. Despite this plunge in spot trading volume, the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has continued to lead other platforms, with its share of spot volume increasing by the […]
Around 28,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, April 4, and they have a notional value of roughly $2.25 billion. This week’s event is pretty similar to previous weeks, where derivatives trading has been somewhat muted, so the impact on spot markets is likely to be minimal. Markets have been extremely volatile this week, […]