Around 20,000 Bitcoin options contracts are due for expiry on Friday, Sept. 20. These crypto derivatives have a notional value of around $1.26 billion. Today’s options expiry is very similar in size to last week’s expiry event, which did not have much of an impact on crypto spot markets. Next week’s expiry is an end-of-month […]
[PRESS RELEASE – Zug, Switzerland, September 19th, 2024] Agile Coretime Paves the Way for Polkadot 2.0 Improving the Network’s Scalability, Cost, Speed, and Flexibility The Polkadot community celebrates the release of its latest major product, “Agile Coretime”, as part of the ongoing Polkadot 2.0 upgrade. This new feature represents a significant advancement in how computational […]
Blockchain detective ZachXBT has exposed another set of hackers who used a social engineering scam to steal over $240 million in Bitcoin from a wealthy victim. The investigator said that both his efforts and the criminals’ own blunders have already led to “multiple arrests and millions frozen.” Scammed For 4000 BTC In mid-August, the scammers […]
BTC has gained almost 5% over the past 12 hours, topping $62,000 for the first time in more than three weeks. The asset climbed from an intraday low of $59,200 to tap $62,600 before retreating slightly during the Wednesday morning Asian trading session. In a post on X on Sept. 19, crypto analyst ‘Nebraskangooner’ called […]
As repeatedly said in the past few days, all financial markets, especially crypto, were focused on the FOMC meeting that took place on September 18 as the US central bank was expected to lower the interest rates for the first time in about four years. Once that came to fruition, markets went berserk, with massive […]
Two of Bitcoin’s pre-eminent thought leaders are at odds with each other as to whether banks can – or should – provide sustainable yield on their customers’ BTC deposits. Michael Saylor – executive chairman of MicroStrategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin owner – said in a recent podcast appearance that Bitcoin could become a form […]
Palo Alto-based crypto custody firm BitGo has launched a new stablecoin, USDS, that is set to go live in January 2025. The company says the stablecoin will be fully backed by U.S. dollars through a mix of short-term Treasury bills, overnight repos, and cash in a bid to ensure liquidity and minimize risk. New Approach […]
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, September 18th, 2024] Key Takeaways: PancakeSwap is launching its first Initial Farm Offering (IFO) on Arbitrum, marking a significant milestone in its multichain expansion strategy. The IFO will feature Eigenpie, a leading Liquid Restaking Protocol on EigenLayer. The IFO will be conducted from 10:15 AM UTC on September 24th, 2024, […]
Just one day after surviving a second assassination attempt, Donald Trump officially launched his long-anticipated cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial (WLF), through a live X Space event. However, the launch has gotten criticism from the crypto community for its lack of substantive information about the project. Community Backlash In a recent video posted on X, […]
Bitcoin has been trading sideways since March, and the third quarter, especially September, has traditionally been a bearish period. With the month and quarter approaching the end, analysts are turning bullish again, predicting a long-awaited breakout for BTC and crypto markets. On Sept. 18, analyst ‘RamenPanda’ observed that markets have spent six months going sideways, […]