As the U.S. inches toward the launch of a Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), enthusiasts are mulling over the range of benefits to be gleaned by the offering. A recent report from investment firm Bernstein noted that approval for a spot ETF will offer a seal of legitimacy for Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. […]

Crypto is back in the U.S. The Coinbase app will add BTC and ETH futures soon and SEC may be ready to approve an Ethereum fund.

A federal court has upheld the Treasury Department’s authority to impose sanctions on the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, rejecting a legal challenge brought by Tornado Cash users. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman sided with the government on all of its claims and granted summary judgment in the case, affirming that the Treasury’s Office of Foreign […]

Introduction Dr. Benjamin Cowen, a renowned crypto analyst with a rich background in Engineering, Computational Mathematics, and Programming, recently provided insights into Bitcoin’s current market behavior. With a substantial following of over 785K on his YouTube channel, Cowen delved into the patterns that Bitcoin seems to follow every four years, linking it to the behavior […]

As per stock-to-flow deflection, Bitcoin was undervalued in relation to its scarcity. Long-term holders had access to 75% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply. The impact of Bitcoin’s [BTC] scarcity on its long-term value has been one of the most widely discussed and analyzed topics within the crypto community. Over the years, experts have developed several models […]

The judge dismissed claims that the sanctions violated the First Amendment rights of Tornado Cash users.

Shibarium, the Layer-2 blockchain of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, experienced a brief suspension in block production shortly after its mainnet launch on 16 August 2023. The primary challenge was an unexpected surge in traffic immediately after its public launch announcement. Shytoshi Kusama, Shiba Inu’s lead developer, had previously addressed the community, emphasizing that the technical […]

Bitcoin’s value was worth only about 0.2 of what it should ideally be as per the stock-to-flow model, suggesting room for exponential growth.

There was a flash crash towards the end of the working week that sent the prices of all major cryptocurrencies tumbling down. The major sell-off was no doubt linked to news that Chinese property giant Evergrande filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in a Manhattan court, causing big asset holders to dump riskier investments like […]

Friend.tech, a recently released decentralized social (DeSo) network, has generated over $1 million in fees in 24 hours on Aug. 19, outperforming established players in the crypto ecosystem, including Uniswap and Bitcoin networks. The platform was launched in beta version on Aug. 11 and allows users to tokenize their social network by buying and selling […]