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Bitcoin Briefly Surges After Weaker U.S. Jobs Report, Analysts Eye $49,500 Level

Bitcoin saw a short-lived price increase following the U.S. jobs report for September 2024, which showed a weaker-than-expected gain of just 99,000 jobs,...

Zest Protocol Introduces BTCz: A New Yield-Bearing Token for Bitcoin DeFi

Zest Protocol, backed by Binance Labs, has launched BTCz, a new yield-bearing token aimed at boosting Bitcoin's decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. BTCz allows...

Over 600 Bitcoin ATMs Taken Offline Globally Amid Regulatory Crackdown

In the first two months of Q3 2024, more than 600 Bitcoin ATMs were removed from service worldwide, with the United States leading...

Mastercard Partners with Mercuryo to Launch Euro-Denominated Crypto Debit Card

Mastercard has teamed up with Mercuryo, a European crypto payments provider, to introduce a new euro-denominated debit card. This innovative card allows users...

ZachXBT Calls for Improvements in Block Explorers Across Layer-1 Blockchains

ZachXBT, a renowned crypto analyst and on-chain investigator, has called attention to the poor quality of block explorers on several Layer-1 (L1) blockchains....

Bitcoin Transactions Drop 30% in 6 Months as Interest Fades

Bitcoin's network activity has experienced a notable decline over the past six months, with transaction volumes dropping by 30%. This trend coincides with...

WIF Open Interest Soars 16% with Traders Claiming ‘Nobody Is Ready’ for Shift

The open interest for Dogwifhat (WIF), a Solana-based memecoin, surged by 16%, reaching $231.48 million in futures contracts since August 31. This increase...

Core DAO Contributor: Bitcoin DeFi TVL Will Surpass Ethereum’s in 2 Years

Branden Sedo, a Core DAO contributor, predicts that Bitcoin's decentralized finance (DeFi) Total Value Locked (TVL) will surpass Ethereum's within two years. Speaking...

Sabre56 CEO: Converting Mining Sites to AI Data Centers Is No Easy Task

Transitioning cryptocurrency mining sites into AI data centers is far from straightforward, according to Phil Harvey, CEO of Sabre56. One of the biggest...

How Low Can Bitcoin Really Go? Price Predictions

Bitcoin’s price can fluctuate drastically, making it difficult to predict how low it might go. Analysts have outlined several potential price floors based...

Political Experts Debate: Is the Crypto Voting Bloc Influencing Elections?

The role of cryptocurrency enthusiasts, or "crypto voters," in the 2024 U.S. elections has been the subject of debate among political scientists. While...

Eco-Friendly Bitcoin ETF Decision Postponed by US Regulator

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again delayed its decision on the approval of an eco-friendly Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF)....

Bitcoin Faces 10% Drop Post-Halving, All-Time High Still Out of Reach

Bitcoin's post-halving performance in 2024 has been marked by a notable delay in reaching new all-time highs, a first in its historical price...

Top Swiss Bank ZKB Now Offers Bitcoin and Ether Trading

Zurich Cantonal Bank (ZKB), one of Switzerland's largest banks, has made a significant move into the cryptocurrency space by launching 24/7 Bitcoin and...

South Korea rigorously inspects cryptocurrency exchanges

South Korea is intensifying its oversight of cryptocurrency exchanges to combat illegal activities, with its Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) leading the effort. This...

Pump.fun sells $41 million worth of SOL – Solana price drops 12% immediately

The price of Solana (SOL) has dropped by 12% following the sale of $41 million worth of SOL tokens by Pump.fun, a memecoin...

Riot Platforms has proposed two new independent directors ahead of the special meeting with Bitfarms in October.

In a strategic move that has captured the attention of the cryptocurrency and investment communities Riot Platforms, the largest shareholder of Bitfarms Ltd.,...

Terraform Wallet’s wallet unexpectedly moved $62 million worth of Bitcoin

The ongoing legal saga surrounding Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, took another dramatic turn as a wallet associated with the company...

Vitalik Buterin Believes AI Prediction Markets Can Enhance X Community Notes Speed

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, recently proposed an innovative approach to enhancing the effectiveness of X's (formerly Twitter) Community Notes feature by...

Bitcoin’s Price Nears $60K Amid Doubts, Investors Still Fearful

Bitcoin's price has recently surged close to the $60,000 mark, but despite this optimistic movement, many traders and analysts remain cautious about the...