Publicly traded Bitcoin miners decrease sell-offs

Quick Take In a recent analysis shared by Kelly Greer, an analyst at Galaxy, data from NYDIG reveals a significant shift in the behavior of publicly traded Bitcoin miners over the past... Read more »

Seychelles Approves Bill on Virtual Asset Regulation

The Seychelles National Assembly has approved a draft bill to regulate virtual asset service providers (VASPs). The bill requires license-seeking VASPs to establish a substantial presence in Seychelles, such as having a... Read more »

Solana funds see record $39 million outflows as meme coin volumes plummet

Key Takeaways Solana experienced record outflows of US$39 million amid a sharp decline in memecoin trading volumes. Bitcoin led inflows with US$42 million, while Ethereum saw US$4.2 million inflows despite mixed provider... Read more »

Coinbase believes young crypto voters will be a deciding factor in the US elections

Coinbase believes that young, pro-crypto voters could play a pivotal role in the 2024 US presidential election and potentially become the deciding factor in who wins. The exchange said in an Aug.... Read more »

Tough Times for Bitcoin Miners: First Half of August Yields Just a Fraction of July’s Profits

With the first half of August in the rearview mirror, it’s clear that bitcoin miners are facing a challenging month, having only accumulated 36.36% of the total revenue they made in July.... Read more »

Vitalik Buterin transfers $1.05M in ETH to crypto mixer Railgun

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has moved 400 ETH, worth about $1.05 million, to Railgun, a well-known crypto mixer, according to on-chain data from the Arkham Intelligence dashboard. The transaction, which took place... Read more »

Cryptoquant: Bitcoin Miners Expand Capacity But Struggle to Stay Profitable

Bitcoin miners are expanding their hashing capacity, reaching new record highs despite ongoing challenges in profitability. This report from Cryptoquant Institutional Insights highlights that miners are selling off assets as they face... Read more »

Crypto investors redeem over $30 million WBTC as MakerDAO halts new loans

MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization behind the DeFi protocol Maker, has approved a proposal to halt new borrowing against BitGo’s wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). On Aug. 15, MakerDAO revealed that it was reducing... Read more »

Hashrate Climbs 25 EH/s in 8 Days as Bitcoin Miners Adjust to Network Difficulty Reduction

While Bitcoin’s hashprice has been languishing below $44 per petahash per second (PH/s) each day, the network’s hashrate is beginning to climb once more. Between Aug. 9 and Aug. 17, the hashrate... Read more »

Dubai approves crypto salaries in landmark court ruling

The Dubai Court of First Instance has affirmed the legality of crypto payments for salaries under employment contracts in a landmark ruling on Aug. 15. The ruling, issued in case number 1739... Read more »
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