Understanding the U.S. central banking system’s approach to all things crypto

Despite some concerns within the web3 community about the Federal Reserve’s understanding of the evolving digital landscape, recent evidence suggests that these fears may be unfounded. The Fed has been diligently studying... Read more »

Bitcoin miner Marathon mines invalid block in failed ‘experiment’

Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has confirmed it mined an invalid  Bitcoin (BTC) block during an “experiment” aimed at optimizing the firm’s operations. In a Sept. 27 post, Marathon said it utilizes a... Read more »

NiceHash becomes latest crypto firm to leave U.K.

The cloud mining platform NiceHash said that it will end U.K. access to its services in a statement emailed to users around Sept. 27. The company said that it will no longer... Read more »

Everything you need to know about CommEx, so far

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has claimed that it will fully quit Russia by selling its local business to a completely new exchange known as CommEx. While promising its customers a “smooth” migration, Binance hasn’t... Read more »

How Bitcoin’s liveliness and vaultedness show the switch to hodling

Liveliness and Vaultedness are pivotal metrics in understanding the changes in the Bitcoin network. At their core, these metrics revolve around the concept of ‘coinblocks’. A recently introduced metric from Glassnode, coinblocks... Read more »

Bitcoin Ordinals haven’t wrestled blockspace from money TXs: Glassnode

Despite concerns that Bitcoin Ordinals are clogging the network, there is little evidence to suggest inscriptions are taking blockspace away from higher-value Bitcoin (BTC) monetary transfers. “There is minimal evidence that inscriptions are displacing... Read more »

Chase to block UK customers crypto-related transactions from October 16

Digital banking giant Chase U.K. said it will “decline” crypto-related payments made by its users starting October 16. In emails sent to customers and obtained by CryptoSlate, the bank stated that its... Read more »

Bitcoin analysts flag key BTC price points as bulls cling to $26K

Bitcoin (BTC) hit intraday lows after the Sept. 26 Wall Street open as its price behavior shunned major volatility. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Binance traders put up thin BTC price resistance... Read more »

Bitboy’s Ben Armstrong had gun ‘on the back seat’ while arrested ranting on livestream

Ben Armstrong, founder of the popular cryptocurrency YouTube channel BitBoy Crypto, was arrested during a bizarre livestream rant outside a private residence on Saturday. The rambling, one-sided conversation appeared to show Armstrong... Read more »

Bitcoin price at risk? US Dollar index confirms bullish ‘golden cross’

The Dollar Strength Index (DXY) achieved its highest level in nearly 10 months on Sep. 22, indicating growing confidence in the U.S. dollar compared to other fiat currencies like the British pound,... Read more »
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