XRP bucks trend as crypto assets experience 4th straight week of outflows

Cryptocurrency asset outflows for the week of Sept. 3 through 9 totaled $59.3 million, bringing the current run to $249 million over four consecutive weeks.  Bitcoin (BTC) experienced the bulk of activity... Read more »

Bitcoin shrimp ramp up accumulation, signaling shift in market structure

Throughout Bitcoin’s history, it’s been the long-term holders and those with substantial BTC balances who’ve traditionally played the role of market stabilizers—accumulating during downturns and distributing when the market peaks. Their actions,... Read more »

Bitcoin energy value metric puts BTC’s ‘fair value’ at $47K — Analyst

Bitcoin’s price is trading in a frustratingly tight range between $25,500 and $26,500, leaving traders unsure of the next direction that the asset could take. However, Charles Edwards, founder of Capriole Investments, believes... Read more »

A closer look at the changes in stablecoin supply as TUSD gains on market

While most crypto market analyses predominantly focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum, given their stature as the two largest and most influential cryptocurrencies, it’s crucial to underscore that stablecoins are an equally pivotal... Read more »

Turkish crypto exchange Thodex CEO gets 11,000-year sentence for $2B scam: Report

The former CEO of Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, Faruk Fatih Özer, was sentenced to 11,196 years in prison by a Turkish court on charges of “establishing, managing and being a member of... Read more »

Persistent macro headwinds could delay Bitcoin bull market — ARK Invest

It’s been a whipsaw 2023 for investor sentiment, and even though equities markets have defied expectations, a recent report from ARK Invest highlights reasons why the remainder of 2023 could present several... Read more »

Mirror Trading International to pay $1.7B in restitution to victims of Bitcoin investment scam

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Sept. 7 the outcome of a case against a South African company involved in crypto fraud. The CFTC said that a judge has... Read more »

FASB rules ‘eliminate the poor optics’ that detered firms from crypto: Analyst

The United States Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new rules for crypto accounting will eliminate the “poor optics” that plagued companies holding digital assets, according to analysts from Berenberg Capital. On Sept. 6,... Read more »

Vitalik Buterin introduces decentralized privacy pools for balancing crypto regulation and anonymity

A new research paper led by Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin proposes “Privacy Pools,” a novel approach to balance privacy protections and regulatory compliance in cryptocurrencies. The paper outlines how Privacy Pools allows... Read more »

Enterprise blockchain, Bitcoin staking and Web3 pique investors’ interest

The sharp increase in global interest rates may have limited investors’ appetite for crypto ventures, but new projects are still flourishing and attracting capital to speed up growth. Data from the Cointelegraph... Read more »
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