BTC price due for $31K as analyst says ‘disinflation’ boosting Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) looked set to challenge range highs on July 13 as fresh macroeconomic data boosted risk asset bulls. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView PPI shows U.S. inflation retreating beyond expectations Data... Read more »

Brazilian CBDC pilot source code includes methods to freeze, drain wallets

Banco Central do Brasil published the source code for its CBDC on GitHub last week and allowed the public to conduct an audit of the system’s code. Developers soon found concerning functionality... Read more »

Bitcoin has entered a civil war — Over ‘art’

In an email dated Jan. 17, 1993, Hal Finney — a developer and early contributor to Bitcoin — shared the concept of “encrypted digital cards,” which are now known as nonfungible tokens... Read more »

Celsius’s bankruptcy-induced liquidation plans could pressure overall crypto market: Kaiko

Bankrupt lender Celsius’s plan to liquidate its altcoins for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) could exert more pressure on the crypto market, according to a July 10 report from blockchain analytical firm... Read more »

DeFi Protocol Hack Drains $455K from Arcadia Finance

Share this article DeFi protocol Arcadia Finance fell victim to a code exploit, leading to a significant loss of approximately $455,000. Blockchain security firm PeckShield was the first to detect and reveal... Read more »

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invested up to $250,000 in Bitcoin after Miami’s conference

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. owns up to $250,000 in Bitcoin (BTC), in contrast to his previous claim that he was not an investor in the leading cryptocurrency. A record... Read more »

Bitcoin price gathers strength as SOL, AVAX, FIL and EOS prep for a breakout

Nonfarm payrolls rose by 209,000 in June, below economists’ expectations of an addition of 240,000 jobs. Although the figures show a cooling labor market, market observers remained concerned as the average hourly earnings... Read more »

The SEC’s arguments against Coinbase are ‘not particularly strong,’ law expert says

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided a preview of the arguments it plans to use against Coinbase in a letter to the judge on July 7. However, the SEC’s case... Read more »

Marathon Digital blames weather conditions for mining 21% less Bitcoin in June

Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital has linked the recent slump in its total amount of Bitcoin’s (BTC) mined in June to the weather conditions in Texas and a drop in transaction fees.... Read more »

Gemini sues Digital Currency Group and CEO Barry Silbert over Genesis Capital insolvency

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss twins, has filed a civil lawsuit against Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its CEO Barry Silbert. The lawsuit is rooted in a dispute over the... Read more »
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