Bitcoin Difficulty Reaches New All-Time High After Fourth Consecutive Increase

On April 6, 2023, Bitcoin’s difficulty rose 2.23% higher at block height 784,224, touching another all-time high. It’s the fourth consecutive difficulty increase on the Bitcoin network since Feb. 24, and the... Read more »

Bitcoin rests at $28K as US jobs data boosts new Fed rate hike bets

Bitcoin (BTC) showed little interest in moving higher at the April 7 Wall Street open as fresh United States macro data boosted bets on further interest rate hikes. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart... Read more »

Dogecoin dips 6.5% as Twitter logo returns

The price of Dogecoin (DOGE) fell 6.5% following Twitter’s decision to remove the Dogecoin mascot from its website branding on April 6. Dogecoin is down slightly At 8:45 p.m. UTC on April... Read more »

New York Regulator Calls Crypto Theories Associated With Signature Bank Closure ‘Ludicrous’

Adrienne A. Harris, the superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, has branded as “ludicrous” the claims that the closure of Signature Bank was related to its crypto business. Harris insisted... Read more »

Smaller investors can have outsized impact on crypto investment markets: BIS study

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a working paper examining “crypto carry” — the differences between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) spot and futures prices — and its effect on... Read more »

Ethereum rises against Bitcoin as shappella upgrade nears

Ethereum (ETH) rose by around 5% during the past week against Bitcoin (BTC) as the community awaits the highly anticipated Shappella upgrade. During the last 24 hours, ETH increased 2.11% against BTC,... Read more »

US Justice Department Seizes Cryptocurrency Worth $112 Million in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crackdown

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrency worth over $112 million linked to fraudulent investment schemes known as “pig butchering.” According to court documents, the seized crypto accounts... Read more »

Latest Bitcoin price data suggests double top above $200K in 2025

Bitcoin (BTC) is still on track to hit $180,000 in its next halving cycle, a longtime market participant said. In a new analysis published on March 3, Filbfilb, co-founder of trading suite DecenTrader,... Read more »

Allbridge announces recovery plan after recovering $467K of stolen funds

Cross-chain project Allbridge disclosed that it had recovered more than $467,000 worth of stolen funds on April 3 and announced a recovery plan on April 4. Allbridge recovers 1,500 BNB Allbridge said... Read more »

Regulators Should Heed Crypto Risks When Innovating Regulation, Says Chinese Central Bank Official

A senior People’s Bank of China (PBOC) official has urged regulators to consider cryptocurrency risks and fraud that could lead to bank failures when innovating regulation. The Chinese official highlighted the recent... Read more »
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