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Biggest Movers: XLM 7% Higher, TON Nears $2.00 Threshold
Stellar surged by as much as 7% on Monday, despite sentiment in crypto markets being mostly bearish to start the week. The token rallied for a second straight session, after a recent collision with a key price floor. Toncoin also rose,…
Casascius Bitcoin Peels: $10M Cashed in 2023, Yet a $1 Billion Stash Remains Unclaimed
While bitcoin (BTC) is already a limited asset, Mike Caldwell’s Casascius physical bitcoins take rarity to a whole new level. Between 2011 and 2013, he endowed over 27,000 coins and bars with nearly 100,000 BTC. As we step into…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates, ETH Avoids Falling Below $1,600 on Labor Day
Sentiment in bitcoin remained bearish to start the week, as the cryptocurrency remained below $26,000 on Monday. Market volume was relatively low in today’s session, as a result of the U.S. Labor Day celebration. Ethereum was…
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Hovers Below $26K; Stellar’s XLM Rallies
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept 4, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
What Is EIP-4844? A Look at Proto-Danksharding and Its Effect On Rollup Fees
Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4844 (EIP-4844), also known as Proto-Danksharding, introduces a set of changes that seek to lay the logic and “scaffolding” for scaling Ethereum through sharding but without adding sharding itself.…
The Hourglass Collective: Pioneering Web3 Adoption Through Incubation and Entertainment
PRESS RELEASE. – The Hourglass Collective is spearheading a new era of Web3 adoption. In a world where technological progress has sprinted from hard industries to consumer-facing revolutions, it’s now in the hands of…
Grayscale’s Legal Win Versus SEC Makes Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval More Likely: JPMorgan
For the SEC to defend its denial of Grayscale’s proposal to convert GBTC into an ETF, it would have to withdraw its previous approval of futures-based bitcoin ETFs, which is unlikely, the report said.
BUSD Falls to Fifth Among Stablecoin Leaders; TUSD and FDUSD Supplies Surge in a 3-Day Span
The stablecoin landscape witnessed a shifting dynamic this week, with the once fourth-largest stablecoin, binance usd (BUSD), relinquishing its position. This change arises from the crypto asset’s supply dwindling below the 3 billion…
The Elite Ten: How a Handful of Ethereum Wallets Command Over a Third of ETH’s Total Supply
Ethereum (ETH), boasting its position as the second most dominant cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is held by a staggering 242,686,839 unique addresses. Fast forward to September 3, 2023, and a mere ten ether addresses command a…
Fact or Fiction? Theories Littered Across Social Media About Blackrock’s Alleged Bitcoin Buying…
This past week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) delayed seven spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including Blackrock’s proposed Ishares Bitcoin Trust. Alongside this news, Into The Block metrics indicate…