Monthly Archives: February 2024

The recent approval by the SEC of spot Bitcoin ETFs was nothing short of historic, offering a new avenue for safe and compliant access to the largest cryptocurrency. Since January 10, there have been over $10 billion in inflows, helping drive a favorable outlook for Bitcoin and the broader market. For retail investors especially, spot

The Ethereum blockchain has seen significant upgrades in recent times, enhancing its scalability, efficiency, and security. These improvements address the blockchain trilemma — the challenge of balancing security, decentralization and scalability. These ongoing enhancements are crucial for improving network performance while keeping costs low.The upcoming Ethereum Cancun-Deneb (“Dencun”) hard fork upgrade is set to be

Bitcoin's (BTC) breakneck rally quickly turned early Wednesday afternoon, with the price plunging 7% from a $64,000 high, turning into a bloodbath for leveraged traders.BTC rapidly surged earlier during the day, surpassing the $60,000 level for the first time since Nov. 2021. After hitting a high of $64,037, it abruptly fell to $59,400, CoinDesk data

El Salvador's bitcoin holdings are worth more than $147 million dollars, a profit of more than 40%The country first started buying bitcoin in September 2021If El Salvador liquidated bitcoin holdings today, it would book a profit of nearly $41.6 million, or more than 40%, according to a post on X by the country's president."When Bitcoin's

Coinbase said its Ethereum staking program, which has previously relied only on the Geth execution client software, plans to eventually distribute its usage evenly between Geth and two additional options, Nethermind and Erigon.The move comes roughly a month after a bug on the Nethermind client knocked out 8% of Ethereum validators, highlighting the risks of

Coinbase users reported that their account balances showed $0 after bitcoin saw significant gains prior on Wednesday.The exchange said it was investigating the issue shortly after.At least some customers of Coinbase's U.S. cryptocurrency exchange are showing $0 account balances Wednesday as bitcoin (BTC) posted – and then quickly erased – a gigantic rally.The exchange said

Craig Wright may face cross-examination again on Friday in the ongoing trial scrutinizing his claims of having invented bitcoin.He is set to defend new allegations that emails intended to be shared in court were doctored.All witnesses in a U.K. trial challenging Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s claims of inventing popular cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC) are through