Bitcoin preps 'golden cross' which last sparked 170% BTC price gains

Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty adjusted downwards more than at any time since its 2018 price low on Nov. 8, data shows. As noted by entrepreneur and cryptocurrency commentator Alistair Milne on Monday, difficulty fell by around 7% after the network’s latest readjustment. Difficulty reveals Bitcoin network maneuveringMining difficulty refers to the effort required for miners to solve…

Japan’s biggest brokerages are looking to compete with the country’s crypto-native exchanges for digital asset market share. 1818 Total views 6 Total shares According to research by Messari, the top three online brokerage firms in Japan are experiencing surging revenue from their cryptocurrency exchange services.In its Asian Crypto Landscape report, Messari noted the operating revenue…

Despite many leading Ethereum-powered DeFi protocols posting a weekly loss, the success of Binance Smart Chain is pushing the TVL of decentralized finance into new highs. 2331 Total views 16 Total shares According to data aggregator DeFi Llama, nearly $79 billion in assets are currently locked in decentralized finance protocols. As such, DeFi’s TVL is…

Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream has launched a new tool that allows users to execute atomic swaps for all assets supported by the Liquid network, according to an announcement published on July 1.The Liquid Network is a federated sidechain on the bitcoin (BTC) blockchain that functions as a settlement and payments network for crypto exchanges, market…

Telefonica announced a new tool created by its cybersecurity division to decrypt affected files by VCryptor. 582 Total views 21 Total shares On June 3, Spain-based telecommunications conglomerate, Telefónica, released a free tool to recover data encrypted by the VCryptor ransomware.The tool, VCrypt Decryptor, was created as part of an international initiative titled “No More…

Last August, Ramp became one of only eight crypto firms to secure approval from U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority. 107 Total views 41 Total shares On Tuesday, crypto-fiat gateway payments platform Ramp announced that its U.S. subsidiary Ramp Swaps LLC hadreceived its registration as a Money Service Business with the Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement…

Özgür Güneri, the CEO of BtcTurk, said that the firm joined COPA to protect technologies within crypto, especially Bitcoin. Major Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk has joined the crypto patent alliance (COPA) to team up with prominent firms in their mission to provide open access to patents and empower the adoption of crypto technologies. COPA aims to…

The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has announced the launch date for Bitcoin (BTC) futures on its platform Bakkt, according to a document released Oct. 22.Bakkt is a platform for trading, storing, and spending digital assets that was established earlier this year by global exchange operator ICE.Per the…

At its core, tokenization transforms traditional assets into digital tokens that can be traded on a blockchain. Whether it be real estate, debt, bonds or shares of a company, tokenization brings efficiency and transparency to these processes. It also broadens retail investors’ access to these asset classes. A new research report by Brickken and Cointelegraph