Bitcoin ‘real bull run’ out of reach as retail demand metric hits 3-year low

Private keys getting compromised took over $204 million across 14 security incidents in the third quarter of 2023. 298 Total views 2 Total shares The third quarter of 2023 has been the “most financially damaging” quarter of the year, with almost $700 million in digital assets lost to various security incidents, according to the quarterly

Leading mining Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) producer Bitmain announced two new S17 miners in a news release shared with Cointelegraph.The two new mining ASICs, the S17e and the T17e, will both be launched on Sept. 9. The company claims that both the new models feature improvements, which should translate to higher efficiency, more stable…

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)’s digital asset platform Bakkt has launched the first regulated Bitcoin (BTC) options and cash-settled futures in the United States.According to an announcement on Dec. 9, Bakkt is now using its physically settled Bitcoin contracts as a benchmark to build complementary products.Bakkt’s monthly futures contract will be a benchmark for other new…

On January 9th, digital asset marketplace Binance.US unveiled a mobile app for iOS and Android users.Early user response?After successful beta testing on both iOS and Android versions in December, users can now trade over 25 digital currencies in real-time. “Binancians” can track and analyze market movements, as well as trade within ACH limits up to…

Veteran gold bug and bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Peter Schiff, has taken delivery of $1,350 worth the cryptocurrency after the industry sent him donations on July 4.Schiff, who is well known for warning investors not to trust bitcoin as replacement for gold, triggered the goodwill gestures after becoming the topic of a Twitter debate with Morgan…

Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast 1852 Total views 20 Total shares It’s been a week. Whether the politics made it good or bad week depends on your view but if you’re holding Bitcoin, it was certainly good. The price is up more than 8.5 percent over the last seven days. It’s now well…

1. How can I track Bitcoin transactions? Through block explorers and dedicated services offered by some crypto exchanges. Unlike banks, where it can be difficult to find out information about details about transactions that are currently being processed — as well as those that have been completed — the blockchain offers far greater levels of…

Zero Hash, a calculation and settlement agent and subsidiary of cryptocurrency platform Seed CX, has added support for derivatives.According to a press release published on Sept. 11, Zero Hash now allows the settlement of bilateral derivatives transactions and supports settlement functions for forwards.The newly released service provides collateral management for derivatives, including options such as …

When the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, were conceived back in 2012, blockchain technology was in its early days. Few could have foreseen the trajectory and the potential of blockchain for advancing these ambitious targets.But today, we see opportunities for blockchain technology to recast conventional approaches to sustainable development — and accelerate progress if deployed…