Has altseason finished? XRP ETF applications flood in, and more: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 2 – 8

XRP price is mirroring a 2021 bullish chart fractal that preceded a 500% rebound.

The Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate - the total computing power of the bitcoin network - reached new all-time highs this week, data from monitoring resource Blockchain.com confirmed on June 19.As the Bitcoin price set a new annual record above $9,000, hash rate, which can be taken as a measure of how much interest there is…

Having served two years in prison in France, accused BTC-e mastermind Alexander Vinnik has now been extradited to the U.S. to face multiple charges in California. 263 Total views 15 Total shares Accused BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik has reportedly been extradited to America to face up to multiple charges relating to money laundering while working…

A “manipulative launch strategy” was alleged over how the liquidity pools were structured and how the tokens “trickled out.“ 1677 Total views 3 Total shares A nonfungible token (NFT) influencer has been served with a settlement demand via an NFT — which casually dropped the “F-bomb” several times — alleging that the influencer engaged in…

The US regulator ordered approximately 85% of the significant fine to be paid back to victims of William Koo Ichioka’s fraudulent scheme.

Ethereum (ETH) has enjoyed a good run so far in 2021, with its value increasing from about $1,300 at the beginning of the year, to nearly $4,000 in May. However, Ethereum’s price aside, consistent problems on the Ethereum blockchain have brought to light the anger of traders and decentralized application (DApp) developers on the Ethereum…

According to a filing with the U.S. SEC, Susquehanna International Group invested more than $1 billion in Bitcoin ETFs in Q1 2024.

Earlier this week, Chinese mining-hardware juggernaut Bitmain unveiled its new product, an application-specific integrated circuit called Antminer T19. The Bitcoin (BTC) mining unit is the latest to join the new generation of ASICs — state-of-the-art devices designed to mitigate increased mining difficulty by maximizing the terahashes-per-second output.The Antminer T19 announcement comes amid the post-halving uncertainty…