Strange, but true: 5 outlandish and weird crypto stories of 2024

The U.S. equity markets, gold, crude oil and the crypto markets are all up today. This shows that the U.S. investors have returned from the holiday weekend charged up and ready to buy assets to fight the likely devaluation in the U.S. dollar due to the Federal Reserve’s current monetary policy. Sino Global Capital CEO Matthew…

On March 25, Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty will decrease. The last time a downward adjustment took place, Bitcoin price plummeted more than 50% percent.Bitcoin difficultyBitcoin’s difficulty is designed to adjust every 2016 blocks — or approximately every two weeks. This adjustment is based on changes in the network’s hashrate, and occurs regularly in an attempt…

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has officially launched its first branch in Russia on Thursday, Dec. 6, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph today.The Moscow-based exchange, dubbed Huobi Russia, is established in partnership with the state-owned Russian Development Bank’s (VEB) Digital Transformation Center and supported by Huobi’s regional exchange partnership program, Huobi Cloud.The Center…

Owners of the Visa-backed Bitcoin rewards card amassed over 124 BTC collectively over 90 days, BlockFi data shows. 141 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) turned out to be a far more attractive prize than airline miles or other cashback rewards, new data from BlockFi suggests. It’s been three months since the New York-based crypto…

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are evolving from a niche interest to a mainstream conversation. The variety of NFT art — from cuddly to edgy to menacing — is drawing in a new audience of enthusiasts. Beyond the art, NFTs are providing a glimpse into a new layer of social interaction.When framed as micro-social networks, NFTs could…

Ether could rally another 15% before the first ETFs start trading on the market, according to Arthur Cheong.