Unspent transaction outputs distort BTC fungibility — Litecoin founder

Bitcoin's (BTC) month-to-date chart is very bearish, and the sub-$18,000 level seen over the weekend was the lowest price seen since December 2020. Bulls' current hope depends on turning $20,000 to support, but derivatives metrics tell a completely different story as professional traders are still extremely skeptical.BTC-USD 12-hour price at Kraken. Source: TradingViewIt’s important to…

Blockchain analysis firm Glassnode recently characterized the 2022 bear market as the worst on record. This seems to be the case due to events such as the war in Ukraine and rising inflation, coupled with serious problems among centralized crypto exchanges. Yet, the bear market hasn’t negatively impacted all players in the crypto ecosystem. Hardware wallet…

Ethereum funds also lead Bitcoin ETPs on monthly performance with $150 million in inflows so far this month.

The Latin Grammy Awards is stepping into Web3 through its first NFT collection in collaboration with OneOf Web3 music platform. 308 Total views 6 Total shares This year’s 64th Latin Grammy Awards will have its first-ever nonfungible token (NFT) collection after the Latin Recording Academy signed a three-year contract for award show-related NFTs.The aforementioned partnership…

JPMorgan’s blockchain-based payment network will launch in Japan in early 2020, Cointelegraph Japan reports on Dec. 10.Based on JPMorgan’s in-house blockchain platform Quorum, the Interbank Information Network (IIN) intends to accelerate payment transactions as well as address major challenges of sharing data between banks.Bloomberg reports that more than 80 Japanese banks have expressed their intent…

Bitcoin’s decoupling from stocks began within days of its NVT price hitting an all-time high, according to Willy Woo. 369 Total views 6 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) has started to decouple from the U.S. stock market index S&P 500 according to crypto statistician Willy Woo. First signs of de-coupling behaviour spotted between BTC and stocks.Buying from…

Ripple’s developer ecosystem project Xpring and game industry blockchain platform Forte have jointly established a $100 million fund to support game developers. The news was announced in a press release published on March 12.The initiative is designed to bolster the mass adoption of blockchain technology in the game industry through the increase of engagement and…

Biden’s executive order establishes six new standards for AI safety and security and its intentions for ethical AI usage within the government. 244 Total views 3 Total shares United States President Joe Biden issued an executive order on Oct. 30 establishing new standards for artificial intelligence (AI) safety and security. Biden’s order stated it is building

The digital tenge has been used for everything from free school lunches to tokenizing gold, and there’s more to come. The digital tenge, Kazakhstan’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), has been declared a success after a month-long pilot project. A host of business, regulatory and technical improvements are lined up for it in 2024.During its