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Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals are boosting miner profits, but “income stress” is looming, new research warns. In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, “The Week On-Chain,” analytics firm Glassnode predicted fresh problems for miners after Bitcoin’s next block subsidy halving. Bitcoin halving impact on miners could be “severe” Bitcoin miner competition is exploding, with hash

Bitcoin (BTC) is still in a bullish reversal when looking at this year’s price chart. BTC price has gained 70% after bottoming out at around $16,800 in November 2022, defying rate hike fears while riding on growing ETF approval optimism.  However, in recent months, Bitcoin bulls have failed to sustain BTC price above $30,000. Therefore, with

Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has confirmed it mined an invalid  Bitcoin (BTC) block during an “experiment” aimed at optimizing the firm’s operations. In a Sept. 27 post, Marathon said it utilizes a small percentage of the firm’s hashrate toward these experiments and stressed they weren’t trying to alter the network in any way: “In no

On Sept. 20, the Federal Reserve delivered a message that reverberated through financial markets: interest rates are expected to remain at their highest level in over two decades, and possibly for longer than most market participants’ expectations. This attitude comes against the backdrop of stubbornly high inflation, with the core inflation rate hovering at 4.2%,

In this week’s newsletter, check out Glassnode data that shows nonfungible token (NFT) protocol Bitcoin Ordinals may not be clogging the network. Read about British politicians using the metaverse to discuss opportunities and challenges in Web3, and find out why Rolling Stone says NFTs are “finally totally worthless.” And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News,

The U.S. state of Texas accounts for over 28% of all Bitcoin (BTC) hashing power in the United States, according to the latest Hashrate Map by crypto mining service provider Foundry USA.  The newly updated map shows Texas with 28.5% of all Bitcoin hash rate in the country, followed by the states of Georgia claiming

IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, U.K.-based cryptography firm PQShield, Google sibling company SandboxAQ, and the University of Waterloo. We’re proud to be a part of a new community of cybersecurity organizations to accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography in commercial & open-source technologies. Learn

Bitcoin (BTC) broke higher into the Sep. 27 Wall Street open as one analyst predicted a return to $30,000 in October. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price reaches for $27,000 in fresh uptick Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as bulls gathered steam to reach $26,823 on Bitstamp. The

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced its full exit from Russia by selling its firm to a newly launched crypto exchange business known as CommEX. Binance has entered into an agreement to sell the entirety of its Russia business to CommEX, the firm said in an announcement to Cointelegraph on Sept. 27. The exchange didn’t disclose

A Bitcoin proponent’s recent attempt to crypto trade his way from New York to Alaska has come to a sudden and bitter end — some 900 miles from his final destination.  Thomas Kralow, a crypto trader and educator recently set himself the daring task of traveling from one side of the United States to the

The upcoming $3 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) monthly options expiration on Sep. 29 could prove pivotal for the $26,000 support level. BTC price faces serious headwinds On one side, Bitcoin’s recognition in China appears to be strengthening, following a judicial report from a Shanghai Court that acknowledged digital currencies as unique and non-replicable. Conversely, Bitcoin’s

Despite concerns that Bitcoin Ordinals are clogging the network, there is little evidence to suggest inscriptions are taking blockspace away from higher-value Bitcoin (BTC) monetary transfers. “There is minimal evidence that inscriptions are displacing monetary transfers,” on-chain analytics firm Glassnode explained in a Sept. 25 report. The firm explained that this is likely because inscription users tend

The co-founder of AirBit Club — a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that swindled investors of over $100 million — has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a $100 million “pyramid scheme”  that purported to be involved in crypto mining.  The sentencing comes nearly seven months after Rodriguez — the co-founder of

The relationship between Bitcoin’s price and U.S. Treasury yields has long been considered a strong indicator due to historical data and the underlying rationale. Bitcoin halvings vs. 10-year Treasury yields In essence, when investors turn to government-issued bonds for safety, assets like Bitcoin (BTC), which are considered risk-on, tend to perform poorly. A noteworthy chart

Bitcoin (BTC) hit intraday lows after the Sep. 26 Wall Street open as BTC price behavior shunned major volatility.  BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Binance traders put up thin BTC price resistance Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed the largest cryptocurrency acting in a tight range while keeping $26,000 as support. Bitcoin bulls

Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges have seen trading volume collapse as traders deal with constant macroeconomic uncertainty. According to new research from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant published on Sept. 25, daily BTC volumes are at lows rarely seen since 2018. Fed keeps Bitcoin investors wary of “possible recession” Bitcoin price action has stayed in a familiar range

A number of cryptocurrency platforms reporting billions of dollars in daily trades on CoinMarketCap appear to have been misleading their customers about holding certain crypto licenses, an investigation by Cointelegraph has found. Bitspay, a crypto exchange that reports a $1.4 billion daily trading volume on CoinMarketCap, claimed it held a license in Estonia, and is

The Dollar Strength Index (DXY) achieved its highest level in nearly 10 months on Sep. 22, indicating growing confidence in the U.S. dollar compared to other fiat currencies like the British pound, euro, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc. DXY “golden cross” confir Moreover, investors are concerned that this surge in demand for the U.S. dollar

The inventor of Bitcoin Ordinals is proposing a new Bitcoin-based fungible token protocol as a potential alternative to the BRC-20 token standard. The BRC-20 standard was launched in March by an anonymous developer “Domo.” Within two months, the BRC-20 market cap reached $1 billion, with PEPE and ORDI among the most notable BRC-20 tokens created

Bitcoin (BTC) hugged $26,000 at the Sept. 24 Wall Street open as a weekly close “nosedive” brought lasting consequences. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin must preserve support now, analysis says Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price trajectory uncertain after briefly piercing $26,000 support. Sideways weekend trading soon turned sour into