Auteur/autrice : Alberto
Macroeconomic drivers, including the decline of the US dollar (USD), will dampen the effects of the Bitcoin (BTC) halving cycle, which is the source of the market booms and busts that have been a feature of BTC since 2009, according to investor and founding partner of venture capital (VC) firm Draper Associates, Tim Draper.“Between 10-20 years from now, the dollar will be extinct,” Draper told Cointelegraph in an interview. “The world is changing, and we are watching it happen. We are right in the center of an anthropological leap forward,” he added.As Bitcoin forms new all-time highs, the Dollar Currency Index…
Minimum ETH threshold hit 🎉; genesis on December 1st, 12pm UTC Get your nodes running! and monitor updates through genesis 👀 Eth2 genesis, December 1st. Get ready! This week, the deposit contract hit the minimum threshold of 16384 32-ETH validator deposits, kicking genesis into motion. Genesis time is 1606824023 — that is, December 1, 2020, 12:00:23pm UTC. If you made genesis deposits, please make sure you’re an active participant this week. Set up your node 🖥 It’s time to configure your node. Sync your eth1 client (start now! this can take some time), set up your favorite eth2 client, and…
The GENIUS Act contains a little-noticed clause that prevents technology giants and Wall Street behemoths from dominating the stablecoin market, according to Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte.“The GENIUS Act has what I’d like to call — just for my own legacy sake — a Libra clause,” Disparte told the Unchained podcast on Saturday. Any non-bank that wants to mint a dollar-pegged token must spin up “a standalone entity that looks more like Circle and less like a bank,” clear antitrust hurdles and face a Treasury Department committee with veto power over the launch.Banks don’t get a free pass either.…
Aside from a new all-time high in the Bitcoin market, the last trading week also heralded some altseason shouts as a slight price decline by the premier cryptocurrency coincided with significant price rallies by major altcoins. A popular market analyst with the X username PlanD has weighed in on these recent market developments, highlighting three factors that would confirm the presence of an altseason. A BTC.D Retest At 63% May Mark Crucial Altseason Moment – Analyst Over the last week, a bullish rise in the altcoin market cap to $1.45 trillion sparked widespread speculations about the current status of the…
Reports indicate that both Brazil and the U.S. are exploring ways to retaliate, escalating the trade feud initiated by President Trump when he imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports. The political status of former President Jair Bolsonaro is also a factor influencing the situation. Brazil-U.S. Trade Conflict Set to Escalate: Economic Sanctions May Result […]
Coinsilium Group Limited has expanded its Bitcoin treasury to 112 Bitcoin following a £920,000 purchase executed through its wholly-owned Gibraltar subsidiary, Forza Gibraltar Limited. The latest acquisition of 10.2489 Bitcoin at an average price of £89,765.73 per Bitcoin ($120,538.77) represents the company’s continued commitment to its Bitcoin-focused treasury strategy. The digital asset venture builder, which has been operating in the blockchain sector since 2015, established Forza Gibraltar Limited specifically to manage its Bitcoin treasury operations. The subsidiary’s total Bitcoin holdings now stand at 112.0009 Bitcoin, with an aggregate average purchase price of £81,710.15 per Bitcoin ($110,677.77), bringing the total value…
A note about the Stateless Ethereum initiative: Research activity has (understandably) slowed in the second half of 2020 as all contributors have adjusted to life on the weird timeline. But as the ecosystem moves incrementally closer to Serenity and the Eth1/Eth2 merge, Stateless Ethereum work will become increasingly relevant and impactful. Expect a more substantial year-end Stateless Ethereum retrospective in the coming weeks. Let’s roll through the re-cap one more time: The ultimate goal of Stateless Ethereum is to remove the requirement of an Ethereum node to keep a full copy of the updated state trie at all times, and…
Ethereum is holding firm above the $3,500 level, a key support reclaimed last Friday, signaling renewed strength in the market. After surging over 70% since late June, ETH appears to have entered a new bullish phase driven by rising demand and institutional interest. The momentum has shifted clearly in favor of the bulls, with technical structure and price action aligning to support further upside. Related Reading Adding to the bullish outlook, CryptoQuant data shows that Ethereum open interest has reached an all-time high, pointing to growing trader activity and rising capital in ETH derivatives markets. This surge in open interest…
The GENIUS Act contains a little-noticed clause that prevents technology giants and Wall Street behemoths from dominating the stablecoin market, according to Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte.“The GENIUS Act has what I’d like to call — just for my own legacy sake — a Libra clause,” Disparte told the Unchained podcast on Saturday. Any non-bank that wants to mint a dollar-pegged token must spin up “a standalone entity that looks more like Circle and less like a bank,” clear antitrust hurdles and face a Treasury Department committee with veto power over the launch.Banks don’t get a free pass either.…
Block Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) will join the S&P 500 index effective before the market opens on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. This development underscores Block’s growing influence in the financial sector and its commitment to integrating cryptocurrency into mainstream finance. Block Inc., formerly known as Square, was co-founded by Jack Dorsey in 2009 as a financial […]