The latest report from Glassnode Insights, titled “The Week On-Chain,” emphasized that Bitcoin (BTC) has reached historically low levels of volatility. This has led to a mere 2.9% separation between the asset’s Bollinger Bands, indicating an exceptionally narrow trading range. This situation has only been observed twice in Bitcoin’s history: in September 2016, when BTC
A potential wave of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, PayPal’s new stablecoin and a key Ethereum upgrade are among the catalysts that could wake crypto from its hibernation. While early 2023 has seen the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies improve from the second half of 2022, the past five months have seen more lethargy, with
China’s provisional guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) activity and management in the country are scheduled to come into effect on Aug. 15. The regulations, which were published on July 10, are referred to as the “Generative AI Measures” and are the result of a joint effort between six government agencies including the Cybersecurity Administration of
Binance Connect, the regulated buy-and-sell crypto arm of Binance exchange, will shut down on August 16. Cointelegraph confirmed on August 15 via an email with a Binance spokesperson. The same day, BNB Chain decentralized exchange Biswap tweeted that Binance ”has made a difficult decision to disable Binance Connect on 15 August due to its provider closing the
Over the 15 years since Bitcoin was created, there has been no shortage of crazy conspiracy theories about how it was made and where it came from. Some believe Bitcoin was the work of “a bunch of engineers” in the Chinese Communist Party — presumably for world domination; others claim Bitcoin is the work of
Several on-chain metrics and charts are showing signals that could hint at the beginning of a new crypto bull market cycle, according to the co-founder of Delphi Digital. On Aug. 14, institutional crypto research firm Delphi Digital’s Kevin Kelly said that crypto markets are cyclical and predictable which “has huge implications for the crypto market
Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck inside a tight range in August. Glassnode lead on-chain analyst Checkmate highlighted that the spread between the upper and lower Bollinger Bands for Bitcoin has shrunk to 2.9%, its third tightest ever. Typically, periods of low volatility are followed by a range expansion. The longer the time spent inside a
Base project RocketSwap Labs has outlined its emergency programme to bounce back from a brute force hack which swiped $865,000 or 471 Ether (ETH) from the protocol on Aug. 14. The team explained on Aug. 15 that they plan on redeploying a new farm contract and open-source it on-chain, relinquish minting rights — presumably of
Singapore’s central bank has released a revised regulatory framework aimed at ensuring stability for single-currency stablecoins regulated in the city-state. The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced the framework on Aug. 15 and said it will police single-currency stablecoins (SCS) pegged to the value of the Singapore dollar or G10 currencies such as the euro, British
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame will reportedly avoid testifying about his role in FTX’s alleged illegal campaign donation scheme if he is subpoenaed in Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial. Lawyers representing the former FTX co-CEO said that Salame will be unavailable as a witness to the case, according to an Aug. 14 motion filed by United
Grayscale Investments, which has been seeking to convert its Bitcoin (BTC) trust into a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, could be getting a decision on its lawsuit against the federal securities regulator before the week’s end. In an Aug. 11 Twitter post, Scott Johnsson, a general partner of Van Buren Capital explained that law clerks in
Web3 gaming platform Immutable has commenced public testing of its Immutable zkEVM in collaboration with Polygon Labs. Work on the zero-knowledge Ethereum virtual machine (zkEVM) network began in March after Immutable announced a partnership with Polygon Labs. Polygon’s own ‘holy grail’ Ethereum-scaling zkEVM hit mainnet on March 27. In an Aug. 14 announcement, Immutable said its
The United States Attorney’s Office has released a new superseding indictment against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) which includes allegations of campaign finance law violations as part of a wire fraud scheme. In an Aug. 14 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams charged SBF
Bitcoin (BTC) hit multi-day highs after the Aug. 14 Wall Street open as modest volatility trickled through to the market. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin traders provide “some action” after flat weekend Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked a trip past $29,500, marking the highest BTC price levels since Aug. 10. Unusually
Metaverse platform The Sandbox (SAND) has unlocked a total of 332 million SAND tokens, which is around 16% of the digital asset’s current circulating supply. The unlocked tokens are worth around $133 million at the time of the unlock. On Aug. 14, The Sandbox proceeded with its scheduled unlock for over 300 million tokens. According
By unveiling its stablecoin, PayPal is attempting to claim a share of the growing cryptocurrency market. The company says that PYUSD will be able to support quick fund transfers for various purposes, such as remittances. PayPal has also indicated that the new cryptocurrency will be compatible with Web3 environments and will eventually be available on
Crypto’s legitimacy and adoption have increased in recent years, and along with the uptick in use, the tech has become a topic of political divisiveness, resulting in a perception of partisanship — especially in the United States. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Jonathan Jachym, the Global Head of Policy at U.S.-based crypto exchange Kraken, said he doesn’t
The United States’ securities regulator could completely u-turn its approach to crypto enforcement, depending on a key election in the United States in 2024, according to former SEC official John Reed Stark. In an Aug. 13 tweet, the former SEC Office of Internet Enforcement chief predicted that a Republican President could drastically shift the crypto-regulatory
Uniswap dev loses job, was it worth it? A Uniswap developer known as “AzFlin” has been sacked by the founder of Uniswap Labs, Hayden Adams, for allegedly creating a memecoin and rug pulling it a few hours later for 14 wrapped-Ether (wETH), worth $25,800. It is understood that AzFlin developed and deployed FrensTech token (FRENS)
An Argentinian politician with a knack for supporting Bitcoin and calling for the abolishment of his country’s central bank has taken the lead in the country’s presidential primary elections. With over 90% of the votes counted, libertarian pro-Bitcoin (BTC) candidate Javier Milei is currently leading with nearly 32% and is trailed by the conservative Together