Month: February 2023

Research warns that Bitcoin (BTC) still lacks the on-chain volume and active address increases that characterize bull markets. In a frank appraisal of the 2023 BTC price rebound, on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant warned that Bitcoin might be weaker than it seems. Active addresses not copying bull market paradigm As on-chain metrics flip green and some
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Friendsies founders have abruptly shut down the NFT collection and all associated projects.  The rug pull was confirmed after the project’s Twitter account was deleted. The collection had raised $5 million at Christie’s auction on OpenSea less than a year ago.  Founders of the NFT collection blamed their decision to shut down on volatility and
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Chris Georgen, founder of the social impact-focused blockchain company Topl, believes that many consumers are unaware of the consequences of their buying habits. “Forced labor, deforestation, the destruction of endangered habitats… As responsible citizens of the world, we wouldn’t knowingly support, condone or participate in anything like this,” he tells Magazine.  “Unfortunately, too often, what
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‘Less interest than anticipated’ — PROOF cancels NFT event Kevin Rose, the co-founder of the nonfungible token (NFT) collection Moonbirds, has confirmed that their flagship conference, “Proof of Conference,” scheduled for May, has been canceled, citing “less interest than anticipated.” We made a tough decision today, I want to apologize to everyone that planned on
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Revenue from cryptocurrency scams dropped 46% in 2022, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. “We attribute most of this decline to market conditions, as scam performance tends to worsen when cryptocurrency prices are in decline,” the firm explained. ‘Crypto Scam Revenue Fell Significantly in 2022’ Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis published its 2023 Crypto
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Bitcoin fixes broken democracies and fights government corruption by limiting its power to control its people, argues Bitcoin advocate and chief strategy officer of the Human Rights Foundation, Alex Gladstein. In a Feb. 20 interview, Gladstein argued that the decentralized nature of Bitcoin (BTC) can act as a barrier against corruption and tyranny. “Where the
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The public blockchain sector grew from less than a few million dollars in the last decade to a $1 trillion industry. However, one thing that the space has yet to achieve is a decentralized, secure interoperable solution. Let’s take going from Ethereum to Bitcoin, the largest blockchain network, as an example. Historically, centralized exchanges have been one
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According to a press release shared with Bitcoinist, the XRP-based wallet Xumm partnered with the loyalty program platform Friiworld. The partners launched a crypto payment system in the Netherlands to bridge traditional business with the advantages of digital assets. Traditional Business Can Embrace XRP Payments With Xumm Product Per the release, Xumm and FriiPay launched
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The price of Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has surged by more than 40% year-to-date to around $1,750, the highest level in seven months. However, ETH’s price is not out of the woods yet despite several bullish cues in the pipeline, such as the Shanghai upgrade. Ethereum price bull trap? Ether’s rise aligns with similar upside
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Jesse Powell, CEO of crypto exchange Kraken, has called out United States financial regulators for letting “the bad guys” win to suit their agenda. In a Feb. 19 Twitter thread, Powell speculated that U.S. regulators — seemingly including the Securities and Exchange Commission — were allowing crypto firms to operate without enforcement actions as a
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