The Ethereum ecosystem welcomes another layer-2 scaling solution as ConsenSys begins onboarding partners to its Linea network, which has produced significant scaling milestones in testing. Linea is an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network that allows developers to build or migrate decentralized applications for Ethereum. It operates using zero-knowledge proofs and is Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) equivalent, meaning its
$30 trillion worth of capital could suddenly unlock for the Bitcoin market if a Bitcoin spot ETF is approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. That is the estimated amount of assets controlled by financial advisors in the U.S., who would be willing to get exposure to
Bitcoin (BTC) staged a fresh breakout attempt into July 11 as the battle for yearly highs stayed hot. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView $31,000 reappears in BTC price “leverage crunch” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price briefly passing $31,000 before the July 10 daily close. In a copycat move, seemingly with
Bitcoin is accepted by various online merchants, travel companies, gift card retailers, food establishments and online service providers, offering diverse options for using cryptocurrency in transactions. While physical stores accepting Bitcoin are less common, they can be found in cryptocurrency-friendly locations. Online merchants Bitcoin is a common payment option accepted by many online merchants. Electronics,
An Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) made on July 7 seeks to standardize how tokens are bridged between networks. The “Sovereign Bridged Token” standard, or EIP-7281, allows token issuers to create canonical bridges across multiple networks. The proposal was co-authored by Arjun Bhuptani, founder of the Connext bridging protocol. In a July 7 social media post,
The Chinese government is now considering additional regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) development that emphasize content control and licensing. A July 11 report from the Financial Times revealed that China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) wants to impose a system that would require local companies to obtain a license prior to releasing generative AI systems, according to
The upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving is set to blow fresh wind in the sails of Bitcoin-focused stocks such as Michael Saylor founded tech firm MicroStrategy. In a research note shared with Cointelegraph, New York-based investment firm Berenberg Capital Markets explained its reasons for a bullish outlook on MicroStrategy (MSTR), which Berenberg has given a $430
The Arcadia Finance attacker used a reentrancy exploit to drain $455,000 from the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, according to a July 10 post-mortem report issued by the app’s development team. A “reentrancy exploit” is a bug that allows an attacker to “re-enter” a contract or interrupt it during a multi-step process, preventing the process from
Andrew Bailey, a Bank of England (BOE) governor, delivered a speech July 10 in which he moved smoothly from the central bank’s efforts to control inflation and maintain public trust in financial institutions to why cryptocurrencies are not money. Instead of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, he would prefer “enhanced digital money.” The spate of bank failures in the
Chinese president shills CBDCs On July 4, Xinhua News Agency, China’s state broadcaster, published a transcript of President Xi Jinping’s address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit (SCO). The SCO is one of the world’s largest regional organizations for political, economic and security cooperation, and was established by China and Russia in 2001. During the
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University recently analyzed whether attitudes and emotionality surrounding cryptocurrency could help predict returns. What they found may stand in stark contrast to related financial markets. According to the team’s research paper, social media plays an outsized role in adoption and activity rates, while cryptocurrency journalism isn’t a great predictor of market movement:
The possibility of introducing incentives on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and the lack thereof have recently sparked lively discussions and confusion in the XRP community as well as among Ripple executives. While some developers have shown interest in exploring incentives on the XRPL, a misunderstanding has arisen regarding the intentions behind this proposal. Daniel Keller,
Bitcoin (BTC) is in line to hit $50,000 this year and crack all-time highs in 2024, says Standard Chartered. In a report quoted by media outlets including Reuters on July 10, the banking giant went on record to announce a BTC price recovery. Standard Chartered vs. 2023 BTC price: From $5,000 to $50,000 In the
Bitcoin has been struggling to rise and sustain above the $31,000 level for the past few days, but Standard Chartered has painted a bullish picture for this year and the next. In a report, the bank said that Bitcoin (BTC) could reach $50,000 this year and stretch the rally to $120,000 by the end of next year.
Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-Seong, also known as Daniel Shin, has reportedly had his first hearing for charges related to allegedly illicit profits from the sale of Terra (LUNA). According to a July 10 report from News1 Korea, a trial preparation hearing for Shin and 7 alleged accomplices began in a Seoul Southern District Court
Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week barely clinging to $30,000 as a “bearish divergence” sets the tone. After a quiet weekend, BTC price action faces a potential pullback period within its broader bullish trend, traders say. What could be on the menu for the market this week? After a relative period of calm, external triggers