How ETFs are reshaping the crypto markets

Over the last 10 years, Bitcoin (BTC) has performed exceptionally well as a store of value and for speculative investment purposes. However, a lot of this can be attributed to its decentralized nature, which could have resulted in regulators and governments worldwide making attempts to shut it down long before it ever took off.Governments are…

The volume of Venezuelan bolivars traded against Bitcoin (BTC) on the LocalBitcoins platform another all-time high last week amid rampant hyperinflation in the country.According to Bitcoin statistics website Coin Dance, bolivar volumes on peer-to-peer exchange LocalBitcoins exceeded 209 billion during the week ending Dec. 14.The new all-time high comes after a sharp volume spike in…

Bitcoin (BTC) remains pinned below the psychologically crucial level of $30,000 as cryptocurrency investors search for positive triggers. That has not stopped business intelligence firm MicroStrategy from adding 1,045 Bitcoin to its kitty, which has now swelled to 140,000 Bitcoin.Even after the sharp recovery from November 2022 low, monitoring resource Material Indicators believes the current…

Bitcoin experienced two massive mining difficulty adjustments recently. Is this something to be concerned about? Before the recent halving, many were prophesying a so-called “death spiral” for Bitcoin. This theory hinges on the idea that the halving of the block reward leads to an exodus of miners due to the sudden unprofitability of mining activities.…

When Bitcoin's (BTC) price dropped 10% to $29,150 on Jan. 27, something unusual happened with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) BTC futures contracts. As the price fell, these CME Bitcoin futures traded at a 1% discount to Coinbase, which signaled a disarrangement between both markets.Good morning.Bitcoin spot has almost full retraced the weekly.CME bitcoin futs are…

"There are many reasons why the price of Bitcoin can rise or fall, but S2F is not one of them”, contends report author. 1064 Total views 13 Total shares A report authored by the research team of ByteTree purports to debunk one of the most popular Bitcoin (BTC) valuation models — Stock-to-Flow. The model provides…

PostFinance’s parent firm Swiss Post is known for its pro-crypto stance, working on its own crypto custody services and issuing crypto stamp collectibles. 727 Total views 16 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTPostFinance, a retail bank fully owned by the Swiss government, is preparing to offer cryptocurrency trading…

Starknet’s v0.13.2 upgrade brings faster transactions with parallel execution, redefining Layer 2 scaling on Ethereum.