Up to five banks or other payment services providers will be selected to participate without compensation in the development of the digital euro front end. Progress will continue on the development of the digital euro as the European Central Bank (ECB) and Eurosystem have begun looking for companies to participate in an exercise to prototype...Continue Reading

AVAX is trading below $65, but the network’s large DeFi ecosystem and DApp use are reflective of its strong fundamentals. Avalanche (AVAX) price is down more than 30% in April, but despite the negative price move, the smart contract platform remains a top contender for decentralized applications due to its scalability, low-cost transactions and its...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s inability to hold above $40,000 has traders now targeting extreme lows in the $25,000 zone, a move that would be absolutely deadly for most altcoins. The U.S. dollar index (DXY) turned down from its 20-year high on April 29 but that has not changed the bearish price action seen in Bitcoin (BTC) and the...Continue Reading

Traders say BTC’s current price action aligns with the Bitcoin halving model, leading some analysts to expect a $24,000 bottom before the end of the year. One of the most popular topics of debate within the crypto community revolves around the Bitcoin (BTC) four-year halving cycle and the effect it has on the long-term price...Continue Reading

Despite evidence of a crypto bear market, venture capital continues to allocate billions to crypto and blockchain projects. If you’re looking at the price of Bitcoin (BTC), it’s hard to be bullish these days. The flagship cryptocurrency has once again broken below $40,000, with analysts foretelling of a much bigger decline in the weeks ahead....Continue Reading

“There is always the possibility that someone inside Coinbase could, wittingly or unwittingly, leak information to outsiders engaging in illegal activity,” said Brian Armstrong. After some crypto sleuths made allegations of insider trading by individuals potentially connected to Coinbase, CEO Brian Armstrong said the crypto exchange would change some of its token listing practices. In...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s correlation with stocks has risen to alarming levels, according to some market analysts. Bitcoin (BTC) prices could drop by 20% in the next few months, but that has not deterred its richest investors from stacking. The amount of Bitcoin held by “unique entities” with a balance of at least 1,000 BTC, or so-called “whales,”...Continue Reading

The popular discount brokerage listed four trending tokens in Q1 2022. On April 28, discount-brokerage platform Robinhood published its financial results for the first quarter of 2022. Year-over-year, the firm’s net revenue declined by 43% to $299 million. Specifically, revenue from cryptocurrency trading fell by 39% to $54 million during the same period. This was...Continue Reading

Cointelegraph explains what smart contracts are and how this blockchain-based technology changes the way transactions are made. Cointelegraph’s Jackson DuMont tackles smart contracts in the latest episode of Cryptopedia. He explains how smart contracts work from the basics and provides examples of how they can be utilized in real-world scenarios.  DuMont describes smart contracts as...Continue Reading

U.S. market open surprises combine with a weakening dollar to produce confusing conditions for hodlers. Bitcoin (BTC) fell into the Wall Street open on April 29 as United States markets opened to volatility, including an 11% drop in Amazon stock. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView All change at the Fed Data from Cointelegraph...Continue Reading