BTC bulls have a chance to profit from this week’s $410 million options expiry, but the factors pulling down equities markets reduce the chance of Bitcoin changing its trend. Bitcoin (BTC) crashed below $19,000 on Sept. 6, driving the price to its lowest level in 80 days. The movement not only completely erased the entirety...Continue Reading

The ASA said the Gale twins could not post the crypto ads “in the form complained about” again, but did not bar them from promoting digital assets in future advertisements. The United Kingdom’s independent advertising regulator has upheld a complaint involving former reality show Love Island contestants Eve and Jessica Gale for “triviali[zing] investment in...Continue Reading

Bitcoin and select altcoins have dropped to critical support levels and the strength of the rebound lacks strength, increasing the risk of further downside. After trading near the $20,000 level for several days, Bitcoin (BTC) turned down sharply and dropped below $19,000 on Sept. 6. The fall was not limited to the cryptocurrency markets as...Continue Reading

NFT trading platform OpenSea announced that it will not be supporting any forked NFTs that may show up after the Ethereum Merge. In this week’s nonfungible token (NFT) newsletter, read about OpenSea and its commitment to the Ethereum Merge. Check out a project that aims to introduce Web3 to the opera scene and how ENS...Continue Reading

The centralized crypto lender rejected an had offer from FTX after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in July after 3AC defaulted on a loan and its debts topped $1 billion. Bankrupt centralized crypto lender Voyager Digital filed a notice Tuesday with United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York informing...Continue Reading

The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau in Thailand will now consider whether to pursue legal action against Zipmex following the SEC’s allegations. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has accused crypto exchange Zipmex and its co-founder Akalarp Yimwilai of non-compliance with local laws and referred the matter to the police. In a Wednesday announcement, the...Continue Reading

Easing monetary policies, the decline of inflation, the change in Bitcoin’s mining difficulty, and growing confidence in DeFi are factors that point to a renewed surge for crypto prices. Decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen tremendous growth since its inception, expanding by more than 1,200% in 2021 in total value locked (TVL) and surpassing $240 billion...Continue Reading

Cardano’s Vasil update is expected to be a bullish event, but macro fears are strongly countering the upside bias. Cardano (ADA) will undergo a major network update called “Vasil” on Sept. 22, potentially making its blockchain more scalable and cheaper. Nonetheless, the news has failed to spark any decisive upside momentum in ADA’s market. Macro...Continue Reading

Users can receive up to 6.0% APY with 0.001 ETH staking minimums, but risks apply. On Wednesday, the U.S. subsidiary of cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it would introduce an Ethereum (ETH) staking program with annual percentage yields of up to 6.0%. Unlike direct staking on the Ethereum network, which would require 32 ETH, only 0.001...Continue Reading

A look at why gas fees can be so expensive and the different ways platforms and users are tackling the high costs. High transaction fees have been a long recurring issue for users on popular blockchain networks like Ethereum and Bitcoin during periods of increased demand. However, there are protocols, platforms and methods that help...Continue Reading