This week’s episode of Market Talks discusses how Bitcoin cycles are changing and how it could impact the upcoming halving. In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s Market Talks, host Ray Salmond speaks with Jamie Coutts, a chartered market technician and crypto market analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.  When asked whether Bitcoin’s (BTC) pre- and post-halving price...Continue Reading

The Remitano exchange experienced suspicious transactions as over $2.7 million was drained from its wallet by a single account. Crypto exchange Remitano experienced large withdrawals under suspicious circumstances on September 14, with some blockchain analysts concluding that it may have been hacked. A total of $2.7 million worth of crypto has been withdrawn through the...Continue Reading

Crypto’s liquidity crunch could allow event-based volatility to have a greater impact on prices, according to a recent analysis from Bitfinex. Capital outflows in the crypto industry reached $55 billion in August, according to a report released by crypto exchange Bitfinex.  The analysis is based on the aggregate realized value metric, which measures the realized...Continue Reading

Crypto traders are talking about SOL price falling due to the risk of FTX selling its $1.16 billion Solana stake. Are they over-exaggerating? For a long time, Solana (SOL) has been associated with the founder of now insolvent crypto exchange FTX and hedge fund Alameda Research, Sam Bankman Fried. He was an early investor in...Continue Reading

Roni Cohen-Pavon, Celsius’ former chief revenue officer, has pleaded guilty to four criminal charges and will be free on bail until a Dec. 11 sentencing hearing. Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius, has reportedly pleaded guilty to charges related to fraud and price manipulation. According to a Sept. 13...Continue Reading

The launch brings Matter Labs one step closer to its goal of complete decentralization for the zkSync protocol. Matter Labs recently announced the launch of a new ecosystem portal for zkSync, managed by DappRadar, in what both partners are calling a step towards fully decentralizing the protocol.  zkSync is a layer-two blockchain for Ethereum payments....Continue Reading

The digital assets subcommittee heard from five opponents of a U.S. CBDC while giving supporters very little time. A chorus of disapproval rang out from the halls of the United States Congress on Sept. 14 as a House of Representatives digital assets subcommittee held a hearing on the “digital dollar dilemma.” Five expert witnesses were...Continue Reading

In January, Genesis Global Capital announced it would eliminate its crypto spot trading services “voluntarily and for business reasons” without additional details. Crypto lending firm Genesis, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG), will stop offering spot and derivatives trading for crypto assets through its British Virgin Islands unit. According to a Sept. 14 statement...Continue Reading

Bitwave announced the acquisition of Gilded to enhance accounting and enterprise solutions amid improving accounting and tax clarity in the United States. Crypto winter keeps sparking consolidation among crypto firms. The latest deal in the industry is the acquisition of payments and accounting platform Gilded by one of its competitors, Bitwave.  According to a statement...Continue Reading

Venture capital inflows decreased 42.7% as derivatives saw one of the largest liquidation events in crypto. August was the worst month for the crypto markets since Bitcoin (BTC) bottomed out in November 2022. What was initially perceived by many as merely a summer slump turned into a pronounced market downturn as liquidations cascaded on the...Continue Reading