Bitcoin mining difficulty has surged by 378% over three years, signaling the potential for institutional-driven BTC stability by 2030. Bitcoin mining difficulty has surged over the past three years, increasing by 378% as institutional investment in large-scale mining operations drove it to unprecedented levels. This has led to unprecedented levels of mining competition and entry...Continue Reading

Base will implement fault proofs on the mainnet twice as fast as Optimism, which took about six months to upgrade the system from testnet to mainnet. Base, an Ethereum layer-2 blockchain incubated by Coinbase, is set to become more decentralized with the introduction of a new fault-proof system. Base took to X on Oct. 23...Continue Reading

Ethereum’s next upgrade, “The Verge,” will drastically reduce hardware requirements, making node operations accessible on everyday devices like phones and smartwatches. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared his perspective and detailed plans for the network’s next upgrade called “The Verge.” This update is designed to make Ethereum more secure and accessible, allowing Ethereum nodes to...Continue Reading

Bitcoin rebounds from ten-day lows, but two BTC price points now form a new line in the sand for bulls.  Bitcoin (BTC) has two new key levels to preserve as support as BTC price action bounces from ten-day lows. In his latest X coverage on Oct. 24, Keith Alan, co-founder of trading resource Material Indicators,...Continue Reading

Jeff Park says “merger arb-style probability math” could mean Bitcoin rallies to $92,000 following a Trump victory.  Crypto asset manager Bitwise’s head of alpha strategies predicts Bitcoin could rally as high as $92,000 if Donald Trump wins the United States presidency in November.  In an Oct. 22 post to X, Jeff Park wrote that charting...Continue Reading

Nearly all of the stolen loot from Radiant Capital has now been moved to the Ethereum network, which usually isn’t a good sign for those hoping for recovery.  The hacker behind the recent theft from decentralized finance protocol Radiant Capital has moved nearly all of the stolen funds from layer-2 protocols to Ethereum in a...Continue Reading

The fraudsters stole $21.6 million from over 40,000 investors to fund their lavish lifestyle, which also reportedly included $100,000 spent on sex workers. Five people have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a $21.6 million crypto fraud scheme — where they reportedly spent the stolen funds on a shark tank, private jet rides,...Continue Reading

Traders who bet the crypto market would keep rising have suffered a the second largest day of liquidations this month as Bitcoin and Ether both slid on the day. Crypto bulls who bet the market would continue to rise have seen the second-largest day of liquidations in October, with the market now steady after Bitcoin’s...Continue Reading

Ripple should have engaged with US regulators a lot earlier, says the firm’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who added it’s now “trying to make up for lost time.” Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has conceded his company should have engaged with United States regulators earlier, and now it and the crypto industry are playing catch-up after...Continue Reading

“I support self-custody for those willing and able,” said Saylor in a new post after encouraging “big bank” custody in an interview earlier this week.  MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor has backpedaled on his comment that big banks should take custody of Bitcoin following a torrent of backlash from the crypto community.  “I support self-custody for...Continue Reading