A Binance futures entity has been accumulating for days, and the result could be quite the squeeze, analysts believe. Bitcoin (BTC) traded in an increasingly narrow range on Sept. 6 as bets piled in over an imminent breakout. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Binance futures giant sucks in spent BTC Data from Cointelegraph...Continue Reading

On this week’s episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the Ethereum (ETH) merge and how it might impact the crypto market. On this week’s “The Market Report” show, Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the Ethereum Merge and how it might impact the crypto market To kick things off, we broke down the latest...Continue Reading

The world’s largest crypto exchange announced Monday it would cease trading support for USDC and auto-covert deposits to its own stablecoin after Sept 29. According to a new Twitter post, Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin issuer Circle, said that the recent decision by Binance to merge stablecoin dollar books is...Continue Reading

The DEX aggregator and automated market maker was first deployed on the Optimism mainnet in August 2021. Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch is rewarding users with free tokens for their participation on Optimism — a move the organization says will further incentivize activity on the Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution. The exchange aggregator announced Tuesday that it...Continue Reading

Founded during the major market slump of 2018, 21Shares holds its vision that solid crypto products only grow stronger during crypto winters. 21.co, the new parent firm of exchange-traded products (ETP) provider 21Shares, has become “Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn,“ the firm announced on Tuesday. It raised $25 million in a funding round led by London-based...Continue Reading

The Canadian mining operator has managed to HODL through tough market conditions while other miners have sold holdings to manage operational costs. Canadian mining firm Hut 8 saw its Bitcoin holdings surpass the 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC) mark as it continues to accumulate self-mined holdings through depressed cryptocurrency market conditions. Hut 8 released its latest mining report...Continue Reading

The U.S Federal agency’s approach to the DeFi market has raised several concerns over the future of the industry: Experts weigh in on what’s the right approach. Decentralized finance (DeFi), one of the fastest growing ecosystems in the cryptocurrency market, has long been a dilemma for regulators, given the decentralized nature of the space.  In...Continue Reading

Any nation implementing a CBDC in the near future must make sure it’s ready to defend its digital assets and, most importantly, its private keys. Today’s financial world is becoming increasingly digitized, and naturally, central banks want to adapt to the changing environment. The use of cash is rapidly declining. Globally, the rise of digital...Continue Reading

Almost 50% of the 91,130 votes answered that the fair price for 100 years of owning a five-letter .eth domain is under $100. As Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains became more popular, the conversation has steered toward .eth domain pricing and what is considered to be a “fair” price to guarantee ownership for 100 years. ...Continue Reading

The Bellatrix hard-fork is the final update on the Beacon chain that will prepare it for the Merge, and if node operators are not updated to the latest client, they risk syncing to the pre-fork chain. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is reminding node operators to upgrade their clients before the Bellatrix “hard fork,” slated for...Continue Reading