Derivatives traders have become noticeably more conservative this month compared to last, new data shows. Bitcoin (BTC) futures are starting to see record discounts as sentiment among derivatives traders worsens.  In its latest dedicated report issued Aug. 23, analysis firm Arcane Research painted a worrying picture of morale among BTC futures participants. Futures basis revisits...Continue Reading

Pierre Rochard said that Bitcoin is the best digital money network and everything else is worse. Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall interviewed Bitcoin (BTC) advocates Pierre Rochard and Morgen Rochard, the hosts of the Bitcoin for Advisors podcast at the Surfin’ Bitcoin 2022 event held in France. The group talked about how France can attract more miners,...Continue Reading

The MAS reportedly asked crypto firms about their owned tokens, top lending and borrowing counterparties, loans and top tokens staked via DeFi. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has started taking measures to prepare for new cryptocurrency regulations addressing the ongoing liquidity crisis and withdrawal issues. Singapore’s central bank has sent detailed questionnaires to some...Continue Reading

The cryptocurrency exchange will look to provide stability during Ethereum’s Merge with the Beacon Chain by instituting a number of temporary measures. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals of Ether (ETH) and ERC-20 tokens during the blockchain’s transition to its proof-of-stake (PoS) Beacon chain in September. The world’s largest exchange by transaction volume...Continue Reading

Algorithmic stablecoin USDN fell to $0.90 marking the fourth time that it failed to defend its dollar peg in 2022. As the crypto community tries to navigate the bear market and recover from the onslaught brought about by stablecoin incidents like the Terra crash, another algorithmic stablecoin shows signs of struggle as it falls below...Continue Reading

A majority of 4,653 active Ethereum nodes are being run through centralized web providers like Amazon Web Services, which experts believe could become a central point of failure. Ethereum is a few weeks away from officially moving to a proof-of-stake (PoS) mining consensus from its current proof-of-work (PoW) one. The transition officially dubbed the Merge...Continue Reading

Daily lows greet Bitcoin traders as markets await fresh macro cues from the Fed. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to daily lows on Aug. 26 as market nerves heightened into new macro triggers. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Pre-Fed blues hit BTC markets Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $21,332...Continue Reading

IOHK wants to see at least 75% of new blocks coming from upgraded nodes, along with two other “critical indicators” before implementing the Vasil hard fork. Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the blockchain company behind the Cardano network says the much anticipated Vasil hard fork is “ever closer” after revealing the state of three critical...Continue Reading

If the proposal were to take effect, Synthetix would much more closely resemble a traditional business by simply generating fee revenue and distributing the proceeds to SNX holders. The founder of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Synthetix, Kain Warwick, has submitted a proposal that would turn off very high yield returns for SNX stakers and cap...Continue Reading

Phil Spencer argues that “gamers have been in the Metaverse for 30 years” as games already offer 3D shared worlds for people to communicate in. Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s gaming company Xbox is optimistic about the Metaverse but remains “cautious” about play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games due to its economic and speculative aspects. Speaking...Continue Reading