The Sepolia testnet Beacon Chain has gone live, setting the stage for its merge dress rehearsal to give Ethereum network developers valuable technical insights. Upon merging with its dedicated Beacon Chain, the Sepolia testnet will begin reaching consensus using proof of stake (PoS) rather than proof of work (PoW) which will provide data on what
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The top social media platform in China, WeChat, has updated its policies to ban accounts that provide access to crypto or NFT-related services. Under the new guidelines, accounts involved with the issuance, trading, and financing of crypto and NFTs will be either restricted or banned and will fall under the “illegal business” category. The policy
Deutsche Bank has updated its recession forecast. The bank’s economists now see “an earlier and somewhat more severe recession” than previously predicted. “The Fed has undertaken a more aggressive hiking path, financial conditions have tightened sharply and economic data are beginning to show clear signs of slowing,” said the economists. Deutsche Bank’s Recession Forecast Deutsche
Last week, a WeChat post published by the Shanghai Fengxian Court began circulating in crypto circles with regards to its recent ruling on a car sale in May 2019 made using digital currency. At the time, the buyer, identified only as Mr. Huang, signed a sales contract to purchase a 2019 Audi AL6 for CNY
Canada’s Purpose Bitcoin ETF (BTCC) witnessed its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings slashed by half in just one day, suggesting an alarmingly waning buying sentiment among the crypto’s most-experienced investors. Purpose Bitcoin ETF has 51% of AUM slashed The fund’s holdings dropped from $47,818 BTC to 23,307 BTC between June 16 and 17, its lowest level since
Bitcoin’s (BTC) month-to-date chart is very bearish and the sub-$18,000 level seen over the weekend was the lowest price seen since December 2020. Bull’s current hope depends on turning $20,000 to support, but derivatives metrics tell a completely different story because professional traders are still extremely skeptical. BTC-USD 12-hour price at Kraken. Source: TradingView It’s
The crypto markets have been in a strong bear phase for the past several months but JPMorgan Chase analysts expect that to change and they projected significant upside from the current levels. The analysts cited the rising share of all stablecoins in the total crypto market for their bullish outlook. Unperturbed by the current fall, retail
Natalie Brunell, the host of Coin Stories podcast, thinks that the recent incidents involving Terra and Celsius and the following market sell-off will lead to regulatory action that will likely favour Bitcoin over the rest of cryptocurrency. “I’m going to be watching for regulation developments, just signifying that Bitcoin is a digital property and that
Summary: WeChat has warned users in China against using the app to trade cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The warning reiterates China’s government directive to ban crypto trading and mining within its borders. The popular social media platform WeChat has warned its users in China against using the application to facilitate the trading of cryptocurrencies and NFTs.
Bye-bye bear market blues; welcome to the network, Bitcoin (BTC) believers. Over the past week, the number of Bitcoin wallet addresses containing one BTC or more increased by 13,091. The total number of “wholecoiners” surged to 865,254. The number of whole coiners has rocketed during the downward price action, highlighted by the hockey stick growth
While Ether’s (ETH) price dip over the weekend may have left investors worried about the digital asset, community members on Reddit conducted a discussion on Ethereum use cases that could potentially push the asset’s price upward. In the Ethereum subreddit, a Reddit user asked fellow members of the community about ETH use cases that they
Layer-2 scaling solution Synthetix recently collaborated with liquidity provider Curve Finance to create Curve pools for sETH/ETH, sBTC/BTC, & sUSD/3CRV, allowing investors to cheaply convert synths such as sETH to Ether (ETH). Given the investors’ willingness to hold tokens instead of synths, the protocol racked up over $1.02 million in trading fees — overshadowing Bitcoin’s
The ongoing bear market on cryptocurrency markets is too harmful to industry lenders but the concept of crypto lending can still survive the bloodbath, according to some industry experts. Cryptocurrency lending is a type of crypto services allowing borrowers to use their crypto assets as collateral to get loans in fiat currencies like the U.S.
The Russian government considers bitcoin as a payment option for small business transactions, not for oil exports, the country’s finance ministry has indicated. A top official emphasized the department means that cryptocurrencies may be used in barter deals, but not as legal tender. Crypto Payments Not for Russian State Settlements, Ministry of Finance Says Cryptocurrency
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), underwent a sharp relief rally after falling to $880, its lowest level in eighteen months, on June 18. ETH price regains 30% in two days Ether’s price reached above $1,150 this June 19, marking 30%-plus gains in just two days. However, at the beginning of the new weekly session this
Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted to $17,622 on June 18. This marked the first time in Bitcoin’s history that it has fallen below its previous cycle high. The United States Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening, a crisis at crypto lending platform Celsius and liquidity issues at investment fund Three Arrows Capital are creating a sense of panic
