CoinGecko analysts found that, on average, Bitcoin’s value skyrocketed following its previous halving cycles. According to the report, after each mining reward was halved, the Bitcoin (BTC) rate increased by an average of 3,230%. The first halving, dated Nov. 28, 2012, reduced the reward from 50 BTC to 25 BTC. Within 12 months of the halving, the asset’s...
According to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood, Bitcoin’s remarkable 130% rally in the past year can be derived from the global devaluation of national currencies. “There are currency devaluations taking place that people are not talking about,” Wood remarked in an interview with CNBC, highlighting significant drops in the value of currencies like the Nigerian naira...
A CoinLedger study discovered that cryptocurrency portfolios increased in value by an average of $2,804 this year as the industry raced toward its previous 2021 peak. The crypto tax and portfolio management software provider analyzed a database of over 500,000 investors to map out popular tokens and solutions being leveraged amid a bull run underpinned by institutional interest...
Synthetic dollar issuer Ethena Labs has announced the launch of claims for its new governance token ENA. The protocol, known for its yield-earning USDe token, is looking to distribute 750 million ENA tokens through an airdrop. The airdrop will see 5% of the token’s total supply flow into the market. Ethena Labs announced the development via an X post,...
Tether recently announced a $100,000 grant to the BTCPay Server Foundation, solidifying its support of the free and open-source software movement. The BTCPay Server Foundation is renowned for its open-source payment processor software, utilized and tailored by numerous merchants and businesses globally to facilitate Bitcoin (BTC) and USDT transactions. The BTCPay Server Foundation is renowned for its...
Bitcoin miners earned over $2 billion in March, reaching a new all-time high. According to The Block analytics, the previous all-time high was reached in May 2021, when miners’ total income amounted to $1.7 billion. Miners’ earnings consist of rewards for mined blocks and transaction fees on the Bitcoin network. Of the total revenue in March, $85.8...
The U.S. government wallet has moved Bitcoins previously confiscated from a well-known darknet platform. According to Blockchair, a wallet belonging to the U.S. government transferred Silk Road’s 30,175 Bitcoins (BTC) to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on April 2. Source: Blockchair At the current price of BTC at around $65,000, the cost of the transfer is approximately $2 billion. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT noted...
Kraken Australia's Managing Director Jonathon Miller said institutional crypto demand is lagging in Australia, but stablecoins and the right policy moves could help it catch up. Australia’s crypto industry is in a good spot to benefit from a global “inflection point” for crypto demand as long as its lawmakers make the right decisions, according to a...
Last week, a predominantly bullish trend occurred among the sector’s top cryptocurrencies, primarily attributed to a rise in the price of Bitcoin (BTC). Altcoins such as Shiba Inu (SHIB) and ORDI (ORDI) experienced substantial gains, riding on Bitcoin’s momentum. The upsurge observed in the market culminated in a 4.3% increase in the global crypto market capitalization, which...
Three blockchain specialists scored venture capital this week — a bullish indicator that, perhaps, investors are once again warming up to the web3 sector. Peaq On March 27, Peaq — a layer-1 (L1) blockchain designed specifically for decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs) — announced a successful Series A funding round, raising $15 million. Generative Ventures and Borderless Capital led the effort, with...
