Bitcoin (BTC) dominance has taken a tumble in the wake of Ripple’s partial victory against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, with a surge in altcoin prices briefly causing BTC dominance to fall under the 50% mark. Bitcoin dominance — the measure of how much Bitcoin makes up of the total crypto market cap
This July 14 Bitcoin weekly options expiry holds the potential to be a significant turning point for market sentiment, potentially leading to a breach below the crucial $30,000 support level. Despite the initial bullish surge triggered by the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) requests, the recent macroeconomic data has not been favorable for risk-on assets. Analyzing
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has delivered fresh remarks supporting cryptocurrencies’ role in democratizing investing worldwide, pointing to growing interest among the company’s clients in digital assets. “More and more of our global investors are asking us about crypto,” Fink said during an interview with CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ on July 14. BlackRock is the world’s largest
A court ruling in favor of Ripple Labs — stating that XRP (XRP) is not a security — reignited the long-lost hype around the ecosystem. Anticipating an influx of scams as the token rallied, defying bearish sentiments, Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz issued a warning to investors. A two-year-long legal battle between the United
Ethereum (ETH) scaling protocols are dominating the use of zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups, with major launches, new research and healthy competition key points in a sector report published by ZK Validator. The node infrastructure operator’s “State of ZK Q2” report reflects on significant events across the ZK ecosystem, with notable launches of ZK-powered layer 2’s highlighting the
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has argued in court that approving a firm’s S-1 application to go public, does not represent a “blessing” from the agency, nor provide a verification that the business is regulatory compliant. In the interest of transparency, here is the transcript from our hearing yesterday in the SDNY case
Cardano (ADA) experienced a remarkable price surge of 23.9% on July 13, leaving investors curious about the potential for further gains. This significant rally comes on the heels of a favorable judicial decision regarding XRP, leading many to question if ADA has what it takes to break above the $0.40 mark. Cardano 1-day price in
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. This week, Finance Redefined looks at the growing popularity of zero-knowledge proof-based scalable solutions. Zero-knowledge rollups (ZK-rollups) technology has gained a lot of traction over the past
Lending protocol Geist Finance is shutting down permanently due to losses from the Multichain exploit, according to a July 14 social media post from the app’s development team. Geist contracts were been paused on July 6, then resumed in “withdraw and repay only” mode on July 9. The latest post confirms the team does not
United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced it will be temporarily stopping customers from staking additional assets in four states amid legal proceedings from local regulators. In a July 14 blog post, Coinbase said users in California, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Wisconsin would be restricted from using certain staking services until further notice. Following
Ripple Labs’ victory in the case against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission gives a significant boost to the crypto industry. In addition to benefitting Ripple and XRP (XRP), analysts believe that the ruling will weaken the regulator’s case against Binance and Coinbase. In another positive event for the crypto space, the U.S. dollar
Solana (SOL) price briefly surged to a new year-to-date peak on June 14 after Ripple’s partial win against the U.S. Securities Exchange and Commission in the case contesting XRP’s position as a security. The token recorded gains of 48.09%, reaching a peak of $32.40 as news of the court ruling spread, before retracing below the
Bitcoin (BTC) long-term holders are coming back to life as BTC price increases, the latest analysis confirms. In a tweet on July 13, Philip Swift, creator of on-chain data resource LookIntoBitcoin, revealed classic bull market behavior among “older” BTC investors. Value Days Destroyed Multiple prints BTC price bull signal Bitcoin’s current price cycle may be
Coinbase’s Base mainnet is now “open for builders,” according to a July 13 blog post from the network’s development team. The team is opening the network to builders ahead of its public launch to allow more time for user onboarding. Base also announced that the public launch of the network will occur in August. Since
British society is both civil and democratic, so it wasn’t unexpected that the government of the United Kingdom would “consult” the public before signing off on a digital version of the British pound. The response it received may have been surprising, though. The public canvassing conducted jointly by His Majesty’s Treasury and the Bank of
Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated near $31,000 on July 14 after a classic short squeeze sparked new yearly highs. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingView BTC liquidates $50 million shorts in new squeeze Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price movements returning to cement support after rapid gains the day prior. Already tipped for a