On March 9, the number of bitcoins yet to be mined reached 1 million. Source: BitBo. Today, more than 95% of the 21m BTC cap is in circulation. The blockchain continues to operate on a fixed issuance schedule: on average, miners add 144 blocks per day; every 2,016 blocks are produced roughly every two weeks. […]
Amid war in the Middle East, oil has jumped more than 60% since the start of the year. The geopolitical shock could stoke inflation and create a negative backdrop for cryptocurrencies, warned CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. Oil Prices Surge Amid Hormuz Tensions: Implications for BTC and Markets “Historically, periods when oil prices regain strength often coincide […]
Between March 2 and 6, inflows into cryptocurrency investment products reached $619 million, according to a report by analysts at CoinShares. Weekly inflow dynamics into crypto funds. Source: CoinShares. The trend was uneven. In the first three days, investors poured in $1.44 billion. On March 5 and 6, sentiment worsened, resulting in outflows of $829 […]
The US Treasury has submitted a report to Congress, acknowledging the legality of using crypto mixers to protect financial privacy. In 2022 and 2023, the department labeled mixers as money laundering hubs and imposed sanctions against Tornado Cash. Now, the ministry has noted that law-abiding users need mixers to conceal data about personal savings, business […]
Bitcoin tested $74,000; traders shifted to Hyperliquid to trade oil and gold; miners stepped up coin sales; the community called for a ChatGPT boycott; and other events of the week. Attempts to consolidate The past seven days were volatile for crypto, but brought a few brighter signals. The first cryptocurrency opened Monday around $65,000 and […]
The cryptocurrency market rally in 2024 has been less pronounced than in previous cycles. Considering this, the likelihood of a deep bear market is also reduced, according to MN Trading founder Michaël van de Poppe. This is a funny chart. The previous bull run in 2024 on #Bitcoin has been significantly shallow. It means that […]
The Florida Senate and House of Representatives have passed the first state-level regulatory act governing the use of stablecoins. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the document within the next 30 days. BITCOIN HISTORY WAS JUST MADE IN FLORIDA We are now the FIRST STATE to Pass a Stablecoin framework in the nation! It […]
The Anthropic team, using the AI model Claude, identified 22 vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser, 14 of which were classified by Mozilla, the developer company, as high severity. We partnered with Mozilla to test Claude’s ability to find security vulnerabilities in Firefox. Opus 4.6 found 22 vulnerabilities in just two weeks. Of these, 14 were […]
Bitcoin’s sprint above $70,000 quickly fizzled, and analysts warned of scope for a deeper pullback. Hourly BTC/USD chart on Binance. Data: TradingView. On March 4 bitcoin abruptly jumped to just shy of $72,000. In subsequent trade the price briefly topped $74,000 for the first time in a month. By the evening of March 6 the […]
We gathered the week’s most consequential cybersecurity news. The Middle East conflict sparked cyberattacks across 16 countries. Kazakhstan suspects a group of laundering $4.7 million via cryptocurrency. Researchers uncovered spyware tools for hacking iPhones. The FBI shut down a cyber forum with data on 142,000 members. Middle East conflict sparked cyberattacks across 16 countries Cybersecurity […]