Day: May 24, 2022

Trust and clarity are missing in discussions of carbon emissions and crypto

The need for a clear, balanced concept of the issue was a constant theme at the panel discussion of crypto’s carbon footprint at the 2022 World Economic Forum. There was general agreement that there has been a rush to judgment on the consensus mechanisms of crypto mining and education and careful policymaking can counteract it. “Crypto tribalism” on social media is an impediment to environmentally sound crypto mining, FTX.US president Brett Harrison said, comparing the situation to politics. “A vocal minority obscures the majority,” he said, while there is a…

How Do You Value Metaverse Projects? We Tried. Here’s What We Found

Generalizing even further, price is the most important deal point for any financial transaction. For initial public offerings, follow-on equity offerings, leveraged loans, corporate bonds, Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, Series A rounds and even your daily cup of coffee – price is paramount. What’s more, negotiating a favorable valuation is one of investment banks’ main services. Source

How Ethereum Uniswap Reached A Milestone Of $1T In Trading Volume

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Popular decentralized exchange (DEX) platform on Ethereum, Uniswap, celebrates a major milestone. Via its official Twitter account, the team behind the protocol announced that it has processed $1 trillion in all-time trading volume. Related Reading | Coinbase Is on a Downwards Spiral and Could Be Taking your Crypto with It As seen below, this metric has been on an uptrend since September 2020. At that time, the protocol processed less than $10 billion in cumulative trading volume. The $1 trillion milestone was reached in less than a year as Uniswap went…

Assuming Bitcoin plays nice, higher timeframe analysis points to $90 Solana (SOL) price

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Solana price has begun to consolidate in a tightening range and if the wider market remains stable, it’s possible that SOL could break out in the short-term. SOL’s upside potential in the short-term could be significant with the move itself occurring quickly. The 2022 Volume Profile between $53 and $90 is extremely thin, indicating that any daily close above $53 would easily move towards the next high volume node in the $90 value area. In addition, the 50% Fibonacci retracement of the all-time high to the July 26, 2021 weekly…

Russian Court Recognizes Cryptocurrency as Means of Payment, Prosecutors See Precedent – Regulation Bitcoin News

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The City Court of St. Petersburg has recognized a large amount of cryptocurrency handed over by the victim in an extortion case as a means of payment, Russian media reported. The prosecutor’s office in Russia’s second-largest city describes the ruling as a precedent. Two Men Sentenced for Cryptocurrency Extortion in Russia Two Russian citizens have been sentenced to nine and seven years in prison under strict regime for extorting 5 million rubles (almost $90,000) in cash and 55 million rubles (close to $1 million) in digital assets from another man.…

DeFi Trading Hub Uniswap Surpasses $1T in Lifetime Volume

According to data from CoinGecko, Uniswap ranked first among decentralized exchanges by volume (DEX) with $1 billion in trading over the past 24 hours; top centralized exchange Binance saw nearly $15 billion in the same time frame. It’s one sign that traders continue to prefer centralized exchanges over DEXes. Source

Fear in the Bitcoin and Ethereum Derivative Markets Points to More Pain Ahead for 3 to 6 Months – Report

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Summary: Bitcoin’s value has been declining for a record-breaking eight consecutive weeks. The ongoing pullback has put a notable dent in the entire crypto market performance. Fear in the Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives markets indicates that downside selling pressure will continue for the next three to six months. However, bear markets eventually usher in bull markets down the road. The crypto markets have somewhat come to terms with the depegging of UST, the downward spiral of LUNA that followed, and both events affecting the price of Bitcoin and the entire…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Exchange Inflows Suggest Sell-Offs Are Far From Over

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Bitcoin and Ethereum have been at the forefront of market sell-offs that were triggered by the UST crash. Since then, sellers have continued to dominate the market and even with buyers making significant moves, it continues to be a seller’s market. The hope had been that a reversal in this trend would be witnessed with the start of the new week. However, inflow and outflow trends have indicated that sell-offs may continue for much longer. Bitcoin, Ethereum Inflows Remain High For Monday, there were some encouraging reversals in the price…