Day: July 31, 2023

Ribbon Finance Settles First On-Chain Ether (ETH) ‘Autocallable’ With Marex and MEV Capital

How it works: If, after one week, the ether spot price is above the initial price at the time of the trade, the trade terminates early, with the buyer receiving the initial investment plus the 0.5% coupon. If, on expiry, ether trades 15% lower from the initial price, the buyer stands protected, receiving the principal in full along with the coupon. However, if the 85% protection barrier is breached (ether drops over 15%), the buyer takes the loss, which is compensated by coupons to some extent. Source AutocallableCapitalETHEtherFinanceMarexMEVOnChainRibbonSettles CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) gains 60% in one day

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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Bitcoin Gold (BTG), a cryptocurrency infamous for being one of the select few that fell victim to a 51% attack, has been aggressively rising over the last few days. Bitcoin Gold went from $13.38 on July 30 to $21.41 today, July 31 — a 60% rise in one day, CoinMarketCap data shows. While the increase in price is notable on its own, the increase in volume has also drawn a lot of attention. The volume went…

DeSantis Accuses Biden of ‘War on Bitcoin,’ Vows to Stop It if Elected President

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Biden’s record itself on crypto is murky and leaves a lot to interpretation. He’s taken almost no direct actions on the industry apart from guiding his regulatory agencies to study it and come up with ways to oversee the sector. DeSantis has accused Biden in the past of pushing for a digital dollar, but his administration hasn’t yet taken a position on issuing a central bank digital currency. Original

Where’s the recession? These 3 economic indicators can alert investors to a market downturn

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Inflation came down a lot faster than most investors and analysts anticipated, reaching 3% in June. The recession that most analysts predicted is nowhere to be seen, according to the 3.6% unemployment rate nearing a 50-year low and the S&P 500 Index showing a 19% gain year-to-date. While the current market performance may lead investors to believe that a recession has been avoided, there are three metrics that have been able to consistently predict recessions over time. These leading economic indicators are key economic variables that tend to move ahead…

Researchers develop blockchain verification service for cultural artifacts

Computer scientist Adel Khelifi, of the University of Abu Dhabi, and archaeologist Mark Altaweel, from University College London, recently announced the development of a Web3-based verification-as-a-service model for determining and recording the authenticity and provenance of cultural artifacts.  Called Salsal, the big idea behind the service is to bridge the world of historical artifacts with an on-chain validation system that can’t be fudged or cloned. In an email interview with Cointelegraph, Altaweel said Salsal would be offered specifically to “cultural heritage organisations.” Related: TemDAO world heritage project helps cultural sector…

How A $100 Million Memecoin Became Worthless Overnight

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On July 30, a meme coin called BaldBaseBald (BALD) launched on Base Network, Coinbase’s new Layer 2 built on Optimism. The coin referenced Brian Armstrong, Coinbase’s “bald” founder, and quickly became a coordination point for speculators on the frontier chain.  Within two days, the token had reached a market cap of $100 million, with over $25 million in liquidity. However, the token’s meteoric rise turned out to be a classic case of market manipulation, as the deployer behind the token, BaldBaseBald, rug pulled the token and caused its price to…

First major success in US Congress for two crypto bills: Law Decoded

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Last week, the United States took a step closer to regulatory clarity for its crypto industry. In a 35–15 vote, the House Financial Services Committee (FSC) approved the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act. The bill is intended to establish rules for crypto firms on when to register with either the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Meanwhile, the bipartisan Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, sponsored by Republican Representative Tom Emmer and Democratic Representative Darren Soto, also passed a vote in the…

Stocks cool off, miners send BTC to exchanges to prep for halving

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In July, Bitcoin mining stocks continued their positive 2023 run, with the top 10 stocks by market cap gaining 23.10% on the month on average, with a year-to-date return of 277.34%. In comparison, the Bitcoin (BTC) price lost 3.59% in July as it failed to build support above $30,000 for the sixth week since June. Despite a difficult July, the BTC price is still up 78.88% in 2023. Bitcoin mining stocks performance. Source: Cointelegraph The decline in Bitcoin’s price reduced the profitability of miners. To make conditions more challenging for miners, the…