The resurgence has been driven by two main factors, the report said. First, strong bitcoin price action due to improving sentiment resulting from Blackrock, Fidelity and other institutional exchange-traded-fund (ETF) filings. Second, some bitcoin miners are tapping into opportunities in high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI) as a “revenue diversification strategy,” the note said. Source
Bitcoin (BTC) teased more rangebound moves on July 7 as traders recovered from a day of volatility. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingView BTC price gets a bid after volatile 24 hours Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action hugging $30,000 overnight. Bitcoin bulls had hoped that new yearly highs the day prior would allow BTC/USD to exit its months-long trading range for good, but ended up disappointed. The largest cryptocurrency saw rejection at $31,500, falling below the $30,000 mark just hours later to challenge the lower…
A decentralized finance (DeFi) “circuit breaker” could have prevented billions of dollars worth of crypto from being stolen from DeFi protocols in 2022, according to the developer of the newly published ERC-7265 proposal. A new Ethereum request for comment (ERC) was published on GitHub on July 3. In it, the lead developer Diyahir Campos proposed a standard for a DeFi “circuit breaker.” It essentially aims to set a standard for a smart contract that can halt suspiciously large token outflows from a DeFi protocol. 1/ Announcing ERC 7265: Circuit Breaker…
A decentralized finance “circuit breaker” could have prevented billions of dollars worth of crypto being stolen from DeFi protocols in 2022, according to the developer of the newly published ERC-7265 proposal. A new Ethereum request for comment (ERC) was published on Github on July 3. In it, the lead developer Diyahir Campos proposed a standard for a DeFi “circuit breaker.” It essentially aims to set a standard for a smart contract with the ability to halt suspiciously large token outflows from a DeFi protocol. 1/ Announcing ERC 7265: Circuit Breaker…
Sega co-COO yawns at P2E games The co-chief operating officer of Sega has called play-to-earn games “boring” amid the firm’s retreat from franchising some of its hottest properties to the blockchain gaming space. Bloomberg reported on July 6 that Shuji Utsumi, the co-COO of the gaming company behind Sonic The Hedgehog, said Sega would shelve plans to develop blockchain games for now. Third-party blockchain gaming projects would also not get access to Sega’s biggest franchises, with Utsumi adding: “The action in play-to-earn games is boring, what’s the point if games…
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Due to regulatory concerns, Binance is leaving The Netherlands. As an alternative option for trading needs, Binance has recommended that its customers in the country use Coinmerce. Binance issues Coinmerce notice Binance customers in The Netherlands reported on July 6 that they had been advised by the platform to use Coinmerce for their crypto trading needs. Coinmerce is a crypto exchange, one of the few platforms that Dutch authorities have registered. “Over the coming days, you will receive…
BarnBridge DAO members have been told to pause “all work” related to the project after a reported probe by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a July 6 post to the platform’s Discord channel, Douglas Park, a lawyer for the decentralized autonomous organization revealed the news to members. “I am letting you know that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating BarnBridge DAO and individuals associated with the DAO,” Park said. pic.twitter.com/ChsjBuGEzM — BarnBridge (@Barn_Bridge) July 7, 2023 In order to “reduce potential further legal liability,” Park…
The advent of Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals signals the “organic return of builder culture” to the network, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Buterin made the comments in a July 7 Twitter space where he spoke at length with Bitcoin proponents Eric Wall and Udi Wertheimer about what Bitcoin developers could learn from Ethereum devs. Buterin praised Ordinals and the BRC-20 token standard which he sees as a rejection of “stagnant” politics in the Bitcoin ecosystem. “Ordinals are starting to bring back a culture of actually doing things. It feels like…
On June 5, a bill proposing exemptions from capital gains taxes on the sale of digital currencies in Israel passed the preliminary reading in the country’s parliament, the Knesset. The bill offers extra tax advantages for people who hold digital assets while clearly distinguishing between crypto assets considered securities and commodities. Clarity on crypto tax If passed, the bill would provide tax relief for the sale of digital currencies and align the taxation of crypto bonuses with stock options for employees. Currently, the tax rate for crypto bonuses stands at 50%, but…