The price rally is accompanied by over 22% increase in the 24-hour global trading volume, which rose to $556 million. The IMX-Korean won (IMX/KRW) pair listed on South Korea’s Upbit exchange accounted for nearly 20% of the global activity, followed by Binance’s IMX-tether (IMX/USDT) pair, which contributed 7% to the total volume, per data source Coingecko. Source
While the Bitcoin network has continued to expand over the years, the Bitcoin mining industry has yet to see a comparable increase in carbon footprint — an achievement that a Bloomberg analyst argues “few industries can claim.” This, in turn, could drive the next wave of institutional investment. On Sept. 20, Bloomberg crypto market analyst Jamie Coutts cited data showing that the sustainable energy mix for Bitcoin has continued to rise since 2021, and is now over 50%. This has led to the growth of emissions slowing relative to the network’s…
CoinEx, a cryptocurrency exchange, has announced plans to resume its deposit and withdrawal services. The crypto platform was forced to shut down operations after roughly $70 million worth of cryptocurrencies were drained from its hot wallets a week ago. On Saturday, September 16, the CoinEx team offered an update on their investigation, which showed that 18 different crypto assets, including BTC, ETH, XRP, and BCH, were stolen from the exchange. The exchange, however, asserted that assets in its cold wallets were not affected by the September 12 attack. Furthermore, CoinEx…
CoinEx, which reportedly lost $70 million in crypto to North Korean hackers, plans to restore deposits and withdrawals for several tokens including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) on Sep. 21. The crypto exchange announced the reconstruction and deployment of a new wallet system set for Thursday, Sep. 21, 2023, at 8:00 UTC. Following the CoinEx hack, the team decided to generate new deposit addresses for BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, TRX, LTC, BCH, DOGE, SHIB, and BNB. All users were advised to only deposit crypto into the new wallet addresses. Please…
Bitcoin (BTC) held by leading crypto exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken are near a six-year low, CryptoQuant data on September 20 reveals. The contraction was recorded when the broader market steadied after posting sharp losses in the better part of August and the first half of September. As of September 20, BTC prices are still below $30,000, but with important sideways movement over the past few weeks. Bitcoin exchange reserves are declining. Source: CryptoQuant Bitcoin Reserves On Exchanges Falling According to trackers, exchanges control 2.09 million BTC when writing.…
Early Bitcoin (BTC) pioneer Hal Finney shared his vision for zero-knowledge proofs more than 25 years ago, a full decade before the launch of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. The video, purportedly from the Crypto ‘98 conference held on Aug. 26, 1998, in Santa Barbara, shows Finney discussing in detail, the concept of zero-knowledge proofs — a cryptographic technology that gained immense popularity decades later. ️ NEW: Bitcoin legend Hal Finney discusses Zero-Knowledge Proofs in a newly unearthed presentation, made 25 years ago at Crypto ’98 in Santa Barbara. Have you ever…
Bitcoin price is struggling to clear the $27,500 resistance. BTC is slowly moving lower and might revisit the $26,200 support zone in the coming sessions. Bitcoin is still struggling to clear the $27,500 resistance. The price is trading above $26,800 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $26,810 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could start a bearish wave below $26,800 if it continues to struggle below $27,500. Bitcoin Price Faces…
INX Digital Company Inc. announces the upcoming listing of asset-backed Unicoin security token on INX.One, expanding its regulated assets portfolio. A U.S.-regulated broker-dealer, INX Digital Company divulged its plans through an official press release. Unicoin is set to join INX’s regulated trading platform that specializes in crypto and tokenized assets. A strategic partnership The Deputy CEO and COO of INX, Itai Avneri, lauded Unicoin’s innovative approach to investment. Noting the diversity of its global investor base, Avneri emphasized that the new listing will enhance the trading liquidity of listed tokenized…
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has commenced civil penalty proceedings against Bit Trade, the provider of the Kraken crypto exchange in Australia, for failing to comply with design and distribution obligations for one of its trading products. According to a Sept. 21 media release from ASIC, the Australian financial regulator alleged that Bit Trade did not make a target market determination before offering its margin trading product to Australian customers. Design and distribution obligations (DDO) are a legal requirement for firms that offer financial products in Australia. The obligations…
Polygon (MATIC) zkEVM, a zero-knowledge scaling solution designed to be compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), has achieved a significant milestone by completing its first upgrade. The upgrade, known as the Dragonfruit Upgrade, marks a significant step forward for Polygon zkEVM since its launch in mainnet beta in March 2023. Polygon zkEVM Implements Key Improvements As an EVM equivalent ZK rollup scaling solution, Polygon zkEVM aims to ensure seamless compatibility with existing smart contracts, developer tooling, and wallets. This compatibility allows for a “smooth transition” and continued operation without…