Shiba Inu Sees A Whopping 48,000% Increase In SHIB Burn Rate

The Shiba Inu community has again ramped up its SHIB burning efforts, causing a massive burn rate spike. Despite SHIB’s tumbling price in the past seven days, Shiba Inu’s burn rate has recorded a nearly 48,000% increase. The SHIB community is determined to cut down the Shiba Inu circulating supply, a feat that many believe will positively impact the token’s price.  SHIB Community Intensify Token Burn Efforts Following  Slight Decline According to data from the Shiba Inu burn tracker, Shibburn, the SHIB burn rate has spiked 47,908% in the last…

Crypto Market Sees Uptick on Prospects of Binance’s Resolution with DoJ

The potential resolution of the US criminal investigation into Binance marks a critical juncture for the crypto industry. If Binance agrees to the proposed fine, it would represent one of the largest settlements in the history of the crypto market. The crypto market experienced a surge of cautious optimism as reports emerged regarding the possible resolution of Binance’s longstanding US criminal investigation with the United States Department of Justice (DoJ). Binance’s Reported Settlement According to a recent report, the Justice Department is seeking more than $4 billion to bring the…

AI Firm Anthropic Reportedly Rejects Merger Offer from OpenAI

OpenAI’s offer also included making Anthropic’s CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei a replacement for Altman. Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Anthropic may have just refused to enter into a merger deal with OpenAI. According to a report by The Information and another report by Reuters, OpenAI’s board of directors put forward the offer following last week’s decision to sack its immediate past CEO Sam Altman. Anthropic CEO Rejects OpenAI’s Offers Citing sources with inside knowledge, The Information claims that OpenAI’s offer also included making Anthropic’s CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei a…

Binance $3.9B USDT move gains community attention amid DoJ settlement claims

Crypto community members on X (formerly Twitter) have turned their focus onto a $3.9 billion Tether (USDT) transaction between Binance wallets that surfaced on social media, following reports claiming that the United States Justice Department is negotiating a $4 billion settlement with the company.  On Nov. 20, a Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources said that the Justice Department is negotiating an agreement with crypto exchange Binance requiring the company to pay $4 billion in fines. Once paid, the firm will be allowed to operate in the U.S. while complying with…

Ethereum Layer 2 Protocol Blast Secures $20M Investments from Paradigm

The L2 protocol anticipates its Mainnet to go live on February 24 next year, enabling withdrawals, with users able to redeem their Blast Points starting May 24. Blast, an Ethereum layer 2 protocol with yield-bearing assets, announced the completion of its $20 million funding round led by Paradigm, a research-driven technology investment company with a special focus on crypto. Announcing the milestone on Twitter now X, the protocol said Standard Crypto also contributed to the $20 million investment round, which would be used to build a layer 2 network that…

Cup & Handle Pattern Hints At Short-Term 208% Surge

In a new technical analysis, crypto analyst Dark Defender has identified a bullish ‘Cup and Handle’ pattern on the XRP daily chart, signaling the potential for substantial gains. The pattern, which is characterized by a ‘cup’ resembling a rounding bottom and a ‘handle’ indicating a slight downward drift, suggests a continuation of an upward trend. Dark Defender notes, “XRP formed a cup & handle pattern in the daily time frame. We set targets for $1.05 & $1.88 with the Elliott Waves, and now the Cup-Handle pattern is also blinking XRP…

ARK Investment Amends ARK 21Shares Spot Bitcoin ETF Proposal for Third Time

The third amendment is another attempt for ARK Invest to ensure that the proposal for the ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF will pass the SEC’s screening. ARK Investment Management has submitted another amendment to the US SEC for its ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF proposal. The application, created along with European crypto asset manager 21Shares, is one of several proposals gunning for SEC approval as soon as possible. ARK Investment Management was founded by Cathie Wood, a known Bitcoin bull. ARK 21Shares Adjustments The prospectus filed on Monday is ARK Invest…

Crypto Miner Phoenix Group Says Abu Dhabi IPO Was 33-Times Oversubscribed

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Veteran Strategist Expects S&P 500 to Hit 5000 by 2024-End

His positive outlook primarily stems from his belief that the Federal Reserve has concluded its interest rate hikes. Over the past 20 months, central bankers have implemented a 525 basis points increase to counter inflation, a measure that negatively impacted stocks in 2022. However, with inflation significantly cooling from the highs observed last summer, as reflected in the Consumer Price Index report, which indicated a year-per-year price increase of just 3.2% in October, below the anticipated 3.3% rise. The surge in Bond Yields The argument for the Federal Reserve to…

Bitcoin stalls below $38K as analysis hints ‘Notorious B.I.D.’ is back

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to rematch 18-month highs into Nov. 21 as order book activity gave one analyst a sense of deja-vu. BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView Whale games conjure Bitcoin’s Q1 2023 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price momentum building to top out at $37,770 the day prior. Now circling $37,400, Bitcoin remained in a range, which had also characterized the second week of the month. For on-chain monitoring resource Material Indicators, however, the market was more akin to Q1 this year — the period which marked…