On-chain data shows the Polygon whales have loaded up on 120 million MATIC during the past week, a sign that could be bullish for the asset’s price. Polygon Whales Have Increased Their Holdings Recently As pointed out by an analyst in a post on X, MATIC whales have made a decent amount of buys during the past week. The relevant indicator here is the “Supply Distribution,” which keeps track of the total amount of Polygon that the different holder groups are carrying in their wallets right now. In the context…
Month: November 2023
Bitcoin 65% Crash Possible? $54 Million In Buy Orders Pile Up At $12,000
Bitcoin is still trending at a reasonably high price, especially after falling below $15,000 in 2022 following the FTX collapse. Given its rise since then, investors have turned bullish, expecting the start of another bull market. However, not all investors have bought into this bullish narrative for Bitcoin and this is evidenced by the amount of buy orders sitting at prices more than 65% below its current value. 4,500 BTC Bids At $12,000 In an interesting turn of events, a developer has revealed a massive buy wall waiting in the…
Decentralized Infrastructure Provider Grove Raises $7.9M
Decentralized infrastructure is the use of blockchain technology and token incentives to build physical networks so other projects don’t need to incur the costs of buying and running their own equipment. Source
Protocol Village: Arbitrum Lands RARI's New NFT-Focused Layer-2 Chain
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 30-Dec. 6, with live updates throughout. Source
Institutional Crypto Trader Talos Taps Into Uniswap’s Liquidity
“Our integration with Uniswap allows Talos’s institutional clients to access a much requested source of wide and deep liquidity — whether that’s investors looking for exposure to various projects and protocols that are only traded on Uniswap or whether that’s market players looking for additional, deep liquidity in major instruments like ETH,” Talos CEO Anton Katz said. Source
CoinList Launches cForm, Revolutionizing Community Engagement in Crypto
The decentralized cForm aims to eliminate issues associated with spam accounts on platforms like Google Forms. CoinList, a renowned platform for crypto innovators, is elevating community-building strategies with the introduction of cForm. This new tool enables builders to swiftly establish on-chain whitelists, sign-up forms, or surveys, streamlining the process of attracting and validating community members. With cForm, builders can also create crypto-native forms that verify on-chain wallets, social media accounts, and gather valuable information without requiring extensive engineering efforts. The tool ensures the quality of responses by validating inputs, preventing…
Coinbase Faces SEC Charges amid Calls for Crypto Regulation Clarity
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong voiced frustration over the charges. He mentioned how his company has provided a lot of clarity to the SEC but the commission on the other hand is not making matters easier. Despite over 30 meetings with the SEC in the past 18 months aimed at gaining regulatory clarity, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was hit with charges in June for operating an unregistered securities exchange. This came after the company received a Wells Notice for potentially breaking securities law from the regulator in March, signaling an intention to…
CZ Binance Hires Former US Prosecutor Matthew Diggs
Despite the ongoing legal battle with CZ Binance and the US government, market experts believe the company will continue to maintain its position as the biggest crypto exchange in the world. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the founder and former CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has hired Matthew Diggs, an ex-prosecutor in the United States with years of criminal and regulatory experience, to defend his interests in the ongoing settlement saga with the government. Recall that Binance inked a $4.3 billion settlement deal with the US law enforcement agencies, including…
Bitcoin Miner AntPool to Refund Record $3M BTC Transaction Fee
Last Thursday, AntPool received the standard 6.25 bitcoin (BTC) as well as 85.2163 BTC in fees for all transactions included in that erroneous transaction, on-chain data shows. The sender’s wallet was set up just minutes before the transfer, and the recipient received only 55.78 BTC of the original 139.42 BTC that was sent. Source
Demand for Bitcoin Futures ETF BITO Ramps Up
Grayscale, the manager of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), is updating the trust’s agreement for the first time since 2018, according to a Wednesday filing. The aim is to optimize GBTC’s structure for an anticipated change to a spot bitcoin ETF and level the playing field when it comes to other applicants including asset-management giant BlackRock. The update, which will be put out for a shareholder vote, involves two proposed modifications to the trust agreement. The first allows fees, which had been collected by Grayscale on a monthly basis, to…