“COIN is likely to confirm a long-term base breakout this Friday above near $116 resistance. The breakout is a positive long-term development, suggesting the primary trend has shifted higher,” Fairlead’s analysts team, led by founder and managing partner Katie Stockton, said in a note to clients Monday. Source
Forbes Chief Growth Officer Taha Ahmed noted that the collaboration with Galxe reflects the duo’s “shared vision of pushing the boundaries of traditional loyalty programs”. American business magazine Forbes is partnering with Galxe to build its Web3 community. Forbes announced the partnership via a new account ForbesWeb3 created for the community on X. The global media company hopes to leverage Galxe’s technology for a smooth user experience. Already, Forbes has launched several initiatives in the Web3 space. Thus, the partnership with Galxe is the latest of such moves. In 2021,…
North Rock Digital, a player in the digital assets hedge fund arena, recently made a bold prediction regarding the altcoin Stacks (STX). In a statement released on X, the fund highlighted its investment strategy and reasoning for STX being the best altcoin to long at the moment. “When looking for long ideas, we target those with strong fundamentals, supportive tokenomics, and significant upcoming catalysts. STX stands out with the most compelling catalyst path over the next few months and the greatest chance to rerate,” the fund stated. In-Depth Analysis Of…
Some $15 million in ORDI bets were liquidated, followed by $12 million on BIGTIME. These consisted of both longs, or bets on higher prices, and shorts, or bets against. Prices of both these tokens whipsawed in the past 24 hours, impacting traders on either side. Source
Smart contract development firm Thirdweb reported a security vulnerability that potentially “impacts a variety of smart contracts across the Web3 ecosystem.” On Dec. 4, Thirdweb reported a vulnerability in a commonly used open-source library that could impact certain pre-built smart contracts, including some of its own. However, Thirdweb’s investigations concluded that the smart contract vulnerability has not yet been exploited, allowing a small window of opportunity for Web3 firms to avoid a possible hack. Highlighting the vulnerability’s potential to cause massive damage if not rectified immediately, Thirdweb stated: “The impacted pre-built…
Asset manager BlackRock has updated its application to launch the first-ever spot Bitcoin ETF in U.S. The document appeared on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Bitwise has also updated its application to launch a similar tool. Analysts believe the action signals that the SEC is continuing discussions with the market about opportunities to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF. What does this mean? Without having read them — it just means that the wheel is still turning. Both the SEC and these issuers are working hard to…
The “whale,” a term for a large holder of any token, deposited 39,260 ether to Kraken in Asian morning hours, blockchain data shows. The address previously received 47,260 ether, worth just over $11 million at the time, from one transaction in 2017. Source
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The value of ORDI has increased significantly during the last week, more than tripling, following an astonishing climb. This noteworthy increase aligns with the upward trend of Bitcoin’s value, adding to the cryptocurrency’s recent surge in popularity. A remarkable occurrence was the overnight rise of ORDI to an unprecedented all-time high, which injected excitement into its recent performance. Based on the Ordinals protocol of Bitcoin, the token is by far the largest BRC-20 asset. It reached a new peak price of $49.05 today, according to CoinGecko data, after rising 16.3%…
Hashdex, one of the 13 asset managers vying for spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, expects to see the first spot Bitcoin ETF in the United States land by the second quarter of 2024, followed by a spot Ether (ETH) ETF. “The exact timing of a spot Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. remains unclear, but in 2023, the narrative around this product switched from a question of ‘if’ to a matter of ‘when,’” said Hashdex’s U.S. and Europe head of product Dramane Meite in a 2024 outlook report, published on Dec. 4.…