“This is a great sign of Starknet’s growth and maturity,” said the CEO of StarkWare, Eli Ben-Sasson, in a statement to CoinDesk. “Starknet dared to be different, and use the powerful Cairo language, instead of Solidity. At the same time, some developers want the zkEVM approach, and for that reason, this is excellent news for the network.” Source
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Cryptocurrency users have spent over $135,000 worth of different cryptocurrencies on pizzas over the past 12 months, according to a Bitrefill report. The comprehensive analysis of internal pizza gift card sales data shows that users purchased 3,941 pizzas with crypto. Bitcoin (BTC) combined with the Lightening Network are still dominating the scene with a 23.8% share of the total crypto-related pizza sales. Ethereum (ETH) comes in second with a 20.5% stake in the pizza orders, per the Bitrefill report. USDT, the largest stablecoin with a $111 billion market cap, has…
Bitcoin hovered around the $70,000 mark during the European morning, a slight drop following Tuesday’s rally to as high as $71,400. BTC is currently priced at $70,069, around 1.6% lower over 24 hours. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20), offering a measurement of the broader digital asset market, fell about 0.5%. BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) recorded over $290 million in inflows on Tuesday, its highest one-day figure since April 5 and nearly three times the previous high this month: $93 million on May 16. As a whole, ETFs took on…
As of May 22, 2024, bitcoin is trading at $69,952, navigating a recent intraday range of $69,211 to $71,422. Despite a tumultuous period, bitcoin has shown resilience with an 11.9% increase over the past week and a 5.9% rise over the past month. Bitcoin Bitcoin’s 1-hour chart reveals a significant decline from a peak of […] Original
After the introduction of ordinals, BRC-20 tokens, and more recently, Runes, the next significant wave of innovation on Bitcoin will revolve around Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Aisling Connolly, the Senior Research Scientist at the Dfinity Foundation, has asserted this. He stated that the technology, which is now well-suited to support DAOs and the more mature […] Original
An international exchange-traded fund provider WisdomTree has become among the first issuers to have its crypto ETPs listed on LSE. WisdomTree, an international exchange-traded fund (ETF) and exchange-traded product (ETP) provider, has achieved approval from the British Financial Conduct Authority to list its physically-backed Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), marking a pivotal moment for the industry and U.K.-based professional investors. In a blog announcement on May 22, Alexis Marinof, head of Europe at WisdomTree, emphasized the importance of this development, calling the approval a “significant…
Veteran trader John Bollinger, the creator of Bollinger Bands, has expressed caution about Bitcoin’s immediate future. Bitcoin has surged nearly 13% over the past week and a half, reaching the $71,000 mark per BTC. This rally has led market analysts and traders to reassess their strategies as Bitcoin inches closer to its all-time high of $74,000. Amid the bullish sentiment, Bollinger identified a concerning pattern on Bitcoin’s price chart, suggesting a potential pullback or consolidation period. He pointed out the appearance of a two-bar reversal at the upper Bollinger Band,…
For the second time in May, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs have exceeded $300 million in inflows, with significant contributions from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC). Market data from Farside Investors indicates that these investment products saw $305 million in inflows on May 21 despite several ETF products, including the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) reporting zero flows. Notably, only two products experienced inflows, while two registered outflows. BlackRock’s IBIT led the inflows with $290 million, with Fidelity’s FBTC reporting an inflow of $25.8 million.…
Renowned financial analyst John Bollinger has recently issued a caution regarding the potential for a Bitcoin pullback. After BTC price surged from below $66,000 to almost $72,000 at the beginning of the week, Bollinger, the creator of the widely utilized Bollinger Bands indicator, pointed to specific features in the Bitcoin price chart that suggest a consolidation or pullback could be imminent, though he clarified that his perspective was not bearish on a longer term. The Bearish Argument By John Bollinger Bollinger’s analysis focuses on the daily BTC/USD chart. His main…