Bitcoin Holds Below $60K Before U.S. Jobs Data Revision

Bitcoin metrics indicate weak demand, reflecting increased selling amid weeks of muted price action. CryptoQuant’s demand indicator, which tracks the difference between the daily total bitcoin block rewards and the daily change in the number of bitcoin, has not moved in a year or more. Inflows to spot bitcoin ETFs have also waned from a monthly pace of 6% in March to just 1% now, CryptoQuant has said. Still, a few metrics have remained strong. Long-term holders – or wallets that hold the for more than six months – have…

Bitcoin Sees Surge in Demand: Are We At The Final Phase of Consolidation?

Bitcoin (BTC) has been consolidating in the past weeks as it continues to range below $61,000. Amid this period of consolidation, there now appears to be a shift with an increase in one of Bitcoin’s notable metrics suggesting a “market consolidation finale.” According to a recent analysis by CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr, there has been a significant surge in BTC’s average daily token transfer volume following its recent climb to the $57,000 mark. This increase in transfer volume, which rose from $650,000 to $765,000, according to the data shared…

Urbit’s Founder Returns in Shakeup at Moonshot Software Project

It sacked Josh Lehman, the foundation’s executive director since 2021, and replaced him, on an interim basis, with Christopher Colby, founder of a prediction market startup called Alphabet. The board also scrapped a fundraising proposal, backed by Lehman, to create a new layer-2 blockchain on top of Ethereum (using a software development kit from the Cosmos ecosystem). Source

German Regulator BaFin Seizes 13 Crypto ATMS

The machines were operating without the required BaFin permission and posed money laundering risks, the statement said. BaFin officials with the support of the police and the Deutsche Bundesbank took action against operators in a total of 35 locations. Cash amounting to almost 250,000 euros ($278,124) was confiscated. Source

Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt

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Bitcoin Underperformance Precedes ‘Insane Altcoin Rally,’ Expert Warns Of Repeat

According to market expert Jamie Coutts, after an extended period of consolidation and lackluster performance by the two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), the market may be poised for a resurgence. Coutts believes the ingredients are in place for a broad altcoin rally, following in the footsteps of the “insane” bull run of 2020-2021. Altcoin Revival On The Horizon?  The key catalyst, Coutts says, is the influx of global liquidity that is starting to accelerate. He notes that Bitcoin lags behind the upward movement in the broader M2…

Binance Faces Renewed Legal Battle Over Alleged Crypto Money Laundering

Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), are facing a revived class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle. The lawsuit, filed by three cryptocurrency investors, alleges that Binance facilitated money laundering of stolen crypto assets, making them untraceable. The plaintiffs claim that their stolen crypto was […] Source CryptoX Portal

USDT Issuer Tether Plans to Develop UAE Dirham-Pegged Stablecoin With Phoenix Group (PHX)

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