Bitcoin Resistance: Here Are The Challenges Ahead For BTC

Bitcoin has certain on-chain resistance levels coming up that could threaten future rallies. Here are the exact prices at which they lie. Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Have Their Cost Basis At These Levels Ahead As explained by CryptoQuant author Axel Adler Jr in a new post on X, the BTC short-term holders currently have their cost basis levels between $62,000 and $65,000. The on-chain relevance metric here is the “Realized Price,” which keeps track of the average acquisition price on the Bitcoin network. When this indicator is above the cryptocurrency’s spot…

Institutions Increased Their Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Allocation in Second Quarter, Bitwise Says

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs net $88m in inflows, spot Ether ETFs outflows see slowdown

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen their second consecutive inflow day this week, while spot Ether ETFs logged a drop in outflows in its 4-day negative flow streak. According to data from SoSoValue, the 12 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $88.06 million in inflows on Aug. 21, representing a 42% increase compared to the net inflows seen on Aug. 20. BlackRock’s IBIT recorded the highest inflows with $55.4 million, bringing its total inflow since launch to $20.53 billion. It was the only fund to record a second consecutive day of inflows.…

When Will HBAR Turn The Corner?

Despite the challenges across the board, Hedera, a business-focused platform, especially in Q2 2024, continues to build and enhance its ecosystem further. According to a Q2 2024 review shared across X on August 19, analysts noted improvements made in the last quarter, pointing out how the platform performed relative to Q1 2024 and the broader crypto ecosystem. Hedera Developer Community Vibrant In the review, analysts observed that despite the general fluctuation in user activity, the developer community continued to thrive. The scalable ledger has over 75 full-time developers and over…

Ledn Secures Landmark $50 Million Bitcoin-Backed Loan From Sygnum to Expand Retail Lending Operations

Ledn, a crypto lending firm, has secured a $50 million Bitcoin-backed syndicated loan from Sygnum, a Swiss digital asset banking group. This loan will be used to expand Ledn’s retail lending operations, providing additional liquidity to the crypto sector and the $1.38 trillion syndicated loan market. The collaboration highlights the growing integration of crypto assets […] Original

Offchain Labs Unveils Arbitrum Roadmap to Boost Blockchain Innovation

Tony Kim Aug 21, 2024 07:25 Offchain Labs has released its technical roadmap for Arbitrum, focusing on scalability, decentralization, and developer experience to drive blockchain adoption. Offchain Labs has outlined an ambitious technical roadmap aimed at enhancing the Arbitrum blockchain ecosystem. The roadmap focuses on improving scalability, decentralization, and developer experience, according to Offchain Labs. Your Chain, Your Rules The guiding principle of the roadmap is “Your Chain, Your Rules,” emphasizing user and developer empowerment. Offchain Labs aims to make onchain applications…