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Month: September 2024
Dogecoin Eyes Bullish 50% Rally To $0.16, But Will A Crash Come First?
After a long stretch of muted price action, Dogecoin has finally entered a position where it could be gearing up for a surge. With major developments such as an increase in participation from both small and large investors, as well as indicators turning bullish, the DOGE price looks primed for a major recovery. However, there could be a small roadblock for the meme coin when it comes to achieving this uptrend as one analyst has pointed out the possibility of a further crash from here. A Crash Or A Surge…
Blackhat Crypto Hackers Stole $409M in Q3: Immunefi
“We’re seeing a higher number of incidents targeting DeFi, while CeFi experiences fewer incidents but often with more severe consequences, with hundreds of millions in stolen funds in a single exploit,” said Mitchell Amador, founder and CEO of ImmuneFi. Source
Avalanche Unveils $40M Grant Program Ahead of ‘Avalanche9000’ Upgrade
“Normally, you ship a big upgrade to testnet, and if everything looks good, you immediately ship it to mainnet, and then you hopefully get adoption for it,” said Luigi D’Onorio DeMeo, chief operating officer at Ava Labs, the main developer firm behind Avalanche, in an interview with CoinDesk. “We kind of want to spin that on its head a little bit, and instead elongate the testnet process and do sort of what you can call an incentivized testnet.” Source
Bitcoin Jumps Over $64K Ahead of Powell Speech; IBIT Options Could Provide Longer-Term Boost
Powell is expected to speak at 13:30 UTC at the US Treasury Market Conference amid mounting expectations for another U.S. interest rate cut this year. Original
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Regains $64K as ETF Flow Trends Flip Positive
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 26, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source
Here Is Why The Bitcoin Bull Run Hasn’t Started, According To Analyst
The Bitcoin community have been eagerly awaiting the start of a new bull market especially following the recent halving that occurred in April, however, according to a latest analysis from a CryptoQuant analyst under the pseudonym Onchained, that moment has not yet arrived and there is a reason. In the post uploaded on the CryptoQuant QuickTake platform, Onchained’s analysis focused on the Long-Term Holder (LTH) Mourad Ratio, a proprietary indicator that tracks UTXOs (unspent transaction outputs) held for more than six months. This ratio basically helps gauge market sentiment and…
Blockchain Climate Tech Startup Coral Raises $3 Million
Coral, a climate tech startup leveraging blockchain and AI, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its operations and enhance its carbon emissions management platform. The funding will enable Coral to open a new office in Abu Dhabi, hire more experts, and improve its AI-powered platform. ‘Full Lifecycle’ Traceability of Carbon Credits Coral, […] Source CryptoX Portal
Wall Street Titan Guggenheim Tokenizes $20M of Commercial Paper on Ethereum
Guggenheim Treasury Services, a subsidiary of financial services giant Guggenheim Partners, has issued $20 million of tokenized commercial paper on the Ethereum blockchain, its partner, blockchain platform Zeconomy, announced Thursday. Source
Ethena Announces UStb Stablecoin Backed by Blackrock’s BUIDL
In a thread on X, the team addressed some of these concerns, pointing out that while USDe has remained stable despite recent bearish conditions, it can dynamically adjust its backing between basis positions and liquid stable products and may incorporate UStb during periods of weak funding rates if needed. Source