Tag: Data

On-chain data show crypto whales accumulating ethereum

On-chain data from Lookonchain, a blockchain analytics platform, reveals that in the past few trading days, crypto whales have been accumulating ethereum (ETH), buying millions worth of the coin. Whales accumulating ethereum Notably, some of the whale moves involved Hashkey. On-chain data shows that Hashkey made several strategic moves to capitalize on the market conditions. In one instance, the whale bought 1,747 ETH for $2.5 million at $1,431 during the de-pegging of USD Coin (USDC).  The whale then sold 3,540 ETH for $7.4 million at the highest price point of…

Think AI tools aren’t harvesting your data? Guess again

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The meteoric ascent of generative artificial intelligence has created a bonafide technology sensation thanks to user-focused products such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Dall-E and Lensa. But the boom in user-friendly AI has arrived in conjunction with users seemingly ignoring or being left in the dark about the privacy risks imposed by these projects. In the midst of all this hype, however, international governments and major tech figures are starting to sound the alarm. Citing privacy and security concerns, Italy just placed a temporary ban on ChatGPT, potentially inspiring a similar block…

Fed pauses interest rates, but Bitcoin options data still points to BTC price downside

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Bitcoin’s price has been pinned below $26,300 since June 10, reflecting a 14.8% correction in two months. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq tech stock market index gained 13.6% in the same period, indicating that investors are not exactly fleeing to the safety of cash and short-term debt. In fact, the demand for United States government bonds has been declining for the past six weeks. U.S. 2-year government bond yield. Source: TradingView The yield on two-year U.S. Treasurys, for example, increased from 3.80% on May 4 to 4.68% on June 14. Lower demand…

Bitcoin stays flat at $26K after PPL data as markets await Fed’s Powell

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Bitcoin (BTC) stuck to $26,000 on June 14 as fresh United States macroeconomic data prints failed to move cryptocurrency markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView PPI offers Bitcoin bulls little fuel Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD staying stubborn as Producer Price Index (PPI) data showed U.S. inflation continuing to slow. US PPI just came in: -0.3% vs 0.2% previously-0.1% was predicted Just like yesterday, was lower than the predictions, furthering the likelihood of a pause at tomorrows #FOMC meeting. https://t.co/SymSTWwHSS — Decentrader (@decentrader)…

Bitcoin stays flat at $26K after PPL data as markets await Fed’s Powell

Bitcoin (BTC) stuck to $26,000 on June 14 as fresh United States macroeconomic data prints failed to move cryptocurrency markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView PPI offers Bitcoin bulls little fuel Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD staying stubborn as Producer Price Index (PPI) data showed U.S. inflation continuing to slow. US PPI just came in: -0.3% vs 0.2% previously-0.1% was predicted Just like yesterday, was lower than the predictions, furthering the likelihood of a pause at tomorrows #FOMC meeting. https://t.co/SymSTWwHSS — Decentrader (@decentrader)…

AI-Backed Crypto Data Platform Mnemonic Raises $6M in Salesforce-Led Round

“We initially started with the idea of just enabling developers, enterprises and businesses to build with comprehensive, real-time, high-quality data that is derived from the blockchain because it’s very difficult to index and process that data.” Andrii Yasinetsky, Mnemonic co-founder and CEO, said in an interview with CoinDesk. Yasinetsky, a veteran of Google and Uber who holds several patents related to self-driving vehicle technology, co-founded Mnemonic with Chief AI Officer Elena Ikonomovska (a former Reddit data scientist) and Ben Metcalfe, who is not involved in the startup’s day-to-day operations. Source

Irish data watchdog blocks Google from launching Bard in the EU: Report

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The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has reportedly blocked the launch of Google’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) service, Bard, in the European Union over privacy concerns.  Google launched Bard in the United States, United Kingdom and 178 other countries earlier this year. However, it’s so far been unable to crack the EU. The Mountain View, California company reportedly intended to remedy that during the week of June 13, but as Politico reports, those plans have come to a halt. Per the report, DPC deputy commissioner Graham Doyle stated that Google…

Bitcoin on-chain data shows miners offloading BTC as revenues shrink

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Bitcoin’s on-chain data provides evidence that Bitcoin miners are offloading their holdings. The factors influencing the selling pressure could be reduced earnings from a cooldown in Ordinals activity as well as mining difficulty and hash rate reaching an all-time high.  According to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode, “Miners have been sending a significant amount of coins to exchanges.” Glassnode data shows Bitcoin (BTC) miners’ inflows to exchanges spiked to a three-year high on June 3 to levels last seen during the bull market of early 2021. Across the past week, #Bitcoin Miners have…

Robinhood reports mixed operating data for May 2023, user engagement down

Robinhood Markets, Inc. has disclosed selected monthly operating data for May 2023, which depicts a complex portrait of growth and decline in user engagement and trading activities. Robinhood reported an increase in net cumulative funded accounts (NCFA) to 23.1 million at the end of May, up roughly 20,000 from the previous month. Notably, however, the trading platform experienced a decrease in monthly active users (MAU), which fell to 10.6 million in May, representing a drop of approximately 900,000 from April 2023. The company’s assets under custody (AUC) exhibited positive growth,…