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Aave Labs proposed a significant upgrade to its protocol, aimed at enhancing features like its stablecoin GHO, introducing a Unified Liquidity Layer for better integration, and improving the protocol’s architecture for cross-chain liquidity across both Ethereum and non-EVM layer-1 platforms. The update also focuses on automatizing interest rates based on market conditions with Chainlink data […]

Bitcoin’s dominance in the crypto market is “now losing major support” and has potentially even “peaked,” according to crypto analysts.

Wyoming’s Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has responded to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest argument regarding non-custodial software. Lummis’s remarks follow the DOJ’s reply brief on the indictment against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s motion to dismiss. Senator Lummis Questions DOJ’s Non-Custodial Wallet Stance, Cites Legal Misinterpretations Senator Cynthia Lummis, a staunch advocate of cryptocurrency, […]

Aave Labs shared a proposal for the next version of its protocol, which included improvements to its stablecoin, GHO.

Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP), a coal mining company in the U.S., recently disclosed its use of underutilized electricity loads for bitcoin mining. Cary Marshall, the company’s CFO, revealed that ARLP concluded the first quarter of 2024 with an approximate total of 425 bitcoins. Marshall also stated that during the first quarter, ARLP mined 61 bitcoins […]

Bitcoin price extended losses and settled below $60,000. BTC is now consolidating losses near $58,000 and remains at risk of more downsides in the near term. Bitcoin extended losses and traded below the $60,000 zone. The price is trading below $59,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance at $58,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could continue to move down since there is a daily close below the $60,000 zone. Bitcoin Price Takes Hit Bitcoin price remained in a bearish zone and traded below the $60,500 support level. BTC even settled below the $60,000 level to enter a short-term bearish zone. There was a drop below the $58,000 level. A low was formed at $56,378 and the price is now consolidating losses. There was a minor increase toward the $58,000 level and the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $64,740 swing high to the $56,378 low. Bitcoin is now trading [...]

Bitcoin is facing a critical juncture as it has entered a ‘danger zone,’ according to prominent gold advocate Peter Schiff. This investor, known for his skepticism toward Bitcoin, suggests that the cryptocurrency is entering a “do or die” phase, potentially marking the end of its bullish run if current trends continue. Breaking Points And Bearish Signals Peter Schiff has often voiced his bearish outlook on Bitcoin, and his latest comments come as Bitcoin has just slipped below the crucial $60,000 mark. Related Reading: Bitcoin Greed No More: Sentiment Back At Neutral After $57,000 Plunge This level had previously served as strong support during the short-term bull run, and its breach has intensified the bearish sentiment among investors. Schiff warns that staying below this threshold could spell doom for the bullish fervor, potentially derailing Bitcoin’s momentum. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $57,054, teetering close to its 100-day Exponential Moving [...]

MicroStrategy has already built an application called Orange For Outlook on “MicroStrategy Orange,” which integrates digital signatures into emails to verify the identity of the sender.

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Real Vision, Raoul Pal has shed light on the current market state and the future outlook of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Despite the cryptocurrency witnessing declines of more than 15%, the financial expert has uncovered a significant pattern that indicates a potential bull flag following Bitcoin’s price correction.  Crypto Expert Unveils “Banana Zone” Rally For Bitcoin In an X (formerly Twitter) post published on Tuesday, April 28, Pal shared a yearly chart depicting Bitcoin’s price movements from October 2023 to April 2024. At the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price is trading below the $60,000 mark, at $59,185, marking monthly declines of 15.12% and weekly lows of 11.31%, according to CoinMarketCap.  Related Reading: Ethereum Flashes Bullish Signals, Can It Rally 50% From Here? The crypto analyst has suggested that Bitcoin’s recent price correction was a temporary setback. He predicts that once the market fully refreshes, [...]

Microstrategy has introduced a new enterprise decentralized identity platform, Microstrategy Orange, during the Bitcoin for Corporations segment at the Microstrategy World 2024 event in Las Vegas. Microstrategy Intends to Leverage the Bitcoin Blockchain for Identity Management According to an unofficial draft on Github, the Orange platform leverages the Bitcoin Inscription DID method (did:btc), which incorporates […]

Texas A&M Professor Korok Ray announced the launch of the Bitcoin Research Institute to explore the integration of Bitcoin and artificial intelligence.

Bitcoin has recently concluded April, marking its most significant monthly decline. Despite the bearish momentum, leading market analysts, including Michael van de Poppe, believe that the worst may soon be over, suggesting that Bitcoin is nearing the end of its current correction phase. Bitcoin At The End Of Correction? April was challenging for Bitcoin, as its value plunged nearly 20%, dipping below $57,000, the lowest level traded since late February. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Profit Crunch: Hash Price Hits Record Low Post-Halving—What’s Next For Miners? This drop is part of an intense market sell-off that has slashed the combined cryptocurrency market cap by nearly 10%, bringing it down to $2.2 trillion. Amid these declines, Michael van de Poppe, a revered figure in the crypto analysis space, provided hope. In his recent statements on the social platform X, Van de Poppe suggested that Bitcoin’s current price levels might be nearing the bottom of this correction cycle. He [...]