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This week on The Market Report, our beloved host, Joe Hall, and insightful expert Sam Bourgi, unfortunately, could not make it, but don’t worry because...
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How Irish farmers turn cow dung into digital gold (Bitcoin)
An Irish dairy farmer has found an unusual way to make use of the excess energy produced on his farm — by turning to Bitcoin...
Trader Chris Dunn talks Bitcoin and inflation on the latest Crypto Trading Secrets podcast
Cointelegraph has released Episode 8 of its Crypto Trading Secrets podcast, featuring an interview with trader, investor, podcaster and YouTuber Chris Dunn, who touts experience...
Bitcoin price will hit this key level before $30K, survey says
Bitcoin (BTC) faces a choice between two key levels as part of a “macro trend defining range,” analysis says. In a Twitter survey on March...
Cointelegraph Markets Pro delivers trading alerts good for 65% gains in a choppy market
Navigating the ever-volatile terrain of the crypto market remains one of the most difficult jobs for traders — but much less so for members of...
The secret of pitching to male VCs: Helping female crypto founders blast off
Bridget Greenwood is the founder of The Bigger Pie, a U.K.-based networking organization that supports women in blockchain globally. She says that even venture capitalists...
Crypto market rally stalls at the $1.2T level, but bulls are getting positioned
After gaining 11% between March 16 and March 18, the total crypto market capitalization has been battling resistance at the $1.2 trillion level. This same...
Traditional finance fears drive digital asset investment inflows to $160M
On March 27, European cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares published its latest “Digital Asset Fund Flows Report,” revealing that digital assets continue to attract investors’ attention as...
Gaming and Web3 outlook, what’s available on the market? Report
Where gaming and finance meet in Web3 has been termed GameFi, and it has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past few years....
Polygon’s ‘holy grail’ Ethereum-scaling zkEVM beta hits mainnet
Polygon has released its open-source zkEVM Ethereum scaling technology to the mainnet, promising reduced transaction costs and increased throughput of smart contract deployments. Polygon’s zkEVM...
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy repays Silvergate loan and buys 6.5K BTC
MicroStrategy, a business intelligence firm and major Bitcoin (BTC) investor, is acquiring more BTC amid the recent cryptocurrency market recovery. MicroStrategy co-founder and former CEO...
Crypto exchange Binance launches new regional hub in Georgia
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance continues expanding its global reach by setting up a new blockchain hub in crypto-friendly Georgia. On March 26, Binance announced the opening of its...
Coinbase wants devs to build inflation-pegged ‘flatcoins’ on its new ‘Base’ network
Crypto exchange Coinbase sees inflation-pegged “flatcoins” as one of four “critical” innovations that should be built on its recently launched layer-2 network Base. The other...
Bitcoin is 1 week away from ‘confirming’ new bull market — analyst
Bitcoin (BTC) has a matter of days to go before beginning a new macro uptrend, the latest analysis says. In his latest Twitter activity, popular...
How does the economy work?
The economy is a complex system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Understanding how the economy works can be challenging, but it...
Tim Draper recommends founders hold ’at least’ two payrolls ‘worth of cash’ in crypto
American venture capital investor and entrepreneur Tim Draper suggested founders keep at least two payrolls worth of cash in Bitcoin (BTC) or alternative cryptocurrencies, along...
SEC targets Coinbase, Do Kwon arrested and FTX sells $95M in Mysten Labs: Hodler’s Digest, March 19-25
Top Stories This Week Coinbase could face SEC enforcement action for ‘potential violations of securities law’ Crypto exchange Coinbase received a Wells notice from the...
Euler Finance exploiter returns over 58,000 stolen Ether
The hacker behind the $196 million exploit on lending protocol Euler Finance has returned the majority of the stolen assets, according to on-chain data. In...
Bitcoin liquidations vanish as trader hopes $30K will hit before dip
Bitcoin (BTC) drifted lower on March 25 as eerily calm conditions saw liquidations evaporate. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView Bitcoin in “slow chop”...
What is fiscal policy, and why does it matter?
Fiscal policy is a tool used by governments to regulate economic activities in their country. It involves the use of government spending, taxation and borrowing...
NFT investor accidentally burns $135K CryptoPunk trying to borrow money
A nonfungible token (NFT) from the CryptoPunks collection worth 77 Ether (ETH) was sent to a burn address to be permanently destroyed. However, the collector...
Crypto Biz: Mastercard opens network to USDC, OKX departs Canada, Bitcoin climbs
Take, for example, the recent issues that Circle-issued USD Coin (USDC) faced when it depegged from the U.S. dollar following Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Two...
Bitcoin bulls remain bullish, but macro and crypto-specific hurdles have BTC pinned below $30K
On March 23, Bitcoin (BTC) price recovered the $28,000 support after a brief correction below $27,000. The movement closely tracked the traditional financial sector, particularly...
German Dwpbank to offer Bitcoin trading to 1,200 affiliate banks on new platform
Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (Dwpbank), which offers securities processing to around 1,200 banks in Germany, is creating a new platform, wpNex, that will offer Bitcoin (BTC)...
Price analysis 3/24: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTC
European stock markets fell on March 24 on renewed fears that the banking crisis could rear its ugly head once again. The latest selling was...
Bitcoin likely to outperform all crypto assets following banking crisis, analyst explains
The banking crisis could be the spark that will kick off the next crypto bull run, in which Bitcoin (BTC) is likely to outperform all...
BTC price centers on $28K as Deutsche Bank shares follow Credit Suisse
Bitcoin (BTC) diced with $28,000 at the March 24 Wall Street open as fresh banking woes failed to provide a further boost to crypto. BTC/USD...
7 advanced humanoid robots in the world
Humanoid robots are advanced robots that are designed to look and move like humans. They are often equipped with sensors and cameras that allow them...
Fed balance sheet adds $393B in two weeks — Will this send Bitcoin price to $40K?
As of March 22, the Fed’s balance sheet surged by nearly $94.5 billion — a $297 billion increase from the last week when the banking crisis started....
How Montana stands to benefit if its pro-crypto mining bill is approved
The Montana Senate recently passed a bill designed to protect crypto miners operating within the state. The proposed law, which is currently making its way...
Heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk seeks to tokenize boxers’ careers
IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has put his weight behind a blockchain platform that aims to tokenize and support the boxing...
USDT issuer Tether has up to $1.7B in excess reserves, CTO says
Cryptocurrency firm Tether — the issuer of stablecoin, Tether (USDT) — expects to make a $700 million profit in the first quarter of 2023, matching...
Arbitrum airdrop: Hacked vanity addresses used to siphon $500K
Hacked vanity addresses have reportedly been used to steal $500,000 worth of tokens from layer-2 scaling solution Arbitrum’s March 23 airdrop. A vanity address is a...
Justin Sun vs. SEC, Do Kwon arrested, 180M player game taps Polygon: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Chinese crypto billionaire sued by SEC The United States Securities and Exchange...
Arbitrum airdrop sells off at listing, but traders remain bullish on ARB
The official Arbitrum airdrop page crashed right after the claiming process began around 1 am UTC on March 24. Some users still managed to claim...
Bitcoin erases Fed losses as traders eye $40K BTC price target
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to near $29,000 on March 23 as bulls ignored news of a fresh United States regulatory crackdown. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
Banks and the Fed have a problem — What about crypto?
In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Dave Weisberger, CEO and co-founder of CoinRoutes. Weisberger has over 35 years of experience in market structure,...
Cointelegraph Markets Pro delivers alerts for 113% gains from 5 trades in the face of 10% BTC drop
In Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s latest VORTECS™ Report, the institutional-grade crypto trading platform displayed how its members could have captured a cumulative 113% gain by following...
Ledger CEO: The collapse of banks is a ‘crash course to Bitcoin’ | PBW 2023
The collapse of major banks highlights the need for Bitcoin (BTC) and self-custody according to Pascal Gauthier, the CEO and Chairman of hardware wallet provider...
US enforcement agencies are turning up the heat on crypto-related crime
On the evening of Jan. 7, Anatoly Legkodymov, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, was arrested in Miami. The following day, the United States Department...
How blockchain can help reimagine a new state in Africa
On episode 12 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan, explains what it means to build a country on the blockchain. From...
Ethereum faces 6-month lows versus Bitcoin — Will ETH price rebound?
Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), continues its multimonth downtrend against Bitcoin (BTC) in March, rising 5.5% versus the latter’s 19.5% gains on a month-to-date timeframe....
Ethereum price at $1.4K was a bargain, and a rally toward $2K looks like the next step
Ether’s (ETH) price reached $1,400 on March 10, which proved to be a bargain as the cryptocurrency rallied 27.1% until March 21. However, the three...
Price analysis 3/22: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, SHIB
Bitcoin (BTC) has been sustaining above the $25,000 level for the past few days, increasing the likelihood that the bear market may have ended. Generally,...
Traditional banks rely on ‘tiny buffer’: Paris Blockchain Week 2023
The first day of Paris Blockchain Week (PBW) is bringing more thoughts on the ongoing crisis in the global banking system, with industry executives comparing...
Creating ‘organic’ generative art from robotic algorithms: Emily Xie, NFT Creator
New York’s Emily Xie is exploring the new frontier of digital art by combining her skills and passion for computer science and generative art. In...
MetaMask Institutional unlocks solo ETH staking marketplace
MetaMask Institutional is set to be an avenue for the creation of new Ethereum validators after announcing a new staking marketplace for its institutional clients. Institutions...
Tim Draper sings a Bitcoin song dedicated to SVB and world governments: PBW 2023
American venture capital investor and entrepreneur Tim Draper took the master stage at Paris Blockchain Week 2023 to give his keynote speech on “The Decentralization...
Cathie Wood’s ARK sells Coinbase stock for the first time in 2023
Cathie Wood’s investment management firm ARK Invest is moving to take profits from its Coinbase shares, selling its first batch of Coinbase stock in 2023....
EU MiCA crypto regulation is a ‘balancing act’: Paris Blockchain Week 2023
Regulators and industry players highlighted several implications and potential impacts of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation at the Paris Blockchain Week 2023....
Ethereum as a deflationary asset, explained
Centralized regulatory organizations typically govern the inflation of asset prices in traditional capital markets. Is that the same in Web3? Who ensures fair play? In...
Bitcoin hits new 9-month highs above $28K as markets flipflop over FOMC
Bitcoin (BTC) headed to new nine-month highs after the March 21 Wall Street open as a crucial Federal Reserve interest rate decision loomed. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Why is Bitcoin rising amid collapsing banks? Watch The Market Report
This week on The Market Report, our beloved host, Joe Hall, and insightful expert, Sam Bourgi, unfortunately, could not make it, but don’t worry because...
These 3 Cointelegraph Markets Pro alerts generated a cumulative profit of over 100%
Last week, Cointelegraph Markets Pro, an institutional-grade crypto intelligence and alerts platform, provided subscribers the opportunity to trade three coins that embarked on momentum-fueled price...
Mt. Gox creditor saga: What lessons has the Bitcoin community learned?
In the early days of Bitcoin, Mt. Gox was by far the most prominent Bitcoin (BTC) exchange in the world. The Tokyo-based company was responsible...
Best and worst countries for crypto taxes — plus crypto tax tips
Tax is a nightmare for compliance. And crypto taxes — which include a variety of innovative mechanisms and products that have no analog in traditional...
Rattled crypto industry could emerge stronger after USDC depeg
USD Coin (USDC), the world’s second-largest stablecoin, may simply have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. The place was Silicon Valley Bank...
Arbitrum airdrop hype helps zkSync addresses jump over 5X in a week
Arbitrum, a layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, announced the airdrop of its ARB governance token on March 16, with eligible receivers expected to get the...
Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall has many causes, but crypto isn’t one
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) boasted over $200 billion in assets and was a lifeline for crypto companies. Notably, it was one of the few institutions...
Synthetix nets $20M from Web3 quant trading firm
Tokenized asset issuance platform Synthetix has secured a $20 million investment through a new partnership with Web3 investment and quantitative trading firm DWF Labs. The...
Will the Fed stop rate hikes? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in an unmistakably bullish position as it passes $28,000. Crypto markets continue to climb on the back of the...
Taiwan watchdog FSC to assume authority on crypto regulation
The Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan (FSC) will become the primary regulator of cryptocurrencies in the island country, according to the head of the authority....
Bitcoin ATM maker shuts cloud service after user hot wallets compromised
Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes has shuttered its cloud services after discovering a “security vulnerability” that allowed an attacker to access users’ hot wallets and...
These 5 cryptocurrencies may continue to surprise to the upside
Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to close the week with gains of more than 23%. The banking crisis in the United States and Europe seems...
Top 7 ways to earn free crypto
Due to the popularity of cryptocurrency, numerous individuals are searching for means to acquire free crypto. Here are seven methods one can use to earn...
Bitcoin levels to watch as BTC price eyes highest weekly close in 9 months
Bitcoin (BTC) approached a key weekly close on March 19, with traders concerned about a retest of lower levels. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source:...
Peter Schiff blames ‘too much gov’t regulation’ for worsening financial crisis
The recent fall of major banks in the United States and the need for federal intervention reignited discussions to identify the most effective ways to...
Former Coinbase CTO makes $2M bet on Bitcoin’s performance
Former Coinbase chief technology officer Balaji Srinivasan has made a millionaire bet on Bitcoin’s (BTC) price over the next 90 days, predicting the cryptocurrency will...
SBF legal fees, BTC market cap flips Meta and USDC climbs back to $1: Hodler’s Digest, March 12-18
Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried petitions court to prioritize reimbursing his legal fees Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is seeking to use FTX’s corporate insurance policies...
What are the Howey test and its implications for cryptocurrency?
What is the Howey test? The Howey test is a legal test used in the United States to determine whether a transaction qualifies as an...
Euler Finance hacker starts returning stolen Ether
The recent attack that drained $197 million from Euler Finance was dubbed the biggest decentralized finance (DeFi) hack of 2023 so far. However, this may...
Bitcoin market cap grows 60% in 2023 as top Wall Street banks lose $100B
The market capitalization of Bitcoin (BTC) has added $194 billion in 2023. Its 66% year-to-date (YTD) growth vastly outperforms top Wall Street bank stocks, particularly...
Crypto market cap reclaims $1T, and derivatives point to further upside
The total crypto market capitalization increased by 26% in seven days, reaching $1.16 trillion on March 17. Bitcoin (BTC) was the biggest winner among the...
What are buy and sell walls in crypto, and how can one identify them?
In cryptocurrency trading, a “buy wall” is a massive buy order, or multiple buy orders, around a particular price level. Conversely, a “sell wall” is...
Price analysis 3/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, SHIB
After a recovery on March 16, the United States equities markets are again down on March 17. Investors remain concerned about the vulnerability of the...
Banking crisis: What does it mean for crypto?
Last week’s rapid collapse of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank has highlighted the fragility of the traditional banking sector while depriving crypto...
Betting on turmoil: Deribit launches Bitcoin volatility futures
Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit will soon launch Bitcoin (BTC) volatility futures, giving investors a direct way to measure and trade BTC market volatility. On March...
9 data science project ideas for beginners
Beginners should undertake data science projects as they provide practical experience and help in the application of theoretical concepts learned in courses, building a portfolio...
Bitcoin price hits $27K in new 9-month high as Fed injects $300B
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new nine-month highs on March 17 as the latest events in the growing United States banking crisis boosted crypto markets. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Here’s how ChatGPT-4 spends $100 in crypto trading
GPT-4, the latest version of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, believes the events of the last seven days could be bullish for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH),...
Post-Merge Ethereum: Grayscale extends review of ETHPoW decision
Cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale Investments is taking more time to decide whether it should acquire and sell post-Merge forked Ethereum tokens. Grayscale announced on March 16 that...
Euler Finance hacked despite 10 audits in 2 years, says CEO
Ten separate audits conducted over two years on the Ethereum-based lending protocol Euler Finance deemed it “nothing higher than low risk” and had “no outstanding...
SVB collapse chilled NFT trading volumes: DappRadar
Nonfungible token trading volumes took a massive beating following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week as traders fled the markets, fearing the repercussions of...
Chinese billionaire’s $1B fraud charges, Kwon’s $11M bet, Zhu Su and Islam: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Chinese billionaire arrested in U.S. for $1B financial fraud According to...
Ethereum core developers set April 12 for Shanghai hard fork
The target date for the highly anticipated Shanghai hard fork on Ethereum has now been set: April 12. Ethereum core developers approved the target deadline...
Bitcoin dominance nears 50% as research hails ‘bullish’ narrative flip
Bitcoin (BTC) accounts for more of the total value of all cryptocurrencies than at any time since June 2022. In the latest knock-on effect from...
Crypto mining in 2023 — Is it still worth it? Watch Market Talks
In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Justin Kramer, CEO of Badgerland Home Crypto Mining and a long-time cryptocurrency investor. When he is not attending...
9 key metrics to analyze the health of a bank
A bank health check is a comprehensive assessment of a bank’s financial condition, performance and risk management practices. It is conducted by banking regulators or...
Crypto winter can take a toll on hodlers’ mental health
With so many struggling to maintain emotional well-being during this crypto winter, self-improvement and mental health experts can help navigate the ups, downs and soul-shattering...
FTX fiasco set back the approval of Bitcoin spot ETFs: Valkyrie investment chief
In episode 11 of Hashing It Out, Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw speaks to Steven McClurg, the chief investment officer of Valkyrie Investments, about the state...
Coinbase expects high demand for ETH unstaking with Shanghai upgrade
Ether (ETH) stakers who have had their holdings locked up during the Ethereum Merge event might soon have access to “unstaking.“ Coinbase has announced in...
Scam alert: $300K stolen by fake Blur airdrop websites
Scammers continue to prey on nonfungible token (NFT) users looking to claim Blur (BLUR) token airdrops through numerous scam websites. According to data from TrustCheck,...
Euler hacker seemingly taking their chances, sends funds to crypto mixer
The hacker responsible for the $196 million attack on Euler Finance has begun moving funds into crypto mixer Tornado Cash, only hours after a $1...
ETHDenver 2023: Cointelegraph afterparty delivers a ‘packed house’ and other notable events
In this episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph, United States policy reporter Turner Wright and opinion editor Rudy Takala speak to listeners about their experiences at...
Price analysis 3/15: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, SHIB
The United States equities markets tumbled on March 15 after Saudi National Bank, Swiss Bank Credit Suisse’s largest investor, said it will not be able...
Ethereum price reaches lowest level relative to Bitcoin in 5 months
The previous six months should have been extremely beneficial to Ether’s (ETH) price, especially following the project’s most significant upgrade ever in September 2022. However,...
Bitcoin rejects at $25K as US PPI data meets Credit Suisse meltdown
Bitcoin (BTC) kept bears sweating near $25,000 on March 15 as encouraging macroeconomic data combined with concerns over banking crisis contagion. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Lark Davis on fighting social media storms, and why he’s an ETH bull: Hall of Flame
Lark Davis, a self-described “cheeky” and “sarcastic” personality, has been actively involved in the world of cryptocurrency since 2017. With his bold price forecasts, educational...
What is crypto contagion, and how does it affect the market?
Crypto contagion can significantly impact multiple stakeholders in the crypto market, including investors, businesses and the broader financial system. To protect themselves from the negative...
ChatGPT won’t replace developers — ETHDubai devs weigh in
The newest version of ChatGPT has caused a stir online, scoring high marks for SAT tests and highlighting vulnerabilities and exploits in Ethereum smart contracts....