Bloomberg and Galaxy Digital Launches DeFi Index; SEC Chair Gary Gensler says DeFi is “A Bit of A Misnomer”

Bloomberg and Galaxy Digital have collaborated to launch the Bloomberg Galaxy DeFi Index (ticker: DEFI). The benchmark owned and administered by Bloomberg Index Services Limited and co-branded with Galaxy will measure the performance of the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by market value. дальше »

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Emerging markets like Nigeria, Kenya led 880% global crypto growth in 2021

In an effort to measure grassroots cryptocurrency adoption amid the massive growth seen in the crypto market over the year due to traction from industries, the just-published report of on-chain research firm Chainalysis has revealed a surge of over 880% in global adoption majorly driven by peer-to-peer platforms. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s Difficulty Increases

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Binance Announces Reduction In Withdrawal Limit For Non-KYC Accounts From 2 To 0.06 BTC

Leading crypto exchange Binance has announced a new withdrawal limit for users that completed the Basic level of their account verification process, part of the Know Your Customer (KYC) policy. The measure is to take effect immediately for new account registrations for their daily withdrawals. дальше »

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Bitcoin Network Posts Its Fourth Consecutive Downward Adjustment Of Mining Difficulty

It hasn’t been this easy to mine bitcoin and earn rewards since January 2020. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty, a measure that determines how hard it is to mine the flagship cryptocurrency, saw another drop over the weekend. дальше »

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Bitcoin Already Tested 2017 ATH Accounting For Inflation

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Tehran Government Bans Iran Blockchain Association

The Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic has suspended the Iran Blockchain Association (IBA). The measure comes after the organization allegedly breached government regulations. IBA unites participants in the country’s growing crypto sector who are engaged in blockchain technology development. дальше »

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Bitcoin, The New Economic Freedom Index

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Iranian Crypto Mining Farms Voluntarily Shut Down Amid Rolling Blackouts

Iran has begun rolling blackouts, a last resort measure to prevent a total electrical blackout in the region. The post Iranian Crypto Mining Farms Voluntarily Shut Down Amid Rolling Blackouts appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Iran to Shut Down Licensed Crypto Miners in Peak Hours of Power Consumption

Citing a need to maintain a stable electricity supply for other users, Iran will be pulling the plug on cryptocurrency mining farms whenever power consumption peaks. The measure intended to deal with shortages will target licensed facilities despite the government admitting that illegal crypto miners burn much more energy. Licensed Crypto Miners Use 300 MW, […] дальше »

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Biden’s Administration Unveils Proposed Crypto-Tax Measures

As part of President Joe Biden’s new tax enforcement measure, the US Department of Treasury has introduced legislation to combat tax evasion involving cryptocurrencies. Treasury Proposes Measures To Prevent Crypto-Tax Evasion The U. дальше »

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Bitcoin Plummets 30% as “Extreme Fear” Sets in on Crypto Markets

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, a metric that’s known to measure current market sentiment, fell to its lowest point of 2021. The index, which has continued to fall alongside Bitcoin prices, hit “extreme fear” levels, which have not been observed since April 2020 during the global financial market crash.  The metric has continued to […] дальше »

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Spanish Regulator Issues Guidelines for Fund Managers Planning to Invest in Cryptocurrencies

The Spanish financial regulator is easing the entity’s tough stance towards cryptocurrencies by announcing an unprecedented measure that green lights institutional investors to enter into such business decisions. дальше »

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Korean banks sound alarm as altcoins volumes grow in the country

The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) has recently urged its members to estimate the total number of altcoins their crypto exchange clients are offering to measure risks associated with them, local outlet The Korea Herald reported yesterday. дальше »

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Nebraska bill allowing banks to offer crypto services moves forward

Nebraska senators have favored a measure that would allow state banks to facilitate crypto transactions like those in Wyoming.

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Measuring the Yearly Increase for ETH

In this article, we will take a look at the price movement of Ethereum (ETH) and measure the increase each year, in order to see how it measures up to the current upward movement. The post Measuring the Yearly Increase for ETH appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Coinmaxis Boosts Trading Security with New Encryption Standards

Despite encryption technology being expensive, Coinmaxis has decided to ensure top-notch encryption standards for all financial activities happening in its digital currency trading platform. With this decision, it has recently announced its implementation of a new encryption measure for all the activities on the trading site. дальше »

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Digital Dollar Project Launches 5 Pilots to Measure Value of US CBDC

The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) is launching at least five pilot programs over the next year. The post Digital Dollar Project Launches 5 Pilots to Measure Value of US CBDC appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Ukrainian Parliament Passes Bill That Criminalizes People Who Don’t Reveal Crypto Holdings

The Ukrainian parliament is enforcing its tough stance against people who don’t disclose their cryptocurrency holdings on the tax fillings. The measure comes in the wake of a recent publication that showed alleged mistakes in declarations from public servants. дальше »

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Coinbase’s $86bn Valuation Has Been Grossly Exaggerated by Misleading Media

Coinbase shares closed at $327 on their Nasdaq debut, giving the crypto exchange an initial market cap of $86bn on a fully diluted basis. Fully diluted refers to the total number of common shares outstanding and available to trade on the open market after all possible sources of conversion. But some feel this measure gives […] дальше »

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BTC On-Chain Analysis: CDD Shows Insignificant Selling By Long-Term Holders

CDD suggests that long-term holders took profit near the $40,000 high of Dec. 2020. After that, they have stayed relatively dormant.   Coin Days Destroyed – CDD CDD is a measure of liveliness as it pertains to transactions. дальше »

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Total Crypto Market Value Blows Past $2 Trillion & Surpasses the Value of the US Banking System

The cryptocurrency market has reached a new milestone; all cryptos' total value now surpasses the value of the US banking system. More than $1 trillion of it belongs to Bitcoin only. An ‘imperfect’ attempt to measure the current CeFi system's size versus the coming DeFi system, Jim Bianco, President of Bianco Research LLC, which specializes […] The post Total Crypto Market Value Blows Past Trillion & Surpasses the Value of the US Banking System first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide. дальше »

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BTC On-Chain Analysis: HODL Wave and Market Cycles

An appropriate measure of the health of the Bitcoin (BTC) market can be observed if we manage to disregard short-term buyers. This puts the main focus on the long-term holders.   The main reason for this is that new buyers usually have less conviction. дальше »

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$1 Million per BTC in 10 Years: ‘In Terms of Dollars Bitcoin Is Going to Infinity,’ Says Kraken CEO

While bitcoin prices have been coasting along between $46k to $48k during the last three days a number of proponents are still bullish about the crypto asset’s long-term value. On Thursday, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell said that he thinks bitcoin could easily reach a million-dollar valuation per coin. дальше »

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Kraken CEO on Bitcoin: “It’s Going to Infinity”

In an interview with Bloomberg, Kraken CEO and founder Jesse Powell gave a perplexing prediction of Bitcoin’s future value: “When you measure it in terms of dollars, you have to think it’s going to infinity. дальше »

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Kraken CEO Steadfast on Bitcoin ‘Going to Infinity’

“Of course you know we can only speculate. But when you measure it in terms of dollars you have to think it’s [Bitcoin] going to infinity,” Powell said. “And I think the true believers will tell you that it’s going all the way to the moon, to Mars, and eventually it would be the world’s … Continued The post Kraken CEO Steadfast on Bitcoin ‘Going to Infinity’ appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin Has No Intrinsic Value, Asset Is Too Volatile, Says Bank of Korea Governor

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol has said that crypto assets like bitcoin have no intrinsic value – put simply, a measure of what an asset is actually worth. ● Speaking in the National Assembly on Feb. дальше »

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On-Chain Data: The Last Time This Happened, Bitcoin Rose Another 2x

According to Glassnode’s Bitcoin MVRV Z-Score indicator, Bitcoin is about to cross the red zone. The last time BTC saw this trend, it rallied two times more from its current price. What is the Bitcoin MVRV Z-Score and why is this important? The Bitcoin MVRV Z-Score indicator is typically used to measure whether an asset […] дальше »

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As Millions Drown in Today’s Poverty Trap, Macro Strategist Raoul Pal Says ‘Bitcoin Is a Life Raft’

Global Macro Investor CEO, Raoul Pal, discussed the current economy this week and asked his 394,000 followers if people are using the wrong denominator when it comes to certain economic factors. One thing’s for certain, wages have not increased, no matter the common denominator people use to measure today’s salaries. дальше »

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IOTA (MIOTA) and Dell collaborate to launch Project Alvarium

IOTA Foundation has announced a collaboration with Dell Technologies with the focus to develop a tool to measure the authenticity of data. The tool, called Alvarium, aims to help companies properly evaluate any acquired data before using them in applications. дальше »

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Bitcoin Supply Held By Whales Skyrockets As Glassnode Debunks High BTC Ownership Concentration Report

The distribution of bitcoin on various addresses on the bitcoin network shows whale accumulation and activity but isn’t an accurate measure of bitcoin ownership around the world. This is according to a report by Glassnode Insights seeking to clarify another report by Bloomberg, which claimed that up to 95% of all BTC in circulation is […] дальше »

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5 DeFi-Related Indicators to Watch During This Bull Run

1. Total Value Locked Total Value Locked (TVL) is a measure of the value of tokens staked in a DeFi project. Take SushiSwap, for example. TVL refers to the combined value of all the tokens that investors put into the SushiSwap protocol to provide liquidity for token exchange. дальше »

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While BTC’s Hashrate Remains High, It’s More Difficult Than Ever Before to Mine Bitcoin

At the end of January 2021, Bitcoin’s network mining difficulty, a measure of how complicated it is to mine a block reward, is higher than it’s ever been during the crypto protocol’s lifetime. дальше »

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Survival of the fittest: A look at how hash rate tokens compete with existing mining products and services

If you are a cryptocurrency and blockchain industry professional, the most commonly heard term would be computing power or hash rate, which is a quantitative measure of the computing speed of a mininThe post Survival of the fittest: A look at how hash rate tokens compete with existing mining products and services appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Netherlands: Bitstamp Users Must Now Undergo KYC to Withdraw to External Wallets

Bitstamp crypto exchange has now made it mandatory for its users who want to withdraw funds to external wallets to first undergo a know-your-customer procedure. The firm says the new measure is in a bid to comply with Netherlands anti-money laundering regulations. дальше »

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“We’ll never see $20k BTC again” popular on-chain analyst declares

One of the hottest topics in the Bitcoin community, since the creation of Bitcoin, has been its price value. While the current price of a cryptocurrency is not an accurate measure of its inherent value, it remains a significant pointer to understanding adoption rate, investment interest, and a ton of other signals that reveal the […] дальше »

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An Open Letter To FinCEN: Newly Proposed Regulations On Cryptocurrency

The new rules would go far beyond any existing measure of financial surveillance and destroy Americans’ financial privacy. The post An Open Letter To FinCEN: Newly Proposed Regulations On Cryptocurrency appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »

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Bitcoin At $23,000: A Look At What Could Be Coming Next For BTC Price

Bitcoin has reclaimed its $23,000 price point after surpassing hurdles at previous support. The leading cryptocurrency at the time of this writing is now trading at $23,213, a price mark that could easily surge to $24,000 and position it for the next resistance at $25,000. дальше »

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2020’s DeFi craze: The best, worst and fishiest projects in crypto

DeFi, like crypto as a whole, features brilliant and questionable projects in equal measure.

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Internet Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Explode amid Inflation Fears

Queries on Google for Bitcoin reached its highest level alongside its spot price. As of this week, Google Trends, a metric to measure general interest in trending topics, returned a value of 100 for the US search query for the keyword ‘Bitcoin. дальше »

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The Ripple Effect: 5 Key Factors Behind The 100% XRP Surge

After spending three years of the crypto bear market as the butt of all jokes, being compared to sheep manure, and much more, XRP has shocked the entire industry with a 225% single-month explosion. But the powerful breakout could only be just beginning, according to a variety of technical indicators that measure the strength of […] дальше »

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Crypto exchange OKEx resumes withdrawals after October suspension

OKEx, a popular cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchange, today announced that withdrawal services of all crypto assets will be resumed on or before November 27th. As a security measure to safeguard users’ funds, withdrawals from the exchange were temporarily suspended on October 16th, with all other functions on the platform remaining unaffected. дальше »

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An IOTA-Powered Smart Water Meter For Irrigation Is Being Tested in Germany

Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen (LLH) is developing and testing a new water meter testing system in the Federal State of Hessen, Germany. Project IOTAqua uses the Tangle to measure the exact amount of water dispensed during an irrigation cycle. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s Market Cap Hits All-Time High

Bitcoin has reached its highest-ever market capitalization, the measure of the total supply’s value relative to USD, per publicly-available market data. The post Bitcoin’s Market Cap Hits All-Time High appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »

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TrustToken Taps Chainlink for On-Chain Proof of Reserves for TrueUSD Stablecoin

The transparency measure is meant to provide additional certainty for decentralized finance (DeFi) traders who often rely on asset-backed stablecoins. дальше »

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Uniswap TVL Approaches $3 Billion While Token Farming Nears Conclusion

Cryptocurrency collateral locked up on Uniswap, the world’s most popular decentralized exchange, has hit an all-time high and is very close to breaking the $3 billion milestone. Uniswap’s total value locked, which is a measure of crypto collateral in dollar terms, is at an all-time high of $2. дальше »

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‘Extreme Greed’ Grips Cryptocurrency Market as Bitcoin Pumps to $15,900

A notable measure of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market sentiment, the Fear and Greed Index, now reads ‘Extreme Greed. ’ The apparent shift in sentiment follows weeks of consistent BTC gains. дальше »

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Russell 2000 Versus S&P 500: Compare Performance

The Russell 2000, a measure of small-cap US stocks in the Russell 3000 index, often outperforms the large-cap S&P 500 during times of economic turbulence. дальше »

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“Old Hands” Sold The Bitcoin Bottom And Are Selling Again Now

Bitcoin price is at a pivotal moment, about to potentially confirm a break out into a new bull market. Yet for some reason, coin dormancy, what one analyst calls a measure of “old hands” selling, is reaching a high level currently. дальше »

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Introducing CBPI: A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Network Electrical Consumption

Using the Composite Bitcoin Energy Index (CBEI), we can determine how much electrical power Bitcoin draws and how much electrical energy it has used. The post Introducing CBPI: A New Way To Measure Bitcoin Network Electrical Consumption appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »

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