Arthur Hayes, a co-founder of BitMEX, has made an important announcement about Maelstrom, his early-stage investment fund. Hayes announced the launch of the company’s first Bitcoin developer grant program in a post on X today, July 17. There has been a flurry of activity in the sector as a whole
The largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has been the community’s prime focus in the past two months, due to its price activity. With external factors taking a toll on Bitcoin, prices showed significant plunges and volatility. The drop in BTC price led to a considerable crypto market crash at the beginning of
Amid Bitcoin’s unstable recovery, evidenced by a recent 17% decline, and Stellar (XLM)’s volatility due to trading adjustments, BlockDAG has emerged as a beacon of stability and innovation. Unlike its struggling counterparts, BlockDAG has captivated the mining community with the launch of its X1 app on the App Store. This
Strong investment into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States helped propel Bitcoin’s price to $65,000 at the start of the third week of July. More than $300 million poured into BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Monday. A positive aspect that may indicate reduced long-term volatility for Bitcoin is
Satoshi Protocol, the first stablecoin protocol backed by Bitcoin, has secured $2 million in its seed round. Leading the fundraising round were CMS Holdings and RockTree Capital, with participation from prominent angel investors, Metalpha, Optic Capital, Side Door Ventures, and Cypher Capital, a multi-strategy crypto investment firm. With the help of the seed
Bitcoin has shown robust performance following a prolonged bearish phase, reaching a 25-day high of $64,994 recently, surpassing the $64,000 resistance level. Notably, earlier this month, it hit a five-month low of $53,485. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at $63,746.55, marking a 1.8% increase over the past 24 hours, accompanied by
For a total investment of almost $1.26 million, Japanese company Metaplanet extended its Bitcoin buying binge, purchasing an extra 21.88 BTC. Coincident with this news, the price of Bitcoin jumped 4.5% on Monday, bringing it near to $65,000. Metaplanet has been gradually increasing its Bitcoin holdings over the last two
While the global crypto market turns green for the week with Bitcoin (BTC) climbing to $63,000, the leading altcoin Solana (SOL) breaches the $160 zone after five weeks of consolidation. This positive trend is fueling optimism among investors and analysts alike. According to on-chain analyst @ali_charts, if Solana’s price reaches
In renewed bullish activity across the cryptocurrency market, propelled by Bitcoin’s recent surge to $63,000, meme coins have once again captured the spotlight. Among them, Floki, a meme-based cryptocurrency inspired by Elon Musk’s dog, has seen significant movements. Today, Floki recorded a 28% increase, pushing its price to $0.0001866 and
The Federal Reserve will likely not wait for the inflation to fall below 2% before decreasing interest rates, according to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Although it is still higher than the Federal Reserve’s 2% objective, recent data from the US Labor Department reveals that inflation is dropping to 3%.
