The battle between crypto bulls and bears shows hope for the future

The battle between crypto bulls and bears shows hope for the future

The blockchain space is seeing some areas of strength despite the perceived downturn in the market. The perpetual futures funding rates for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) have flipped back to positive on major exchanges, which shows bullish sentiment among derivatives traders. In addition, Bitcoin started trading below its cost …

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3 signs Bitcoin price is forming a potential ‘macro bottom’

3 signs Bitcoin price is forming a potential 'macro bottom'

Bitcoin (BTC) could be in the process of bottoming after gaining 25%, based on several market signals.  BTC’s price has rallied roughly 25% after dropping to around $17,500 on June 18. The upside retrace came after a 75% correction when measured from its November 2021 high of $69,000. BTC/USD daily price …

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A $10B hedge fund gone bust with founders on the run

A $10B hedge fund gone bust with founders on the run

Three Arrow Capital (3AC), a Singapore-based crypto hedge fund that at one point managed over $10 billion worth of assets, became one of the many crypto firms that went bankrupt in this bear market.  However, the fall of 3AC wasn’t purely a market-driven phenomenon. As more information surfaced, the collapse …

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Stablecoin projects need collaboration, not competition: Frax founder

Stablecoin projects need collaboration, not competition: Frax founder

Stablecoin projects need to take a more collaborative approach to grow each other’s liquidity and the ecosystem as a whole, says Sam Kazemian, the founder of Frax Finance. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Kazemian explained that as long as stablecoin “liquidity is growing proportionally with each other” through shared liquidity pools and …

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NFTs banned in Minecraft, SEC lists 9 tokens as securities and 3AC founder blames cockyness for company meltdown: Hodler’s Digest, July 17-23

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Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week   3AC founders reveal ties …

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Factors affecting BTC miner profitability

Factors affecting BTC miner profitability

The ongoing cryptocurrency bear market has triggered a massive decline in Bitcoin (BTC) mining profitability as BTC mining expenses outpace the price of Bitcoin. Closely tied to the drop in the BTC price, Bitcoin mining profitability has been tanking since late 2021 and reached its lowest multi-month levels in early …

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All ‘Ethereum killers’ will fail: Blockdaemon’s Freddy Zwanzger

All 'Ethereum killers' will fail: Blockdaemon’s Freddy Zwanzger

Blockdaemon’s ETH ecosystem lead Freddy Zwanzger believes Ethereum will retain its leadership position in the crypto ecosystem over the coming years due to its utility as a smart contract platform and upgrades to the network following the Merge.  Speaking to Cointelegraph during the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) this week, Zwanzger …

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Australian regulator trials auto take-down of crypto scam sites

Australian regulator trials auto take-down of crypto scam sites

Cybersecurity specialists have welcomed a new trial by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to automatically take down scam websites. The trial saw dozens of scam sites, including crypto scams, knocked offline after more than 300 were reported. The ACCC reported that Australians had lost $113 million in cryptocurrency scams …

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