I hate it when the bitcoin price falls — like it did this week, first from $118,000 to $115,000, and then $115,000 to $113,000 (and then $112,000 while I was writing; rude). It’s nerve-wrecking, terrifying and straight-up infuriating. We’re on this unavoidable monetary revolution and every identifiable sign is pointing in the same, upward direction
Bitcoin traded between $112,800 and $113,200 per coin from 9 to 11 a.m. Eastern on Aug. 21 as derivatives metrics showed steady open interest and heavier put activity over the past 24 hours. Futures Positioning Builds Across Venues; Binance and Bybit Trail CME Total bitcoin futures open interest (OI) stood at 711.18K BTC, equal to
Crypto exchanges Gemini and Bullish recently filed IPO documents, and they weren’t pretty. Despite the market for crypto IPOs being particularly hot in the wake of the blockbuster offering by Circle, these two filings reveal dismal profitability for even major incumbents of the industry. Bullish priced its IPO at $37 per share and it seemed
Imagine investing in the next SpaceX before it goes public. For a long time, such opportunities remained exclusive to large institutions and accredited investors. However, a significant shift is now underway. Global investment platform Republic has officially announced its groundbreaking Republic Injective integration, aiming to democratize access to these once-exclusive private company investments. What Does
Trezor Suite now supports Walletconnect, enabling users to connect their hardware wallets securely to decentralized applications. The integration was announced by the company on Aug. 20. New Walletconnect Feature Lets Trezor Users Connect to Decentralized Applications Securely This feature allows Trezor users to interact directly with various decentralized applications (dApps) from the Trezor Suite interface.
The market for tokenized Real-World Assets (RWAs) on Ethereum has surged nearly 20 times since January 2024, according to new data spotlighted by Token Terminal. In August, Ethereum’s RWA market went over an astonishing $7.5 billion. The rise is fueled by growing institutional adoption, with financial giants like BlackRock and Securitize building tokenized products on
Africa is catching up fast to the Web3 economy, and Kenya, which is considered a third-world country, is first in line. Bitcoin is beginning to take hold in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, thanks to Afribit. In Nairobi’s sprawling Kibera slum, one of Africa’s most densely populated and underserved urban settlements, an unconventional solution is taking root.
Following a testnet that captivated 200,000 users, Block Street transitions to mainnet with substantial liquidity. Its launch on BNB Chain aims to capture a massive retail user base eager for on-chain stock exposure. Summary Block Street launches a $10 million liquidity layer for tokenized stocks on BNB Chain. Mainnet follows a testnet that attracted over