Tag: cointelegraph

Jun 01
Fed money printer goes into reverse: What does it mean for crypto?

The United States Federal Reserve is starting the process of paring back its $9 trillion balance sheet that ballooned in recent years in a move called quantitative tightening (QT).  Analysts from a crypto exchange and financial investment firm have conflicting opinions about whether QT, starting on Wednesday, will put an end to a decade of unprecedented […]

Jun 01
Axie Infinity V-shape recovery fizzles as AXS price drops 20% from three-week high

Strong correlation with Bitcoin and traditional markets continue to pull Axie Infinity price lower. 1314 Total views 41 Total shares Axie Infinity (AXS) price dropped sharply on June 1, suggesting that its supersonic gains in the last two days might have been a part of a bear market rally. The AXS/USD pair soared 54% week-to-date to […]

Jun 01
Bitcoin may hit $14K in 2022 but buying BTC now ‘as good as it gets:’ Analyst

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a “cycle bottom” this year in which it could drop over 50% from current levels, research claims. In a Twitter thread on June 1, Venturefounder, a contributor at on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, forecasted 2022 as Bitcoin’s year to “capitulate.” Bitcoin now has “best 3-year ROI ever” Based on historical patterns involving Bitcoin’s halving […]

Jun 01
Binance Labs’ $500M fund to catalyze crypto, Web3, blockchain adoption

Binance Labs plans to allocate the latest $500 million fund to projects across various stages — incubation, early-stage and late-stage growth. 821 Total views 24 Total shares Binance Labs, the investment arm of crypto giant Binance, launched a $500 million fund in partnership with global investors including DST Global Partners and Breyer Capital to drive […]

Jun 01
KuCoin plugs into Web3 with new decentralized wallet

KuCoin enters the Web3 world with a new decentralized wallet platform featuring cross-blockchain trading, DeFi and NFT functionality. 371 Total views 4 Total shares Cryptocurrency trading platform KuCoin has launched a new decentralized wallet platform as interest in Web3 continues to gather steam.  KuCoin Wallet is now live for users, with the browser-based platform paving […]

Jun 01
Aussie banks ANZ and NAB won’t ‘endorse’ retail speculation on crypto

Executives from two of Australia’s “big four” banks have said they won’t allow their retail customers to trade crypto with ANZ, adding they’re happy they didn’t “go head long” into a cryptocurrency offering. 1247 Total views 20 Total shares Executives at two of Australia’s “big four” banks have ruled out allowing retail customers to trade […]

Jun 01
The more you know about Bitcoin, the more optimistic you are: Block survey

Over 9,500 people around the world were surveyed for Block’s 2022 Bitcoin report which showed that more optimistic individuals possessed a greater self-reported knowledge level of the crypto. 1582 Total views 48 Total shares A survey from digital payment company Block Inc. has found that the higher respondents rated their own level of cryptocurrency knowledge, […]

Jun 01
Dogecoin’s parents are fighting: Musk and Jackson Palmer exchange barbs

The world’s richest man and the co-founder of Dogecoin are sparring over whether the latter actually has a Python script that could put a huge dent in Twitter bot activity. 354 Total views 16 Total shares Billionaire Elon Musk and Dogecoin (DOGE) co-founder Jackson Palmer are locked in battle on social media over Palmer’s claim […]

Jun 01
Optimism airdrop overwhelmed by all-time high demand: ‘Scaling is hard’

Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Optimism has been overwhelmed with “all-time high demand” following the launch of its highly anticipated airdrop on Wednesday. Users racing to collect their tokens were greeted with failed or delayed transactions as the Optimism team raced in the background to add additional capacity to the network. As previously reported in April, Optimism […]

Jun 01
DeFi isn’t dead, it just needs to fix these 3 critical problems

It’s been a rough year for DeFi, and it may not get any better until projects focus more on security, regulation and usability. 1355 Total views 36 Total shares The persistent challenges faced by decentralized finance have been well documented by a handful of analysts and the recent collapse of the Terra ecosystem re-enforced the fact that […]