India, Nigeria, Indonesia Lead Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Adoption Index

India, Nigeria, and Indonesia top Chainalysis’ latest global crypto adoption index, which ranks 151 countries based on grassroots cryptocurrency usage, adjusted for population and purchasing power. The report notes strong growth in crypto activity, particularly in lower-income nations. Chainalysis Highlights Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis published an excerpt from its 2024 Geography … Read more

UK Bill Recognizes Digital Assets as Personal Property Under New Law

The UK Ministry of Justice has introduced the Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill to recognize bitcoin and other digital assets as personal property under English and Welsh law. Led by Justice Minister Heidi Alexander, this bill addresses legal uncertainties around digital assets, ensuring better protection for owners in fraud cases and disputes. It also positions … Read more

Analysts Anticipate Altcoin Outperformance and Bullish Q4

Bitfinex’s analysts anticipate a potential shift in cryptocurrency market dynamics. With bitcoin’s dominance decreasing and altcoins showing resilience, they suggested that altcoins could outperform bitcoin in the coming months, especially if macroeconomic conditions improve. They discussed altcoin market capitalization growth, bitcoin’s declining dominance, and speculative exhaustion in altcoins as key indicators of this trend. Analysts … Read more

Bitcoin’s All-Time High Difficulty Challenges Miners as Revenue Falls

On Sept. 10, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose 3.58% higher bringing the network’s difficulty to a new all-time high of 92.67 trillion. The news follows Bitcoin’s overall hashrate rising near the 700 exahash per second (EH/s) range when it tapped 693 EH/s. Rising Bitcoin Difficulty Puts Pressure on Miners Bitcoin’s difficulty now makes it 3.58% more … Read more