Volatile Bitcoin Movement Causes $118M in Crypto Liquidations

On Thursday, bitcoin (BTC) peaked at $66,455 per coin around 7 a.m. EDT but dropped to approximately $64,516 by noon. The volatile movements resulted in $118.82 million in liquidations across the crypto economy, with long positions accounting for $61 million of that total. Bitcoin’s Rapid Rise and Fall Triggers Major Liquidations in Crypto Economy Bitcoin … Read more

Ethereum Surges Over 4% As SEC Closes Investigation Into Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum has risen by over 4% today, reclaiming the $3,500 mark, following significant news from the SEC. According to on-chain reports, after @Consensys announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the SEC had closed its investigation into Ethereum 2.0, a whale purchased an additional 5,603 $ETH, valued at $19.6 million. This whale has been actively accumulating … Read more

Bitwise Investments Updates Ethereum ETF Filing, Reveals $2.5M Seed Interest

Bitwise Investments, a prominent cryptocurrency asset management firm that offers diverse investment products and services focused on digital assets, has updated its ether-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), revealing $2.5 million in seed investment interest. Bitwise’s Ether ETF Filing With SEC Highlights Pantera’s Interest As the spot … Read more

SEC Closes Ethereum 2.0 Investigation

Consensys has announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to close its investigation into Ethereum 2.0. This decision implies that the SEC will not allege that sales of ETH are securities transactions. The announcement follows a request from Consensys to the SEC to affirm that the approval of ETH exchange-traded funds … Read more

Tech Entrepreneur Suggests Mainstream Companies May Have Adopted NFT Loyalty Programs Prematurely

According to Juan Otero, CEO of the crypto-native travel booking platform Travala, many mainstream companies that attempted to use non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for customer or user loyalty programs may have seized the opportunity prematurely. Otero argued that at the time, Web3 companies had not “even figured out the best ways to use NFTs in loyalty … Read more