Ethereum Faces Challenges as Rival Blockchains Gain Ground

Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer of CoinShares, has expressed concerns about Ethereum’s narrative amid the emergence of competing layer-1 blockchains. Bitcoin Still Preferred for Newcomers According to Demirors, new investors are more likely to choose Bitcoin as their entry point into crypto due to its simpler narrative as “digital gold” or “money backed by physics.”…

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Coinbase Stock Surges After Record Profits

Strong Earnings Coinbase, the popular cryptocurrency exchange, saw its stock jump last week after reporting its first profitable quarter in two years. The company posted a net income of $273 million, or $1.04 per share. Analyst Optimism Owen Lau, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., believes Coinbase’s profitability could change the perception of the company…

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Bitcoin Theft Allegations Involve Federal Officer

Raid and Missing Crypto In 2019, a police raid seized a hardware wallet containing 81.62 Bitcoins, worth $309,000 at the time. When investigators accessed the wallet later, the Bitcoins were gone. Seed Phrase Breakthrough Investigators discovered a device with the wallet’s seed phrase, a unique recovery code. Using crypto-tracking software, they traced the transferred Bitcoins…

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Bitcoin’s Turbulent Ride: Analyst Predicts Correction

Market Sentiment Overload Analyst MichaĆ«l van de Poppe warns that Bitcoin’s recent surge may be followed by a 40% correction. He believes market sentiment is overheated, leading to unsustainable price increases. Strategic Investing Poppe advises short-term traders to be cautious when prices rise rapidly. He suggests avoiding buying assets that have already appreciated significantly. Long-Term…

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Bitcoin ETFs: A Week of Massive Inflows

Inflows Soar to $2.2 Billion Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been on a roll, with a whopping $2.2 billion pouring into them over the past week. This surge surpasses any other ETF in the US during the same period. BlackRock Dominates BlackRock’s IBIT ETF has been the biggest beneficiary, raking in over $1.6 billion in…

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FTX Bankruptcy: Law Firm Accused of Fraud

FTX Creditors Sue Law Firm FTX creditors have filed a lawsuit against Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C), the law firm handling the exchange’s bankruptcy proceedings. They accuse S&C of helping FTX commit fraud. S&C’s Ties to FTX S&C’s relationship with FTX began in 2021 when FTX hired a former S&C employee as its general counsel. This…

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