Author: Crypto Insider

Bitcoin’s layer 2 Lightning Network has seen an estimated 1,212% growth in two years, with around 6.6 million routed transactions in August, a significant jump compared to August 2021’s 503,000 transitions, according to data from the Bitcoin-only exchange River. In an Oct. 10 report, River research analyst Sam Wouters explained the jump in routed transactions —…

Mainstream Bitcoin adoption won’t happen until it bridges to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) — the first point of entry for many real-world assets moving on-chain, a Web3 executive argues. Speaking to Cointelegraph, the founder of cross-chain infrastructure firm Botanix Labs, Willem Schroé, claimed Bitcoin “needs to start playing in the EVM world” for it to…

Digital asset investment products continued to see significant inflows in the past week, reaching the highest volume levels since July 2023, according to a new report. Crypto investment products saw inflows for the second consecutive week, totaling $78 million, crypto asset management firm CoinShares reported in its weekly analysis report on Oct. 9. According to CoinShares, the…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called Bitcoin a “super logical” step on the tech tree, which is free of government control and helps to fight corruption. “I’m excited about Bitcoin,” Altman told Joe Rogan during an Oct. 6 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “I think this idea that we have a global currency that is outside of the…

Bitcoin kept up renewed pressure on $28,000 into the Oct. 8 weekly close as geopolitical uncertainty entered traders’ radar. Trader: Bitcoin behavior at resistance “not the best” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price performance avoiding downside volatility over the weekend. The pair recovered from a snap retest of $27,000 on Oct. 6, thanks to surprise United States employment…

Gitcoin’s project lead said the snafu has resulted in nearly half a million dollars of funds being locked in a one-way contract address. Crypto developer platform Gitcoin has admitted to losing approximately $460,000 of Gitcoin (GTC) tokens after mistakenly sending the funds to an unrecoverable contract address. On Oct. 6, project lead CoachJonathan posted details of the…