Riot Platforms to add 33,000 Bitcoin miners ahead of 2024 halving

    The new rigs will add 7.6 EH/s to the firm’s self-mining capacity, but won’t be installed until the first quarter of 2024. Riot Platforms — one of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining companies — has bought 33,280 “next-generation” Bitcoin miners for its Texas facility, costing $162.9 million. The rigs, which were sourced from mining manufacturer MicroBT,…

    Bitcoin ETF fever returns: ‘Biggest’ inflow to ProShares’ BITO in a year

    ProShares’ BITO Bitcoin ETF saw a weekly inflow of $65 million as institutional investors have seemingly regained their mojo for Bitcoin futures. Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) fervor is back with a raft of new applications and an increase in capital inflows from institutional investors. On June 26, a surge of inflows to the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy…

    Ether price eyes $3K as exchanges’ ETH balances drop to an all-time low

    On-chain data and ETH price charts are beginning to hint at a possible rally to $3,000. thereum’s on-chain movements indicate bullish pressure building around Ether as its exchange balances reached an all-time low and staking deposits keep surging. Ether’s technical charts suggest that the asset can reclaim $3,000 if buyers are able to push above the resistance between…

    Bitcoin holds $30K as bulls flaunt their advantage in Friday’s $715M BTC options expiry

    News of regulatory enforcement against the crypto sector fell by the wayside as the Bitcoin price rallied above $30,000, and options data suggests the trend will continue. Bitcoin’s 15% rally toward $30,300 between June 19 and June 21 caught most traders by surprise, triggering $125 million in liquidations of leveraged short futures contracts. Narrowing down…

    ‘Bitcoin only’ buy-and-hold investment strategy outperforms altcoins over the long term — Analysis shows

    Historical data shows that apart from a few times since 2015 when altcoins outperformed BTC, a ‘Bitcoin only’ investment strategy has fared considerably well. Altcoins offer diverse, innovative features, promising technological advancements, and potentially lucrative investment opportunities. Many-a-time specific altcoins post handsome gains that surpass Bitcoin, popularly known as altcoin season. However, K33 Research analysis shows over…

    ‘The Great Accumulation’ of Bitcoin has begun, says Gemini’s Winklevoss

    With spot Bitcoin ETFs filings helping boost the price of Bitcoin, some suggest the “window to front-run institutional demand is closing.” Recently renewed optimism for an approved Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is igniting “The Great Accumulation Race” for Bitcoin, according to industry pundits. Over the past week, Fidelity, Invesco, Wisdom Tree and Valkyrie have followed investment giant BlackRock in…