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Crypto traders chase after neutral-to-bullish options as Bitcoin price targets $20,000 and the total crypto market cap surges above $900 billion. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization reached its highest level in over two months on Jan. 13 after breaking above the $900 billion mark on Jan. 12. While the 15.5% year-to-date gain sounds promising, the…

The toolkit will allow for creators of sidechains to choose their own consensus mechanism and other application-specific features, whilst inheriting the security of the main chain. Input Output Global (IOG) — the team behind the Cardano ecosystem — will release a software toolkit in late Jan. 2023 that will enable developers to deploy custom-built sidechains…

The parallels between Sam Bankman-Fried and Bernie Madoff are ample. On the bright side, both men highlighted the fact that Bitcoin maximalists are immune to Ponzi schemes. Long before Bitcoin, Bernie Madoff sat atop the longest-running, largest fraud in history. The rise and real-time fall of Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, former CEO of crypto exchange FTX,…

According to Northern Data AG, it generated a total of 2,798 BTC in the fiscal year 2022. Northern Data AG, a German company that specializes in Bitcoin mining and cloud computing, has released earnings results for its mining division. Northern Data AG said that in fiscal 2022, it mined 2,798 Bitcoin, up 315% from the previous…

The last time Bitcoin saw such a long streak of green candles was July 2021, during the height of the pandemic. Bitcoin has clocked eight straight days of increasing prices and has surged back above $18,000 for the first time since mid-December. The cryptocurrency hadn’t recorded such a prolonged winning streak since July 2021, at the…

Digital Currency Group’s ongoing financial distress isn’t likely to cause much further strain on crypto prices, according to Galaxy Digital Holdings CEO Mike Novogratz. Galaxy Digital Holdings CEO Mike Novogratz has hosed down fears over the crisis facing Digital Currency Group (DCG) and Genesis, saying while it’s “not good news,” it won’t “include a lot…