Mining difficulty passes 50 trillion — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

    Bitcoin fundamentals are blasting ahead as May comes to an end, while traders remain torn over BTC price strength. Bitcoin starts a new week in an altogether different mood as the weekly candle close brings a move higher. The largest cryptocurrency, still stuck in a narrow range, is at last showing signs of life after several…

    Bitcoin, gold and the debt ceiling — Does something have to give?

    Traders are still tiptoeing around markets, as multiple risk events remain at the forefront, but BTC margin and futures markets are starting to favor a bullish breakout. Bitcoin has been trying to break above the $27,500 resistance for the past week but to no avail. One of the reasons limiting Bitcoin’s upside is the risk of an…

    The Ethereum Foundation just sold $30M in Ether — But will ETH price fall this time?

    Ethereum Foundation’s previous big sale of ETH preceded a bear market, but there’s little evidence that such sales affect the general market trend. On May 6, Ethereum Foundation transferred nearly $30 million in Ether to the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, causing jitters in the market about a potential selloff event. ETH price fell 4.8% to $1,900 on the…

    Ethereum is going to transform investing

    Expect to see tokenized securities proliferate in the years ahead — along with heavy investments in Ethereum staking pools. Ethereum is often depicted as traditional finance’s adversary in a Manichean struggle for decentralization. In reality, there isn’t any conflict at all. Rather than subverting the traditional financial sector, Ethereum is improving it. Soon, the two…

    Researchers find cryptocurrency ‘signatures of maturity’ similar to equities market

    Scientists at the University of Melbourne and Tsinghua University published pre-print research comparing the cryptocurrency market to traditional equities. A pair of computer science researchers recently published pre-print research indicating that the nascent cryptocurrency market is beginning to show a level of maturity similar to the traditional equities market. Dubbed “Collective dynamics, diversification and optimal…

    Bitcoin on-chain data highlights the steps BTC is taking to exit the bear market

    A fresh report from Glassnode suggests that Bitcoin has built a solid foundation below the $30,000 level. Glassnode’s latest analysis suggests that Bitcoin has built a strong foundation below the $30,000 level, and the current supply structure shows similarities to early 2016 and early 2019. The report shows that the Long-Term Holder (LTH) supply is just shy…