Crypto Market Forecast: Week of July 24th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, a US congressman takes aim at CBDCs, RFK Jr. announces plans to partially back the US dollar with Bitcoin if he is elected president, and long-time-hodlers of BTC hit a new all-time high.
How The Lightning Network Grounds Bitcoin In Its Primary Function
In the growing conversation about the potential of Bitcoin to change the world, it is often lost that the primary offering of Bitcoin is quite simple; the cryptocurrency was designed to be a medium of exchange.
DeFi versus CeFi: New Data Reveals Major Market Share Changes After FTX
New data from Brave New Coin and others highlights winners and losers as the loss of trust after FTX triggers a significant shift in trading habits across the crypto sector.
LFG Market Integrates Portal to Offer Trustless Cross-chain Ordinals Trading
Portal, a self-hosted wallet and true cross-chain Layer-2 DEX built on Bitcoin, is thrilled to announce that LFG Market, a marketplace for Ordinal NFTs and Bitcoin-based BRC-20 tokens, has chosen to integrate the Portal DEX protocol to offer users cross-chain trading of Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of July 17th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, markets have been energized by a major legal victory for Ripple Labs against the SEC, Standard Chartered predicts prices where Bitcoin miner selling pressure will slow, and historical data suggests we are in a price period of consolidation.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of July 10th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, Bitcoin manages to hold the US$30,000 price level, the de-dollarization continues full steam ahead and another major cross-chain bridge appears to have suffered an exploit.
Bitcoin Ordinals boom triggers questions
Ordinals bring a new type of utility to the Bitcoin network that has resonated with users. However, Ordinals have also created controversy after they led to an increase in transaction costs and network congestion. Will the Ordinals debate define the philosophical direction of Bitcoin?
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of July 3rd 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, new information on the most tax-friendly crypto jurisdictions has been released, the market continues to benefit from bullish Bitcoin ETF news announcements, and spot Bitcoin trading activities returns to US-based exchanges.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of June 26th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the optimism surrounding the Blackrock Bitcoin ETF application and other filings fuels market bullishness, a leveraged Bitcoin ETF is set to open for trading this week, and on-chain data offers insights into blockchain halving cycles.
Babylon Chain – Securing proof-of-stake chains using Bitcoin’s proof-of-work
David Tse, a professor at Stanford University and co-founder of Babylon Chain, discusses the integration of proof-of-work Bitcoin security with proof-of-stake chains. The combination of these two opposing security models creates a more powerful protocol.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of June 19th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, a heavily backed Blackrock bitcoin ETF application creates market optimism, Binance.US finds a middle ground in its ongoing battle against the SEC, and Bitcoin Ordinals are not making the Bitcoin blockchain unsustainable to download.
Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom’s Bitcache Project Heads To Liquidation
Bitcache is a New Zealand-registered crypto company founded by Megaupload's Kim Dotcom with famed shareholders including Roger Ver and Simon Dixon. It now faces liquidation after a difficult beginning and a failure to launch.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of June 12th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the market cowers as the US SEC comes after significant crypto exchanges, Pew Research offers insights on how the American public views cryptocurrency, and long-term Hodlers remain committed to keeping their BTC on-chain.
Ordinals – A Cypherpunk’s Guide to Bitcoin
Brandon “Psifour” Conley is a Bitcoiner and cypherpunk and an enthusiastic proponent of the Bitcoin Ordinals Project.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of June 5th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, huge taxes for Bitcoin miners dropped as part of the debt ceiling deal, CBDCs remain wildly unpopular with most Americans, and a new report from Glassnode reveals the uncanny ability of many first-time Bitcoin buyers to sell at the bottom of a cycle.
Bitcoin and the Debt Ceiling: How the asset reacts to Washington
The White House and the US House of Representatives have reached a tentative agreement to raise the US government debt ceiling. This article explores the implications for Bitcoin and crypto assets.
