Bitwise predicts 50% odds of spot ETH ETF approval, $88k BTC by year end
Bitwise researcher Ryan Rasmussen believes there is a 50% chance that spot Ethereum ETFs will gain approval in the coming months. Rasmussen shared his insights on the odds during a Feb. 26 interview with Yahoo Finance. He said: “I certainly don’t know if the market is necessarily at a point that the SEC would like […]
Backlash against identifying Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto grows on social media
As new information emerges that could potentially identify the creator of Bitcoin, speculation on the matter is being met with backlash on social media. Jack Mallers, founder and CEO of Bitcoin payment app Strike, said: “You guys gotta stop speculating on who Satoshi [Nakamoto] is … it’s so fiat … it’s childish … you sound […]
Polygon spinoff Avail raises $27 million in seed funding to build Web3 infrastructure
Avail, a blockchain infrastructure project, raised $27 million in its seed funding round led by notable venture capital firms Founders Fund and Dragonfly, according to a Feb. 26 statement shared with CryptoSlate. The raised capital will fuel the development of Avail’s three fundamental products: Data Availability (DA), Nexus, and Fusion. These components, forming what it […]
BitForex alleged $2.5 billion volume flatlines as exchange goes offline
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange BitForex appears to have gone entirely dark following the suspension of its website and trading application on Feb 23. Users have been unable to initiate withdrawals or access the exchange for several days, which boasted over $2 billion in trading volume as recently as Feb 24. Data from CoinGecko shows trading […]
New AI and hardware may crack the code on lost crypto
The following is a guest post from Robert Rhodin, the CEO of KeychainX. As the crypto market’s capitalization has grown, the diversity and complexity of assets also increase. This growth, supported by advanced technology and innovations, also increases the number of lost or inaccessible assets. It is estimated that hundreds of billions of dollars of […]
Bitcoin network congestion eases as mempool clears in February
Bitcoin’s mempool is a holding area for transactions broadcast to the network but not yet included in a block. Analyzing the mempool provides insight into network congestion, transaction demand, and fee trends, offering a unique vantage point on the state of the Bitcoin ecosystem. During the final months of 2023 and the early weeks of […]
Mystery Ethereum whale accumulates $411 million ETH in February amid ETF rumors
An unknown Ethereum whale has been accumulating ETH at a rapid pace since the start of February. Over the past 23 days, wallet 0x7a95c has acquired $411 million worth of ETH and stETH, mostly from Binance. Data shared with CryptoSlate from Spotonchain traces the ETH inflows into the wallet throughout the month, showing persistent purchases […]