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If you’re new to Bitcoin or the only sats you hold are in an ETF or a centralized exchange, you’d be forgiven for not knowing about Core vs Knots and the entire OP_RETURN saga. But if you’ve weathered a few cycles, HODLed like a champ, and are still scratching your head, it’s time you opened your eyes: the 2025 ‘spam wars’ bear all the hallmarks of the block size wars almost a decade before it, and it’s getting ugly fast.Like the block size wars, the spam wars involve a fundamental ideological clash over the core principles of Bitcoin, particularly scaling…
In the last 36 hours, the crypto market experienced its most intense deleveraging since 2021, as nearly $3 billion was liquidated across major assets. Ethereum (ETH) led the sell-off after recording roughly $900 million in liquidations, and even surpassed Bitcoin for the first time in months. Ethereum Suffers Liquidation Shock In its latest update, data analytics platform Alphractal pointed to the 24-hour Liquidations-to-Open Interest ratio as a crucial indicator, highlighting which assets are facing the heaviest pressure. It found that top-tier tokens like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum have not yet seen a full-scale deleveraging. However, mid- to lower-cap altcoins, ranging…
What’s going on with Powell Speech Today? As the dust settles from FOMC, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech today at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce has become the defining market catalyst of the week. Scheduled for 12:35 p.m. ET, Powell’s remarks come just six days after the Fed’s first rate cut of 2025 and at a moment when global markets, from U.S. Treasuries to Bitcoin prices, are searching for clarity amid widespread expectations of sustained rate cut decisions in 2025. (Source – PolyMarkets) Powell Speech Today: Powell’s Post-FOMC Tightrope Explained The Fed’s policy rate currently sits at 4.00%–4.25%…
Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade will launch cryptocurrency trading in 2026 through a partnership with digital asset infrastructure provider Zerohash — underscoring Wall Street’s deepening push into digital assets amid a wave of supportive legislation from the Trump administration.E*Trade clients will be able to buy Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Solana (SOL) in the first half of 2026, a Morgan Stanley spokesperson told Reuters.The announcement confirms a May 1 Bloomberg report that the brokerage planned to add crypto trading next year. At the time, Cointelegraph reported that the initiative was still in early stages as E*Trade sought partnerships with infrastructure providers.E*Trade was…
The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, the average difficulty level for mining a block on the network, climbed to a new all-time high of 134.7 trillion on Friday.Network difficulty hit a previous all-time high in August and steadily rose throughout the month, despite projections that network difficulty would decrease.Bitcoin’s hashrate, the average of the total number of hashes per second from all miners on the network, has fallen to 967 billion hashes per second, down from the all-time high of over 1 trillion hashes per second recorded on Aug. 4, according to CryptoQuant. Bitcoin mining difficulty climbs to a new all-time high.…
As companies race to implement AI, many are finding that project success hinges directly on the quality of their data. This dependency is causing many ambitious initiatives to stall, never making it beyond the experimental proof-of-concept stage.So, what’s the secret to turning these experiments into real revenue generators? AI News caught up with Martin Frederik, regional leader for the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg at data cloud giant Snowflake, to find out.“There’s no AI strategy without a data strategy,” Frederik says simply. “AI apps, agents, and models are only as effective as the data they’re built on, and without unified, well-governed…
The crypto market failed to sustain the bullish momentum over the weekend, which prompted Dogecoin (DOGE), along with several top assets, to record significant declines. The OG meme coin, for one, fell by more than 11% over the past week, dragging it to under $0.24. But data suggest that smart money is quietly loading DOGE, and a late retail stampede could create a perfect setup for massive upside. Retail Missing in Action DOGE appears to be in a phase where smart money, rather than retail traders, is driving the current price action. According to CryptoQuant’s Futures Retail Activity metric, which…
The crypto industry moves toward mainstream adoption, and Binance bets big on the Asia-Pacific region. This region represents nearly 40% of global trading volume and contributes up to 70% of digital asset adoption growth worldwide. In an exclusive interview with BeInCrypto, SB Seker outlined the exchange’s strategy for navigating the region’s fragmented regulatory landscape. Seker serves as Binance’s newly appointed Head of APAC and pursues aggressive growth ambitions. Binance APAC Head SB Seker on Regional Growth and Regulatory StrategySponsored Sponsored Seker, who joined Binance two months ago, brings a unique blend of regulatory expertise and private sector experience. The former…
The Bitcoin price is falling again this September, but SkyBridge CEO Anthony Scaramucci says there is no reason to call it a crash. He explained on a CNBC Squawk Box segment that the current weakness is part of a regular cycle that happens almost every year. According to the CEO, short-term fluctuations do not alter the broader picture for Bitcoin. For this reason, Scaramucci says he is keeping his bullish outlook and is not changing his prediction. Scaramucci Says Bitcoin Price September Weakness Is Seasonal Anthony Scaramucci says September has historically been a challenging month for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency…
The Ethereum price is back in the spotlight as market analysts and ETH’s own founder, Vitalik Buterin, outline bold predictions for the asset. While experts forecast that Ethereum could surge to $33,000, Buterin draws parallels between the cryptocurrency’s future role in finance and Google’s dominance in search. As a result, the ETH founder has suggested that low-risk Decentralized Finance (DeFi) may become Ethereum’s breakthrough “Google Moment.” Ethereum Price Projected To Soar To $33,000 A recent chart analysis by prominent market expert Egrag Crypto paints an optimistic picture for Ethereum’s long-term price trajectory. Based on the analyst’s chart, ETH could potentially…
