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Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. An X post by Anita Posch warning about the risks of governments and institutions buying up large amounts of bitcoin went viral this week— even if just because of the trollish community note that appeared underneath it. I think the main concern here is that these big holders could influence the Bitcoin consensus rules to impose censorship.When it comes to censorship specifically, mining centralization is actually a more direct threat. But if it’s just miners censoring, it would only last for as long as a majority of miners is willing to keep doing it— at the expense…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. With the XRP price set to make its next move, crypto analyst Dark Defender has revealed the next major support and resistance levels for the crypto. The analyst also suggested that XRP’s next move could happen sooner than expected.  Next Major Support And Resistance Levels For The XRP Price In an X post, Dark Defender mentioned $2.42, $2.52, $2.71, and $5.85 as the next major support levels for the XRP price. Meanwhile, the crypto analyst highlighted $2.29, $2.24, $2.10, and $2.02 as the next major support levels for XRP. The analyst made these…

Last year, after a three-year-long pause, we emerged from the pandemic stronger than before and reunited in Bogotá for the largest and some would say, “best Devcon yet.” Since then, we were frequently asked “wen Devcon 7?” Well, today, we have some news! 😃 🎉 🥁 When is Devcon 7!? 🥁 We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Devcon 7 will be coming to Southeast Asia in 2024! 🎊 Before you ask if we got our years right, we’ll let you know why we are scheduling Devcon 7 for 2024. We thought long and hard about this. Here’s why:…

Introducing Vana (VANA) on Binance Launchpool Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its latest Launchpool project—Vana (VANA), marking the platform’s 62nd addition to its innovative token farming initiative. Users will be allowed to lock their BNB and FDUSD to receive VANA airdrops over a two-day farming period, starting from December 14, 2024, at 00:00 UTC and ending on December 15, 2024, at 23:59 UTC. The project has already created a buzz within the cryptocurrency community, with Binance confirming it will be the first platform to list the VANA token. Mark your calendars as trading will begin on December…

Ampera’s AMP rose 62% in the last 24 hours and continued its rally as on-chain metrics indicated whales have begun accumulating the altcoin, driven by its increasing utility. AMP (AMP) soared to a high of $0.0133 on Wednesday morning, marking a jump of over 330% from its lowest point this year. The surge in price pushed its market cap over $1 billion for the first time in 29 months before settling at $978 million when writing.  The altcoin’s rally coincided with a 750% surge in daily trading volume, which reached over $601 million, while AMP also trended on Google on…

Re-imagining DeFi leverage products Layer3 is excited to announce our newest partnership with Bracket Labs. Bracket protocol, created by Bracket Labs, is a new decentralized on-chain leverage protocol aimed at making derivative products easy to use in Web3. Its first application, BracketX, creates LONG and SHORT strategies with similar payoffs to Bear Put and Bull Call option spread strategies but with fixed durations (e.g. 4 hour, 8 hour, 24 hour), fixed premiums, and fixed potential 10x payoffs. Our first Quest with BracketX helps you learn about the protocol in more detail, and buy your first Bracket! Ready to go? Try…

contributor Posted: December 15, 2024 Solana could soar by 70%, reaching the $400 level, if it closes a daily candle above the $235 level. SOL, worth $32.54 million, was moved out from the exchanges. Despite the ongoing struggles across the cryptocurrency market, VanEck, the asset manager giant, has made a bold prediction for Solana [SOL], garnering significant attention from crypto enthusiasts. However, the current market sentiment remains unpredictable due to the high volatility and notable price fluctuations in recent days. VanEck’s bold predictions for Solana In a post on X (formerly Twitter), VanEck noted that the crypto bull market is expected…

MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, will officially join the Nasdaq-100 index effective Dec. 23. The company’s inclusion follows an eventful year that saw its stock value increase more than sixfold. The Nasdaq-100 index is up 29.4% in 2024. What does it mean? Joining the Nasdaq-100 index ranks MicroStrategy, the software company turned Bitcoin (BTC) treasury, among some of the biggest corporations, including Apple Inc., with a market cap exceeding $3 trillion; Microsoft Corporation, valued at over $2 trillion; NVIDIA Corporation, boasting a market cap surpassing $1 trillion; Amazon.com Inc., with its market cap of around $1.5 trillion; and…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. In a notable development for the cryptocurrency landscape, Japanese Member of Parliament Satoshi Hamada has urged his government to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, aligning Japan with a growing global trend where nations like the United States are exploring similar initiatives.  Bitcoin Adoption Surges Among Nations And Major Corporations Hamada’s proposal reflects a broader interest in diversifying national reserves with cryptocurrencies, particularly following recent discussions in the Japanese parliament about reserve movements in the US and other countries. This surge in interest comes on the heels of Texas’s significant legislative efforts. The Texas…

Withdrawals are coming! The Shapella network upgrade will activate on the Goerli network at epoch 162304, scheduled for 10:25:36 PM UTC on Mar. 14, 2023Stakers & node operators should read this post as well as the Withdrawals FAQThe Zhejiang testnet can be used to test Shapella functionality prior to the Goerli upgradeA Shapella Community Call is scheduled for 15:00 UTC on Mar. 13, 2023You can now sign up to receive emails for these upgrade announcements. Scroll to the bottom of the page to do so 📩 After a smooth Sepolia transition, the Shapella upgrade is now scheduled for the Goerli…