US Senator’s Resolution Encourages Capitol Gift Shops to Accept Cryptocurrency

A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a resolution that encourages Capitol gift shops to accept cryptocurrency payments. He stressed that lawmakers “should increase accessibility and signal our support for the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry... Read more »

Bitcoin aims for $25K as institutional demand increases and economic data soothes investor fears

Bitcoin (BTC) price broke above $22,500 on Jan. 20 and has since been able to defend that level — accumulating 40.5% gains in the month of January. The move accompanied improvements in... Read more »

Polygon surpasses BNB Chain in daily transactions as MATIC pumps 20% over weekend

Polygon, the Ethereum scaling solution, has surpassed BNB Chain in the number of daily transactions, according to on-chain data analyzed by CryptoSlate.  On Jan. 29, BNB Chain recorded 3,007,245 transactions, while Polygon... Read more »

Kazakhstan Parliament Adopts Law Regulating Crypto Mining and Exchange

Lawmakers in Nur-Sultan have approved the final version of the law “On Digital Assets in the Republic of Kazakhstan.” The new legislation, including several other bills, regulates the circulation of cryptocurrencies in... Read more »

Binance blocks some accounts amid Bitzlato case: ‘Funds are safe’

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been silently shutting down multiple accounts on the platform in relation to the Bitzlato investigation, according to several users. On Jan. 18, a group of Russian-speaking Binance clients... Read more »

Bitcoin Difficulty Surges 4.68%, Taps New All-Time High; Metric Set to Surpass 40 Trillion

The Bitcoin blockchain recorded another difficulty increase on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at block height 774,144. The network’s difficulty increased by 4.68%, from 37.59 trillion to an all-time high of 39.35 trillion.... Read more »

Validators shut down as Secret Network struggles with leadership

SmartStake, a major validator in the Cosmos ecosystem, has announced that it will shut down its nodes following revelations around the Secret Foundation’s founder, Tor Bair, personally taking profits. Validator exodus The... Read more »

Bitcoin stays out of fear for 11 straight days as price tips near 24K

Bitcoin (BTC) has just clocked its 11th consecutive day outside the “Fear” zone in the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, cementing its longest streak out of fear since March 2022. Bitcoin Fear... Read more »

New York Considers Bill to Establish Cryptocurrency as a Form of Payment for State Agencies

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. state of New York to allow state agencies to accept cryptocurrency payments, including bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and bitcoin cash. The legislation proposes allowing crypto... Read more »

Bitcoin eyes $25K as BTC price nears best weekly close in 5 months

Bitcoin (BTC) spiked into key liquidity for a third time on Jan. 29 as the weekly and monthly closes loomed. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader on Bitcoin: $25,000 “in... Read more »