Can Terra’s UST Stablecoin Hold Its Peg?

Key Takeaways UST is an algorithmic stablecoin on Terra. It’s pegged to the value of the U.S dollar. Because UST is unbacked, it can potentially de-peg from the dollar during periods of... Read more »

FSInsight report says a single spark could see BTC 5X

Financial research firm FSInsight predicts in a new report that Bitcoin could reach $222,000, and Ether could reach $12,000, by the end of 2022. At current prices of BTC ($43,350) and ETH... Read more »

Electricity Consumption Spikes in Irkutsk as More Russians Start Mining Cryptocurrency

Electricity suppliers in the Russian region of Irkutsk have registered a surge in power consumption in residential areas which they are blaming on cryptocurrency mining. Planes with mining equipment from restricted China... Read more »

New tax proposal in Kazakhstan could push crypto miners out

Kazakhstan may soon prove to be a hostile location for crypto miners as the Asian country’s government has proposed a hike in its electricity tariff and taxes for crypto miners. Kazakhstan proposes... Read more »

Bitcoin bulls aim to solidify control over BTC price by flipping $44K to support

Hope for the possibility of another significant rally in the cryptocurrency market has returned, even though Bitcoin (BTC) rejected at $45,500. Currently, bulls are looking to shore up their defense at the $43,000... Read more »

Metaverse That Doesn’t Exist Yet Bags $70M in Ethereum

Key Takeaways A new gaming project called Pixelmon has raised $71.4 million in an NFT sale. In the hours after the mint, Pixelmon NFT prices crashed hard, giving early minters a paper... Read more »

US Senator: China’s Digital Currency Could Subvert US Sanctions, Enhance Surveillance Capabilities

A U.S. senator has warned about China’s central bank digital currency. “Analysts have raised the eCNY’s potential to subvert U.S. sanctions, facilitate illicit money flows, enhance China’s surveillance capabilities, and provide Beijing... Read more »

US national figure skating body adopts Bitcoin donations

The United States national governing body for the sport of figure skating, the U.S. Figure Skating, is the latest organization in the country to enable donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The... Read more »

What is PulseX and Why Did People Give It a Billion Dollars?

On Jan 10th, the first stage of PulseX’s “sacrifice” ended, bringing total investment into the project to $1 billion and making it one of the largest funding rounds (albeit unofficial) in crypto... Read more »

The Miner Capitulation Number: A Look at When Bitcoin’s Price Crashed Below the Cost of Production

Over the last 30 days, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along at the highest levels ever recorded during the network’s lifetime. Bitcoin’s price improved recently but it is still down 38% from... Read more »