Bitcoin fees skyrocket on spot BTC ETF hype

The prospect of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) being approved soon in the United States has increased demand for the major cryptocurrency, leading to a surge in transaction fees. The... Read more »

Bitcoin traders’ BTC price dip targets now include $30.9K bottom

Bitcoin (BTC) circled $36,000 after the Nov. 16 Wall Street open as analysis hoped for a deeper BTC price comedown. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin traders map out likely bottoms Data... Read more »

Sushi taps into ZetaChain to begin testing native Bitcoin DeFi swaps

DeFi platform Sushi has partnered with interoperability platform ZetaChain to explore the possibility of native Bitcoin swaps for its users across 30 different blockchain networks. Sushi’s deployment of its decentralized exchange (DEX)... Read more »

No civil protection for crypto in China, $300K to list coins in Hong Kong? Asia Express – Cointelegraph Magazine

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. Hot week for Hong Kong exchanges  Hashkey Exchange — one of the first regulated crypto exchanges in Hong... Read more »

German Parliament member ’staunch opponent’ of digital Euro, all in on Bitcoin

The European Union has been actively preparing for what it envisions as the future of money. Over the last year, it finalized its landmark comprehensive crypto legislation, the Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation... Read more »

Grayscale ETH futures ETF a ‘trojan horse’ for spot Ethereum ETF: Analyst

Grayscale Investments is using its Ether (ETH) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) application as a “trojan horse” to corner the United States Securities and Exchange Commission into approving its spot Ether ETF, says... Read more »

Bakkt shifts focus to custody services, adds support for DOGE, SHIB, other coins

Crypto firm Bakkt appears to be returning to digital asset custody as its primary business, adding support for six new coins, according to an announcement on Nov. 15.  Aside from Bitcoin (BTC) and... Read more »

Poloniex crypto exchange resumes withdrawals after $100M hack

Justin Sun’s cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is preparing to resume operations after suffering a major hack in mid-November, according to an official company announcement posted on Nov. 15 In the statement, the company said that... Read more »

I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however… – Cointelegraph Magazine

I just spent an entire week working in virtual reality using the new Meta Quest 3. While the experience still mostly sucked, I came away with some renewed optimism for VR in... Read more »

Bitcoin bounces at $36.2K lows as CPI inflation slows beyond forecasts

Bitcoin (BTC) targeted $37,000 at the Nov. 14 Wall Street open as the latest United States inflation data undercut expectations. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView CPI offers Bitcoin, stocks a pleasant surprise... Read more »