Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Entity-adjusted NUPL is an improved variant of Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) that discards transactions between addresses of the same entity (“in-house” transactions). It only accounts for real economic activity and provides an improved market signal compared to its raw UTXO-based counterpart. Bitcoin’s Entity-Adjusted NUPL has been in a downtrend since mid-2024, reflecting […]
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A Nigerian court has postponed the decision on the bail application for detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan until Oct. 9. Judge Emeka Nwite issued the ruling on Sept. 4 after hearing arguments from both Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, and the prosecuting counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, who opposed the bail request. New bail application On Sept. 2, Gambaryan’s […]
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Bitcoin miner Bitfarms issued a statement addressing what it called misleading claims by rival Riot Platforms amid ongoing tensions over the latter’s amended acquisition proposal. In the Sept. 4 press release, Bitfarms emphasized that Riot’s proposal is not about corporate governance but rather an attempt to acquire it at a discounted price. The firm further […]
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Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign is using Coinbase Commerce to accept crypto donations, Fortune reported Sept. 4. Haas made the revelation during a conversation with Citigroup‘s director of payments, Peter Christiansen, at the lender’s 2024 Global TMT Conference in New York. According to Haas: “[Kamala] is accepting crypto donations. She’s […]
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Yield protocol Penpie got exploited for $27 million on Sept. 3 after a malicious agent explored a vulnerability in the protocol’s smart contracts. Penpie is a yield protocol on Pendle that aims to boost rewards for users on the network. Reentrancy exploited In a Sept. 4 breakdown, blockchain security firm Hacken explained that the attacker […]
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Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The number of unique entities holding at least 1,000 coins. Bitcoin’s price has seen fluctuations alongside the number of entities holding over 1,000 BTC throughout 2024. According to Glassnode data, whale activity surged in the first half of the year due to the Bitcoin ETFs, with over 1,600 entities accumulating large BTC […]
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World Liberty Financial (WLFI) — a DeFi project tied to members of former President Donald Trump’s family — responded to a wave of speculation on Sept. 4 with a series of tweets clarifying its DeFi strategy and confirming its collaboration with Aave. In the posts, WLFI announced the partnership aims to develop a platform that will […]
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Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger voiced strong opposition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) decision to impose a $175,000 fine on Uniswap Labs for its illegal digital asset derivatives trading. In her dissent, Mersinger criticized the agency’s reliance on “regulation through enforcement,” arguing that the approach risks stifling innovation in DeFi and driving developers out […]
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Two major technology companies—Siemens and Samsung—have made significant strides in the crypto sector, each advancing their involvement in different ways. Siemens issues €300 million digital bond. German technology giant Siemens launched its second digital bond, valued at €300 million, on a public blockchain, according to a Sept. 4 statement. The bond, set to mature in […]
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The following is a guest post by Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of Komodo Blockchain. Bitcoin miner centralization threatens Bitcoin, but former President Donald Trump’s pledge to slash energy prices can ensure its decentralization.  Bitcoin mining pools, the majority of Bitcoin mining being done, appear to be centralized in China around a handful of entities—with Chinese mining […]
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Roman Sterlingov, the man behind the crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog, is contesting a potential 30-year prison sentence following his conviction on several money laundering charges. In a 37-page sentencing memorandum submitted to the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Sterlingov’s defense team contends that the recommended sentences of 30 and 20 years by […]
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Franklin Templeton has filed an S-1 application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a crypto index exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to the Aug. 16 filing, the proposed fund — dubbed “Franklin Crypto Index ETF” — aims to offer investors exposure to the performance of Bitcoin and Ethereum through a regulated financial […]
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Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Implied Volatility is the market’s expectation of volatility. Given the price of an option, we can solve for the expected volatility of the underlying asset. Formally, implied volatility (IV) is the one standard deviation range of the expected movement of an asset’s price over the course of a year. Viewing At-The-Money (ATM) […]
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Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The total amount of coins transferred from miners to exchange wallets. Bitcoin miners have reduced their transfer activity to exchanges significantly in 2024, as illustrated by the decline in the orange line on the chart. This trend continues a broader pattern observed over the past decade. Historically, periods of high miner-to-exchange transfers […]
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The Dubai Court of First Instance has affirmed the legality of crypto payments for salaries under employment contracts in a landmark ruling on Aug. 15. The ruling, issued in case number 1739 of 2024 (Labour), marks a significant shift in the UAE’s judicial approach to digital currencies, reflecting the growing acceptance of crypto in the […]
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino predicted that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) could become mainstream consumer products within the next 20 years. Ardoino’s remarks followed a breakthrough by Blackrock Neurotech, a portfolio company of Tether. The firm successfully restored speech in a patient who had nearly lost the ability to communicate via its brain implant BCI On Aug. […]
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Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has appointed chairs for the presidential transition team, which is drawing attention for its strong pro-crypto stance. According to an Aug. 16 announcement, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, a well-known Bitcoin advocate, and Linda McMahon, WWE co-founder and a prominent entrepreneur who has criticized central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), will […]
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MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization behind the DeFi protocol Maker, has approved a proposal to halt new borrowing against BitGo’s wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). On Aug. 15, MakerDAO revealed that it was reducing the debt ceiling for all WBTC vaults to zero. This move effectively prevents any new borrowing from these vaults and lowers WBTC’s loan-to-value […]
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Quick Take On Aug. 5, Bitcoin (BTC) suffered a significant 7% drawdown. The digital asset hit a local bottom at $49,000 before rallying to approximately $54,000 once the US markets opened. Data from Farside highlights substantial outflows from Bitcoin ETFs on this day, totaling $168.4 million. Leading the outflows were Grayscale’s GBTC with $69.1 million, […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris is about to announce her running mate for the 2024 presidential election, with Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz emerging as the front-runners. According to the latest data, crypto prediction market Polymarket has Shapiro ahead by 7%, with $119 million wagered as of press time. Harris’s decision is […]
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Dark Skippy, a recently discovered attack vector, poses a significant threat to the security of Bitcoin hardware wallets. The method allows a compromised signer to exfiltrate its master seed phrase by embedding portions into transaction signatures, requiring only two transactions to complete. Unlike previous assumptions that multiple transactions were necessary, this streamlined approach means that […]
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Geneva, Switzerland – August 5, 2024 – Leading crypto media research arm Cointelegraph and leading crypto research platform CryptoQuant have released comprehensive research reports offering in-depth analyses of the TRON network. These reports highlight a continuous rise in network activity and emphasize TRON’s high transaction speeds, scalability, and cost-effectiveness, which make it a preferred blockchain […]
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reiterated his support for Bitcoin and crypto during an interview with popular live streamer Adin Ross on Aug. 5. The former President reaffirmed statements made during his recent keynote at the Bitcoin2024 conference, saying that the US needs to foster innovation in the digital asset sector. He further stated that […]
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Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded over $5 billion in daily trading volume in the US on Aug. 5. This is the first time spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US have registered over $5 billion since mid-April. According to DefiLlama, BlackRock’s IBIT was responsible for nearly $3 billion in trading volume and managed to […]
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A coalition of US lawmakers has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to prohibit gambling on American elections. Several legislators endorsed the letter, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), along with Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and John Sarbanes (D-MD). […]
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Quick Take On Aug. 5, Bitcoin experienced its worst-performing day of the year, with a peak-to-trough drop of approximately 16%. However, it has already rebounded by roughly 10% from the lows, with the day yet to close. Historically, Bitcoin’s volatility has led to similar drastic declines. Analyzing Bitcoin’s returns following its worst daily performance of […]
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