Analysis Archive – Page 16
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Surges 15 Percent in the Biggest Single Adjustment Since 2021 as Miners Battle Multi-Year Profit Lows
Bitcoin difficulty jumped 15% to 144.4T after hash rate recovered from a winter storm dip. Miners face $23.9/PH/s hashprice at multi-year lows.
ProShares Launches IQMM, the First Money Market ETF Built for GENIUS Act Stablecoin Reserves
ProShares IQMM ETF holds only sub-93-day Treasuries, qualifying as stablecoin reserve under the GENIUS Act. 0.15% fee, same-day settlement, weekly payouts.
Tether CEO Reveals 94 Tonnes of Tokenized Gold Moved in Six Months for Near-Zero Fees as XAUT Crosses $4 Billion
Paolo Ardoino says 94 tonnes of XAUT transferred instantly in six months. Tether now holds 148 tonnes of physical gold, ranking among top 30 global holders.
Tennessee Judge Rules Sports Event Contracts Are Swaps, Granting Kalshi a Preliminary Injunction That Deepens the State vs Federal Prediction Market Split
Judge Trauger grants Kalshi a preliminary injunction in Tennessee, ruling sports event contracts are swaps under the CEA as 19 federal lawsuits reshape prediction markets.
Sharplink Holds 867,798 ETH Worth $1.7 Billion but Sits on $1.39 Billion in Unrealized Losses as 60 New Institutions Buy In
Sharplink now holds 867,798 ETH worth $1.7B with 46% institutional ownership, but ETH's 60% crash from August peaks leaves a $1.39B paper loss.
Bitcoin ETFs Are Sitting on $53 Billion in Net Inflows After Two Years, Demolishing Bloomberg's $15 Billion Ceiling by a Factor of Three
Bitcoin ETFs have pulled in $53 billion in net inflows since January 2024, crushing Bloomberg's original $5-15 billion forecast as BlackRock's IBIT rewrites ETF history.
Vitalik Buterin Says FOCIL and EIP-8141 Together Will Make Ethereum Censorship-Proof for Smart Wallets and Privacy Protocols
FOCIL expands Ethereum block proposers from 1 to 17 per slot while EIP-8141 elevates smart wallets to first-class senders, targeting the Hegota hard fork.
The White House Confiscated Phones to Force Banks and Crypto Into a Stablecoin Yield Deal, and Both Sides Blinked
White House officials collected phones during the third stablecoin yield meeting, pressuring banks to accept limited rewards as the CLARITY Act February deadline nears.
UAE Royal Group Miners Are Sitting on $344 Million in Unrealized Bitcoin Profit as the Gulf State Builds a 6,782 BTC Reserve
Arkham Intelligence reveals UAE-linked Citadel Mining holds 6,782 BTC worth $453M with $344M unrealized profit, producing 4.2 BTC daily from Abu Dhabi.
World Liberty Financial Picks BlackRock-Backed Securitize to Tokenize Trump Maldives Resort Loans, but Retail Investors Are Locked Out
WLFI partners with Securitize and DarGlobal to tokenize loan revenue from Trump International Hotel Maldives. Accredited investors only, fixed yield, Reg D.
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