The much-anticipated Bitcoin Taproot upgrade passed the Speedy Trial, which was a signaling period which gauged support for the upgrade from bitcoin’s mining sector. Since SegWit, Taproot has been touted as the next significant upgrade for Bitcoin. Data from Taproot.watch, a webpage created by Bitcoin developer Hampus Sjöberg, released an interesting yet hilarious video to announceContinue reading “Bitcoin Taproot upgrade finally achieves activation lock-in!”

The ongoing market correction has changed a lot of perspectives in the community about cryptocurrency. Consider this, in April and May, BTC and ETH saw a 60% drawdown in their prices, while DeFi assets saw a 70% decline. So, many retail traders have started asking the question – is this the end of the bull run?Continue reading “Are people ‘underestimating’ this about Bitcoin and Ethereum?”

Two of the hottest trends that drifted over the past couple of years include institutional investment moving to include bitcoin in their balance sheets and environmental, social, and governance factors becoming a bone of contention. Thanks to Elon Musk’s recent tweets, the question of if the two factors are mutually exclusive started gaining traction. FairContinue reading “What ‘people misinterpreted on a massive scale’ about Bitcoin!”

Cardano, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency in the market, has been one of the most talked-about altcoins of late. Not so long ago, it successfully pushed out the first testnet of its Alonzo rollout. Since then, anticipation for its later developments has been sky-high. Cardano is in the news again today on the back of a conversationContinue reading “Cardano: First-ever Plutus smart contract goes live on Alonzo testnet”

Bitcoin’s Taproot update — the biggest anticipated change to the Bitcoin blockchain since SegWit— is up for another vote. Will it pass? Well, yes. At the time of writing, Taproot had more than the required minimum of miners, around 99%, signaling support to lock in the upgrade. As per the activation rules set by SpeedyContinue reading “What do you NEED to know about Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade?”

Is the mixed response to Coinbase’s direct listing forcing other crypto-exchanges to take a step back before going public? A recent development would suggest so. Kraken, at the time of writing, was the 3rd largest exchange when ranked by volume. However, its plans to go public via a direct listing might be on hold. At least for theContinue reading “What lesson is Kraken taking from Coinbase’s direct listing?”

The cryptocurrency frenzy has hit its community members hard, without any signs of settling down soon. Both Bitcoin, as well as the market’s altcoins, have suffered massive corrections of late. Talking about the former first, it has fallen by over 40% since the time it hit an ATH in April. However, by the looks ofContinue reading “Is this a good time to swap your altcoins for Bitcoin?”

For the past few weeks, Bitcoin has been the talk of the town, first thanks to Elon Musk, then because of its price. Though the market showed signs of ‘extreme fear’, most retail traders were viewing this as an opportunity to ‘buy the dip’. Bitcoin’s price, at the time of writing, jumped around 6% (overContinue reading “Here’s what ‘Cardano doesn’t care’ about and is eager to…”

ForUsAll, a retirement investment platform for small businesses, announced the introduction of the Alt 401(k). Set to go public in July, it allows clients to provide alternative investment options within 401(k) plans. For this ‘alternative’ option, the firm partnered with Coinbase. Here’s how it works: According to this collaboration, employees can transfer up to 5%Continue reading “Coinbase partners with 401(k) provider ForUsAll for crypto retirement plans”

Investors, mostly the institutional ones, continue to solve the mega puzzle. Should they buy Gold or instead go for cryptocurrencies which certainly got traditional institutional recognition over the past year. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top 10 coins have created a lot of buzz around the market. Many individuals/firms even boarded this bandwagon before FOMO setContinue reading “Why this institution is ‘going to stick to Bitcoin’”

Gemini’s Winklevoss Twins, Cameron and Tyler have been Bitcoin loyalists for a while now. Consider this, back in 2013, they bought into the concept when the asset was priced at around $150. Today, yes, the asset has suffered a few setbacks in recent times, but was trading below the $35k mark with a correction ofContinue reading “‘Even with Bitcoin at $35,000, it feels like a really good buying opportunity’”

Can Bitcoin surge and break the resistance? Can it cross the $40k mark? These are some of the many speculations that have been going around. Well, on the flip side, there have been a couple of bearish projections as well about the largest cryptocurrency in the world. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was tradingContinue reading “Bitcoin to $20k or $40k? Why ‘this setup is different…’”