Bitcoin News

Bitcoin News

Markets

Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Slides to Lowest Since April 2021. Here's Why

"Ether is a 'lightning rod' for negative sentiment from crypto native and external players and has several weak spots," one observer said.

ETH/BTC hits a three-year low. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Has Best Day in 2 Months as Markets Anticipate a ‘Summer of Easing'

The net percent of global central banks cutting rates is increasing in a positive sign for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

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Markets

Bitcoin Hits $66K as Soft Inflation Data Sparks Crypto Rally

Sluggish U.S. retail sales and softer inflation reports have opened the way for the next leg up in the crypto rally, Swissblock said.

Bitcoin price on May 15 (CoinDesk)

Policy

Sweeping ‘Bitcoin Rights’ Bill Becomes Law in Oklahoma

The new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

Tech

Protocol Village: Cyber, Formerly CyberConnect, Unveils Social-Focused Layer 2 on OP Stack

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 9-15.

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Opinion

Halving Impact and Macro Shifts Create Tailwinds for Bitcoin

Despite the drop in bitcoin’s price since April’s halving, there are still plenty of reasons to be bullish about BTC and crypto, says Paul Marino, Chief Revenue Officer at GraniteShares.

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Finance

U.S. CPI Softer Than Expected at 0.3% in April; Bitcoin Rises to $63.7K

In a year of mostly bad news on inflation, the government's Wednesday report gave some hope that Fed rate cuts might still be on the table.

The government's inflation report for April was released Wednesday morning (Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Approaches $63K Ahead of U.S. CPI Data

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 15, 2024.

BTC price, FMA May 15 2024 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin DeFi Tool Alex Lab Loses $4.3M in Hack, Offers 10% Bounty for Stolen Funds

The ALEX team proposed a 10% bounty on the total stolen funds in exchange for the return of 90% of assets.

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