Shares in payment technology firm Block Inc. tumbled after hours despite its second-quarter results beating earnings expectations, including a 34% year-on-year increase in Bitcoin (BTC) revenue. In a Q2 earnings call, Block reported a whopping $2.4 billion in Bitcoin sales on its Cash App platform, with gross profit from Bitcoin sales coming in at $44
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a temporary asset freeze against Utah-based crypto company Digital Licensing Inc, accusing the firm of perpetrating a $50 million fraudulent crypto scheme. On Aug. 3 the SEC announced it had obtained a temporary asset freeze, restraining order, and other emergency relief against Digital Licensing Inc., which
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been recently inundated with applications for Ether (ETH) futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with a grand total of 11 Ether-based filings being submitted in less than a week. The latest ProShares ETF application was filed on Aug. 3 and proposes an equal weight Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether
Let’s get business out of the way before getting to the fun part: Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, is heavily involved in virtual worlds through its metaverse unit, Reality Labs. However, its investments have yet to pay off, with the metaverse company reporting collective losses of over $40 billion. Despite the
Ethereum price is currently still below $2,000 but this could quickly change if some things were to come to pass. Some of the most notable things that have been going on for the cryptocurrency include the multiple exchange-traded funds (ETFs) filings that have been made to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). When
Unibot (UNIBOT) token was among the top crypto gainers in July as its price rallied by 400% in a month to reach an all-time high of $199.90 on July 28. The project defied the market’s negative trend as both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) dropped by nearly 4%. However, by August 3, 2023, the token’s
New York-based crypto exchange Coinbase reported revenue in the amount of $708 million in the second quarter of 2023, despite the regulatory issues it’s faced in recent months, boosted by a custody deal with Blackrock and institutional focus. The exchange said Q2 net revenue reached $663 million, down 10% versus the same period last year,
On the latest episode of Market Talks, host Ray Salmond spoke with Blockware Solutions account executive David Gamble about the future of Bitcoin (BTC) mining, expectations for the cryptocurrency’s price, and his views on how the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector needs to evolve. Gamble described himself as a staunch believer in DeFi, but he added
Optimism (OP) is a Layer 2 scaling solution, which operates as a separate blockchain built on top of Ethereum. Despite having a smaller total value locked (TVL) than its rivals, Optimism may still have the potential to thrive in the increasingly competitive DeFi landscape. Being one of the pioneers in the DeF space, Optimism initially
Coinbase’s Base network has released a user interface (UI) for its official bridge, allowing end users to onboard for the first time without relying on developer tools, according to an Aug. 3 announcement. The team has set Aug. 9 as Base’s “official” release date. The team will award over 100 Ether (ETH), worth approximately $184,000,
A quant has explained how the indicators like taker buy/sell ratio and Coinbase premium index can influence the price of Ethereum. Ethereum’s Relationship With Taker Buy/Sell Ratio & Coinbase Premium Index In a new CryptoQuant quicktake post, an analyst has discussed some metrics that could hold relevance for the ETH price. The first indicator of
In a recent CNBC interview, Ripple President Monica Long announced the firm’s intentions to re-engage with the US market. This development follows the major court ruling clarifying that XRP, Ripple’s affiliated digital currency, is not considered a security in US. Long expressed her enthusiasm for the clarity the ruling provides. She explained, “It’s been a
Israel is set to introduce more regulated cryptocurrency opportunities, with the country’s only public stock exchange preparing to offer new crypto services. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has signed an agreement with the digital asset platform Fireblocks to jointly offer a range of new digital asset products and services. Announcing the news on Aug.
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX filed a motion in court to remove its Dubai unit from the ongoing restructuring proceedings in the United States. In a court filing on Aug. 2, the crypto exchange argued that its FTX Dubai unit didn’t conduct any business prior to the bankruptcy filing, thus the subsidy has no likelihood of
Ethereum gas consumption of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) has gone through significant drops since its highs in 2021. Marketplaces and NFT projects that occupied top spots in terms of gas consumption at the time have since shown a sharp decline in two years. Data shared by the on-chain analytics platform Glassnode shows that gas usage by
Crypto-spouting Twitter bots could be playing a much larger role in artificially inflating the price of altcoins than previously understood, a new study has suggested. Using a sample of various FTX-listed cryptocurrencies in a study published Aug. 2, the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) said it analyzed over 3 million tweets posted between Jan. 1, 2019, to
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