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BitcoinWorld Arthur Hayes: Bitcoin Could Bottom at $40,000 Within Six Months BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has forecast that Bitcoin (BTC) could reach a local bottom near the $40,000 level w
Ether (ETH) slid about 5% on Tuesday, unwinding a 12-day rebound and triggering roughly $170 million in liquidations of leveraged long positions. The selloff also coincided with a sharp deter
Allium raised $40 million as institutional demand for blockchain data grows. Clients include Visa, Stripe, Coinbase, while Federal Reserve cited data. Industry consolidation continues despite
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly pushed for the creation of a new prediction markets mobile app—code-named “Arena”—a move that could intensify competition in a sector that has already
Key takeaways: Negative ETH futures funding rates and six weeks of spot ETF outflows highlight a fragile investment climate. Ethereum’s 53% market share in DeFi keeps it well-placed for a rec
@circle has published an internet-draft, draft-usdc-charge-00, that defines a common protocol for AI agents, APIs, and services to settle payments in $USDC over the web. The spec is filed in
@StarkWareLtd has unveiled a zero-knowledge identity system designed to let users pass a KYC check without surrendering their personal data to a central verifier. The prototype, called Privat
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Countdown to Compliance: EU Sets Final Deadline for Crypto Licensing The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has delivered a stern ultimat
Amid waning poll numbers and pressure from inside the Labour Party, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stepped down. During Starmer’s tenure, the government introduced a moratorium on cryptocurr
The crypto update reshaped on June 23 when Cardano flipped the switch on its Leios testnet, the first live trial of a consensus protocol carrying 705,000 lines of code and built to push base-
@StarkWareLtd has unveiled a zero-knowledge identity system designed to let users pass a KYC check without surrendering their personal data to a central verifier. The prototype, called Privat
@StarkWareLtd has unveiled a zero-knowledge identity system designed to let users pass a KYC check without surrendering their personal data to a central verifier. The prototype, called Privat
