RUNING THE PARTY? Bitcoin’s once-every-four-years “halving” was supposed to bring a steep cut in revenue for crypto miners, since their rewards for new data blocks would drop by 50%. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor’s new Runes protocol – for minting digital tokens on top of the oldest and largest blockchain – proved so…

Business Resource Groups. To deepen our culture of inclusion in the workplace, we have 10 Business Resource Groups (BRG) across the company to connect more than 160,000 participating employees around common interests, as well as to foster networking and camaraderie. Groups welcome anyone — allies and those with shared affinities alike. For example, some of…

The rapidly rising validator count on the Ethereum blockchain following the Shapella upgrade in April last year is causing concerns about technical capacity and centralization, Fidelity Digital Assets wrote in a research report on Thursday. Fidelity noted that “with the lowered risk from increased liquidity, the active validator count has risen by 74%,” and said…

Bitcoin (BTC) mining was more profitable in February than in January as the price of the world’s largest cryptocurrency rose 15% while the network hashrate increased at a slower rate of 9%, investment bank Jefferies said in a research report on Monday. Publicly listed North American mining companies produced a smaller share of bitcoin compared…

HALVE TIME: The expected date of the next Bitcoin halving keeps creeping forward – thanks to miners upgrading to faster, more powerful machines and powering up older models, incentivized by this year’s BTC price runup to a new all-time high around $74,000. The halving’s ETA is now somewhere around mid-April, a couple weeks earlier than…

Spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds could see $220 billion of inflows over the next three years, which means BTC’s price could quadruple to $280,000 when applying the multiplier on new capital, broker JMP Securities said in a research report Wednesday. JMP analysts said crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) remains well-positioned if their inflow estimates prove to…

In the dynamic world of trading, navigating the markets often requires a strategic approach. With that in mind, many traders consider the risk-reward ratio an essential component of their trading approach. This concept is used by traders to manage losses and positive outcomes by making informed decisions based on statistical data. In this article, we…

TERRA-FI-ING? If it seems too good to be true, it sometimes is. But hope springs eternal that the crypto project Ethena’s new USDe token might prove sustainable despite yields that typically might signify high risk. Described as a “synthetic dollar” rather than a stablecoin, USDe is backed by Ethereum liquid staking tokens such as Lido’s…

Ether (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, has outperformed its larger rival bitcoin (BTC), with a 33% gain year-to-date. This rally is being driven by catalysts other than the potential approval of a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), broker Bernstein said in a research report on Monday. Firstly, the ether supply is deflationary and has not increased…

As you probably know, currency pairs are the main assets on the foreign exchange (FX) marketplace. Every trade within the forex market — whether buying or selling — takes place through these pairs. You may think of them as dance partners on a global stage, each with its unique rhythm and sway.  Some stand out…