Cryptocurrency

Following the prior difficulty recalibration that occurred 2,016 blocks ago—roughly two weeks back on Feb. 7—the Bitcoin protocol has now delivered a sharp counterpunch. On Thursday, at block height 937440, mining difficulty climbed 14.73%, effectively wiping out the earlier...

On-chain analytics firm Parsec is closing down after five years, as crypto trader flows and on-chain activity no longer resemble what they once did. “Parsec is shutting down,” the company said in an X post on Thursday, while its...

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Key takeaways:Professional traders are paying a 13% premium for downside protection as Bitcoin struggles to maintain support above $66,000.While stocks and gold remain strong, $910 million in Bitcoin ETF outflows suggest that institutional investor caution is rising.Bitcoin (BTC) price...

Dash, a layer-1 blockchain protocol with privacy-preserving features, announced on Thursday the integration of Zcash’s “Orchard” shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, a secondary layer on the L1 network that supports smart contract functionality.The integration will go live...

The United Arab Emirates is sitting on roughly $344 million in unrealized profit from its bitcoin BTC$66,481.46 mining operations, according to onchain data from Arkham, making it one of the world’s most significant sovereign crypto plays.Wallets tied to the...