Rise’n’Crypto

If you are interested in Bitcoin, the biggest revelation of its early history for several years was just published courtesy of Martti Malmi, the earliest collaborator on the project with Satoshi Nakamoto. The emails are a veritable feast of lore, insight and predictions from Bitcoin’s creator, and we’ve got the most important takeaways for you, along with other news from the weekend.

Further reading:

• Newly released Satoshi emails reveal a treasure trove of early Bitcoin lore — Tristan Greene
• ZachXBT recovers majority of $177K stolen NFT proceeds after 9-month probe — Ciaran Lyons
• Privacy-focused Aleo users concerned after KYC documents leak — Amaka Nwaokocha
• Texas Blockchain Council and Riot secure win against US energy officials — Ciaran Lyons
• MicroStrategy’s X account hacked, shilling Ethereum token phishing scam — Tom Mitchelhill

References:

• Satoshi Nakamoto emails with Martti Malmi

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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Today’s episode is a mixed bag. French football club Paris Saint Germain is making a big play in the world of Web3 by operating a validator node for the Chiliz fan token blockchain. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank has published an article reiterating its hostile stance toward Bitcoin in the wake of positive sentiment driven by the success of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States. And, are artificial intelligence tools going “woke?” Google has apologized after its Gemini AI image generator produced inaccurate historical imagery.

Further reading:

• Paris Saint-Germain begins Web3 drive as a new blockchain validator for Chiliz Chain — Gareth Jenkinson
• Google updates Gemini AI, apologizes for ‘woke’ inaccurate imagery — Savannah Fortis
• a16z invests $100 million in EigenLayer — Zoltan Vardai
• South Africa eyes stablecoins and blockchain for digital payments — Arijit Sarkar
• ECB not convinced by ETF approval in the US, still dislikes Bitcoin — David Attlee

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

This episode of Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted by Gareth Jenkinson. You can follow Gareth on Twitter.

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

Another day, another episode full of the big stories from the past 24 hours in the wild world of crypto. We’ll start with two reasons to feel bullish about Bitcoin and end with Tether refusing to confirm or deny if it’s dropping support for its USDT stablecoin on Tron. Inside that story sandwich, we look at potential XRP ETFs and Do Kwon’s extradition.

Further reading:

• Michael Saylor to forever buy Bitcoin — ‘No reason to sell the winner’ — Jesse Coghlan
• Bitcoin pre-halving ‘pullback’ calls for $45K BTC price support retest — William Suberg
• Ripple ‘would certainly welcome’ an XRP ETF — Ezra Reguerra
• Do Kwon to be extradited to US following last-ditch effort in Montenegrin court: Report — Turner Wright
• Tether won’t confirm or deny if it’s dropping USDT on Tron — Jesse Coghlan

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

Today’s episode kicks off with yet another mystery, as several of the smaller spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their trading volume spike by over 1,000% yesterday. The sudden spike was not a whale or two throwing their weight around but tens of thousands of trades. We also follow up on yesterday’s story about U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s crypto enthusiast challenger, Ethereum hitting 22-month highs and Circle abandoning Tron.

Further reading:

• VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF notches 1,400% daily trading volume increase — Tom Mitchelhill
• Lawyer running to unseat Elizabeth Warren doesn’t mention crypto in campaign launch — Turner Wright
• Ethereum (ETH) price hits $3K for the first time since 2022 — Nancy Lubale
• Circle to cease minting USDC on Tron network effective immediately — Jesse Coghlan

References:

• Tron poised to lead stablecoin payments and RWA tokenization: Report

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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Today’s episode asks several important questions: Why is so much Bitcoin suddenly leaving Coinbase? Who are these whales? Who is the “Republican crypto enthusiast” that has U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren worried? Is morality subjective? Ok, scratch that last one, but we’ll answer the rest in this episode. Plus, BlackRock’s new ad calls Bitcoin “progress,” and Ethereum may be in for the biggest year in the network’s history.

Further reading:

• Bitcoin holdings on Coinbase reach lowest level since 2015 as whales withdraw $1B BTC — Prashant Jha
• BlackRock labels BTC as ‘progress’ in latest spot Bitcoin ETF ad — Martin Young
• 2024 will be the Ethereum network’s biggest year in history — Lugui Tillier
• ‘Flood of money’ from crypto Super PACs could fund potential challenger to Elizabeth Warren — Turner Wright

References:

• Eleanor Terrett’s Elizabeth Warren post on X

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned. 

Solely focusing on Bitcoin’s price swings to determine what’s happening will not give you the full picture. Bitcoin was relatively stable this weekend, but several stories emerged, and this daily debrief is non-negotiable! From Bitcoin price analysis to Coinbase dropping BTC payments and FTX creditors suing the former exchange’s law firm, there’s a lot of ground to cover today!

Further reading:

• Bitcoin price unlikely to hit all-time high before the halving — Marcel Pechman
• Bitcoin mining difficulty surpasses 80 trillion ahead of halving — Amaka Nwaokocha
• Coinbase drops native Bitcoin payments from merchants’ platform — Ana Paula Pereira
• Worldcoin soars 140% in a week as wallet app hits 1M daily users — Tom Mitchelhill
• FTX creditors sue bankruptcy law firm S&C, alleging fraud involvement — Ana Paula Pereira

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Today’s episode travels to all corners of the industry but starts with another important update on Bitcoin. As the halving event approaches, Galaxy Digital published research suggesting up to 20% of the Bitcoin hash rate could go offline after the halving due to unprofitable mining rigs. Meanwhile, inflows to spot Bitcoin ETFs are ramping up, Coinbase shares have surged, and why is 25% of Ether locked up?

Further reading:

• 20% of Bitcoin hash rate could go offline after halving — Jesse Coghlan
• Ether staking deposits touch $85B, 25% of circulating supply now locked up — Prashant Jha
• Bitcoin ETFs inflows snowball: Last 4 days bigger than first 4 weeks — Tom Mitchelhill
• GoFundMe shuts down Tornado Cash legal defense crowdfunding — Arijit Sarkar
• Coinbase shares surge 12.7% after fourth-quarter earnings beat — Brayden Lindrea

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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It’s been another strong 24 hours for Bitcoin, and we’ve got the latest analysis for you, including why some traders are cautioning about the Bitcoin “euphoria.” Elsewhere, ERC-404 has a new rival (of sorts), and gold ETFs are hemorrhaging assets under management in 2024, but is it going into spot Bitcoin ETFs instead?

Further reading:

• BTC price due $55.4K next amid warnings over end of Bitcoin ‘euphoria’ — William Suberg
• Bitcoin bulls flirt with $69K BTC price target as crypto market nears $2T — William Suberg
• Watch out ERC-404, there’s another hybrid NFT standard in town — Jesse Coghlan
• Fake Curve Finance app listed on Apple Store — Zhiyuan Sun
• Gold ETFs bleed $2.4B so far in 2024 as Bitcoin ETFs hit record volumes — Martin Young

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

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You wouldn’t think there would be that much price action in 24 hours, but since yesterday’s episode, Bitcoin continued to climb, took a 4% haircut, surged past its recent price high, and is now banging its head on what an analyst is calling a “brick wall.” And that’s just Bitcoin. We’ll also catch you up on Ledger’s partnership with Coinbase, Chainlink’s surge and more!

Further reading:

• Bitcoin price drops $1.6K on hot CPI as markets price out Fed rate cut — William Suberg
• Bitcoin faces $52K ‘brick wall’ at Bitfinex as BTC price erases 4% dip — William Suberg
• Bitcoin breaches $1 trillion market cap — Arijit Sarkar
• Ledger to simplify crypto purchases with Coinbase integration — Ezra Reguerra
• Chainlink (LINK) hits 1-year price high above $20 — Nancy Lubale
• Bitcoin ETF war could see many issuers never ‘break even’ — Jesse Coghlan

References:

• Cole Garner ‘brick wall’ analysis on X

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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As Bitcoin pumps, there are reasons to be cautious, but there also are plenty of reasons to feel bullish. Today’s episode looks at Bitcoin breaching $50,000 and why it’s different from the last time BTC hit this price level. Spot Bitcoin ETFs are scooping up 10 times the amount of Bitcoin being mined daily, and Argentines are using “crypto caves” to protect themselves from rampant inflation, but what are they? This is not an episode to be missed!

Further reading:

• Bitcoin trades above $50K again — Tom Mitchelhill
• Bitcoin ETFs are sucking up 10X more BTC than miners can produce — Martin Young
• In inflation-torn Argentina, locals use ‘crypto caves’ — Brayden Lindrea
• Crypto.com says big money Formula 1, UFC deals paying off as user base expands — Gareth Jenkinson
• Binance founder CZ’s sentencing date postponed to late April — Tom Mitchelhill

References:

• Crypto greed index hits highest level since Bitcoin’s $69K ATH — Helen Partz

So, grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into it!

Rise’n’Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants’ alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast’s participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned.