Bitcoin price dives 2% on US jobs data as Fed rate hike bets heat up

Bitcoin price dives 2% on US jobs data as Fed rate hike bets heat up

Bitcoin experienced a sudden drop to $27,000 following the release of US employment data, which showed stronger-than-expected job growth. This was seen as negative for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies. However, Bitcoin quickly rebounded and the focus shifted back to the $27,700 level. The data raised the likelihood of a potential interest rate hike by the … Read more

Bitcoin (BTC) Achieves a Month-long All-Time High Price

Bitcoin (BTC) Achieves a Month-long All-Time High Price

Bitcoin (BTC) Hits Highest Price in a Month Bitcoin (BTC) has reached its highest price in over a month, exceeding $28,000. Analysts attribute this surge to optimism regarding ETFs and seasonality. Last week, traders at Bitbank, a Japanese exchange, had already predicted this milestone. The $28,500 level is viewed as a significant support from the … Read more

Bitcoin Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor pitches BRC-20 alternative ‘Runes’

Bitcoin Ordinals creator Casey Rodarmor pitches BRC-20 alternative ‘Runes’

The inventor of Bitcoin Ordinals has proposed a new fungible token protocol called Runes as an alternative to the BRC-20 token standard. The BRC-20 standard has gained popularity but has been criticized for spamming Bitcoin with unnecessary transactions. Runes is a UTXO-based protocol that aims to minimize the creation of “junk” transactions and promote responsible … Read more

Beware of These Eight Common Bitcoin Scams

Bitcoin scams

Beware of These Eight Common Bitcoin Scams Bitcoin, a decentralized cryptocurrency, has revolutionized the world of finance. However, the lack of stringent regulation in the Bitcoin sphere has given rise to various scams. Here are eight common Bitcoin scams you should be aware of: 1. Fake Bitcoin: Scammers offer to pay you with bitcoins, knowing … Read more

How Bitcoin miners can survive a hostile market — and the 2024 halving

How Bitcoin miners can survive a hostile market — and the 2024 halving

The next Bitcoin halving is set to occur in April 2024, which will cut the production of new coins by 50%. While the halving historically leads to an increase in Bitcoin’s price, it poses challenges for miners who rely on block rewards for revenue. Miners must adapt their strategies to compensate for reduced rewards, focusing … Read more

Paxos’ $500K Bitcoin fee, FTX tokens sales set to begin, and more

Paxos’ $500K Bitcoin fee, FTX tokens sales set to begin, and more

Blockchain infrastructure firm Paxos has confirmed that it made a mistake in paying over $500,000 in Bitcoin transaction fees, and the Bitcoin miner who received the funds has returned them. A bankruptcy court has approved the sale of FTX digital assets, excluding Bitcoin and Ether, which can be sold separately. Digital Currency Group has proposed … Read more

Paxos confirms it’s responsible for $500K mistaken Bitcoin transaction

Paxos confirms it’s responsible for $500K mistaken Bitcoin transaction

Accounting firm Paxos accidentally overpaid $500,000 in fees for a Bitcoin transfer on September 10. Initial speculation on social media suggested that PayPal was responsible, but Paxos later clarified that the error was its own. The mistaken transaction was discovered shortly after it occurred, with fees of approximately 20 BTC paid to send just 0.07 … Read more

Establishing Confidence in the Bitcoin Network’s Reliability within El Salvador

Establishing Confidence in the Bitcoin Network’s Reliability within El Salvador

Building Trust in the Bitcoin Network in El Salvador Alex in El Salvador has established four pillars of Bitcoin education. The foundation is Mi Primer Bitcoin, offering basic knowledge. He left CUBO+ to start Node Nation, aiming to install Lightning nodes in high schools and teach technical classes to gifted teenagers. Afterward, students can apply … Read more

Bitcoin Exhibits Signs of Vitality

Bitcoin Exhibits Signs of Vitality

Bitcoin Shows Signs of Life Bitcoin experienced a slight boost in price, rising 3% to reach $26,400 before dropping back down below $26,000. The CoinDesk Market Index also saw a 2% increase before retracting. Throughout the month, Bitcoin has struggled to surpass $26,000 as traders awaited regulatory clarity, such as the SEC’s decision regarding the … Read more