Nearly $41 billion worth of cryptocurrency was sent to two types of Ethereum smart contracts associated with NFT marketplaces and collections from the beginning of 2021 through mid-December, according to a new estimate from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. From a report: The metric revises an estimate the firm included in a December report on NFTs that was based on data through mid-October, said Maddie Kennedy, a spokeswoman for Chainalysis.
August 15: $62,991 September 23: $86,456 Bitcoin shot up 37% over the last 39 days, reaching an eight-month high on Monday. “Bitcoin is back”. The token held near $86,000 on Tuesday after a stunning multisession Read more…
The crypto industry’s top legislative priority failed on Tuesday in spectacular fashion. A procedural motion to advance the bill failed by a vote of 49 to 50, with a handful of Republicans joining all Democrats Read more…
Friday Bitcoin closed at just $59,948 — dropping 19% just for June and more than 50% lower than its record high in October of $124,310. To commemorate the occasion CNBC interviewed long-time bitcoin skeptic Jeremy Read more…