Crypto soothsayer
975K subscribers
3.51K photos
141 videos
2.27K links
Current news from the world of cryptocurrencies and market analysis. Read us and have up-to-date information! We are open for cooperation: https://t.me/kryptoadv
Download Telegram
Anticipated $1.4 Trillion Liquidity Boost Could Rekindle Bull Market Next Week ๐Ÿ’ธ

Arthur Hayes has predicted that the U.S. Treasury is poised to potentially release ๐Ÿ’ฐ $1.4 trillion into the financial markets next week from its Treasury General Account (TGA) and via reverse repurchase agreements (RRP).

๐Ÿ”œ Hayes believes that the upcoming May 1 Federal Reserve meeting won't significantly affect market trends. However, he ๐Ÿค” suggests that this substantial liquidity infusion from the Treasury has the potential to reignite the bull market.
๐Ÿ‘420โค139๐Ÿ”ฅ36๐Ÿฅฐ36๐ŸŒ17๐Ÿ‘Ž14๐Ÿ˜ˆ7
U.S. senators call to limit cryptocurrencies, because they are the best way to pay for sexual exploitation of children

๐Ÿšจ U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, alongside Senator Bill Cassidy, has called for stringent actions against the use of cryptocurrencies in child exploitation.

โœ‰๏ธ In a bipartisan letter to the DOJ and DHS, they label crypto as the favored payment method for child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

โœ๏ธ The senators cite reports indicating that the anonymity provided by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Monero significantly aids the trade of CSAM. ๐Ÿ“‹ A 2021 report highlights Bitcoin as the most utilized currency in such transactions, with over 1,800 unique Bitcoin wallet addresses identified in connection to suspected CSAM offenses.

๐Ÿ“จ The letter sets a deadline of May 10 for the DOJ and DHS to respond with their needs and assessments, emphasizing the urgency to address this illicit use of digital currencies and enhance regulatory measures.
๐Ÿ‘292โค109๐Ÿ‘Ž27๐Ÿฅฐ13๐Ÿ˜11๐Ÿ”ฅ9๐Ÿค”8๐Ÿ˜ข7๐Ÿ‘6๐Ÿ’”4
Optimism fixes significant testnet vulnerabilities following competitor's alert

๐Ÿ›ก Optimism, a Layer 2 blockchain network, has patched up two โš ๏ธ critical vulnerabilities in its testnet. These were initially flagged by Offchain Labs, their rival, who discovered potential security threats that could allow attackers to alter the ๐Ÿ”— chain's history. The issues, reported on March 22, included flaws in the OP Stack fraud-proof mechanism. Optimism addressed the vulnerabilities by updating its testnet on April 25, preventing "subtle attacks" and manipulations.

โœ”๏ธDespite the rivalry, Offchain Labs acknowledged the complexity of creating secure fraud-proof protocols. Layer 2 testnets serve the vital role of stress-testing the network to uncover such issues before full-scale deployment. Stay alert, stay safe!
๐Ÿ‘394โค139๐Ÿ”ฅ26๐Ÿณ25๐Ÿ˜ญ24๐Ÿ‘Ž8๐Ÿฅฐ8๐Ÿ‘7
U.S. Department of Justice: Tornado Cash co-founders were aware of money laundering and profited from the mixer

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has detailed accusations against Tornado Cash's co-founders, suggesting they were complicit in money ๐Ÿงบ laundering and profited from the cryptocurrency mixer.

๐Ÿ”จ The DOJ refutes the defenseโ€™s argument that co-founder Roman Storm was merely coding without charging for the mixerโ€™s services.

โœ”๏ธ According to prosecutors, both Storm and his colleague Roman Semenov were aware of and facilitated the laundering operations, continuing to promote Tornado Cash despite this.

๐Ÿค” The DOJ also highlighted that the majority of users accessed the service through its official website, which was under the developers' control. They argue that ๐ŸŒช Tornado Cash was operated as a commercial venture that financially benefited its creators, challenging the notion that it was a non-profit endeavor merely providing a ๐Ÿ•ถ privacy tool.
๐Ÿ‘324โค110๐Ÿ”ฅ16๐Ÿ‘พ16๐Ÿ‘15๐Ÿ˜3๐Ÿ‘Ž1๐Ÿฅฐ1
zkSNACKs restricts U.S.users access to Wasabi Wallet

๐Ÿฅ zkSNACKs, the company behind the open-source Bitcoin wallet Wasabi, has indefinitely blocked ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. users from accessing its services, including the wallet, APIs, and RPC interfaces.

The block is enforced through an IP address ๐Ÿ”ฅ firewall, preventing users in the U.S. and its territories from visiting its websites or downloading its products.

๐Ÿ‘€ The company cited "recent announcements by U.S. authorities" as the reason for this action. This decision follows the ๐Ÿ‘ฎ arrest of the founders of Samourai Wallet, another privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet, which officials claim facilitates money ๐Ÿงบ laundering.

๐Ÿค” The specifics of the policy change were not detailed in zkSNACKs' announcement.
๐Ÿ‘399โค130๐Ÿฅฐ29๐Ÿ˜ฑ23๐ŸŒญ15๐Ÿ‘9๐Ÿ’ฏ9๐Ÿ‘Ž6๐Ÿ˜6๐Ÿฆ„6
Australia's biggest stock exchange may list approved spot bitcoin ETFs by the end of 2024

The ASX stock exchange in ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia is anticipated to list its inaugural batch of approved spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the end of 2024 - Bloomberg reported.

โœ”๏ธ According to a report citing sources familiar with the matter, several issuers, including VanEck and local firms BetaShares and DigitalX, have already submitted their ETF applications earlier this year.

ASX, the leading equity exchange in ๐Ÿฆ˜ Australia, manages approximately 80% of the local trades and had a domestic market capitalization of $2.7 trillion as of March.

๐Ÿ‘† Since 2022, Australian investors have been trading spot bitcoin ETFs, which are currently listed on CBOE Australia.
โค210๐Ÿ‘172๐Ÿ”ฅ26๐Ÿฅฐ17๐Ÿ˜11๐Ÿ‘Ž4
A solo miner successfully mined a Bitcoin block and earned $218,500.

๐Ÿ™€ On April 29, a solo miner successfully mined Bitcoin block #841,286 using a hardware with a hashrate of 120 PH/s, as reported by CKPool pool administrator Kon Kolivas. This event occurred after the recent halving, which reduced the Bitcoin mining reward from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. From this block, the miner ๐Ÿ’ฐ earned 3.433 BTC, approximately $218,544, including transaction fees.

๐Ÿ‘€ Kolivas suggested that the miner had switched from pool mining to solo mining because pool mining was not covering his โšก๏ธelectricity costs, and he suggested that the miner consider renting out his hashing power.

๐Ÿ”จ Solo mining a block is a relatively rare event in the 14-year history of Bitcoinโ€™s blockchain, having occurred only 282 times. The average network hash rate currently stands at 591 EH/s, having ๐Ÿ“ˆpeaked at 728 EH/s on April 23. The hash rate has โฌ†๏ธ surged by over 90% in the past year, making solo mining increasingly challenging.
๐Ÿ‘278โค74๐Ÿ”ฅ31๐Ÿ‘€20๐Ÿ˜11๐Ÿ‘7
Experts point to a possible sign of the upcoming altcoin season

โฌ†๏ธ The decrease in transaction fees on the Ethereum network to a six-month low ($1.12) may indicate the approach of the altcoin season, according to Santiment.

Fees typically ๐Ÿ—ป peak at local market tops and drop to "resting state" minimums during its decline.

๐Ÿ—’ In February 2024, the metric rose to an eight-month high amid a ๐ŸŒŠ wave of interest in the experimental ERC-404 token standard. The current low values could predict an increase in network activity and positive price trends, the experts warned.๐Ÿง

"With markets mainly retracing over the past 6 weeks, the lack of demand and strain on the network may help turn $ETH and associated altcoins around sooner than many may expect"


- they indicated.
๐Ÿ‘251โค82๐Ÿ˜13๐Ÿ‘Ž10๐Ÿ‘7๐Ÿ”ฅ6๐Ÿ’…2๐Ÿฅฐ1
Peter Brandt suggests the end of the bull market despite the halving

The Bitcoin ๐Ÿš€ bull market may have already formed its ATH at $73,800 in March, according to technical analyst and head of Factor LLC, Peter Brandt.

๐Ÿ‘€ The expert referred to the concept of "exponential decay," which describes the process of growth magnitude โฌ†๏ธ decreasing by a constant percentage over a certain period.

๐Ÿ“ Historically, Bitcoin has traded within roughly a four-year ๐ŸŒ€cycle, often associated with halvings. Since the initial bull run, there have been three subsequent ones, each ๐Ÿ“‰ 80% less powerful than its predecessor in terms of price growth, Brandt writes.

Thus, if this statistical constant holds true, possible ATH of ~$73,800 on March 14, 2024, ๐Ÿ™€ has already reached its calculated peak. The likelihood of this is 25%, according to the analyst.๐Ÿค”
๐Ÿ‘245โค69๐Ÿ‘Ž18๐Ÿ”ฅ16๐Ÿ’‹10๐Ÿค”9๐ŸŽƒ4๐ŸŒ3
๐Ÿณ Whale alert!

๐Ÿ‘Œ An Ethereum Foundation-related wallet, inactive for nine years, recently became active and transferred 2,000 ETH (valued at $6.6 million ) to a new address.

๐Ÿ‘€ This wallet initially received 2,000 ETH from the fund on September 22, 2015, when the price of Ethereum was just $0.9.
๐Ÿ‘298โค80๐Ÿคฏ36๐Ÿ”ฅ32๐Ÿ˜ฑ18๐Ÿณ16๐Ÿค”7๐Ÿ˜4๐Ÿ‘3โคโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ2
Trust Wallet has returned to the Play Store marketplace

๐Ÿ˜ณ On April 29, the team behind Trust Wallet, owned by Binance, announced that the app had been removed from the Google Play Store marketplace.

According to the post, โณ a few weeks ago, Google informed the service about possible enforcement actions, after which the team filed an appeal. However, the corporation decided to ๐Ÿ—‘ remove the application without completing the review of the appeal.

โšก๏ธLess than an hour later, Trust Wallet reappeared in the Play Store.

โœ”๏ธ Despite the app's removal, the wallet's installation APK file could still be downloaded from the official website of the service.

โ—๏ธThe Trust Wallet team also warned about fake apps that began appearing on the marketplace.
๐Ÿ‘258โค69๐Ÿ”ฅ17๐Ÿ‘10๐Ÿ˜8๐Ÿ‘Ž6๐Ÿ’‹5๐Ÿณ4๐Ÿฅฐ2
The SEC has considered Ethereum a security for a year now!

๐Ÿšจ Recent court documents reveal that the SEC, led by Chairman Gary Gensler, has considered Ethereum to be an unregistered security since at least last year.

โšก๏ธThis insight emerged from an unredacted lawsuit filed by Consensys against the SEC, which is now challenging the agency's attempt to classify Ethereum under federal securities law.

๐Ÿ‘€ In March 2023, the SEC's Enforcement Division began a formal investigation into Ethereum's status, leading to subpoenas for entities involved with Ethereum transactions.

โžก๏ธ This move marks a potential shift from previous SEC stances, contradicting a 2018 assertion that Ethereum was not a security.

๐Ÿ‘† Stay tuned as this legal battle could significantly impact the cryptocurrency industry and Ethereum's regulatory status.
๐Ÿ‘339โค93๐Ÿค21๐Ÿ”ฅ18๐Ÿฅฐ15๐Ÿ‘8๐Ÿคจ6๐Ÿ˜3๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป2
USDC has surpassed USDT in monthly transactions

๐Ÿ‘€ The stablecoin USDC has overtaken the segment leader โ€” USDT from Tether โ€” in terms of monthly transactions, Visa analysts have noted.

๐Ÿ“ According to their data, in April 2024, there were 166.6 million transactions in USDC versus 163.6 million in USDT. The stablecoin from the Centre consortium first pulled ahead in December 2023, with 145 million monthly transactions compared to 127 million for its competitor.

๐Ÿ‘† However, USDT is still the largest stablecoin with a market capitalization of $110.3 billion. USDC's market cap is $33.4 billion.

โœ”๏ธ In terms of total number of users, USDC is also significantly behind USDT. In April, the former was used by 9.57 million unique addresses, while the latter had more than 34.2 million.
๐Ÿ‘265โค63๐Ÿ”ฅ18๐Ÿฅฐ6๐Ÿ˜5๐Ÿ‘3
The first Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs have officially launched in Hong Kong

According to data from the ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Hong Kong Stock Exchange, six new Hong Kong exchange-traded funds trading in Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded ๐Ÿ’ฐ a trading volume of about 49.4 million Hong Kong dollars ($6.3 million) during the morning session of their first trading day on Tuesday.

๐Ÿ‘€ Trading will continue today, but so far, the figures are not particularly impressive, considering that when 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs were launched in the ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. in January, their volume on the first day reached approximately $4.6 billion.

๐Ÿ’ฒThe price of Bitcoin reacted with a slight increase to $64,500 at the start of trading in Hong Kong, but currently, $BTC is trading again in the $63,000 range.
๐Ÿ‘264โคโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ50๐Ÿ”ฅ27โค24๐Ÿ‘11๐Ÿ‘Ž10๐Ÿ˜6๐ŸŒ6๐Ÿคช1
Lido Finance Reaches 1 Million Validators

๐Ÿ‘ Lido Finance has achieved a milestone of one million validators, making it Ethereum's top decentralized finance (DeFi) platform.

๐Ÿ’ฒ Lido Finance represents 28.5% of all staked Ether, in contrast to Coinbase Exchange's 13.6%, based on data from Dune. Currently, more than 27% of the entire Ether supply is staked.

๐Ÿ”’The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols has risen sharply, from $36 billion in the last quarter of 2023 to a high of $97 billion in the first quarter of 2024. As per DefiLlama, the total DeFi TVL now stands at $92.32 billion.
๐Ÿ‘236โค67๐Ÿ”ฅ28๐Ÿ‘20๐Ÿ‘Ž1
Is Bitcoin set for a sharp rise at the start of summer?

$BTC will close April with a red ๐Ÿ•ฏcandle, following 7 months of growth. Not too exciting, is it? However, crypto analyst TechDev has a somewhat different opinion in his post on X.

๐Ÿ“Š Analyzing the two-month growth chart for Bitcoin, he found a possibility that the next candle could be similar to the one we saw in November 2020. It might potentially drive Bitcoin's price up ๐Ÿš€ to $100,000. Do we believe it?
๐Ÿ‘275โค70๐Ÿฅด26๐Ÿ‘Ž12๐Ÿ”ฅ11โคโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ5๐Ÿฅฐ4
Coal company mined 425 BTC using its own surplus energy

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American public energy company Alliance Resource, which engages in coal mining, disclosed in its financial reports that it has 425 BTC on its balance sheet.

The company does not purchase the leading cryptocurrency but instead ๐Ÿ”จ mines it using its own equipment and excess energy generated. The coal giant, with a market capitalization of $2.8 billion, began mining in 2020 as a pilot project.

๐Ÿ—’ At the end of the first quarter, the company valued the cryptocurrency on its balance sheet at $30 million. After accounting for net property costs, this valuation increased by $7.3 million.
๐Ÿ‘260โค66๐Ÿคฏ24๐Ÿ‘15โšก12โคโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ6๐Ÿ”ฅ5๐Ÿ‘Ž4
Coinbase Integrates Lightning Network!

Coinbase has begun supporting the โšก๏ธ Lightning Network. For this integration, the exchange partnered with Lightspark.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Transfers via Lightning will incur a fee of 0.1%. Initially, there will also be a withdrawal limit of $2000 in BTC.
๐Ÿ‘347โค93๐Ÿฅฐ32๐Ÿ‘Œ16๐Ÿพ15๐Ÿ˜ˆ5๐Ÿ”ฅ2
๐Ÿคท Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to 4 months in prison for violating anti-money laundering laws, although prosecutors sought three years. ๐Ÿ‘€ Did his sincere repentance help?

Amid this news, the price of Bitcoin โฌ‡๏ธdropped to $59,000, although many had expected it to fall to $56,000. Is more to come? ๐Ÿค”
๐Ÿ‘286โค59๐Ÿค”30๐Ÿ‘Ž28๐Ÿ˜ข27๐Ÿ•Š14โšก13๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป13๐Ÿ˜ด10๐Ÿ”ฅ7
๐Ÿ™€ Roger Ver arrested for tax evasion

โ—๏ธRoger Ver, also known as "Bitcoin Jesus" and founder of Bitcoin.com, was ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™€๏ธarrested in Spain on U.S. charges of tax evasion, with plans for extradition to face additional charges of mail fraud and filing false tax returns.

๐Ÿ˜ก Authorities claim Ver hid his cryptocurrency assets from the U.S. IRS, leading to $48 million in damages. He reportedly controlled around 70,000 BTC through two companies, which he sold for about $240 million, misleading his accountant and the IRS in the process.

Ver used legal services to file tax returns that significantly undervalued his companies. Although he renounced his ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ U.S. citizenship in 2014 and moved to Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Justice Department asserts he was still required to pay U.S. taxes on specific incomes from U.S.-based corporations MemoryDealers and Agilestar. ๐Ÿค”
๐Ÿ‘303โค90๐Ÿค”36๐Ÿ”ฅ14๐Ÿ’”12๐ŸŒ11๐Ÿ‘10๐Ÿ‘€9๐Ÿ‘Ž1๐Ÿฅฐ1
Bitcoin risks collapsing to $50,000 - Standard Chartered

๐Ÿ™€ A breakthrough in the Bitcoin price below the $60,000 mark has again opened the way to the $50,000-52,000 range. This was warned by Standard Chartered.

โ„น๏ธ They cited a combination of cryptocurrency-specific and broader macroeconomic factors as the "new woes" factor.

โœ”๏ธ By the former, the bank means a five-day outflow from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs and a weak response to the launch of their counterparts in Hong Kong.

๐Ÿค” After the decline in the digital gold quotes below $58,000, there was a risk of liquidations as more than half of the spot ETF positions are "underwater", so the risk of liquidation of some of them should also be taken into account, experts note.

๐Ÿ‘€ Regarding macroeconomics, experts mentioned the deterioration of liquidity indicators since mid-April, noting their impact on the cryptocurrency market.
๐Ÿ‘217โค76๐Ÿ˜11๐Ÿ’”10๐Ÿคช10๐Ÿซก9๐Ÿคฏ7๐Ÿ”ฅ5