Bitcoin Network Sees Second Largest Difficulty Reduction of 2024

On July 4, 2024, the Bitcoin network experienced its second-largest difficulty reduction since the year’s start. The mining difficulty decreased by 5%, falling from 83.67 trillion to 79.5 trillion. Second Major Difficulty Reduction of the Year Hits Bitcoin Network Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped by 5% this week at block height 850,752 on July 4. This … Read more

From Peak to Present: GBTC’s Bitcoin Holdings Decrease by 266,827 BTC in 71 Days

As of March 22, the bitcoin holdings of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) have diminished by 27,917.37 compared to its status three days prior, now amounting to 350,252 bitcoin valued at approximately $22.2 billion. Since evolving into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on public exchanges, GBTC has shed billions in bitcoin over the preceding 71 days. … Read more

Saudi Arabia and OPEC Reveal Surprise Oil Production Cut; White House Insists Cuts Aren’t Advisable Right Now

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia and several major oil producers announced their plan to cut oil production by 1.15 million barrels per day, starting in May and continuing until the end of 2023. According to the Saudi Energy Ministry, the move was coordinated with some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and … Read more

Stablecoin Market Sees Fluctuations With Some Coins Gaining and Others Reducing Supply

According to statistics, on March 26, the stablecoin economy was valued at $135 billion, with the top stablecoins representing $31.8 billion or 75% of the $42.17 billion in 24-hour global trade volume across the entire crypto market. In the last two weeks since March 11, 7.06 billion USDC and 351.57 million BUSD have been redeemed. … Read more

Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to Say Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Be Bankers?

Growth is a goal that’s worth achieving, in most cases, and the current economic paradigm favors it. But when central banks start undermining their fiat economies and crypto companies begin to mimic financial institutions in its name, growth becomes an end in itself with self-destructive tendencies. Deutsche Bank’s head of strategy Jim Reid recently noted … Read more