En juin 2024, le layer-2 ZKsync a lancé son tant attendu jeton ZK. En parallèle, celui-ci a été distribué aux utilisateurs via un airdrop communautaire. Toutefois, un récent incident de sécurité a permis à un hacker de récupérer des millions de jetons qui n’avaient pas été réclamés lors de l’airdrop. Revenons sur cet incident. Les […]
Un printemps hivernal pour les cryptos ? Si Bitcoin (BTC) a connu un nouveau plus haut historique à 109 000 dollars le 20 janvier 2025, le roi des cryptos et son secteur ont subi une importante baisse depuis. Et selon un récent rapport de Coinbase Institutional, plusieurs signaux convergents semblent indiquer que ce petit hiver crypto pourrait […]
Ethereum’s push toward layer-2 (L2) blockchain scalability may be a double-edged sword for Ether, potentially weakening the value accrual of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, according to a new report from Binance Research. The report suggests that Ethereum’s L2 blockchain networks — built to improve mainnet scalability and lower transaction costs — may be cannibalistic of […]
VeChain, a layer-1 blockchain platform focused on real-world applications, has added Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White as its newest official adviser to raise more mainstream awareness of blockchain technology. White, also the founder of Power Slap, will join VeChain’s advisory board next to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Konstantin Novoselov to drive real-world blockchain adoption […]
Real estate-focused financial technology firm Janover has acquired 80,567 Solana tokens for roughly $10.5 million. According to an April 15 announcement, with its latest purchase, Janover’s Solana (SOL) holdings reached 163,651.7 — worth about $21.2 million, including staking rewards. With this investment, the amount of Solana per each of the 1.5 million shares reached 0.11 […]
Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is preparing for a potential rally towards the $3,000 mark, a level not towardseen since early February. This comes despite a tumultuous month in which the altcoin has experienced a nearly 20% decline in price, reflecting broader trends in the cryptocurrency market currently in a bearish phase […]
OpenAI’s ambitions have always been out of the ordinary. Now, in an act of what some view as a direct challenge to Elon Musk, the AI giant is working on a social media app similar to X. Currently at an internal prototype stage, the app might be a social feed based on OpenAI’s image generation […]
Crypto market maker DWF Labs announced a $25 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance (DeFi) project backed by US President Donald Trump and his sons, as the company expands into the United States with an office in New York City. On April 16, Dubai-based DWF Labs said it had purchased World Liberty […]
Chaque vote crypto compte. Le secteur de Bitcoin (BTC) et des cryptomonnaies est devenue un sujet politique, qui influence même les campagnes électorales. On se souvient bien sûr de l’alors candidat à la présidentielle US Donald Trump, qui a eu comme argument de campagne de promettre de mettre fin à la guerre anti-crypto de 4 […]
Arnaque amoureuse. Les affaires d’arnaques cryptos sont malheureusement monnaie courante dans notre écosystème. Toutefois, certaines sont plus originales que d’autres. C’est le cas de l’affaire du jour qui repose sur une arnaque amoureuse et qui est parfois appelée Pig butchering, car elle consiste à garder sa victime le plus longtemps possible. Au total, l’accusé aurait […]
Poussée de fièvre. La guerre commerciale déclenchée par le président Donald Trump contre la Chine continue de secouer les marchés financiers, et plus particulièrement le secteur technologique. Le dernier géant à en faire les frais est Nvidia, dont les actions ont chuté de 8 % après l’annonce d’une perte potentielle de 5,5 milliards de dollars […]
In the latest installment of the “Bitcoin Policy Hour,” a weekly podcast produced by the nonprofit Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI), leading members of the organization discussed how a single policy decision by the United States government might catapult the price of Bitcoin to extraordinary new highs. According to Executive Director Matthew Pines, the world’s monetary […]
OKX s’implante aux USA. La plateforme d’échange de cryptomonnaies OKX vient d’annoncer qu’elle allait proposer ses services aux États-Unis. Une décision qui intervient après un accord de 500 millions de dollars avec le département de la Justice (DOJ) en février dernier. En cause, l’exploitation d’une entreprise de transmission de fonds sans licence appropriée. Mais c’est […]
VanEck’s head of research has pitched a new type of US Treasury bond partially backed by Bitcoin to help refinance $14 trillion in US debt. Matthew Sigel pitched the concept of “BitBonds” — US Treasury bonds with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) — at the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Summit 2025 on April 15. The new 10-year […]
The Bitcoin open interest has remained on the high side despite the price declines, suggesting that interest in the leading cryptocurrency by market cap remains abundant. This interest is no doubt a good thing for the crypto market, especially in the long-term. But looking back at previous trends involving the Bitcoin open interest, it is […]
Le retour des ETF Bitcoin ? Après une semaine difficile pour les ETF Bitcoin au comptant, avec des sorties nettes de 878 millions de dollars, le marché semble enfin reprendre son souffle. Les données récentes montrent en effet des entrées nettes estimées à 76,4 millions de dollars sur la journée du 15 avril, marquant deux […]
A monthly market review by publicly traded US-based crypto exchange Coinbase shows that while the crypto market has contracted, it appears to be gearing up for a better quarter. According to Coinbase’s April 15 monthly outlook for institutional investors, the altcoin market cap shrank by 41% from its December 2024 highs of $1.6 trillion to […]
A Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) executive floated a $1 million Bitcoin price scenario if the United States were to buy 1 million BTC. In a Bitcoin Magazine podcast, Zach Shapiro, the head of policy for the Bitcoin-focused BPI think tank, said that a 1 million Bitcoin (BTC) purchase by the US would have a massive […]
As the XRP price climbs back above the crucial $2 mark, reflecting a 20% surge over the past week, market analysts are increasingly optimistic about the token’s recovery and potential for setting new all-time highs (ATHs). Expert analyst Maelius recently shared insights on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that the current market dynamics […]
Stratégie de combat. La guerre commerciale initiée par Donald Trump met une pression importante sur l’industrie du minage de Bitcoin. C’est la raison pour laquelle le géant Bitdeer vient de revoir sa stratégie de développement. Car ses marges se sont effondrées sous le poids des tarifs douaniers américains. Du coup, son expansion tous azimuts laisse […]