Russia is 2nd biggest Bitcoin miner after U.S.: report
Russia is now the second largest Bitcoin miner after the U.S., according to a report by Russian media Kommersant.
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Memecoin PEPE falls 18% at start of trading week
PEPE, a memecoin launched on April 14, fell 18.81% to US$0.0000002626 in the 24 hours to 7 p.m. on Monday in Hong Kong. The coin is still up over 392% on the weekly chart and has a market capitalization of US$116 million, according to DEXTools.
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Bitcoin extends drop, stays below US$28,000; Solana, Polygon leads losers in top 10 cryptos
Bitcoin extended losses in Monday afternoon trade in Asia, along with all top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, with Solana and Polygon as the biggest losers.
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India’s finance minister lauds DLT, says crypto regulation does not mean technology control
India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in commending the potential of distributed ledger technology (DLT), has urged for a global consensus in regulating crypto while emphasizing that regulation did not equate to government control over the technology.
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China’s Changshu city to pay civil servant salaries in digital yuan
State employees in China’s Changshu City will receive their salaries in digital yuan from May, as China’s CBDC expands in daily uses.
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Terraform Labs Kwon to get Montenegro court hearing May 11 on passport forgery charges
Kwon Do-hyeong will have a court hearing on May 11 in Montenegro on charges of allegedly attempting to travel using a false passport.
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Bitcoin, Ether gain, but hold losses for the week; U.S. equity futures lose ground
Bitcoin rose on Monday morning in Asia but was boxed in below US$28,000. Ether and most other top 10 tokens gained, but not by enough to erase losses for the past week.
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Uncertainty in crypto cycles from Memecoins & NFTs
A new memecoin craze is raising Ethereum transaction fees, but it’s also bringing new liquidity in for non-fungible tokens.
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Weekly Market Wrap: Can Bitcoin float above US$27,500 after sinking below US$30,000?
Bitcoin fell to US$28,000 in the same week the European Parliament passed its landmark crypto framework. Industry analysts told Forkast that holding US$27,500 will be crucial for Bitcoin in order to spark an upward momentum.
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Bitcoin’s mempool congestion eases after millionth Ordinals inscription
Mempool congestion issues subsided after the Bitcoin network surpassed 1 million Ordinals inscriptions.