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President Donald Trump signed an order on Aug. 7 allowing crypto in 401(k) plans, subject to agency rulemaking.The directive tells the Labor Department, the SEC, and Treasury to revisit constraints on plan menus, opening the door for defined contribution plans to add sleeves tied to Bitcoin and ether through pooled vehicles.The focus now is on the size of the default crypto allocations and the number of plans that implement them, since those factors will determine actual investment flows more than the policy announcement itself.According to the Investment Company Institute, defined contribution (DC) assets stood at $12.2 trillion on March 31,…
Key Takeaways The conditions across the crypto markets were strongly bullish. Ethereum approached the $4K resistance, and Bitcoin managed to recover from its retracement to $112k. Yet, there was reason to think altcoins might not be ready for a sustained rally. Ethereum [ETH] was closing in on the psychological $4K mark. Toward the end of July, ETH bulls faced rejection from $3,941. At press time, the price of the leading altcoin was just a few dollars short of this mark. Ethereum faced high selling pressure even as it closed in on the nearby psychological round-number resistance. On-chain activity was elevated,…
Onchain analytics platform Glassnode has revealed that most Bitcoin short-term holders are in profit. This development has raised the possibility of the flagship crypto facing another sell-off from this category of holders, who may be unable to hold during this period of sideways action. 70% of Bitcoin Short-Term Holders Are in Profit A Glassnode report revealed that 70% of the Bitcoin short-term holders’ supply is in profit despite the recent Bitcoin price pull-back. The platform noted that the deeper the correction, the more their supply is likely to fall into loss, a development which could affect these holders’ confidence. Related…
The team behind the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol CrediX Finance seems to have disappeared following a $4.5 million exploit that drained funds from the platform, raising suspicions of an exit scam.On Monday, blockchain security firms flagged the exploit and determined that crypto assets worth $4.5 million had been taken from the platform. In response, the DeFi protocol paused its website to prevent users from depositing any more funds. Blockchain security firm SlowMist wrote that six days before the exploit, the attackers accessed the protocol’s multisig admin and bridge wallets. The access was used to mint crypto that was used as collateral…
The crypto venture capital landscape has made a decisive pivot back to Bitcoin, driven largely by its growing success as an institutional asset. As Cointelegraph reported, the emerging Bitcoin (BTC) DeFi sector attracted $175 million across 32 VC deals in the first half of the year. At the same time, Bitcoin treasury companies are injecting billions into the market by acquiring BTC for long-term strategic reserves.The Bitcoin DeFi industry is growing as demand for BTC-focused financial services continues to surge. Source: MaestroBeyond Bitcoin, several recurring VC themes remained prominent in July. Investors continued to back startups in tokenization, stablecoin infrastructure and…
Minimum ETH threshold hit 🎉; genesis on December 1st, 12pm UTC Get your nodes running! and monitor updates through genesis 👀 Eth2 genesis, December 1st. Get ready! This week, the deposit contract hit the minimum threshold of 16384 32-ETH validator deposits, kicking genesis into motion. Genesis time is 1606824023 — that is, December 1, 2020, 12:00:23pm UTC. If you made genesis deposits, please make sure you’re an active participant this week. Set up your node 🖥 It’s time to configure your node. Sync your eth1 client (start now! this can take some time), set up your favorite eth2 client, and…
Dogecoin and Shiba Inu holders know what it feels like to ride the meme wave, but Layer Brett ($LBRETT) is offering something far more powerful. This Ethereum Layer 2 meme token is dishing out an eye-popping 30,000% staking reward, plus blazing-fast transactions and ultra-low gas fees. The altcoin is still in its crypto presale, giving early buyers a rare window to lock in massive returns before the crowd catches on. So what makes Layer Brett different, and why are seasoned DOGE and SHIB holders jumping ship? Let’s break it down. Dogecoin profit takers cash out as Layer Brett steals the…
Bitcoin ETF inflows are accelerating the influence of institutional investors on the market, reshaping BTC’s supply dynamics and overall structure. As these ETFs have flooded into the space, many see this wave of institutional participation as an unprecedented shift in Bitcoin’s narrative. But what if this institutional data could be used not just to observe the market, but to outperform bitcoin itself? Who Really Buys Bitcoin ETFs? Defining ‘Institutional’ The term “institutional” is frequently used as shorthand for ETF buyers, but in reality, these inflows represent a mix of high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and some actual institutional funds. Perhaps only…
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The Ethereum Foundation is doubling down on its support for Roman Storm, the Tornado Cash developer who now faces prison time after a partial conviction in federal court. Summary The Ethereum Foundation has pledged financial support for Roman Storm’s legal defense. Storm was recently found guilty of running an unlicensed money transmitting business. In an Aug. 7 X post, the legal aid account supporting Storm revealed that the Ethereum Foundation has committed to match up to $500,000 in donations to his legal defense. Shortly after, the foundation’s co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang added that the foundation will match another $500,000, bringing…