Opinion by: Michael O’Rourke, founder of Pocket Network and CEO of Grove Open data is currently a major contributor toward building a global emerging tech economy, with an estimated market of over $350 billion. Open data sources often rely, however, on centralized infrastructure, contrary to the philosophy of autonomy and censorship resistance. To realize its … Read more
The XRP (XRP) daily chart registered its lowest candle close in 99 days on March 10. The altcoin dropped below the $2 support level but registered a short-term recovery of 12% on March 11. XRP 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView On the high time frame (HTF) charts, XRP must hold above its psychological level at $2, … Read more
Bitcoin exchange-traded products may have fundamentally altered the concept of a crypto “altseason.” For years, the crypto market followed a familiar rhythm, a near-predictable dance of capital rotation. Bitcoin (BTC) surged, bringing mainstream attention and liquidity, and then the floodgates opened to altcoins. Speculative capital rushed into lower-cap assets, inflating their values in what traders … Read more
Ether (ETH) price declined by over 11.75% in the last 24 hours to around $1,900. At its intraday low, the cryptocurrency was trading for $1,755, its lowest price since October 2023. ETH/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingView Several factors appear to be contributing to ETH price losses, including: US recession fears and its overall impact … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded above $81,000 on March 11 as US stocks’ futures sought relief from a brutal sell-off. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price bounces back amid calls for short squeeze Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed daily BTC price gains approaching 4%. New four-month lows had accompanied the previous day’s Wall … Read more
The X account of Meteora co-founder Ben Chow was reported to have been hacked after it posted a tweet reigniting the controversy around the launch of the Libra (LIBRA), Melania Meme (MELANIA) and Official Trump (TRUMP) memecoin tokens that ultimately led to his resignation. On March 11, Chow’s X account posted an “official statement” about … Read more
An Ethereum developer rejected speculation that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) was behind a recent deposit of more than 30,000 Ether into the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO. On March 10, a wallet address deposited 30,098 Ether (ETH), worth about $56 million, into Sky. Crypto intelligence platform Arkham labeled the address “Ethereum … Read more
US Senate Banking Committee is set to vote on a Republican-led stablecoin framework bill on March 13, after it was updated following consultation with committee Democrats. GOP Senator Bill Hagerty, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, said on March 10 that he introduced an update of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) … Read more
A Russian-backed hacking group has claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack on X, which saw the social media platform unable to be accessed by thousands of users, although user functionality was quickly restored. Cybersecurity group SpyoSecure said in a March 10 post to X that hacker group Dark Storm made a Telegram post taking credit … Read more
India’s contribution to the global Web3 ecosystem — primarily in software development, gaming, investments and startup funding — increased year-on-year despite an absence of locally tailored crypto regulations. India’s share of global Web3 developers grew from 5% to 12% in the last 10 years, second only to the United States as of 2024, according to … Read more