Bitcoin’s August Slump: Dormant Wallets Stirred, But Vintage BTC Spending Slowed
Bitcoin faced a challenging August, with its price dipping by 8.6%. Data shows that although 84 previously inactive bitcoin wallets became active last month, the total amount of vintage BTC spent was lower in August than in July. Specifically, dormant wallets spent around 2,291 BTC from addresses that hadn’t been touched between 2011 and 2017. […]
Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Price Hovers in Consolidation Zone
On September 2, 2024, ethereum was priced at $2,517, with a 24-hour intraday range of $2,407 to $2,531. Over the past week, its price fluctuated between $2,409 and $2,740, reflecting ongoing volatility. With a 24-hour trading volume of $14 billion and a market capitalization of $302.85 billion, ether’s market dynamics remain under pressure as it […]
Bilateral Settlement Between China and Russia Worsens Due to New Sanctions
The payment flow between China and Russia is being disrupted once again due to the enactment of a new package of sanctions that includes 46 Chinese companies allegedly assisting the Russian war effort. This has affected imports of dual-use products, which can be used for both military and civilian purposes, as well as other merchandise. […]
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Fails to Break Key Resistance Levels
On September 2, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. EDT, bitcoin’s price stood at $58,388, fluctuating within an intraday range of $57,257 to $58,698. With a trading volume of $29.57 billion and a market capitalization of $1.15 trillion, the leading crypto asset demonstrated significant volatility. Technical indicators reveal persistent downward momentum, suggesting that traders should remain cautious […]
India’s HDFC Bank Launches New UPI and CBDC Features
HDFC Bank, a leading private sector bank in India, has introduced new features for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and central bank digital currency (CBDC) to enhance digital banking for its customers. Announced at the Global Fintech Fest 2024 in Mumbai, India, these innovations, developed in partnership with fintech companies like Kreditpe, Tonetag, and Payu, aim […]
Latam Insights: Bukele Used Bitcoin as a Rebranding Tool; Bitcoin Mining Companies Stop Operating in Paraguay After Power Fee Hikes
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue: Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele acknowledges that bitcoin rebranded the country, some bitcoin mining companies have stopped operating in Paraguay after the recent power fee hikes, and Argentines lead Latam in stablecoin adoption. Bukele […]
Why Socialism Fails: A Misesian Perspective
Socialism, despite its promises of equality and social welfare, inherently fails due to its inability to perform economic calculation and its reliance on coercive control over the means of production. Ludwig von Mises, in his seminal work “Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis,” provides a comprehensive critique of socialism’s flaws rooted in both economic and […]
Plastic Surgery Fails to Help Crypto Scammer Evade Arrest After 10 Months
South Korean police arrested a man in his 40s for orchestrating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded 158 investors of 16 billion won ($12 million). Operating from November 2021 to June 2022, he promised an 18% monthly return on investments in a fake cryptocurrency mining business. The scam resulted in individual losses ranging from 1.2 million […]
Government Overspending Puts US in the ‘Fast Lane to Bankruptcy,’ According to Elon Musk
In recent times, Elon Musk, the owner of X and the CEO and product architect at Tesla, Inc., has been voicing his concerns about inflation. This discussion became especially prominent after he interviewed former U.S. President Donald Trump. Just two days ago, Musk took to X, declaring that the United States is “in the fast […]
Russian Economy Sees Growth Despite Western Sanctions and Declining Imports
The Russian economy has experienced substantial growth across various sectors, with unemployment rates remaining historically low, despite ongoing Western sanctions related to the Ukraine conflict. Industrial production, driven by military manufacturing, saw a 3.3% increase in July, and the GDP growth rate for the first half of the year reached 4.6%, compared to 1.8% in […]
