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Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches a course on “Blockchain, Crypto and

Bitcoin (BTC) circled $32,000 on July 22 after excitement over fresh comments by Elon Musk resulted in strengthening of support. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC bulls regroup at $32,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging between $31,500 and $32,000 overnight on Wednesday, hours after Musk joined others in praising

Pioneering decentralized finance protocol, MakerDAO, has announced its foundation will formally dissolve in the coming months, marking one of the final milestones in the protocol’s roadmap to decentralized governance. A July 20 blog post describes Maker’s decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, as now being “fully self-sufficient” — with its globally distributed community “now responsible for

Every once in a while, a new indicator pops out that can be used to detect price tops and bottoms in the market. This assertion is even more evident in cryptocurrencies because the data comes from exchanges and on-chain data extracted from the blockchain. These indicators are constantly monitored and commented on by analysts and

While Bitcoin (BTC) may be considered as a store of value for many, some consumers across the globe may be thinking otherwise. Recent data has revealed that 46 million people in the United States plan to use cryptocurrency to pay for things such as groceries or real estate. Payments giant Visa further revealed in July

Brian Armstrong, a co-founder and CEO of Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, took to Twitter to respond to a recent attack on crypto by Dogecoin (DOGE) co-creator Jackson Palmer. In a Twitter thread on Thursday, Armstrong pointed out some of the biggest benefits of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), stressing that crypto is “simply providing an alternative

Crypto markets faced another day of struggle on July 15 as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to its “final support zone” near $31,000, which prompted traders to issue dire predictions about the future should bulls fail to hold this level.  Despite the struggles facing the crypto market at large, relatively obscure altcoins like Aavegotchi

Today the wider cryptocurrency market finds itself looking for something to spark some momentum as Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $32,300 and altcoins sustained 2% to 5% losses. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the top three performers over the past 24 hours are Audius (AUDIO), Axie Infinity (AXS) and Small Love

Cross-chain asset bridge, ChainSwap, has announced a compensation plan for users after suffering an $8 million loss in its second exploit suffered this month.  ChainSwap supports the Ethereum, Polygon and Binance Smart Chain networks. On July 10, the hacker exploited a vulnerability allowing them to steal more than 20 different assets from the liquidity pools

Bitcoin (BTC) closed beneath a key moving average for the eighth week in a row this weekend, but one analyst is betting on an imminent breakout. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin balances breakout with Grayscale worries Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked Bitcoin as it reversed weekend gains on July 12

Axie Infinity (AXS) has had a rough week: On July 1, it was trading at just above $5. One week later and following two consecutive two-day rallies, the price was charging past $19. AXS price has since dropped between $18 and $19, yet the coin’s weekly stats are still outstanding: 118% against United States dollar and

Bitcoin’s (BTC) steady range-bound trading opened the door for select altcoins to rally higher as antsy traders scour the markets in search of profitable opportunities.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the top 3 movers over the past 24 hours are Synthetix (SNX), Axie Infinity (AXS) and EOS. Top performing assets over

Over the past week, astute crypto market analysts noticed some interesting developments related to the supply of Ether (ETH) as the network’s August 4 London hard fork approaches. Recent data from CryptoQuant, an on-chain analytics firm, indicates that the amount of Ether held in cryptocurrency exchanges’ reserves has hit new daily lows since the start of

[embedded content] Jim Chauncey-Kelly has long been a champion for marginalized and underrepresented employees at tech companies. As the Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition for Ripple and a co-leader of the Pride at Ripple Employee Resource Group (ERG), he is helping to build a more inclusive and diverse workplace culture within the blockchain industry.

Despite the immediate success of dog-themed decentralized exchange ShibaSwap, there are warnings  the DEX’s liquidity providers are throwing capital into an opaque protocol of questionable security. Building on the popularity of their Dogecoin fork, Shiba Inu (SHIB), amid the Elon-Musk stoked dog-token trading frenzy, the coin’s developers launched their DEX with enticing yield incentives for

Today, crypto and blockchain are more mainstream than ever. On every major news outlet there is a daily mention of crypto or a discussion of how crypto markets are faring, and it’s even gone primetime on SNL. There’s a palpable level of excitement for crypto that isn’t showing signs of slowing down – tokenization is