Gulf Crypto Insight
2.06K subscribers
5.06K photos
14 videos
5.38K links
The first and only blockchain and cryptocurrency focused news portal in the Middle East.
https://cryptoinsight.ae/

The Content is for informational purposes only, you should not consider any such information or other material as financial or other advice
Download Telegram
Bitcoin hashrate taps all-time high

Bitcoin’s hashrate — the total computing power securing the network — reached a new all-time high of over 1,000 exahashes per second (EH/s) on Jan. 3, according to data from CoinWarz.

That is nearly double the network’s hashrate 12 months ago. According to CoinWarz, Bitcoin’s hashrate hovered around 510 EH/s in January 2024. At the…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/bitcoin-hashrate-taps-all-time-high/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Ethena targets TradFi adoption with synthetic dollar in 2025 roadmap

Ethena is preparing to roll out a new crypto-based product aimed at attracting traditional finance (TradFi) institutions.

The blockchain platform plans to launch the new iUSDe product in February. Built on its synthetic dollar, sUSDe, iUSDe introduces a “simple wrapper contract” that adds transfer restrictions at the token level, according to Ethena’s 2025 roadmap published…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/ethena-targets-tradfi-adoption-with-synthetic-dollar-in-2025-roadmap/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Hello there!
Day started from:

The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $3.66 Trillion, a -1.4% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $98,314.10 (0.3%)
Ethereum ~ $3,634.53 (1.0%)
Solana ~ $216.54 (-0.2%)
Polkadot ~ $7.63 (-2.2%)
Flow ~ $0.7866 (-1.5%)

Follow and subscribe - @GulfCryptoInsight

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
$19 trillion in transactions settled on the Bitcoin network in 2024

More than $19 trillion in transactions settled over the Bitcoin network in 2024 — more than double the $8.7 trillion settled over the network in 2023 — reversing two years of declining transaction volume since 2021.

According to data from vice president of research at Riot Platforms Pierre Rochard, Bitcoin transaction volume peaked during the…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/19-trillion-in-transactions-settled-on-the-bitcoin-network-in-2024/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Solana is now quantum-resistant, Solana dev claims

Solana developers have created a quantum-resistant vault on the Solana blockchain to protect user funds from potential threats posed by quantum computers.

The “Solana Winternitz Vault” solution achieves this by implementing a complex hash-based signature system that generates new keys every time a transaction is made, explained cryptography researcher and Zeus Network chief scientist Dean…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/solana-is-now-quantum-resistant-solana-dev-claims/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Pro-crypto lawyer John Deaton offers to probe Operation Chokepoint 2.0

Former United States prosecutor and crypto advocate John Deaton has offered the incoming Trump administration to lead a probe into Operation Chokepoint 2.0 — an unconfirmed initiative that allegedly attempted to cut crypto companies from the traditional banking system.

“If these actions go unchallenged, it creates a dangerous precedent where regulatory bodies can quietly suppress…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/pro-crypto-lawyer-john-deaton-offers-to-probe-operation-chokepoint-2-0/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Hello there!
Day started from:

The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $3.69 Trillion, a -0.7% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $99,485.02 (1.1%)
Ethereum ~ $3,672.63 (1.0%)
Solana ~ $214.49 (-1.0%)
Polkadot ~ $7.76 (1.7%)
Flow ~ $0.8229 (4.6%)

Follow and subscribe - @GulfCryptoInsight

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Vitalik Buterin floats ‘soft pause’ on compute in case of sudden risky AI

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says a temporary “pause” to worldwide available compute could be a way to “buy more time for humanity” in case of a possibly harmful form of AI superintelligence.

In a Jan. 5 blog post following up his November 2023 post advocating the idea of “defensive accelerationism” or d/acc, Buterin said super…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/vitalik-buterin-floats-soft-pause-on-compute-in-case-of-sudden-risky-ai/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Bitcoin Trump rally could wane ahead of end-Jan FOMC meeting: 10x Research

A Donald Trump-led Bitcoin rally — expected to occur in the days leading up to his Jan. 20 US presidential inauguration — could wane toward the end of the month as the Federal Reserve publishes its first interest rate decision of the year.

In a Jan. 5 report, 10x Research’s founder Markus Thielen predicted a…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/bitcoin-trump-rally-could-wane-ahead-of-end-jan-fomc-meeting-10x-research/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Mining company MARA lent out 7,377 BTC to third parties in 2024

Mining company MARA, formerly known as Marathon Digital, lent out 7,377 Bitcoin to third parties in 2024, according to a Jan. 3 announcement from the Bitcoin miner.

Vice president of investor relations at MARA Robert Samuels provided more information about MARA’s Bitcoin lending activity but did not cite specific numbers.

According to Samuels, MARA’s Bitcoin…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/mining-company-mara-lent-out-7377-btc-to-third-parties-in-2024/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Hello there!
Day started from:

The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $3.75 Trillion, a -0.3% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $101,880 (2.4%)
Ethereum ~ $3,674.37 (0.1%)
Solana ~ $216.42 (0.9%)
Polkadot ~ $7.74 (-0.2%)
Flow ~ $0.8213 (-0.2%)

Follow and subscribe - @GulfCryptoInsight

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
MiCA can attract more crypto investment despite overregulation concerns

Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) is being hailed as a significant step forward for the cryptocurrency industry despite concerns about potential overregulation during its initial rollout.

MiCA is the world’s first comprehensive regulatory crypto framework, which went into full effect for crypto-asset service providers on Dec. 30.

While concerns regarding regulatory overreach persist, the…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/mica-can-attract-more-crypto-investment-despite-overregulation-concerns/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Solana 24-hour DEX volume beats Ethereum, Base combined

The Solana network has surpassed Ethereum and Base combined in 24-hour decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume, according to data from DefiLlama.

According to DefiLlama, daily trading volume across Solana-based DEXs neared $3.8 billion on Jan. 6, versus $1.7 billion for Ethereum and $1.2 billion for Base, Ethereum’s most popular layer-2 scaling network.

The growing trading…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/solana-24-hour-dex-volume-beats-ethereum-base-combined/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
GSR secures UK FCA approval, expands regulated crypto services

GSR Markets UK, a subsidiary of the global cryptocurrency trading firm GSR, has received regulatory approval from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), allowing the company to operate as a licensed crypto asset business.

According to a news release, the approval makes GSR the first crypto liquidity provider to achieve dual regulatory authorization from…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/gsr-secures-uk-fca-approval-expands-regulated-crypto-services/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Hello there!
Day started from:

The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $3.51 Trillion, a -7.6% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~ $96,319.67 (-5.5%)
Ethereum ~ $3,340.86 (-9.1%)
Solana ~ $195.70 (-9.6%)
Polkadot ~ $6.83 (-11.7%)
Flow ~ $0.7344 (-10.6%)

Follow and subscribe - @GulfCryptoInsight

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
A new era of borrowing: Self-repaying loans bring interest-free debts to DeFi

Superseed, a DeFi protocol with self-repaying loans, inches closer to its mainnet launch and token generation event.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) comes with the promise of an open, accessible financial system. Yet many protocols face a common lingering question: How to ensure every participant is included in the value created? Borrowers, for instance, may discover that…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/a-new-era-of-borrowing-self-repaying-loans-bring-interest-free-debts-to-defi/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to drive crypto growth in 2025: Fidelity

Countries are expected to add Bitcoin into national strategic reserves in 2025, kicking off significant growth in the crypto market, Fidelity Digital Assets said in its latest research paper.

“We anticipate more nation-states, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and government treasuries will look to establish strategic positions in Bitcoin,” said Fidelity Digital Assets research analyst…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/nation-state-bitcoin-adoption-to-drive-crypto-growth-in-2025-fidelity/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
How to send money to family and friends abroad with cryptocurrency

Key takeaways

Cryptocurrencies significantly reduce the high fees and lengthy processing times associated with traditional remittance methods, offering near-instant transfers with minimal costs.
Crypto enables seamless international money transfers, especially in regions with limited banking infrastructure or during crises like conflicts or economic instability.
Using blockchain technology, crypto eliminates intermediaries, ensuring faster, securer transfers without…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/how-to-send-money-to-family-and-friends-abroad-with-cryptocurrency/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
Hello there!
Day started from:

The global cryptocurrency market cap today is $3.45 Trillion, a -3.1% change in the last 24 hours

Bitcoin ~$94,555.76 (-1.8%)
Ethereum ~ $3,331.17 (-0.4%)
Solana ~ $194.46 (-0.6%)
Polkadot ~ $6.73 (-1.5%)
Flow ~ $0.7361 (0.2%)

Follow and subscribe - @GulfCryptoInsight

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram
US Fed money printing could spur Bitcoin rally in Q1 2025 — Hayes

Bitcoin could benefit from more than $612 billion in new liquidity during the first quarter of 2025, potentially mitigating investor concerns over delayed crypto regulations in the United States.

Bitcoin fell nearly 6% in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00 am UTC on Jan. 8, falling below the $100,000 mark, which has served as…

https://cryptoinsight.ae/us-fed-money-printing-could-spur-bitcoin-rally-in-q1-2025-hayes/

Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Telegram