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    Bitcoin Retail Addresses With 10 BTC Jump to Never-Seen Highs: Details

    A total of 157,400 wallets represent a new high set in the number of Bitcoin retail addresses with over 10 BTC.Santiment noted that there has been a historic rise in shark and whale wallets holding at least 10 BTC since 2022. This key on-chain metric has seen sustained growth over the last 20 months, presumably indicating steady accumulation by retail addresses.There are presently 157,400 wallets holding more than 10 Bitcoins, an increase of roughly 8.12% from February 2022.Santiment observes that in the past 20 months since this accumulation of new large wallets began, 11,806 more addresses have met the threshold of holding over 10 BTC.Despite price fluctuations, retail accumulation, as shown by the increase in the number of addresses with one or even ten Bitcoins, has remained consistent over the years.However, growth in the number of addresses with a balance of 10 or more Bitcoins does not necessarily suggest increasing market involvement. This is because these small balances could be remnants of large transactions or one-time user holdings.In August, a court chastised the SEC for rejecting Grayscale’s attempt to convert its Bitcoin (BTC) trust into an ETF.A person familiar with the situation stated on Friday that the regulator will not appeal the loss, increasing the chances that the Grayscale Bitcoin trust (GBTC) will be converted into an ETF.Several other asset managers, including BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Fidelity, have comparable SEC filings for a spot Bitcoin ETF pending. The SEC is expected to decide on such applications by next year at the latest.was up 0.37% in the last 24 hours at the time of writing to $26,898. This article was originally published on U.Today More

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    ProShares si prepara a lanciare l’esclusivo ETF Short Ether Strategy

    A breve inizieranno le contrattazioni dell’ETF Short Ether Strategy (SETH) di ProShares, che segue a distanza di circa due settimane il debutto dei primi ETF sui futures di Ethereum.Il SETH, la cui quotazione è prevista presso il NYSE Arca Exchange, mira a ottenere risultati giornalieri inversi rispetto alla performance giornaliera dell’indice S&P CME Ether Futures, come indicato nel documento depositato venerdì 13 Ottobre.Leggi il testo completo su Cointelegraph More

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    Il regolatore francese considera la DeFi “disintermediata” e non “decentralizzata”

    La consultazione pubblica è durata due mesi, da Aprile a Maggio 2023, in risposta al documento iniziale che discuteva le possibili regolamentazioni per la DeFi nel Paese. I contributi esterni hanno spinto l’ACPR a rivelazioni sorprendenti, soprattutto per quanto riguarda la presenza strutturale dei modelli di centralizzazione:Leggi il testo completo su Cointelegraph More

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    Ferrari to accept crypto payments in the US

    According to an Oct. 14 report from Reuters, Ferrari’s chief marketing and commercial officer, Enrico Galliera, confirmed the intentions of the luxury car brand. Ferrari’s choice to accept cryptocurrency payments was driven by market demand and dealer requests, with numerous clients, including crypto-savvy young investors, having invested in digital currencies. Continue Reading on Coin Telegraph More

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    Nel 2023 il gaming su blockchain ha registrato investimenti per 2,3 miliardi di dollari

    Secondo un report pubblicato da DappRadar, piattaforma di monitoraggio per applicazioni decentralizzate (DApp), il primo trimestre del 2023 ha registrato investimenti per 739 milioni di dollari, mentre il secondo e il terzo trimestre hanno visto rispettivamente 973 e 600 milioni di dollari. Ciò significa che il settore dei giochi su blockchain ha attirato un totale di 2,3 miliardi di dollari di investimenti nei primi tre trimestri del 2023.Investimenti in progetti di gaming su blockchain per trimestre. Fonte: DappRadarTra gli investimenti del terzo trimestre 2023, 213 milioni di dollari sono stati destinati allo sviluppo di giochi e tecnologie legate al metaverso, nonostante alcuni lo abbiano dichiarato morto. Secondo DappRadar, il resto degli investimenti del trimestre è andato alle infrastrutture di gioco e alle società di investimento Web3.Leggi il testo completo su Cointelegraph More

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    US authorities monitor China-linked Bitcoin miners amid national security concerns: Report

    According to an Oct. 13 report from The New York Times, many Bitcoin (BTC) data centers based in the U.S. can be traced directly to the Chinese government, raising concerns over operations in close proximity to military bases and other areas connected to national security. One of the sites reportedly being monitored by authorities was a mining operation in Wyoming near a Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) data center that supported some of the Pentagon’s operations.Continue Reading on Coin Telegraph More