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One of the secondary benefits of how the Lightning Network works as a scaling solution is privacy. It’s by no means perfect or undefeatable privacy, but it is a better than naive use of the base layer blockchain itself. It’s also not perfectly balanced. The sender learns a good many details about the receiver, but the receiver learns nothing about the sender. For casual payments it is a big improvement for consumers over on-chain payments. It does have one big problem though, something not unique to Lightning, but a problem for all onion routed systems. Global Passive Adversaries. That means…
Crypto.com has just listed Berachain, following a string of recent listings on several major centralized exchanges.Berachain (BERA) has officially been listed on the Crypto.com App, allowing users to purchase the token with USD, EUR, and over 20 other fiat currencies. This development adds another milestone for the fast-growing project, which has already secured listings on a few reputable centralized exchanges including MEXC, Upbit, and Bithumb. You might also like: Berachain mainnet launches on Bitget Wallet with airdrop rewards Following its Crypto.com listing, BERA hit an all-time high of $14.99. However, the price has since dropped by nearly 50%, settling at…
With bitcoin’s price dipping significantly below $100k again, the “buy the dip” cheerleaders are out in full force. But I’m here to offer a different perspective, which is simply: Don’t buy the dip. Before I continue, let me please make it clear that nothing that I write in this Take is investment advice. Why would I say such a thing? Is it that I hate bitcoin all of a sudden? No. I have other reasons for making such a statement. The first is that I’m trying to keep you from becoming exit liquidity for people like this: Don’t worry guys.The…
Alchemy Pay, a well-known platform bridging crypto and fiat payments, has announced its latest integration with BORA. The integration of Alchemy Pay into BORA focuses on redefining the gaming experience with seamless off and on-ramp crypto transfers. In this respect, the resilient payment infrastructure of Alchemy Pay complements BORA to streamline crypto transfers for consumers. 🎮 @bora_ecosystem, the global #GameFi platform backed by Kakaogames, is integrating Alchemy Pay’s On & Off-Ramp to make crypto seamless for gamers worldwide. With #AlchemyPay, top up and cash out effortlessly using mainstream payment methods and local mobile wallets!💸 👉… pic.twitter.com/4RfvmDTtW0 — Alchemy Pay|$ACH: Fiat-Crypto…
Coinbase, the well-known crypto exchange, has grown beyond the confines of its original business model. Brian Armstrong, the company’s CEO, recently shared an interesting perspective: if Coinbase were to be classified as a bank, it would be the 21st largest in the U.S., managing around $0.42 trillion in customer assets. That is more than some of the biggest names in banking today. But Armstrong does not stop there. He points out that if Coinbase were considered more like a brokerage, it would actually rank eighth in the country by assets under management. Thus, depending on how you look at it,…
Bitcoin’s dramatic two-day plunge has rattled the crypto market, erasing nearly all of its early 2025 gains and sparking a fresh wave of investor anxiety. Amid fears of rising inflation, surging bond yields, and potential US tariff policies under the incoming administration, Bitcoin fell to a low of $92,900 today (Wednesday), leaving traders debating its next move. The selloff began earlier this week as strong US economic data caused fears that the Federal Reserve might maintain a hawkish stance longer than anticipated, CNBC reported. The 10-year US Treasury yield surged, pressuring risk assets across the board. Bitcoin, which briefly traded…
With Coinbase crossing $420 billion in assets, CEO Brian Armstrong is comparing the top US-based crypto exchange to leading US banks. In a new post to the social media platform X, Armstrong lays out the case for why he thinks Coinbase is now competing with the largest US banks, brokerages and payment companies. “If you think of Coinbase like a bank, we now hold about $0.42 trillion in assets for our customers, which would make us the 21st largest bank in the US by total assets, and growing. If you think of us more like a brokerage, we’d be the…
Telegram tap-to-earn game TapSwap announced it will launch its upcoming TAPS token on BNB Chain instead of The Open Network (TON), as originally planned. The game was expected to complete its token airdrop in the second half of January, but recently said it delayed its token launch on the advice of an unnamed “tier-1” decentralized exchange in hopes of finding better market conditions. Now though, after completing its first season of gameplay on February 6, the project is moving forward with its token launch on BNB—which is expected to take place on February 14, per an X post from earlier…
The world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume is re-entering the Indian market after securing mandatory registration with regulators and paying a $1 million fine. Last month, Dubai-based exchange Bybit announced a temporary suspension in India, preventing users in the country from opening trades or accessing products on its platform and only allowing withdrawal transactions. The exchange failed to register with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) as required by the country’s anti-money laundering regulations. As a result of the violations, the regulator blocked Bybit’s websites and imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 9 crore 27 lakhs, or $1,058,512. Bybit informed…
The market’s New Year rebound turned into a start-of-year retrace after Bitcoin (BTC) dropped from the recently reclaimed $100,000 support into the $94,000 territory. Amid the drop, an analyst shared his “cautiously bullish” outlook for BTC’s price. Bitcoin Risks Crash To $74,000 On Tuesday, Bitcoin dropped below $97,000, dragging the market into the first pullback of the year. BTC began 2025 trading around the $92,000 level but climbed around 6.5% in the following days. After turning the $98,000 resistance into support over the weekend, Bitcoin jumped back above $100,000, reaching its highest price in weeks. However, BTC struggled to maintain…