Funding rates echo $69K BTC price — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
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Funding rates echo $69K BTC price — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week still riding high near $37,000 as macroeconomic data returns to the fore. The largest cryptocurrency continues to circle its highest levels in 18 months, with excitement over a possible exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval in the United States driving sentiment. That is getting increasingly greedy, however, as according to the Crypto Fear & Greed Index,…

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Australian regulators will compel businesses to report cyberattacks: Report
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Australian regulators will compel businesses to report cyberattacks: Report

Australian authorities will oblige local companies to be fully transparent and report any ransomware cyberattacks on their businesses. The country’s economy lost $2.59 billion to cybercrimes in 2021.  As reported by the Australian on Nov. 13, the national cybersecurity strategy, which will be revealed this week, will feature a mandatory system under which local businesses must alert the government about…

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THORChain becomes third largest DEX as Rune surges 50% in a week
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THORChain becomes third largest DEX as Rune surges 50% in a week

Native asset settlement protocol THORChain has recorded the third-largest trading volume among non-centralized exchanges in the last week with users seemingly attracted to the high yield offered adjacent to its native token Rune (RUNE). Over the last week, THORChain’s trading volume hit $1.32 billion third only behind Uniswap and PancakeSwap at $10.85 billion and $2.77 billion respectively, according to DefiLlama.…

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Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 5-11  – Cointelegraph Magazine
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Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 5-11  – Cointelegraph Magazine

Top Stories This Week CME overtakes Binance to grab largest share of Bitcoin futures open interest Bitcoin’s futures market is showing an interesting shift as global derivatives marketplace the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has surpassed Binance in terms of Bitcoin futures open interest. This change occurred after Bitcoin exceeded the $37,000 mark for the first time in over 18 months.…

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Number of Bitcoin millionaire wallets triples in 2023
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Number of Bitcoin millionaire wallets triples in 2023

The number of crypto wallet addresses holding more than $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) has more than tripled this year.  BitInfoCharts data shows the number of addresses with more than $1 million in BTC increased from 23,795 on Jan. 1 to 81,925 currently, a 237% increase in the last 11 months. Currently, 81,925 wallet addresses hold more than $1 million…

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Why WNBA Star Jewell Loyd Relies on Crypto—And Why Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Her 'Anchors'
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Why WNBA Star Jewell Loyd Relies on Crypto—And Why Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Her ‘Anchors’

Nobody in the WNBA can put the ball in the basket quite like Jewell Loyd, whose 939 points scored for the Seattle Storm this past year set the league’s single-season scoring record. That surpassed Diana Taurasi’s previous record of 860 points scored in 2006. Off the court, Loyd has become the face of crypto-savvy athlete investors for Coinbase, which has…

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