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Never mind the price, bitcoin’s hashrate keeps growing and growing. What does the phenomenon mean and why is it happening? Do miners know something we don’t? Or is something else going on behind the scenes? Those are the questions of the day in bitcoin and crypto circles. Our friends at Arcane Research recently took a crack at them in their The Weekly Update...

The ETHPoW fork proposal comes from the miners. It’s only logical that they want to keep Ethereum as a Proof-Of-Work chain, since all of their profit will evaporate overnight with the change to Proof-Of-Stake. The merge is supposedly only weeks away, and the Ethereum community has their hearts set on the proposed changes. Nevertheless, the miners have the right to fork the chain,...

Bitcoin’s “scaling solution” for fast payments, the Lightning Network, is becoming increasingly popular around the globe. According to a fresh research report (pdf) by Arcane Research, Lightning payments are...

new-data-shows-an-overall-risk-averse-sentiment-in-the-crypto-market The crypto market often alternates between bullish and bearish sentiments and is often indicated by various metrics. One of these metrics is Bitcoin's correlation to other markets. According to new data, Bitcoin's correlation to the rest of the crypto market is nearing all-time highs. Bitcoin's rising correlation with altcoins is a cause for concern...

Bitcoin miners are among the most bullish Bitcoin holders in the market. Most public Bitcoin miners are not selling their mined Bitcoin according to a report by Arcane Research. Miners aiming to become Bitcoin investment vehicles by holding The crypto and digital assets analysis and research service provider explained the rationale behind the miners' for...

just-‪bitcoin-miners-accumulation-spree-amid-crypto-crash-concerns Bitcoin miners are among the most bullish Bitcoin holders in the market. Most public Bitcoin miners are not selling their mined Bitcoin according to a report by Arcane Research. Miners aiming to become Bitcoin investment vehicles by holding The crypto and digital assets analysis and research service provider explained the rationale behind the miners'...

Why are Ethereum's gas fees falling? After all, it wasn't that long ago that merely approving a transaction on the network cost an arm and a leg, let alone starting to swing your digital scythe in a yield farm. We're now seeing moves for less than ten dollars. The answer? NFTs. Ethereum Gas Fees Falls Even though the overall crypto market cap dropped...

Believe it or not, in 2021, Bitcoin mining stocks have outperformed the king of cryptocurrencies. This crowns the phenomenal year the whole Bitcoin industry has had. However, consider Arcane Research’s warning, “an investment in mining companies carries a much higher risk than an investment in bitcoin...

The rise of The Lightning Network is one of the most important stories of the year. On its back, El Salvador could adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin Beach’s implementation of The Lightning Network served as a use case that showed that it could be used to transact in the country as a whole. Since then, the network keeps growing day after day,...

Bitcoin sentiment has now begun to move into the positive. The crypto market has recently been in one of its longest stretches in extreme fear recently. Now it seems there is light at the end of the tunnel as the market pulls itself out of extreme fear. This is in line with the recent price surge bitcoin experienced following the weekend upturn. Which...

Bitcoin continues to see price dips as fear looms. Earlier in the month, Bitcoinist had reported that the crypto market had been in “Extreme Fear” for the longest stretch in a year. According to Arcane Research, this has persisted to the present. The Fear & Greed Index continues to show that market sentiments remain...

Open interest and liquidity across Binance crypto and Bitcoin derivatives markets have vastly improved, suggesting investors’ confidence in the sector. As such, 2020/2021 for Binance has been a breakthrough for derivatives markets. Such hiccups have Led to the current meteoric rise of Binance Futures. Binance Faces Regulation Defaults While Binance luxuriates on this achievement, it is beleaguered with various legal accusations. The accusations...

Morale is down in Bitcoinland and so are the number of DAA. Does this mean that we already reached the top of this cycle? It might, but that’s not set in stone. We’re in no man’s land and our compass is pointing everywhere. Technical indicators contradict each other, and nobody seems to know which way is up. Nevertheless, historically, the Daily Active Addresses...

It happens every cycle. During a bull run, Bitcoin reaches some kind of temporal stability and traders get bored. And if a sharp drop in prices mixes with that, traders run out of the building through the window. It’s human nature. It's Altseason. The grass is always greener on the other side. Related Reading |...

Markets still remain bullish; retail traders take to derivatives.