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ForkLog 26 16.10.2023

Analyst assesses whale behaviour in Bitcoin and Ethereum

Since the start of the year, Ethereum whales (over 1,000 ETH, about $1.5m) have reduced positions by 12 million ETH, while Bitcoin whales (more than 1,000 BTC, about $26.9m) have been accumulating coins.

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ForkLog 15 16.10.2023

GBTC discount narrows to 16% as Bitcoin ETF launch expectations mount

GBTC discount to NAV narrowed to 15.87%, the lowest since December 2021. The catalyst was rising expectations for an imminent ETF launch.

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ForkLog 32 12.10.2023

K33 Research: Ethereum Continues to Lag Bitcoin

Traders still prefer Bitcoin due to higher futures premia amid expectations of approval for spot ETFs. This was the conclusion reached by K33 Research.

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ForkLog 26 11.10.2023

Expert explains the need to integrate Bitcoin with the EVM

Mass adoption of Bitcoin will not happen until the Bitcoin blockchain is connected to the Ethereum Virtual Machine ({{AOPEN_1}}EVM{{ACLOSE_1}}). That view was voiced by Willem Shroe, head of Botanix Labs, in an interview with Cointelegraph.

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ForkLog 10 11.10.2023

Expert calls Lightning Network growth a shock

River Financial: In August 2023, the growth of routed transactions in the Lightning Network relative to the value two years ago stood at 1,212% — from 503 thousand to 6.6 million.

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ForkLog 24 11.10.2023

Analysts note shrinking liquidity in the cryptocurrency market

Glassnode: liquidity continues to decline amid a slide to cyclical lows in on-chain transfers, changes in exchange balances and capital flows.

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ForkLog 24 11.10.2023

Developer finds a way to expand Bitcoin smart contract capabilities

ZeroSync co-founder Robin Linus introduced the BitVM mechanism to extend Bitcoin's smart contract capabilities without requiring a network upgrade.

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ForkLog 9 11.10.2023

Bitcoin transaction volume falls as Ordinals hype cools

Average weekly transaction volume fell to ~283,000 (the lowest since February) after a peak of ~600,000. The decline occurred concurrently with a slowdown in activity in the Ordinals segment.

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ForkLog 10 11.10.2023

Bitcoin’s market dominance nears a two-year high

The dominance index of the leading cryptocurrency reached 51.1%, approaching April 2021 levels.

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ForkLog 18 10.10.2023

Fidelity calls Bitcoin the safest cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin is the safest, decentralised and scarce cryptocurrency in the world, according to a Fidelity Digital Assets study.

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ForkLog 10 10.10.2023

Bitcoin whale emerges from six-year dormancy

The wallet holder with 2,995 BTC (~$82.8 million at the time of writing) moved the coins for the first time in six years. He distributed the sum across two new addresses.

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ForkLog 31 09.10.2023

Changpeng Zhao rules out an explosive Bitcoin rally immediately after the halving

The price of Bitcoin will not double the day after the halving, but will begin to hit new ATHs within a year. This was stated by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, citing his experience.

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