Author: Jose Oramas

Bitcoin (BTC) broke all records shortly after Donald Trump won the US elections last week. The coin reached an all-time high of over US$75K (AU$113.8K) the day after but rapidly broke past US$81K (AU$129K), catching the attention of investors and the crypto market. But not for one particular analyst…

Yesterday, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) witnessed a record US$13.15B (AU$19.72B) in trading volume for Bitcoin (BTC) futures, a clear sign of the growing traction Bitcoin is gaining in financial markets. The reason is evident. Donald Trump’s re-election caused a boom in the Bitcoin price, which broke past US$75K shortly after the US election results.  …

Solana (SOL) is emerging as a strong competitor to Ethereum (ETH), gaining significant attention despite its about fourfold smaller market capitalisation.  On October 23, the SOL/ETH trading pair reached a record high of 0.0692 ETH, marking a 600% increase since 2023, sparking speculation about Solana potentially surpassing Ethereum in market value…

Another day, another Ethereum layer-2. This time, Uniswap launched Unichain, providing faster block confirmation times, cross-chain interoperability, and a decentralised validator network. Following the announcement, Uniswap’s token, UNI, rallied over 20%, reaching a daily peak of US$8.43 (AU$12.50). According to CoinGecko data, UNI is currently priced at US$8.11…

Just when it feels like things are picking back up again, governments just have to take all the fun away. This time, it’s the US government’s turn. The United States Supreme Court has declined to review a case involving the ownership of 69,370 Bitcoin, valued at approximately US$4.38B (AU$6.51B…