Bitcoin price bounces 5% as analyst sees crypto slump end in March

Bitcoin (BTC) recrossed $82,000 into the Feb. 28 Wall Street open as analysis pointed to a March BTC price comeback. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price pushes past $82,000 on PCE relief Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD bouncing more than 5% from its latest multimonth lows of $78,197 on Bitstamp. … Read more

Why Trump’s Potential Plan to Make Crypto Gains Tax-Free Could Be a Bad Idea

In January, following Donald Trump’s inauguration, reports emerged claiming that his son, Eric Trump, had confirmed that U.S.-based cryptocurrencies would eventually be exempt from capital gains tax, while non-U.S. based cryptocurrencies would face a 30% tax. The elimination of capital gains taxes on U.S.-based cryptocurrencies might sound like a dream come true for American investors, … Read more

Ethereum nears 2-year low weekly close — Why $2K ETH price must hold

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), posted a new yearly low at $2,070, which is also the lowest since Jan. 1, 2024. The second-biggest cryptocurrency dropped 7.40% on Feb. 28, leading to over $200 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours. Ethereum1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView With ETH price now testing two-year lows, 0xLouisT, a crypto investment manager, … Read more

The $1 billion blueprint for tokenized real estate: RWAs shaping Dubai

The real estate industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and Dubai is at the forefront of this revolution. In this episode of Decentralize with Cointelegraph, Amira Sajwani, managing director at Damac Properties, and John Patrick Mullin, co-founder and CEO of Mantra, discuss their $1 billion plan to tokenize real-world assets (RWAs) and reshape global property … Read more

Ethereum Foundation forms external council to uphold core blockchain values

The Ethereum Foundation (EF), the nonprofit organization supporting Ethereum’s ecosystem, announced the creation of an external advisory group dedicated to preserving the blockchain network’s core values. On Feb. 28, the foundation introduced the “Silviculture Society,” a collection of individuals from outside the EF. It said the group will provide informal counsel to the EF and … Read more

Cointelegraph Bitcoin & Ethereum Blockchain News

Rollbacks in blockchain explained In blockchain, a rollback refers to reversing its history to counter a disastrous event, such as big hacks threatening to disrupt the ecosystem, the discovery of critical protocol bugs or centralization risks of network integrity. The Bybit hack, which resulted in a staggering $1.46 billion loss, has triggered a demand regarding … Read more

SEC drops 6 cases, memecoin craze cools and more

The crypto industry has had a memorable month in February, with major policy changes on the horizon and growing Bitcoin adoption globally. A new report this month shows that the Bitcoin network is decentralizing apace. Public companies now account for 35% of global hashrate, and China’s dominance in hashrate has decreased to 14%. In the … Read more

SEC drops 6 cases, memecoin craze cools and more

The crypto industry has had a memorable month in February, with major policy changes on the horizon and growing Bitcoin adoption globally. A new report this month shows that the Bitcoin network is decentralizing apace. Public companies now account for 35% of global hashrate, and China’s dominance in hashrate has decreased to 14%. In the … Read more