You shouldn’t miss an episode of Rise’n’Crypto, but if you have to, this isn’t the one. Whales are on the move, and the SEC is being sued over what could be a reason for spot Ethereum ETF applications being denied in May. We’ll break down why tokenization has major players in finance hot under the collar, and yesterday, users could buy the new Solana phone and be $30 better off for doing so. It’s a wild episode today! Further reading: ’Epic sat’ mined from fourth Bitcoin halving block sells for $2.1M ‘Giant buy’ signal? Crypto whales transfer $1.3B to Coinbase Boomers to pour $300B into cryp ..read more

Crypto ETFs are back in the news as Hong Kong approves spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to start trading on April 30. On the other hand, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF saw zero inflows for the first time since it launched. Elsewhere, the wild OneCoin story continues to unfold, Nigeria’s central bank has to deny a heavy-handed directive, and Hedera’s token pumps and then dips as an announcement about BlackRock is misinterpreted, with drama ensuing. Further reading: Hong Kong Bitcoin and Ether ETFs officially approved to start trading on April 30 $1M Bitcoin price still in play amid ‘macro l ..read more

In today’s episode, we have some huge stories from the past 24 hours from every corner of crypto. Jack Dorsey’s Block is developing a full Bitcoin mining system that could increase efficiency for miners post-halving, Binance is being sued in Canada, Tether is in the middle of U.S.-Venezuela oil tensions, El Salvador’s state Bitcoin wallet has its code leaked by hackers, and there’s still hope if you have lost your crypto wallet password. If you want all the latest news from crypto, you better carve out 10 minutes to listen! Further reading: Bitcoin whale ‘FOMO’ hits as BTC price coils below ..read more

This is another one of those days where Bitcoin price stagnation is not remotely indicative of how interesting the past 24 hours have been! On the Bitcoin front, Fidelity Digital Assets no longer considers it “cheap.” Still, we’re reminded that BTC’s major price gains are typically at the tail-end of a bull cycle, and we’re somewhere near the start. Bitcoin’s fees crashed back to earth after the halving, not that Peter Schiff noticed, as he again called Bitcoin a “failure.” Elsewhere, two SEC lawyers were allegedly forced to resign after a judge found a “gross abuse” of power by the agency in ..read more

The much-anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving happened on April 20, and although it may not have endeared itself to mainstream media by spiking BTC’s price, it was fascinating both on a macro scale and in the finer details. In today’s episode, we’ll go through everything you need to know about the halving, from why it was unlike any before it to what that might mean for the price to some of the wild oddities of the 840,000th block. Meanwhile, we’ve got some interesting news about Tether and Telegram. Further reading: Bitcoin halving 2024 — Done and dusted! Bitcoin halving 2024: 5 ways it’s dif ..read more

The Bitcoin halving is now less than 24 hours away, and the space is fizzing with activity. Hardcore Bitcoin hodlers set a record day for moving BTC to accumulation wallets, price volatility is moving in the right direction, and Bitcoin’s fees topped Ethereum’s for the third day in a row. Part of the reason fees are so high and are about to go parabolic is Casey Rodarmor’s new Runes protocol on Bitcoin, which launches with the halving. You will see mention of it everywhere over the coming weeks, so I will give you a succinct but comprehensive guide on what it is and why people are excited. Fo ..read more

All eyes are on the Bitcoin halving, which is less than 48 hours away. And Google Trends has recorded the highest-ever search score for the term “Bitcoin halving,” but Bitcoin isn’t the only area of crypto worth paying attention to right now. There is a confusing situation with the Pi Network, Binance has finally been granted its Dubai crypto license on one condition involving its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, Magic Eden takes the top spot for NFT trading volume, and Gary Gensler trolls the crypto community on X. Further reading: Bitcoin halving searches on Google is at its highest point ever ..read more

The Bitcoin halving is just three days away, and an array of research, reports and analyses are flooding in — much of which is conflicting. In today’s episode, we bring you only the best findings and narratives around Bitcoin, from estimates on how low the BTC price can go to a post-halving supply squeeze on exchanges, which some predict could see exchanges run out of BTC in just nine months. In other news, Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs have sunk to their lowest floor prices since August 2021, but the mainstream media might only be giving you half the story. Further reading: How low can Bitcoin ..read more

Another sizable curveball hit the crypto market last weekend, which wiped out many long positions in Bitcoin, with volatility and chaos ever since. So, what’s going on? What caused it, and what does this mean for the near future? The halving is just days away, and some of the hype has been stripped away, but long-term bullish sentiment has not. Elsewhere, Trust Wallet warns of a high-risk exploit on iOS devices, and six altcoins in the top 50 cryptocurrencies have outperformed Bitcoin in 2024, so let’s look at what we can learn from them. Further reading: Bitcoin nosedives as political tensi ..read more

Today’s episode begins with the biggest talking points from Paris Blockchain Week, as venture capitalist Tim Draper explains why it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin and where it could be headed after the halving. Austin Federa from the Solana Foundation unpacks the reasons for Solana’s network congestion issues, and a research report suggests that Bitcoin miners could sell up to $5 billion worth of BTC after the halving. In other news, the Winklevoss twins became co-owners of Real Bedford alongside Bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack. The pair invested $4.5 million of Bitcoin into the English footb ..read more