As of May 16, 2022, the number of Bitcoin addresses with one Bitcoin and above hit an all-time high of 841,224, data provided by blockchain analysis platform Glassnode indicates. The surging number of holders has coincided with Bitcoin’s drop of over 55% from the all-time high of almost $68,000 registered in November last year. Who increased their BTC holdings? Even with the high level of volatility, buying one Bitcoin is still prohibitively costly for most retail investors....

As of December 8th, the number of smart contracts based on Plutus, a Cardano-based smart contracts platform, had hit a milestone of 888, data released by Cardano Foundation indicates. The smart upgrade was enabled during the September Alonzo upgrade, which meant Cardano could offer decentralized finance (DeFi) applications development platform and programmability. Therefore, the recent milestone indicates that Plutus is gaining popularity among developers. This comes after Cardano revealed that 800 projects aiming to use the network had applied for $4m-worth of funding in September....

Amid the growth, Ethereum (ETH) saw over $20 billion flow into its market capitalization in less than 24 hours, from $164.42 billion on October 25 to $185.06 billion on October 26, according to data retrieved by Finbold from CoinMarketCap. Furthermore, in light of the climb, the decentralized finance (DeFi) token went from $1,347 to break above the crucial $1,500 price level to trade at $1,517, up 14.58% on the day and a further 16....

Tony G, who is also advisor of the Lympo NFT ecosystem project, will be featured in six different types of Lympo NFTs that represent his most memorable poker phrases like “Date With An Eight”, “We Are All Winners Here” and, of course, the signature “On Your Bike” phrase. According to the announcement, these NFTs will be available for LMT token holders, a token that can be accessed in a 72-hour long offering starting March 19....

The short position the fund held initially was slashed down to $845 million from a staggering $10.5 billion, as reported by Bloomberg on August 17. The initial short position in June included roughly 50 European companies, with the more prominent being the pharma giant Bayer (ETR: BAYN), financial services company Allianz (ETR: ALV), and the Spanish bank Santander (BME: SAN), along with Deutsche Borse, Infineon Technologies, Munich Reinsurance, Air Liquide, ING Groep, BBVA, and BASF....

Amid the depressed prices, investors are monitoring crypto-related events likely to trigger a possible rally, with transactions relating to stablecoins being cast into the limelight. In particular, the amount of stablecoin inflowing into spot exchange has hit a new all-time high as of November 2, according to data by CryptoQuant. Implication of increased stablecoin inflow into exchanges Although Bitcoin has failed to break past the $21,000 level, the activities within stablecoins can be a good sign for the asset’s price in the long term....

A press statement from the firm indicates that 184,800 vehicles were delivered while production stood at 180,338 cars during the quarter. The deliveries surpassed the Q4 2020 figure of 180,570 vehicles. The company links the deliveries that surpassed analysts’ expectations to the Model Y’s positive reception in China. Earlier estimates by FactSet projected the firm would deliver about 168,000 vehicles. In terms of specific vehicles, the Palo Alto-based firm only produced the Model 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs....

Data acquired by Finbold indicates that as of February 24, 2022, the total market capitalization of the top 19 biggest Russian firms was $438.05 billion, according to CompaniesMarketCap statistics. Notably, over $100 billion has outflowed out of the Russian companies’ market cap in the last month. When employing a web archive tool Wayback Machine, we were able to determine that as of January 18, the total market cap of the companies stood at $545....

The country’s Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman Al-Saud said that the new well No.2 in the Al-Reesh oil field northwest of Dharan produces 4,452 barrels of Arab extra light crude oil and 3.2 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day. Aramco also drilled two more wells in the Al-Reesh oil field, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Well No.3 has an initial production of 2,745 barrels of extra-light crude oil and 3 million standard cubic feet of gas daily....

The silver price soared sharply since last Wednesday and extended the rally into Monday trading with double-digit percentage gains. The futures of precious metal soared to the highest level in seven-years in early Monday trading, breaching Goldman Sachs’ price target of $30/oz. The firm has recently suggested investors dump the greenback and buy the precious metal. Citi Group has provided a target price of $40/oz. Robust demand is adding to trends Silver coin and bullion platforms have been reporting unprecedented growth in demand, making it difficult for them to process orders....

Since then, Plutus (a Cardano-based smart contracts platform) has seen significant growth, reaching the milestone of 1,000 contracts in only four months. Indeed, as of January 27, the total number of Plutus scripts stands at 1,003 on the Cardano network. In particular, the graph reflects real Plutus-based smart contracts running on the Cardano blockchain, which went live on Cardano during the Alonzo upgrade on September 12, 2021, as part of the hard fork event....

Cryptojacking is the act of mining cryptocurrency on another person’s computer without their permission. It usually occurs when a victim unwittingly downloads cryptocurrency miner malware via a phishing link, fraudulent website, or software installation, allowing the criminals to access the victim’s device. Since crypto-mining malware is difficult to detect on victims’ devices, it is a perpetually profitable cyberattack. Furthermore, the anonymity of cryptocurrency makes it easy for malicious hackers to profit from their victims without being detected....

The latest sell-off is backed only by rising yields and investor’s shift towards value stocks amid expectations over the economic recovery and easing social distancing restrictions. Some Wall Street names are blaming lofty valuations for the tech sell-off. This is because the substantial 2020 rally has pushed tech stocks valuations to record levels. For instance, Morgan Stanley chief investment officer Lisa Shalett claims that tech stocks valuations have come to be extraordinarily high levels....

Wedbush has provided a price target of $1,900, with the bull case price target scenario of $2,500. Its analyst Dan Ives believes that Tesla has been seeing robust demand for its electric vehicles, particularly in Europe and China. Bank of America also appears bullish over the future fundamentals of Tesla. The firm has upgraded its ratings for Tesla stock to Neutral from Underperform. Morgan Stanley has also lifted Tesla stock price ratings to equal weight from underweight....

The physical component consists of a database file stored on domain controllers (DC) and the logical aspect of Active Directory consists of the various objects such as domains, forests, organizational units, etc. Before you learn about the logical components, it is very important to understand the physical. Active Directory is primarily stored in a single database file stored on the DC. This database file, called ntds.dit, along with the services running on the DC makes it possible to authenticate and authorize users and computers....

The group of bankers expects to yield inflation-adjusted growth of 7.2% in the next four quarters of this year before easing to a solid 3.1% in 2022. Beata Caranci, senior vice president and chief economist at TD Bank Group and the current EAC chair, noted: Labor-market mismatches Consequently, U.S. bankers estimate more than 550,000 average monthly new jobs due to labor-market mismatches this year, bringing the unemployment rate down from 6....

Alonzo is slated to provide the network with exciting and long-awaited new features by incorporating Plutus scripts onto the blockchain, enabling the development of smart contracts on Cardano and the deployment of a wide range of new Defi applications for the first time. During the stream, Hoskinson alluded to a large business engagement traction with the network: Hoskinson faces Twitter critics When year-old posts showing ADA network adoption projections failed to match community expectations, the tech entrepreneur came under fire on Twitter....

Nevertheless, the maiden cryptocurrency may have a bright future if three fundamental forces, namely inflation, halving, and adoption – continue to exert their strong influence. Inflation and Bitcoin’s deflationary nature According to some financial experts, including Bloomberg’s senior commodities strategist Mike McGlone, Bitcoin could emerge as one of the biggest beneficiaries in the deflationary circumstances that could play out in the second half of the year. Elsewhere, an Austrian economist and author of ‘The Bitcoin Standard‘ Saifedean Ammous addressed the rampant inflation impacting economies around the world in May, stating his opinion that “Bitcoin fixes this,” among other issues....

The crypto market has generally experienced a considerable rally in the last two weeks, with most assets registering short-term buying pressure. The trend has resulted in a general bullish sentiment for the market’s prospects, creating a notion that an altcoin season might be in play. In this line, crypto trading expert Michaël van de Poppe has suggested that most altcoins are gearing up continuation of an upside rally. The expert identified the following altcoins as key ones to look out for....

Indeed, the Toronto-based Voyager Digital updated its website at 23:00 UTC on June 22 – specifically the part of its customer support section that covers withdrawal limits – by reducing the allowed amount of withdrawals within 24 hours from $25,000 to $10,000 with a maximum of 20 withdrawals, crypto reporter Colin Wu tweeted on June 23. That said, these limits may not be set in stone, as the company’s website also adds that they are “subject to change and may vary based on certain customer history....