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‘Strap yourselves in’ — Bull market coming early 2024, say crypto exchange heads

The heads of Australia’s largest crypto exchanges say a bull run is coming early next year — others say it’s already arrived. The market has already entered the first phase of a major rally, with the number of people buying crypto trickling upward which is expected to accelerate early next year, say the heads of Australia’s largest crypto exchanges. Independent Reserve CEO Adrian Przelozny told Cointelegraph he expects market activity to see an uptick in early 2024 and is hiring to build infrastructure before that happens. “We’re just doing everything we can to get ready for a bull market because we know that when the bull market comes, it happens very fast,” he said. “You need to make sure you have the processes, people, and infrastructure in place so when your business triples overnight, you can handle it.” “I think the next two years are going to be good. Strap yourselves in.” BTC Markets chief Caroline Bowler said market conditions had grown more bullish over the year, with a gene...

Nearly 95% of NFTs are now worthless, report says

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Almost 70,000 collections of NFTs now have no market value, dappGambl estimated in a recent report . The non-fungible tokens (NFT) market is going through hard times, as 69,795 out of 73,257 digital collections have a market cap of 0 Ethereum (ETH). According to a report by dappGambl, only 20% of the identified collections have full ownership. It means n early 80% of all NFT collections “have remained unsold.” “This situation is telling of a significant imbalance between the creation of new non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the actual demand for these digital assets in the current market landscape.” dappGambl The report doesn’t specify which NFT collections have been overviewed but says NFT Scan provided the data. The firm believes that many NFT collections face difficulties with adoption due to the lack of clear use cases, compelling narratives, or genuine artistic value. You might also like: SEC charges ‘Stoner Cats’ NFT creators for selling...

Nearly 1,000 Ancient Bitcoins from 2010 and 2011 Moved in 2023, Valued at Over $27 Million

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Based on present data, within the last four months, a mere three block rewards from the year 2010 have been transferred after 13 years of dormancy. This is due to the fact that dormant wallets from that era are becoming a rarity to behold. The latest expenditure of a 2010 block took place on April 22, 2023, at 11:14 p.m. (UTC), when a miner spent 50 bitcoin that was valued at approximately $1.3 million. A historic moment occurred today, as a transfer of 400 bitcoin from 2011 took place, marking the first time in over a decade that these digital assets had been moved. Rare Bitcoin Activity: 985 BTC from 2010 and 2011 Moved in 2023 Block rewards of antiquity from 2010 and 2011 have become increasingly scarce. Only three 2010 blocks were spent this year, along with several ancient bitcoins from 2011. On Jan. 26, 2023, a block reward of 50 BTC was spent at block height 773,723. Around ten bitcoins from 2011 were spent on Jan. 8, 2023, at block height 770,924. Just before the 50 BTC spen...