“Miners are selling” is a popular trope used to explain bitcoin’s occasional downward price action. But on-chain data doesn’t support this narrative, according to analysts and mining pools themselves. After bitcoin’s correction earlier this week to the tune of nearly 30%, miners were a popular scapegoat. But miners have been extremely consistent in their selling habits […]
Day: January 15, 2021
Galaxy Digital Launches Proprietary Mining, Miner Financial Services
Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has announced the launch of its miner financial services and proprietary mining operations. Per a release, the publicly traded digital asset management firm is integrating its existing business lines to miner-focused financial services – internally referred to as "MiFi" – including lending, investment, and risk management offerings. Galaxy Digital Mining, the firm's […]
Lido Protocol Does Eth 2.0 Staking but With a DeFi Twist
There’s a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that lets ETH holders back Ethereum 2.0 without losing liquidity, and it wants to give its participants a vote. Until Feb. 12, ETH holders have a chance to earn some of the governance token for Lido, a new decentralized finance (DeFi) and staking protocol. There will be other opportunities […]