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Newcomers are diving into crypto without learning what it is, veterans are watching their profits soar without spurring adoption and skeptics are judging crypto with little information, says OG Bitcoiner James Howells.Howells is famous for fighting in court to recover a hard drive from a landfill that contained 8,000 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $700 million. While he didn’t succeed, he told Cointelegraph that he didn’t let the loss define him and shared his tips and 2026 resolutions for newcomers, veterans and skeptics.For over 12 years, I tried everything to engage with Newport City Council:•Public Proposals•Percentages•Mediation•Legal action•AND a formal £25M+ offer$1 Billion…
Gold, silver, and platinum hit record highs on Friday, as speculative momentum and thinning year-end liquidity powered the precious metals, along with markets pricing in more U.S. rate cuts, and rising geopolitical tension.Chalinee Thirasupa | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSilver smashed through the $75 mark for the first time on Friday, with gold and platinum also rising to all-time highs, as bets on U.S. rate cuts and geopolitical jitters fueled investor demand.Spot gold rose 0.6% to $4,505.30 per ounce, after touching a record $4,530.60 earlier, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery climbed 0.7% to $4,534.”Prospect of lower U.S. interest rates is still supporting demand for gold and silver, lifting both metals to new record highs,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo.”Low liquidity is…
Crypto market sentiment remained in “extreme fear” on Friday, marking the 14th straight day that market sentiment has remained in the zone. The sentiment-tracking Crypto Fear & Greed Index fell three points to a score of 20 out of 100 on Dec. 26, hitting a two-week stretch of “extreme fear” that started on Dec. 13, making it one of the longest periods in the zone since the index launched in February 2018.Market sentiment has been trending down since early October after renewed US-China tariff fears wiped nearly $500 billion from the crypto market on Oct. 10. Source: Crypto Fear & Greed…
Ethereum is unlikely to hit new highs in the coming year, given the current conditions for Bitcoin, says crypto analyst Benjamin Cowen.“If Bitcoin truly is truly in a bear market, which is what it feels like, it would be kind of hard for Ethereum to go up there,” Cowen said on the Bankless podcast on Tuesday. It comes after veteran trader Peter Brandt predicted on Dec. 19 that Bitcoin could fall as low as $60,000 by the third quarter of 2026.However, Cowen said that if Ether (ETH) does manage to reclaim its $4,878 all-time high, which it last reached in August,…
The horror genre covers a wide range of games of all different shapes and sizes. There are so many exceptional games out there that just nail the scary aspects, creating an unsettling and terrifying experience that keeps players on the edge of their seats right up until the suffering finally ends. Related Horror Games That Use Players’ Microphones Using the player’s microphone in gameplay is an excellent way to increase immersion and tension in horror games. Here’s which titles did it the best. However, sometimes a game manages to execute almost everything perfectly, but falls short in some crucial areas…
X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, makes the social media platform more truth-friendly with responses that oppose users who turn to it to confirm political biases, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said.“The easy ability to call Grok on Twitter is probably the biggest thing after community notes that has been positive for the truth-friendliness of this platform,” Buterin said on Thursday. ”The fact that you don’t see ahead of time how Grok will respond is key here,” he added. “I’ve seen many situations where someone calls on Grok expecting their crazy political belief to be confirmed and Grok comes along and rugs them.”Buterin…
X’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, makes the social media platform more truth-friendly with responses that oppose users who turn to it to confirm political biases, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said.“The easy ability to call Grok on Twitter is probably the biggest thing after community notes that has been positive for the truth-friendliness of this platform,” Buterin said on Thursday. ”The fact that you don’t see ahead of time how Grok will respond is key here,” he added. “I’ve seen many situations where someone calls on Grok expecting their crazy political belief to be confirmed and Grok comes along and rugs them.”Buterin…
Bitcoin’s market fundamentals have stayed strong in 2025, despite the asset’s price and sentiment declining toward the end of the year, says Strategy CEO Phong Le.“The fundamentals of the market this year for Bitcoin couldn’t be better,” Le told the “Coin Stories” podcast on Tuesday, emphasizing that he doesn’t care too much about its short-term performance. Bitcoin (BTC) reached an all-time high of $125,100 on Oct. 5, but has since declined nearly 30%, trading at $87,687 at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap. AMeanwhile, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall market sentiment, has shown “Extreme Fear” since…
TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s core consumer price index climbed by 3.3% in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years as the Bank of Japan holds its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and 28. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded higher Friday, with several exchanges in the region closed for the Boxing Day holiday, while precious metals continued their rally for the year.Spot gold rose over 1% to hit…
This article contains spoilers from the One Piece series. The Gomu Gomu no Mi is one of the most important Devil Fruits in the One Piece world, given that the protagonist of the series, Monkey D. Luffy, utilizes this power. It can also be said that this is the most important fruit in the entire series, especially since it’s connected directly to the Sun God Nika. The real name of the Gomu Gomu no Mi is the Hito Hito no Mi, Model Nika. This Devil Fruit allows one to become the Sun God after awakening, which grants them immense physical…