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Mark de Wolf

Technology journalist covering crypto, blockchain, and AI. More at https://linktr.ee/markdewolf.

NEWS

Strategy resumes its Bitcoin buying spree with 130 BTC purchase

Mar 19, 2025

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6 min read

Strategy resumes its Bitcoin buying spree with 130 BTC purchase

Latest buy lifts the firm’s holdings to nearly half a million BTC, strengthening its position as the world’s biggest corporate Bitcoin whale.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

FEATURES

Taking Blockchain beyond crypto

Mar 18, 2025

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7 min read

Taking Blockchain beyond crypto

Non-financial use cases and real world examples

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

More crypto rug pulls likely as hackers zombify AI trading bots

Mar 16, 2025

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6 min read

More crypto rug pulls likely as hackers zombify AI trading bots

Cyber crims are turning meme coin projects into a 'zero-sum game'.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

What is Tron?

Mar 16, 2025

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8 min read

What is Tron?

Borrowing a page from P2P networks, Tron offers Web3 developers an alternative platform to Ethereum.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

New SEC crypto task force signals regulatory clarity is on the way

Mar 12, 2025

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6 min read

New SEC crypto task force signals regulatory clarity is on the way

Lawyers, think tanks and veteran agency policymakers will help Trump admin develop a coherent rules framework for digital assets.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

FEATURES

Litecoin Spot ETFs Are Coming. Here's what you need to know

Feb 22, 2025

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6 min read

Litecoin Spot ETFs Are Coming. Here's what you need to know

Investors are ready to go beyond Bitcoin and give new crypto exchange traded funds a try. A Litecoin spot ETF could be the first.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What Is A Smart Contract?

Feb 21, 2025

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7 min read

Definition: What Is A Smart Contract?

Think of it as a digital handshake. The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Morgan: Bitcoin Mining Stocks are Making Big Gains

Feb 20, 2025

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6 min read

Morgan: Bitcoin Mining Stocks are Making Big Gains

While BTC was hitting new all-time highs in December, miners raked in revenues and publicly-traded firms saw their market caps spike.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Bernstein: Sovereigns Will Keep The Bitcoin Bull Run Going

Feb 19, 2025

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7 min read

Bernstein: Sovereigns Will Keep The Bitcoin Bull Run Going

February's price lull 'just a pause', the firm's analysts say. Investors should prepare for the next rally.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Grayscale Launches The First-Ever DOGE Trust

Feb 18, 2025

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3 min read

Grayscale Launches The First-Ever DOGE Trust

Plans are afoot to convert it into a spot crypto ETF. If approved it will be the first meme coin tracking instrument in the category.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits a new 2025 peak

Feb 11, 2025

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6 min read

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits a new 2025 peak

BTC's 2017 price cycle looks to be repeating as one metric suggests miners are throwing in the towel.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Tit-for-tat tariff threat sends EUR lower against the Greenback

Feb 6, 2025

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6 min read

Tit-for-tat tariff threat sends EUR lower against the Greenback

The Euro-to-Dollar rate is set to sink on Washington-Brussels tariff fears though inflation readings out of the US could be definitive.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

ANALYSIS

KAVA Token Display Buyer Interest in the Optimum Trading Zone

Feb 5, 2025

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6 min read

KAVA Token Display Buyer Interest in the Optimum Trading Zone

Coin shows a positive outlook as a strong bullish breakout appears after two consecutive sleepy candlesticks.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Bitcoin-Gold Ratio On-Track For Historic Highs

Feb 2, 2025

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4 min read

Bitcoin-Gold Ratio On-Track For Historic Highs

BTC reached its highest-ever price relative to gold in January. Are traders testing new safe havens?

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

FEATURES

Those TRUMP and MELANIA tokens – just the facts

Jan 22, 2025

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5 min read

Those TRUMP and MELANIA tokens – just the facts

Markets and political pundits went into meltdown at the newly-minted President's latest crypto launch. We take a cool-headed view of the new POTUS and FLOTUS coins.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What is Cardano?

Jan 21, 2025

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7 min read

Definition: What is Cardano?

An Ethereum alternative for energy-conscious DApp developers. The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

DOGE Falls As TRUMP Rises On Solana

Jan 20, 2025

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4 min read

DOGE Falls As TRUMP Rises On Solana

Is momentum shifting in the meme coin space?

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What Is a Consensus Algorithm?

Jan 12, 2025

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8 min read

Definition: What Is a Consensus Algorithm?

How do you get all the nodes in a decentralised blockchain network to agree on a transaction? The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What is Bitcoin?

Jan 9, 2025

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11 min read

Definition: What is Bitcoin?

The world's first – and still number one – cryptocurrency explained

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What is Ethereum?

Jan 7, 2025

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10 min read

Definition: What is Ethereum?

What makes the world's number two cryptocurrency tick? The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What is a blockchain?

Jan 5, 2025

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11 min read

Definition: What is a blockchain?

The ultimate blockchain primer: What it is, how it works, who invented it, and more.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs see sharp drop in inflows

Dec 22, 2024

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6 min read

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs see sharp drop in inflows

A speech by the US Fed chair looks to have cooled enthusiasm for indirect exposure to BTC and ETH, reversing the previous week’s gains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

Coinbase Stock Gets A Lift from Bitcoin Price Rise

Nov 27, 2024

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4 min read

Coinbase Stock Gets A Lift from Bitcoin Price Rise

Analysts predicts a price target of USD 380 over the next 12 months, calling COIN a buy.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

NEWS

DeVere: Time for Britain to Create a Strategic BTC Reserve

Nov 20, 2024

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4 min read

DeVere: Time for Britain to Create a Strategic BTC Reserve

Wealth manager says a move into Bitcoin by the BoE could boost fiscal flexibility.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf
Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds See Billions in New Inflows

Nov 12, 2024

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4 min read

Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds See Billions in New Inflows

Investors snapped up USD 2.2 billion worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in a record-breaking week.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

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