Bitcoin

Bitcoin has had an extremely close correlation to equities for most of this year, but there are signs that this strong bond is beginning to weaken.

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance says 37.6% of the energy used by the Bitcoin blockchain comes from sustainable sources — significantly less.

It follows a week of interest rate hikes and gloomy economic data, with analysts pointing to a "sell everything" climate that has also seen stocks take a battering.

With the benefit of hindsight, a number of his Twitter followers said they think Bitcoin is a much more attractive name.

It's the weekend edition of CoinMarketRecap! Connor Sephton and Molly Jane Zuckerman chew over some of the biggest crypto stories from the past seven days.

Also, Molly Jane Zuckerman on the rise of buzzwords in crypto... and why they really need to stop.

CoinMarketCap data shows the world's biggest cryptocurrency rallied to $19,500 in the minutes before the new interest rate was confirmed. Within 20 minutes, it then crashed to $18,975.

Also today, the U.S. is considering a two-year ban on algorithmic stablecoins — how would it work?

Overall, it has spent $3.97 billion on building a crypto war chest of 130,000 BTC, but at the time of writing, it's worth $2.45 billion.

It's the weekend edition of CoinMarketRecap! Connor Sephton and Molly Jane Zuckerman chew over some of the biggest crypto stories from the past seven days.

His re-election could prove crucial to El Salvador's Bitcoin Law remaining in place — as his successor could end up ditching BTC as legal tender.

Dr. Wright and his legal team argue that it is "incredibly difficult" for him to provide further cryptographic proof that he is Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator.

With August's CPI print coming in higher than expected and month-on-month inflation at a 40-year high, BTC has taken a knock. Prices touched the 20K level — but will we see more downside?

Also today, why celebrities targeted in a Tornado Cash dusting attack are breathing a little sigh of relief.

His lawyers argue that Hodlonaut's decision to use the hashtag #CraigWrightIsAFraud encouraged more "toxic" attacks.

Pierre Poilievre is now Conservative leader and will take on Trudeau in the polls. He believes Canadians should have the freedom to use Bitcoin.

CoinMarketCap's homepage isn't a pretty sight right now — and Ether's performing even worse.

The legal showdown in Oslo aims to determine whether Hodlonaut's tweets — which accused Dr. Wright of being a scammer — are protected by freedom of speech.