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Spot Bitcoin ETFs have taken in MORE than they’ve lost this month. From September 1–18, positive-flow days totaled $1.76 BILLION, while negative-flow days totaled $1.45 BILLION. That leaves a net inflow of $313.4 MILLION. @The_Cryptos_Hub

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Strategy has repurchased $139 million of STRC shares, leaving its bitcoin holdings unchanged. Its total holdings account for roughly 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap, worth roughly $66 billion. @The_Cryptos_Hub

What is copy trading? It’s a trading strategy in which a user (a copy trader) copies or mimics the trades of a leading trader (lead trader). In other words, you can go to a special platform, choose a successful lead trader based on their rating, and repeat their trades. And many platforms allow you to automate this process. The pros and cons of copy trading are quite obvious. On the plus side, it’s easy to enter the world of trading, and there is no need to learn complex trading skills. On the downside, however, no trader is successful 100% of the time, and of course, there are no guarantees of profitability. @The_Cryptos_Hub

JUST IN: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says Bitcoin can realistically hit $400,000 by 2030. @The_Cryptos_Hub

What is Yield Farming? Yield farming, also known as liquidity mining, is a lucrative practice in the cryptocurrency space where users provide liquidity to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in exchange for rewards. By locking up their crypto assets in a smart contract, users facilitate trading on decentralized exchanges or lending platforms, earning additional tokens or a percentage of transaction fees. Example: One provides liquidity to a DeFi protocol by locking up their Ethereum, earning 5% annual interest in the form of additional tokens. This passive income stream allows them to grow their crypto wealth without actively trading. Yield farming offers a unique opportunity to earn passive income and contribute to the DeFi ecosystem. However, it's crucial to carefully assess the risks and rewards associated with each protocol to ensure a successful harvest. @The_Cryptos_Hub

🇺🇸 The SEC proposed modernizing transfer agent rules, last updated in the early 80s, to reflect the use of blockchain in securities offerings and share transfers. @The_Cryptos_Hub

The Backbone of Blockchain Security. Hash functions are the unsung heroes of blockchain technology. These mathematical wizards take input data of any length and transform it into a fixed-size string of characters, known as a hash. This hash serves as a digital fingerprint, verifying the integrity and security of transactions on the blockchain. In Bitcoin, the SHA-256 hash function plays a crucial role in the proof-of-work mining process. Think of it like a digital DNA test, ensuring the authenticity and immutability of transactions. With hash functions, the blockchain can maintain its integrity and trustlessness, making secure transactions possible. @The_Cryptos_Hub

JUST IN: 85,000 blocks remaining until the next Bitcoin Halving. @The_Cryptos_Hub

BREAKING: Michael Saylor's Strategy buys 4,603 Bitcoin for $370M, marking its first BTC purchase in 10 weeks. The purchase was funded through $602.8M in net proceeds from MSTR share sales. Strategy now holds 845,050 BTC at an average cost of $75,412 per BTC, with an unrealized profit of $2.61B. @The_Cryptos_Hub

Crypto Speak: Sound money “Sound money” is the concept of money that has stability and is able to retain its purchasing power over time. The main characteristics of such money are: 1. Limited supply: To prevent inflation and preserve the value of money, its quantity must be limited or grow predictably. 2. Resistant to inflation: Your money should not lose value, allowing you to plan your financial future with confidence. 3. Independence: Ideal sound money is minimally dependent on government control, preventing artificial interference with its value. As you can imagine, crypto can make this concept real. For example, theoretically, Bitcoin fully satisfies these three points. (Volatility is still an issue, but Bitcoin has more than 100 years of development to go before the last coin is mined.) And, who knows, perhaps in the future, there will be another crypto that could one day be called true sound money. @The_Cryptos_Hub

A former White House aide was fined $172,539 by the CFTC for trading on Kalshi by using Trump speech secrets. @The_Cryptos_Hub

Crypto Speak: CBDC A central bank digital currency, or “CBDC,” is very simple. It’s digital money issued by the government or a country’s central bank. Such currencies help reduce transfer costs and allow the state to “fly into the blockchain world” and take its place there. Of course, this is not crypto because there is no decentralization. @The_Cryptos_Hub

Michael Saylor's Strategy now has a $4,000,000,000 unrealized profit on its Bitcoin investment. @The_Cryptos_Hub

A trader lost $24 million shorting Ethereum in 12 seconds. A 50,000 ETH position was liquidated in five trades as the asset rose $43. The wallet had previously made about $49 million betting against the market and now holds $35.61. @The_Cryptos_Hub

Crypto Speak: Utility “Utility” in the cryptocurrency world is the practical use of a token or cryptocurrency. Coins with utility are said to be more fundamental because they have real-world use cases. For example, why would you hold some obscure memecoin? It’s that kind of coin you sell as soon as you see it pump. Of course, creators of serious projects are interested in having holders keep the coins for as long as possible. That’s what utility is for: to solve problems. For example, a token can allow you to use a service, publish or read content, act as a ticket to an event, give you a voice in discussing the life of the project, give you access to beta tests, offer discounts to your holders, and so on. In general, coins with utility can be relevant for a long time, while coins without it mostly die quickly. @The_Cryptos_Hub

Crypto speak: Spread A “spread” is the difference between the best buy price and the best sell price of a cryptocurrency. Imagine you have become the owner of a currency exchange. Customers come to you and can buy dollars at a certain price, but if they want to exchange dollars back, you offer them a slightly lower price. The difference between those two prices is the spread! In the world of cryptocurrencies, spreads play an important role among traders. It is like a navigator that helps us to assess the “weather” in the market. If the spread is small, it means the market is stable and you can buy and sell cryptocurrency without large additional costs. If the spread is large, it means that this asset is “volatile,” and with each trade, you can lose more because of these additional costs. Honestly, if you are a beginner and not a trader, you shouldn’t dive too deep into this topic =) But you should have a general idea about the spread! @The_Cryptos_Hub

Anti-crypto Peter Schiff says "I'm not sure why Bitcoin didn't sell off today." @The_Cryptos_Hub

Bitcoin miners dumped 28,000 BTC worth $1.78 BILLION this year, an overlooked force behind the 27% crash. It now costs around $74,000 to mine one Bitcoin, well above the $63,000 price, squeezing miners into selling. @The_Cryptos_Hub

Crypto Speak: Layer 0 Let’s try to talk about complex technical things in simple words. You’ve probably heard of concepts like “layer-1 blockchains” and “layer-2 blockchains.” We'll break these concepts down in the coming days, but today, we’ll talk about “layer 0.” Layer 0 in the world of cryptocurrencies is the base layer, which can be thought of as the “infrastructure of infrastructures.” It is the layer that underpins all blockchains and cryptocurrency protocols. Layer 0 addresses the fundamental issues of connectivity and interoperability between different blockchains. It is because of the existence of this layer that blockchains can “communicate” and interact with each other. For example, if we compare the cryptocurrency world to a house, layer 0 is the foundation and communications (plumbing, electricity) on which the house itself is built (the house being layer 1, like the Ethereum or Bitcoin blockchain). @The_Cryptos_Hub