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Bitcoin supply held by long-term holders hits all-time high — Research

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Bitcoin’s recent rally to a 2023 high is backed by on-chain and sentiment data. Data from Glassnode suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) is in an accumulation pattern with its available supply reaching a new historical low. According to the report, Bitcoin’s illiquid supply and long-term holders cohort rise. As Bitcoin’s supply tightens, available BTC is being purchased by smaller, long-term holding entities. Bitcoin accumulation among a majority of investor cohorts and the bullish conviction of long-term holders equates to investors gobbling up “92% of the newly mined supply ” according to Glassnode Analysis . “If we isolate only entities on the smaller end of the scale, such as Shrimps ( Entity Bitcoin balance changes versus issuance. Source: Glassnode On the backs of smaller entities gobbling up Bitcoin’s minted supply , long-term holders have reached new highs versus short-term holders , something not seen since July 2023. In addition to the solid long-term holder ratio, short-term ho...

ATOM holders can now mint stablecoin IST

Agoric, a blockchain network built on Cosmos, aims to empower developers in building DeFi applications using JavaScript. The Inter Protocol application, operating on the network, has launched its new minting application called Vaults. Inter Protocol is a decentralized application on Agoric. It is an application layer that is responsible for implementing the Inter Stable Token (IST), a native stablecoin on the Cosmos network.  Dean Tribble, CEO of Agoric, noted in a press release reviewed by Blockworks that Vaults will offer an alternative way to mint stable coins “setting decentralized tokens apart from their fiat-backed equivalents.” “Fully functioning Vault systems allows crypto collateral holders to leverage their assets and fulfill their demand for IST, which in turn contributes to the Agoric economy through fees,” Tribble said. IST itself is similar to Maker DAO’s DAI — a decentralized stable coin pegged to the US dollar.  Blockworks Research analyst David Rodriguez said IS...