The number of ether coins held on exchanges continues to decrease and has reached its lowest position in more than two years. This comes as the tokens sent to the ETH 2.0 contract reached a new all-time high of over six million. ETH on Exchanges Down to a 2.5Y Low According to data from CryptoQuant,...Read More
Although Dogecoin’s popularity might be declining lately, other copycats continue to garner people’s attention, especially in the USA. CoinMarketCap’s stats show that tokens like Doge Killer, Baby Doge Coin, and Shiba Inu were among the most trending ones last week in the States, while Bitcoin and Ethereum were down the list. What Do Americans Look...Read More
On-chain data analysis firm Santiment reported that whales purchased 60,000 BTC in one day, making it the biggest daily accumulation this year. Bitcoin whales, in this context, are those big investors and institutions holding between 100 to 10,000 bitcoins in a single address. According to Santiment, these addresses currently hold a combined 9.12M bitcoins –...Read More
The world finally has its first legal DAO, thanks to developments in the state of Wyoming. The American CryptoFED DAO, an organization dedicated to creating a monetary system resilient to fluctuations in value, received notice from the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office that its project had been officially recognized as a DAO in the United...Read More
Coinbase executives continue to move among the big names in the financial landscape. This month, it was the turn of none other than U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. According to Powell’s working schedule for May, the head of the Fed had a face-to-face meeting with the head of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc....Read More
The financial specialist and professor at the New York University – Aswath Damodaran – criticized bitcoin in a recent speech. In his opinion, the primary digital asset “failed miserably” and did not prove itself as a good currency. Gold and BTC Are Not The Same The prominent Indian professor – Aswath Damodaran – shared his...Read More
François Villeroy de Galhau – the head of the French central bank – sounded a note of caution that Europe’s monetary sovereignty faces tough times if the EU does not regulate cryptocurrencies. Without hasty action, the international role of the euro would be endangered. ‘Europe Must Be Ready’ At the annual financial conference in Paris,...Read More
The demand for the Purpose Bitcoin ETF has resumed after the mid-May decrease. Consequently, the company’s product has increased the bitcoins it holds by almost 30% in less than two months. Purpose BTC ETF Holds Almost 22.5K Coins CryptoPotato reported earlier this year when Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) approved a filing by the financial...Read More
Iranian lawmakers recently drafted a bill to “support cryptocurrency mining and organizing the domestic market for exchanges.” Inside the Bill The plan involves making the Central Bank of Iran the primary regulatory body regarding the domestic exchange of cryptocurrencies within three months. This includes plans to prohibit the exchange of any cryptocurrency within the country,...Read More
Mark Alexander Hopkins, also known as “Doctor Bitcoin,” pleaded guilty on charges against him of running an illegal cash-to-crypto scheme. After allowing criminals to exchange fiat currencies for bitcoin, he faces imprisonment of up to five years. Texas vs. ‘Doctor Bitcoin’ The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas – Prerak Shah –...Read More
The cryptocurrency platform – Crypto Head – ranked the USA as the most prepared nation for the widespread adoption of digital assets. On the other hand, Cyprus is the country most interested in virtual currencies. Who Is Ready for Crypto? Despite the insecure nature of digital assets in terms of regulations, their popularity is still...Read More
The owner of an exclusive Beverly Hills residence, listed for $65 million, is allowing buyers to pay with Bitcoin to acquire the property. If executed, the deal will break the record for the most expensive estate sold for cryptocurrency. BTC Invades Beverly Hills The American business magazine Forbes reported that the multimillion-dollar home in Beverly...Read More
Coinfirm revealed that some users on the notorious Darkweb have been selling falsified vaccine certificates for COVID-19 and stolen doses of vaccines in exchange for a variety of cryptocurrencies. Per the report, one can buy 10 shots of the AstraZeneca product for $250 or its crypto equivalent. BTC in Exchange for a Coronavirus Shot Criminals...Read More
In a bid to secure financial freedom for all, fintech firm Strike has announced that its clients can now purchase Bitcoin (BTC) with no extra fees on its platform. Strike Launches Bitcoin Tab Announcing the development today, Strike noted that it had launched a “Bitcoin Tab” feature, which would make Bitcoin acquisition cheap, simple, reliable,...Read More
ADA – the cryptocurrency fueling the Cardano blockchain – now has over $30B worth staked on the network. That’s over 70% of the token’s circulating supply while making Cardano the most capitalized blockchain by staked value, with Ethereum in a distant second at about $12B. Anticipating Smart Contracts The $31.4B figure is gleaned from PoolTool’s...Read More
Bitcoin’s bull run hasn’t ended, and its price could increase by more than 40% by the end of August, asserted the creator of the popular stock-to-flow model. He also predicted that the next few months will be make it or break it for the S2F. Over the course of the past few months, bitcoin’s price...Read More
While filing for an IPO with US regulators, the popular trading platform Robinhood reported a 4% increase in revenue coming from digital assets. Interestingly, more than 30% of that came from the most recent craze in the space – Dogecoin. Dogecoin’s Rise on Robinhood Started in 2013 as a joke, Dogecoin attracted the world’s attention...Read More
The Dutch crypto provider Bitcoin Meester has become the exclusive partner of the top soccer team AZ Alkmaar. As part of the deal, the team will receive some of the funds in bitcoin, which it pledged to hold. AZ Alkmaar – The First Soccer Club to Operate with BTC One of the most successful soccer...Read More
Going against the stance of the bank’s crypto disparaging CEO, Jamie Dimon, the analysts argued in a report this week that blockchains running more energy-efficient networks than Bitcoin will increase in popularity. Staking currently generates an estimated $9 billion worth of revenue annually for the crypto industry, according to the report. The researchers predict that...Read More
Mercado Bitcoin, the largest crypto exchange in Brazil, has received a $200 million investment from the Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company, Softbank Group Corp, in a recently-concluded Series B funding. The Largest Series B Funding in LatAm According to a Thursday report, SoftBank made this investment through its Latin America Fund. Robert Dagnoni, the executive...Read More
After a short break from his usual comments on Twitter about the cryptocurrency space, Elon Musk reminded of his humoristic side with a new set of intriguing posts. Although his tweets contained the word “Doge,” the meme coin failed to increase. However, it turns out that the billionaire had Dogecoin’s baby in mind. Aside from...Read More
The popular DeFi project Balancer Protocol has joined the fight against high fees by launching on the Layer-2 solution – Polygon. Upon the transition from Ethereum, Balancer also announced new token incentives, which came into effect from June 28th. Balancer Joins Polygon Promising to “turn the concept of an index fund on its head,” Balancer...Read More
Sarah Levy – the CEO of the investment app Betterment – revealed that the company is contemplating how to enable its users to interact with cryptocurrencies. The executive admitted that she is a “big fan” of digital assets and that they have the ability to “diversify” the investors’ portfolios. ‘Is There a Way We Can...Read More
Dawn Fitzpatrick, the CIO of Soros Fund Management who said crypto was at an “inflection point” earlier this year, approved the trading of Bitcoin and possibly other cryptocurrencies. Financial news website TheStreet reported that “people familiar with the matter” speaking on condition of anonymity, stated that Fitzpatrick and her team have been exploring crypto assets...Read More
Twitter has become the latest entity to drop its own NFT collections despite a decrease in the hype surrounding non-fungible tokens. Announcing the development today, the social media platform revealed that it has created 140 NFTs, which will be distributed freely to 140 users. While the NFTs are free, about seven of them have already...Read More
Germany’s financial regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, also known as BaFin, issued a license to Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to enable its local subsidiary to carry out cryptocurrency custody business in the country. BaFin announced the news of the approval via an official release on Monday (June 28, 2021). According to the German...Read More
A new partnership will allow Americans to purchase bitcoin from more than 600 banks in the United States. According to fresh reports, a new partnership between digital asset management firm NYDIG and payments behemoth National Cash Register (NCR) will allow 650 U.S. banks and credit unions to offer crypto trading services to clients through mobile...Read More
With the death of the eccentric British-American computer programmer and cryptocurrency proponent, John McAfee, the U.S. government could find it difficult to confiscate funds belonging to the tech entrepreneur. Absence of Death Certificate Stalling Further Process As previously reported by CryptoPotato, McAfee was found dead after committing suicide in a prison in Barcelona, Spain. McAfee’s...Read More
WhaleFarm, a DeFi project with a fully anonymous team that launched farming days ago, has stolen over $2 million from investors in the latest rug pull in the space. Somewhat expectedly, its native cryptocurrency’s value plummeted by almost 100% in minutes. Launched earlier this month, WhaleFarm started with high promises for investors as it offered...Read More
Ethereum’s hashrate has plummeted more than 25% since its peak level in mid-May. This is the direct result of China’s crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and the resultant exodus of mining operations. According to Bitinfocharts, the Ethereum network hashrate hit an all-time high of 585.5 TH/s (terahashes per second) on May 20. In the weeks that...Read More
