A 40-years-old man from Auckland has been arrested because of an alleged money laundering scheme he orchestrated. He has been served with multiple charges, amongst which dubious cryptocurrency transactions and purchases of luxury goods. Thousands Of New Zealand Dollars To Buy Cryptocurrency According to a recent news report, the arrested man faces a pile of 30...Read More
Polkadot is one of the biggest cryptocurrency projects, currently ranked eight in terms of total market capitalization. Now, the team has revealed that trustless wrapped Bitcoin will come to its ecosystem in early 2021 through Interlay – a framework designated to allow permissioned and permissionless blockchains to connect and interact. Polkadot’s BTC-Relay Effort Known as...Read More
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has urged his followers to donate Bitcoin to support the protest over police brutality in Nigeria. Earlier today, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, showed his support for the ongoing #EndSars protest over police brutality in Nigeria. Dorsey, a Bitcoin proponent, encouraged Bitcoiners to make BTC donations towards the fight...Read More
The deadline for submitting a rehabilitation plan for reimbursing Mt. Gox creditors has been delayed once more – this time to December 15th, 2020. As CryptoPotato reported before, the Tokyo District Court had issued an order indicating that the submission deadline was until October 15th. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the Mt. Gox rehabilitation trustee who has been...Read More
Ethereum investors prefer to HODL their assets, according to recent data. About 60% of all ETH tokens haven’t moved in at least one year. The question remains how and if this trend will change in the following months after the launch of the long-anticipated Ethereum 2.0, enabling investors to stake their ETH holdings. ETH Investors...Read More
Apart from a brief spike to above $11,500, Bitcoin has remained relatively calm around $11,400 in the past 24 hours. Most alternative coins have marked minor losses, with Ethereum dipping below $380 and Ripple beneath $0.25. Bitcoin Stays Around $11,400 As reported yesterday, Bitcoin traded around $11,400, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for additional...Read More
The research added that around 14% of the total supply is currently held in accumulation addresses. The findings by on-chain analytics firm Glassnode report that there has been a steady up trend in Bitcoin accumulation since the beginning of 2019. The chart overlays price action and the two do not appear to be correlated as...Read More
The popular decentralized finance tracking resource DeFi Pulse has introduced a new tool to measure risks within the DeFi ecosystem. Developed in collaboration with the digital asset modeling platform Gauntlet, the instrument has already graded two “very safe” DeFi protocols – Aave and Compound. The Launch Of DeFi Pulse Economic Safety Grade The DeFi trend...Read More
Brainwallets, especially those generated with passphrases from popular culture references, might not be as safe as previously imagined. Pop Culture References Make for Vulnerable Keys According to a report published by BitMEX Research on Oct. 13, brainwallets might be easy to crack with hackers purportedly setting up servers to crawl the blockchain in search of...Read More
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has collaborated with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) to launch a new initiative assessing the state of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Dubbed the Global Standards Mapping Initiative (GSMI), it will determine the industry landscape by examining a few distinctive areas. WEF Launches GSMI To Examine Blockchain State According to the...Read More
The leading digital asset manager, Grayscale Investments, continues with its growth after registering its third consecutive record-breaking quarter with over $1 billion of inflows. Somewhat expectedly, the Bitcoin Trust remained the most widely chosen company product. $1 Billion Entered Grayscale In Q3 2020 Grayscale released its Q3 2020 report earlier, noting that the total investments...Read More
Financial strategists at JP Morgan have projected a bleak outlook for bitcoin prices in the short term. According to them, the cryptocurrency has a higher price and is trending at 13 percent over its ‘intrinsic value.’ They based their analysis on ‘positioning indicators’ derived from bets made by traders in the futures markets. But does...Read More
Andre Cronje, the founder of the popular Yearn Finance protocol and its governance token YFI, deployed another ‘experimental’ contract yesterday. Expectedly, a lot of people bought the token despite Cronje’s warnings, and most of them ended up losing money. One investor, in particular, put in 1000 ETH in the token, and his stash is currently...Read More
Hester Peirce, the Commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes that the charges against BitMEX brought by the CFTC were a “loud and clear” message. In a recent podcast, the so-called ‘Crypto Mom’ also noted that a Bitcoin ETF could be beneficial to all parties but didn’t specify if such a product...Read More
Russia’s relationship with cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based technology is undoubtedly a tumultuous one. While the country appears to support the nascent tech behind digital currencies, it’s also taking steps to limit their usage as much as possible. $8,000 of Crypto Per Retail Investor According to a new explanatory note that refers to a newly-passed law on...Read More
Serena Ventures, the VC firm of one of the most successful tennis players Serena Williams, has quietly removed the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase from its firm portfolio list. The question remains if this development is strongly related to the apolitical approach taken by the US-based digital asset platform. Serena Ventures Removes Coinbase Years after launching Serena...Read More
After spiking to a new monthly high of about $11,700, Bitcoin has retraced slightly in the past 24 hours and sits at $11,400. Most altcoins have followed suit by charting minor losses. Bitcoin Drops To $11,400 As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin was heading upwards and reached a new 5-week high above $11,720. In the following...Read More
In times of pandemic, uncertainty, and risk, exposure to new of investments is more a necessity rather than a recommendation. According to Fidelity, one of the largest brokers in the U.S., Bitcoin is an excellent investment for those considering to exit banks and enter the markets. In October 2020, Fidelity Digital Assets, a branch of...Read More
Yet another major company has jumped on the Bitcoin bandwagon by purchasing 10,000 BTC and putting it to use as its primary treasury reserve asset. According to an official press release, the $13 billion asset manager scooped up the BTC through its subsidiary called New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). Speaking on the matter was...Read More
Popular bitcoin commentator Lark Davis, who goes by the name of ‘TheCryptoLark” on Twitter, just shared a BTC trend chart that has ‘bullish’ written all over it. Lark says that the top cryptocurrency is on the cusp of crossing the 50-day moving average, and every time it happened in the past, BTC rallied 42 percent...Read More
In a suddenly galvanizing rally, Bitcoin’s price shot to the $11,700 mark last night. Open interest has soared and is now at a 1-month high. Bitcoin traders are opening long positions and this trend was pointed by Willy Woo as well. At $4.3 Billion, Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops 1 Month High Also, a noticeable...Read More
The volatility index (VIX) is used to measure the implied levels of volatility in a market, and it also represents a counter index to traditional ones that track upward movements. It’s used widely by investors when assessing risks and quantifying fear. COTI, an enterprise-grade fintech platform, has taken it upon itself to launch a decentralized...Read More
A former cruise ship, built by P&O Cruises Australia, is to receive its new statute. Built-in 1991, the Pacific Dawn will reportedly maintain in seas with a brand new name – Satoshi. Plans are it will be an exquisite hub for digital nomads, entrepreneurs, and crypto companies. “The Crypto Cruise Ship” As per a recent report,...Read More
Russian billionaire and owner of two giant UK newspapers Alexander Lebedev is looking into launching his own DeFi project. Dubbed The Independent Decentralized Financial Ecosystem (or bank 2.0), it aims to serve as a better performing bank, which benefits all participants. Lebedev Explains The Current Banking Problems Lebedev, the owner of the UK-based London Evening...Read More
Bitcoin has continued with its recent impressive performance to a new monthly high of about $11,700. Some altcoins have followed BTC on the way up. Ethereum has increased to $385, while BNB has returned to the 5th spot. Bitcoin Spikes To A New Monthly High In the past 24 hours, the primary cryptocurrency seemed to...Read More
A currently running ETH 2.0 testnet called Zinken, which was launched on Monday, Oct. 12, has been ‘performing perfectly’ according to one of the developers and participants. Zinken is a shortened testnet, just like the one before it called Spadina, which is aimed at giving client teams a chance to iron out issues in their...Read More
Crypto traders are excited, especially after Bitcoin’s price boost following Square’s millionaire investment in the world’s first cryptocurrency. Bitcoin managed to survive a bearish September above 10K, maintaining its long-term bullish trend. Since the market crash in March, Bitcoin hasn’t lost its momentum, and after an initial recovery – driven in part by the need...Read More
The odds of Joe Biden winning the upcoming Presidential election and significant progress being made on the coronavirus vaccine front are unnaturally high, as per Goldman Sachs. Also, what is extremely possible is the US Dollar’s drastic drop to its 2018 lows because of these two probable events, according to the global banking giant. Will...Read More
The leading digital currency asset management company Grayscale Investments announced that its Ethereum Trust will report directly to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Grayscale filed a Form 10 with the SEC a few months ago on behalf of the Ethereum Trust to become the second company product designated as a digital currency investment...Read More
Google trends data suggests that the worldwide interest in DeFi has been continuously declining since early September. Although the TVL remains high, the question arises if the decreasing interest has something to do with the growing number of screw-ups in the field. DeFi Interest Drops? The start of the new century brought a new trend...Read More
