CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju predicts that if bitcoin’s price remains above $45,000, it could surpass its all-time high within a year. His optimism persists in the crypto market even as some bearish indicators loom in the broader financial markets following bitcoin’s rebound from the Monday lows. Ki Young Ju Predicts Bitcoin Recovery Ki Young...Read More
In a post on X on Aug. 6, CryptoQuant head of research, Julio Moreno, reported that the on-chain analytics firm’s ‘Bull-Bear Market Cycle Indicator’ has flagged a bear phase for the first time since January 2023. The move follows a massive market rout that resulted in around $500 billion being wiped out in less than...Read More
BlackRock has been proving the pundits wrong amid claims that there has been little or no demand for spot Ethereum’s ETFs, The asset manager’s ETHA ETF took another $108.4 million in daily inflows on Aug. 6. This comes in the same week that the underlying asset devalued by around 25%. On “crypto black Monday,” the...Read More
Capula Investment Management LLP, one of Europe’s largest hedge funds, informed that it holds $464 million in shares of spot Bitcoin ETFs from BlackRock and Fidelity. Capula’s disclosure contributes to institutional investors’ rising interest in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs. Capula’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Shares A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York court to reject Coinbase’s subpoena, which seeks to compel the agency to produce documents related to crypto assets. The SEC described them as covering “essentially all documents that in any way relate to crypto assets.” SEC Opposes Coinbase’s Subpoena Request The motion filed on...Read More
The ongoing turmoil in the Japanese and United States stock markets has triggered heightened volatility in the crypto space. This highlights the interconnectedness of global markets and Bitcoin’s growing correlation with traditional finance (TradFi) markets. Analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex explained in the latest Alpha report that Bitcoin’s rising correlation with TradFi markets could...Read More
Bitcoin treasury firm Semler Scientific has added another $6 million in Bitcoin to its balance sheet, comprising more than the entirety of the medical company’s Q2 earnings. The purchase reflects an ongoing commitment to Semler’s Bitcoin acquisition strategy despite the asset recently tapping its lowest price level since February. Semler Scientific Buys More Bitcoin In...Read More
Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States surpassed $5 billion in daily trading volume on August 5. This marks the first time since mid-April that such a high volume has been reached. BlackRock’s IBIT Leads with Nearly $3 Billion According to DefiLlama data, BlackRock’s IBIT ETF was a major contributor to this...Read More
Global asset markets went risk-off in a brisk tumble the first week in August. Fears of a U.S. recession put an end to Wall Street’s 23-month, high-flying stock rally. The U.S. “Magnificent Seven” stocks lost a trillion dollars in value in mere days, with Nvidia and Apple leading the bleeding. The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Nikkei...Read More
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs had a positive day of inflows following a massive market crash that sent the asset tumbling 23% in less than 24 hours. On August 5, the aggregate inflow for the nine newly launched spot ETH ETFs was $49 million, its second-highest inflow day since the funds started trading. Additionally, it is...Read More
A recent report by Galaxy Research has raised concerns about the long-term sustainability of Bitcoin Layer-2 (L2) scaling solutions, particularly rollups, which have gained popularity as a means to keep transactions cheap, fast, and decentralized. Despite the initial promise, the report suggests that these solutions may face economic challenges due to the inherent limitations and...Read More
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said Monday that he views the weekend’s violent selloff in crypto/equities as a Bitcoin buying opportunity. In a Twitter thread Monday, the executive likened the market crash to March 12, 2020 – a day of “chaos” that pre-empted historic new highs for crypto over the following months. Bitcoin Buying Opportunity, Says...Read More
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has uncovered that over 2,000 cryptocurrency wallets owned by locals were compromised by offshore scammers, putting millions of dollars in digital assets at risk. This discovery emerged from Operation Spincaster, a global initiative against crypto fraud spearheaded by Chainalysis and locally managed by the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre...Read More
Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has demonstrated resilience in the face of a general crypto market downturn. The platform has generated $6 million in revenue amid the current market sell-off. Aave Withstands Market Turmoil Aave’s founder, Stani Kulechov, said in an August 5 post on X that the protocol successfully handled the overall stress...Read More
Ethereum investment products experienced net outflows of $146 million globally last week, largely due to $169.4 million in outflows from US spot Ethereum ETFs. This figure masks $430 million in net inflows into new Ethereum ETFs, overshadowed by $603 million in outflows from Grayscale’s ETHE fund. Additionally, there were minor outflows observed in European ETPs,...Read More
The weekend has been characterized by a rollercoaster of emotions for the crypto community, with fear gripping investors who are concerned about the latest market conditions. According to current data from Alternative.me, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index sat at 26/100, signaling fear among investors. If the market condition worsens, the indicator may inch closer...Read More
Bitcoin’s 24-hour bloodbath has reduced the number of its investors in profit. According to data from blockchain analytics platform IntoTheBlock, the percentage of BTC holders in the green has crashed from 93% in late July to 75% at the time of writing. The significant decline in BTC profitable holders comes as the leading cryptocurrency crashed...Read More
Crypto markets have fallen below $2 trillion total capitalization in a massive double-digit crash, the likes of which have not been seen for at least a year. Stock markets in Asia are also reeling this Monday morning following a tech stock rout in the United States late last week. “Markets are trading like a recession...Read More
As bitcoin and the rest of the market dump hard in one of the worst crashes in recent history, the community is actively trying to locate the source behind this cataclysm. Justin Sun, the founder of Tron and HTX’s advisor, was also blamed that he and his team were liquidated, which only intensified the market...Read More
The world’s second-largest crypto asset has tanked a whopping 23% in less than 24 hours, despite the launch of America’s first spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds last month. Ethereum prices plummeted from around $2,900 in late trading on Sunday to bottom out at $2,240 during the Monday morning Asian trading session. It is the lowest price...Read More
Bitcoin’s price troubles seem to have no ending as the asset kept plunging on Monday morning and fell to its lowest price position since late February of $53,000. This means that BTC has lost about $17,000 since last Monday, making it one of the worst weekly performances in its 15-year history. CryptoPotato has repeatedly reported...Read More
In the second quarter of this year, Riot Platforms recorded a net loss of $84.4 million, compared to $27.4 million in the previous year’s same quarter. The American Bitcoin mining firm’s widened losses are a result of the continued impact of April’s Bitcoin halving. Riot’s Q2 Performance According to the quarterly report, Riot reported a...Read More
Crypto-related hacks continue to plague the ecosystem. In July 2024, PeckShield reported a significant surge in such security breaches. The blockchain investigation firm found that 16 incidents resulted in approximately $266 million in losses during the period. The most severe breach was the Indian centralized crypto exchange WazirX, which suffered a staggering $230 million loss....Read More
The weekend crash continues with full force as bitcoin dumped to just over $57,000 minutes ago, while the altcoins bleed out even worse. Naturally, the liquidated positions and traders have skyrocketed to $350 million and 112,000, respectively. After the positive start of the previous business week, when BTC shot up to $70,000, the landscape quickly...Read More
The total stablecoin market capitalization grew by 2.11% in July, reaching $164 billion, according to CCData. This marks a ten-month consecutive ascent for major stablecoins, with their market dominance increasing to 6.93%. Tether Reaches New Peak Tether, the largest stablecoin by market cap, saw a 1.61% increase to $116 billion, setting a new all-time high....Read More
The cryptocurrency space, alongside most risk-on assets like stocks, plummeted hard on Friday amid reports about the dire conditions of the US economy. However, BTC and the altcoins were harmed even during the weekend due to their ability to be traded 24/7. BTC slipped below $60,000 for the first time in weeks, which prompted questions...Read More
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using the Avalanche (AVAX) network. This initiative is part of a modernization effort to streamline the state’s title transfer process in collaboration with software development firm Oxhead Alpha. California DMV to Digitize Car Titles According to an Avalanche blog post, users will soon...Read More
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Nader Al-Naji with orchestrating a multi-million-dollar fraudulent crypto asset scheme involving the social media platform BitClout and its native token BTCLT. The securities regulator’s complaint revealed that Al-Naji raised over $257 million through unregistered offers and sales of BTCLT in November...Read More
Prominent on-chain sleuth ZachXBT has recently uncovered compelling evidence linking convicted UK hacker Gurv – whose real name is Gurvinder Bhangu – to the recent compromises of American actress Sydney Sweeney’s and ‘Breaking Bad’ actor Bob Odenkirk’s X accounts. This resulted in over $530,000 stolen through Solana meme coin scams. SWEENEY Pump and Dump On...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) could be seeing less selling pressure from miners in the near term due to an increase in the profitability of this cohort of market participants and the recovery of their hashrate following the cryptocurrency’s rally to the $69,000 range. According to a CryptoQuant report, the Bitcoin network hashrate recovered while BTC had its...Read More