For a number of years, CoinMarketCap (CMC) has been the industry’s premier analytics website for data on the top tokens and exchanges. There were a number of competitors but CMC was still the chosen source despite major discrepancies in the data it published. CEO of the FTX derivatives exchange and Alameda Research, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)...Read More
Despite some fears that Bitcoin and the US stock futures could drop following US President Trump’s hospitalization, the markets have remained calm. In fact, BTC and some altcoins have marked minor gains, and the market cap has increased by about $6 billion in a day. Trump Hospital Release And Stimulus Affect Bitcoin? As reported yesterday,...Read More
Deutsche Bank is out with it’s latest cryptocurrency report. The global banking giant has discussed central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in great detail, and their effect on central banks, individuals, and governments. In the discussion pertaining to individuals, DB says that CBDCs could encounter political resistance and encourage social unrest. Central Bank Cryptos Could Make...Read More
In late August this year, Binance launched its DeFi Composite Index. Trading under the DEFIUSDT symbol, it’s currently down over 50% in a little over a month. Unfortunately, there is even worse news for the young index. DeFi Composite Index Down Over 50% At this point, it’s quite clear that DeFi is where all the...Read More
Trump may not like crypto, but the crypto-verse sure doesn’t miss a chance to mess with him. As proof that anything can be tokenized – no matter how trivial or influential – a derivative has just appeared on Uniswap to track the President’s health: Please welcome the Trump Health Index (THI). Little is known about...Read More
Grammy award-winning music creator André Anjos is the latest artist to tap into the cryptocurrency space. Better known by his stage name RAC, Anjos has launched a new Ethereum based community token for artists. The token is also named RAC. With it, the music producer intends to free artists and content creators from the clutches...Read More
Ethereum fees are recovering from the devastation caused by the DeFi. After reaching record highs during September 2020, the network seems to have achieved a calm moment during October’s first days. Currently, the average transaction fee is slightly above $2, according to Bitinfocharts. This milestone represents a drop of more than 80% from the peak...Read More
Bitcoin has stayed in a relatively tight range between $10,500 and $10,600. Most large-cap altcoins performed similarly, except for Binance Coin. After a 9% increase for the week, BNB now occupies the 5th spot in terms of total market cap. Bitcoin Remains In A Tight Range Following the recent price declines from Friday and early...Read More
Despite numerous reports indicating that Bitcoin HODLers are on the rise, a recent survey revealed the opposite. About 70% of participants that own digital assets answered that they had used them to make purchases such as food, clothing, and even education. Crypto Users Actually Spend Their Holdings BlockCard partnered with Bitcoin Market Journal to survey...Read More
After losing more than $250 million worth of cryptocurrencies in a security incident on September 26, KuCoin may have found new evidence to identify those responsible for the hack. It’s been exactly one week since Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin suffered what would be the third-largest hack in the history of crypto. And now, the exchange...Read More
According to a recent poll by the creator of the popular Bitcoin stock-to-flow model, the majority of participants believe that BTC’s price will either hit $55,000 or stay below it by the end of 2021. Backstory: Bitcoin Stock-To-Flow Model(s) A cryptocurrency analyst going by the Twitter handle PlanB revealed the first version of the BTC...Read More
A recent study compiled with government authorities and regulators concluded that they still view the cryptocurrency industry as a significant risk source. Those establishments raised concerns regarding the field’s self-regulation and the number of illegal activities funded by digital assets. Unsurprising: Regulators Worried About Crypto Regulations The UK’s oldest defense and security think tank, the...Read More
Bitcoin worth roughly $500,000 was moved to one of Bitfinex’s hot wallets a couple of days back. This might seem like nothing but an ordinary transaction if it wasn’t for the fact that the BTC in question was mined back in May 2010, and it hasn’t been touched since. At the time, Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s...Read More
Following the recent price decreases after the BitMEX and Donald Trump COVID19 news, Bitcoin has calmed and trades above $10,500. The situation with the altcoins is somewhat different as most continue struggling. Bitcoin Stays Calm After The Drops As reported yesterday, Bitcoin tumbled from $10,900 to about $10,450 in a matter of hours. The drop...Read More
To say that a lot has happened over the past seven days would be an understatement. Starting off with Bitcoin’s price, it’s currently trading at around $10,500, down $150 over the week. Everything was going relatively well for BTC. It peaked above $10,900, giving many people hopes that we will finally see a breach above...Read More
It pays to be a miner and process cryptocurrency transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain. The Ethereum miners know this especially well as they made a record $166 million last month from transaction fees. Bitcoin miners, however, could barely manage to scoop up $26 million. Ethereum Miners Made 6X More Money Than Bitcoin Miners in Sept...Read More
Recent data revealed that cryptocurrency traders had withdrawn the first batch of 23,200 BTC (worth over $240 million) from BitMEX in the initial hours following yesterday’s developments. This substantial amount represented about 13% of all bitcoins held on the popular Bitcoin derivatives exchange. The Glassnode data indicated that this is the “largest hourly BTC outflow...Read More
The principal of a cryptocurrency escrow company, Jon Barry Thompson, has pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to commodities fraud. In 2018, he took over $3 million from one company and failed to deliver bitcoins worth that amount. Crypto Fraudster Pleads Guilty Thompson served as the director of Volantis Escrow Platform LLC and Volantis Market...Read More
Yesterday, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) filed charges against BitMEX and its executive team, pressing both criminal and civil allegations. Its CTO, Samuel Reed, was arrested. The platform’s CEO, Arthur Hayes, and its cofounder Ben Melo are still under the radar. The news spread quickly throughout Crypto Twitter, and of course, the...Read More
Following a positive Covid-19 test result from one of Donald Trump’s closest aides, the POTUS himself took the test which produced the same result for him and the First Lady. He tweeted the news a couple of hours ago. Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process...Read More
Bitcoin was riding high around $10,900 before dumping below $10,500 following the controversial BitMEX news from yesterday. Most alts have copied the move downwards, resulting in a $15 billion loss for the market cap. Bitcoin Tumbles On BitMEX News As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission charged the owners of one...Read More
In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission has pressed charges against the owner-operators of BitMEX for illegally running a cryptocurrency exchange and failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations. As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, this had an immediate impact on Bitcoin’s price, which dropped by as much...Read More
Bitcoin’s price was advancing relatively well over the last couple of days but now things took a turn for the worst. The cryptocurrency went on to lose more than $400 of its value, at the time of this writing, in less than an hour. It was trading at almost $10,900 before plunging down to where...Read More
In a recent tweet, the popular Bitcoin proponent and permabull Mike Novogratz explained the reasons for which he got into it. He also said that if BTC’s price reached $100,000, he would donate most of his profits to charity. Mike Novogratz and Why He Got into Crypto and Bitcoin One of the things that make...Read More
Cryptocurrency financial services company Diginex Limited will be listed for trading on Nasdaq starting today. The statement outlined that the listing became possible after Diginex completed a “business combination transaction” with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dubbed 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. Diginex stock went live on Nasdaq Thursday morning under the ticker symbol “EQOS, which...Read More
The growing trend of cryptocurrency staking has reached the multi-asset platform eToro. The company announced today that it will launch a staking service this month. The first two assets available will be Cardano (ADA) and TRON (TRX). eToro To Enable Crypto Staking Cryptocurrency staking requires the investors to “lock” a certain amount of coins based...Read More
Almost $20M of the $281M worth the tokens drained from the KuCoin exchange are already sold on decentralized exchanges (DEX). This is the standpoint of London-based blockchain analysis provider Elliptic. DEXs Were The Only Route For The Hackers According to a recent report, KuCoin hackers have sold $17.1 million of the $281 million in...Read More
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has openly criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong following a recent controversial post urging employees of the exchange to steer clear from political discussions. Dorsey, however, believes that the whole purpose of the cryptocurrency field is social activism. Armstrong Highlights The Coinbase Core Mission In a post shared over the weekend, Armstrong...Read More
Is the era of the transparent Monero approaching? The United States government hopes so. After several days of waiting, the IRS finally granted a contract to Chainalysis to develop a tool that will allow authorities to track privacy coins like Monero and second-layer solutions like Lightning Network. Cracking Monero is an Expensive Task According to...Read More
A final series of testnets has been activated for the Beacon Chain stage of Ethereum’s Serenity roadmap, but one called ‘Spadina’ has been a failure. This has set the stage for the next testnet called ‘Zinken.’ Spadina Failed on Finality The three-day Spadina testnet was one of the final dress rehearsals for the real thing,...Read More
