Bitcoin prices could potentially drop to around $47,000 in this market correction, according to technical analyst Willy Woo. That scenario would result in an overall retrace of 36%, which is also not unheard of in bull market cycles. On July 8, Woo posted a market overview to his 1.1 million followers on X, concluding that...Read More
Bitcoin is currently down 23% from its peak price, with most of those losses coming over the past week. The summer crash had been predicted on the premise that the four-year cycle was too early to peak. On July 7, market analyst Benjamin Cowen eyed the Bitcoin bull market support band (BMSB) as a key...Read More
The recent price weakness triggered by Mt. Gox and the German Government’s selling pressure was likely perceived as a buying opportunity, as evidenced by the inflow of $441 million in digital asset investment products over the past week. During the same period, Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) recorded low volumes of $7.9 billion for the week,...Read More
The Republican National Committee has released its 2024 GOP Platform ahead of this year’s federal election, adopting several stances aligning with Donald Trump’s “America First” policies instead of traditional GOP social issues. That includes a specific policy dedicated to protecting Bitcoin and crypto – an industry that Trump has tightly aligned himself with this year....Read More
The government of Germany began readying for its biggest Bitcoin dump yet on Monday, sending $900 million worth of the digital currency to trading venues. On-chain data from Arkham Intelligence shows that over 16,000 BTC left the exchange’s wallet on July 8, leaving 23,787.7 BTC ($1.35 billion) remaining in its coffers. Germany’s Biggest Bitcoin Sale...Read More
Infamous scam-as-a-service kingpin ‘Pink Drainer’ appears to have found itself on the receiving end of the very type of scheme it once peddled. According to an update shared by MisTrack, a crypto compliance platform, the notorious wallet-draining group lost about $30,000 worth of Ethereum due to an “address poisoning” scam on July 7. With this...Read More
Andrew Kang, founder of Mechanism Capital, predicted that over 98% of altcoins have already peaked for the current cycle. He noted that only a select few coins might see new highs in late 2024 to early 2025, with meme coins likely to make up most of the coins with the potential to reach new highs....Read More
Crypto markets have spent the weekend relatively flat, having failed to recover anything from last week’s $300 billion crash. Moreover, investors will closely watch this week’s Consumer Price Index report, as it is a key indicator of inflation that could signal the direction of economic recovery. Economic Calendar June 8-12 Fed chair Jerome Powell will testify...Read More
In Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, a 3-year-old boy was abducted from a shopping mall on July 3. Following the incident, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 660,000 USDT, which is about HK$5.15 million. Hong Kong Kidnappers Demand USDT The boy’s parents were instructed to download the Telegram messaging app and purchase the USDT ransom...Read More
In the second quarter of 2024, Web3 user engagement hit an all-time high, with approximately 10 million daily unique active wallets (dUAW), marking a 40% increase from Q1. According to a July 4 report by blockchain analytics platform DappRadar, the unprecedented growth spanned various sectors of the decentralized application (DApp) industry, leading to an overall...Read More
Private key leaks were identified as the leading cause of crypto thefts in the second quarter of 2024 by cybersecurity firm SlowMist’s investigative branch, MisTrack. The report highlighted many instances wherein users stored their private keys or mnemonic phrases in cloud storage services like Google Docs, Tencent Docs, Baidu Cloud, and Shimo Docs. Private Key...Read More
After a decade of waiting, July might finally bring restitution to the users of the now-defunct Mt. Gox exchange. However, it appears that market players are on edge regarding the distributions and fear further sell-offs. It is important to understand that Bitcoin has already been on a decline since the beginning of June and has...Read More
Over the past few days, crypto markets have tanked 15% with more than $350 million exiting the space. Monthly support levels have been broken sending crypto assets to their lowest levels since late February as bearish sentiment returns. However, the 28% market correction is nothing new and has happened several times during every market cycle....Read More
Popular multi-chain DEX, PancakeSwap has announced a major community reward program from July 5 to August 5. As part of this initiative, PancakeSwap will distribute over 2.45 million zkSync (ZK) tokens to its community members in appreciation of their support for the zkSync PancakeSwap deployment since July 2023. The airdrop in question aims to reward...Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried – the founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, once celebrated as the “poster boy” of crypto, is embroiled in a multi-billion dollar scandal involving the misuse of company assets for political donations. Emails uncovered by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) point to extensive involvement of the convicted exec’s family that could potentially...Read More
On July 5th, Bitcoin fell below $54,000, experiencing a decline of over 6% in the past 24 hours due to increasing bearish pressure. The market downturn intensified after Mt. Gox, an early cryptocurrency exchange that went bankrupt over a decade ago, started to repay its customers following a lengthy bankruptcy process. The latest downturn has...Read More
German Member of Parliament and Bitcoin advocate Joana Cotar has called on the government to halt its rapid Bitcoin sell-offs. Cotar argued that it is neither “sensible” nor “productive” and believes that Bitcoin should be adopted as a strategic reserve currency to safeguard against economic instability. Joana Cotar Criticizes German Bitcoin Sell-Offs In a July...Read More
The defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt Gox has finally commenced creditor repayments ten years after filing for bankruptcy. According to an announcement from the Mt Gox Rehabilitation Trustee, the defunct estate distributed bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) payments to some creditors on July 5 through designated crypto exchanges linked with the repayment plan. Mt Gox...Read More
Around 18,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on July 5 with a notional value of around $1 billion. However, this week’s expiry event is much smaller than the big end-of-quarter contract expiry last Friday. Bitcoin Options Expiry Today’s batch of BTC derivatives has a put/call ratio of 0.65, meaning that almost twice as many long...Read More
Asset management firm Bitwise has amended its S-1 registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list and trade shares of a spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF). This follows SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s statement that the commission might finalize approvals for spot Ether ETFs by summer 2024, with some analysts anticipating it...Read More
The US spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced a net outflow of $20.45 million on Wednesday. Interestingly, only two of them showed activity amid market uncertainty. Grayscale’s GBTC saw a $26.99 million exit, while Fidelity’s FBTC gained $6.55 million. The remaining nine funds, including BlackRock’s IBIT, Bitwise’s BITB, and VanEck’s HODL, reported no flows. US Bitcoin ETFs’...Read More
Justin Sun is back with another ambitious proposition. The Tron Founder has now set his sights on the German government’s BTC stash, boldly offering to buy it all off-market to “minimize the impact on the market.” It all started with the German government-labeled wallet’s suspicious transfer of 6,500 BTC on June 19, worth more than...Read More
On July 4, blockchain security platform PeckShield reported that wallets linked to the German government were moving BTC. Around 1,300 coins worth roughly $75 million were transferred from these associated wallets to centralized exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, and Bitstamp, it noted. It is not the first transfer this week; on July 2, the wallet associated with...Read More
Bitcoin prices plunged below support at $60,000, falling to a nine-week low of around $57,000 during trading on July 4. This could accelerate a potential drop to or even below $50,000, according to Markus Thielen, founder and CEO of 10x Research. In a note to investors on July 4, Thielen said that the psychological $60,000...Read More
With Bitcoin trading sideways over the past few months, traders are waiting for their signal to re-enter the market before crypto reclaims its bullish momentum from earlier this year. In a Wednesday memo, an analyst from CryptoQuant highlighted one signal worth looking at: stablecoin liquidity. Stablecoins: The Key To Driving Bitcoin Higher “The bottom line...Read More
Investors are eagerly awaiting the launch of spot Ethereum ETFs this month. But reports of delays appear to have vexed investors. But once spot Ethereum ETFs hit the floor, these new products are estimated to attract net inflows of $3-$5 billion within the first six months of trading, according to a recent report published by...Read More
Crypto mining firm Genesis Digital Assets – backed by Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen hedge fund, is reportedly mulling over an initial public offering (IPO) in the US as the crypto sector gains steam. According to Bloomberg sources, Genesis Digital Assets is currently consulting advisers on a possible listing. The mining company intends to initiate a pre-IPO...Read More
Asset managers are optimistic about Security and Exchange Commission approval for the first U.S. ETFs directly investing in Ethereum, possibly by mid-July. The SEC has given ETF applicants until July 8 to submit updated paperwork and amended S-1s, with potential additional rounds of filings. There may be an additional round of filings after the one...Read More
Crypto-friendly financial institution Evolve Bank and Trust was embroiled in a massive data breach. The bank admitted it had been aware of the incident, which involved the theft of 33 terabytes of user data. While Evolve Bank maintained that customer funds appear to remain untouched, they admitted that the hackers likely managed to download sensitive...Read More
Historical economic trends suggest Bitcoin is fated for another massive leg up this market cycle, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. While Bitcoin has traded mostly flat over the past several months, Hayes says he’s confident that the leading crypto asset will “regain its mojo” thanks to the overwhelming U.S. government spending and money printing...Read More
