Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro announced today that the exchange would begin accepting inbound transfers of Ethereum-based token, Loopring (LRC) from 14 September onwards. According to the release, Coinbase Pro users could avail support for the LRC token on all Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State. LRC trading is said to...Read More
Bitcoin and the crypto-market have noted quite a few ups and downs in their fortunes over the past few months. However, despite the fact that the world’s largest cryptocurrency did fall below $10,000, and at press time, was struggling to consolidate right above that level, it is safe to argue that Bitcoin has remained fairly...Read More
Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC) announced a partnership with the blockchain analysis company, Chainalysis to offer Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) that would help cryptocurrency businesses comply with local and global regulations. With regard to this partnership, Chainalysis said it would also offer the ETC Labs startups, projects, and grantees access to Chainalysis subject matter experts...Read More
U.S blockchain venture capitalist Digital Currency Group (DCG), today announced the acquisition of the U.K-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet Luno, and that the Group made ‘financial commitments’ to help Luno expand globally. The funds involved in the acquisition, though, were not disclosed according to the release. Luno, which has a customer base of five million...Read More
The cryptocurrency market has been a great place for traders, until recently. Over the weekend there was a major correction setting in the market, that changed the existing trends in the market. As Bitcoin’s price crumbled under $12k, the unprecedented pressure in the market pushed its value briefly under $10k. The lowest price level seen...Read More
In a recent announcement today, the widely-used stablecoin tether (USDt) will be launched on Solana, a high-speed blockchain network. This would be the first time a stablecoin has been integrated with Solana and this move will now allow tether holders to exchange their USDt stablecoins at speeds greater than 50,000 transactions per second on the...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced launch of Binance TR, its new subsidiary in Turkey which will allow fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto exchange for users in Turkey and allow them to trade crypto pairs like bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), tether (USDT), XRP and the exchange’s own Binance coin (BNB) and BUSD stablecoin. Introducing the new local exchange...Read More
A month after Binance Uganda, which is the Binance cryptocurrency exchange’s African wing, delisted ETH and LTC, it has now announced to delist the parent company’s very own native crypto, the Binance Coin (ticker: BNB). The move came after Binance Uganda periodically reviewed trading volume and liquidity of all its cryptocurrencies during which BNB coin did...Read More
I get it. With the price still just over $10,000, down from the year-high peak of $12,000, and looking weaker by the day, it’s tempting to sell Bitcoin at this time, but would you gain anything by selling, and more importantly, is anyone selling? To those who’ve simply gotten into cryptocurrency as a form of...Read More
Global financial services company, Mastercard launched a Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) virtual and custom ‘testing’ platform, for central banks to evaluate use cases of national digital currencies and even simulate a CBDC ecosystem, a release stated today. Moreover, Mastercard has called for global partnerships with central banks, commercial banks, and tech and advisory firms...Read More
Hodling as a strategy to drive up prices is still as relevant as 2016 and early 2017. A third of UK companies had stockpiled Bitcoin in 2016, well ahead of the anticipated bull run. Their reason was protection against hacking and ransomware attacks, however, the risk is higher with Bitcoin’s involvement. This Hodling incident was...Read More
New York-based blockchain investment firm Coinfund has invested an undisclosed amount in Rarible, a platform to trade liquid intellectual properties and any digital content with licensing via Non Fungible Tokens (NFT). Coinfund’s funding is supposed to help Rarible develop a community-governed, blockchain-based NFT marketplace that would enable it to create a direct relationship between digital...Read More
Although this article isn’t different from a lot of bitcoin price prediction articles out there, this is a different article. The underlying reason for Bitcoin hitting $28,000 by November 1, 2020, is based on historical data and not just an analyst’s prediction. Bitcoin’s volatility is a well-known aspect of the asset and the fact that...Read More
A terrible past week saw the largest digital asset take a massive hit on its apparent bull run. Bitcoin, as we speak had dropped down by $2000 in a span of 48-hours, dropping from $12,048 to $9890 during the 1st week of September. At press time, Bitcoin was valued at $9954 but speculations were still...Read More
Austrian-based Bitcoin tax software developer Blockpit, announced acquisition of its German competitor CryptoTax, a tax compliance website, today. Both companies were founded in 2017, to provide legally compliant tax reports and taxable profits from trading with cryptocurrencies and the firms saw this merger as a midterm plan to internationalize company standards and expand into the US...Read More
Bitcoin’s range-bound roller coaster has started to head higher as the price rose to $10,400 level. As for the volatility, bitcoin has never had a poorer monthly [August] volatility in its 10-year history. August closed with monthly volatility of 44% a lot lower than its 10-year average 83% and a 10-year median of 61%. Source:...Read More
South Korean police have reportedly raided Bithumb cryptocurrency exchange offices again in an additional seizure search according to The Seoul Newspaper. Much like the first raid that took place on 2 September, this second raid was also connected to seizing evidence for fraud allegation. However, this time the raid was conducted at the Bithumb Holdings...Read More
Stablecoins have added $100 million a day in market capitalization over the past three months. Tether has contributed to this market cap with a trading volume that is 1.84 times that of Bitcoin as of September 7, 2020. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Tether reserves on exchanges, that were primarily used...Read More
Bitcoin is currently nestled right above $10,000, playing a game of tug-of-war with the resistance. Although it briefly went under $10k over the past hour, there is a feeling none of the price positions are permanent at the moment. With price exhibiting extreme turbulence, market sentiments were consequently changing as well on certain exchanges. Source:...Read More
Customers in France can now pay in Bitcoin when they order from Just Eat France which is an online food ordering company and a part of the UK based Just Eat group. Moreover, the platform announced on its website that it would use Bitpay as its BTC payment provider. There was no official announcement about...Read More
Former project manager at now defunct crypto investing firm Bitsonar, Yaroslav Shtadchenko, has filed a complaint with the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) accusing his former employer at Bitsonar of fraud. The accused, Bitsonar’s founder, Alexander Tovstenko, who was also a former clerk at the Ukrainian government hired Shtadchenko in 2018 “to provide consulting...Read More
Ethereum Options volume, at the time of writing, had dropped to $4.9M on Deribit, a level last seen back in June 2020. Interestingly, such a drop to uncertain levels has put derivatives traders in previously unchartered territory. In fact, Options volume over the past week matches the level of BTC Options volume from January 2019,...Read More
Bitcoin’s 2020 rally is stalled, for now. However, throw some liquidity and bullish trading sentiment in the mix and you have a winner. In fact, an in-depth look at Bitcoin Futures’ charts suggests that the cryptocurrency’s price may bounce back soon. A reason why this may be the case is that Open Interest and daily...Read More
Bank of Japan (BoJ), one of Japan’s central banks, has put the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) on top priority since July, according to a report in Japan Today. As per the report, members of BoJ hoped to see its digital currencies operate seamlessly during times of natural disasters and especially during...Read More
Bitcoin’s latest price drop below its crucial support level of $11500 has once again re-ignited the question of ‘buying the dips’. However, not all dips are alike, and buying the dip may not always be your best bet. @CryptoWhale was among those who recently commented on the narrative of “buying the dip.” Source: Twitter Some...Read More
As is often the case in the digital asset market, an altcoin may perform extremely well over the course of a bull rally. In fact, it may even outperform Bitcoin, which is why in the eyes of many, such tokens might even look like the real thing. However, many of these would soon crumble under...Read More
Many times, perpetual markets have outpaced spot markets for a multitude of reasons. High leverage is the primary driver of growth. It brings in new buyers and traders. Traders look for options like margining in crypto instead of fiat, and no expiry, as opposed to dated futures. This makes perpetual swap lucrative. To top this...Read More
Over the past few weeks, the hype around a supposed altseason seems to have died down. I mean, sure, DeFi is still what one would characterize a “booming space.” But, many of the market’s altcoins have fallen on the charts lately, especially since Bitcoin dipped under $11,000 a few days ago. Thus, the question arises...Read More
Bitcoin has crashed from $12,000 to below $10,000 all in under a week. Six months after suffering a brutal crash, bitcoin is crashing yet again and unlike the last time, the reason is slightly different. The blame is in part on miners who seem to be selling off their holdings rapidly. How do miners fit...Read More
Let’s face it – DeFi is a big deal right now. Unexpectedly so, but it really is. Perhaps, nothing highlights this better than the fact that the Total Value Locked figures for DeFi have soared from just under $700M in January to over $7.8 billion, at the time of writing. It has, simply put, been...Read More
