Over the past few months, the crypto-market has witnessed an influx of institutional investors, most of whom have set aside significant allocations in favor of Bitcoin. It would now seem that Guggenheim Partners will be the newest name to join that list. According to a recent SEC filing, the global investment management firm with over...Read More
After the Supreme Court’s ruling to quash the ban on cryptocurrencies in India, activity in the crypto space has grown significantly, however, some rumors have still emerged about the uncertainty regarding the legal status for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the country. However, as Sathvik Vishwanath, CEO of Unocoin stated in a recent interview spoke about...Read More
Bitcoin’s price may be suffering from weekend slumps yet again and it has dropped over 11 percent from the $19,200 level. The market capitalization is down from $581 Billion to $512 Billion and on-chain analysts are comparing the price action in the past week to Gold’s fractal of the 70s. Mark Twain’s comment “history never...Read More
Bitcoin’s volatility is high this week, as the price has dropped from $19000 to $16900. The price hike was supported by the “shortage of supply” narrative. Looking at how the supply is not short anymore and based on data from Chainalysis, the change in BTC held on exchanges in the last day is 39.51k BTC,...Read More
Chinese authorities seized around $4 billion worth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from the notorious crypto Ponzi group PlusToken. This comes after the Chinese police arrested the core team running the scheme in July. Around $4 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin And Crypto Assets Seized According to CryptoPotato’s previous report on the PlusToken saga, the crypto...Read More
This past week has been one heck of a ride, and that’s by Bitcoin standards. After rising to over $19,000 for the first time since December 2017, teasing close to the ATH, Bitcoin crashed by nearly $3,000 in two days, and left the same old dinner conversation open – ‘Bitcoin’s too volatile to invest in.‘...Read More
When Bitcoin’s price was rallying, most traders were glued to trading platforms or whatever exchange it is that they trade on. The price climbed from $17000, all the way to $19000, and back, did they sell, and if they did, did they time it right? Why is it so hard to tell when it is...Read More
Bitcoin has a way of surprising people. This week was no exception. A few days ago, almost everyone believed that the cryptocurrency is inevitably headed to a new all-time high. And how could they not? BTC was trading at a few hundred USD below the record from back in 2017. Unfortunately, things took a turn...Read More
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, is in the news again after American economist and popular crypto-critic Nouriel Roubini claimed that it had no intrinsic value, adding that BTC is heavily manipulated. Taking to Twitter on Thanksgiving Day, the crypto-skeptic, in fact, also went on to blame retail investor FOMO for the latest Bitcoin price drop....Read More
OKEx opened its withdrawals on 26 November, a day before the previously announced date. The exchange had offered compensation to the users who had suffered during the one-month long suspension of certain services, but that did not prevent some to jump ships. As the exchange lifted the withdrawal suspension at 08:00 UTC, nearly 2,822 Bitcoins...Read More
Bitcoin is now trading at $17275, down from $19300, 3 days ago. The price has dropped by 10.49% and Bitcoin longs worth $43.8 Million were liquidated in the past 24 hours on BitMEX vs $6.5 Million shorts. 3 days ago, on November 24, 2020, the situation was a contrast. There were more shorts getting liquidated...Read More
Amidst all the market movement over the past few days, and liquidations observed over exchanges, CME has now overtaken OKEx to become the largest Futures market for Bitcoin. According to data from @skewdotcom, CME is now the largest futures market for #bitcoin! Institutional investors are here🏦💰 pic.twitter.com/6GgQdrMw12 — Arcane Research (@ArcaneResearch) November 27, 2020 Data...Read More
Users withdrew a record 29,300 BTC from OKEx after the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange resumed withdrawals yesterday. This comes after bitcoin (BTC) price kickstarted its epic freefall dropping to levels near $16,500 before bouncing back up again. But what is the reason behind the massive bitcoin exodus out of OKEx? OKEx Sees Significant BTC Withdrawals And...Read More
MicroStrategy’s adoption of Bitcoin as its primary reserve asset took the market by storm, with many arguing that the development was one of the catalysts behind BTC climbing to $19k on the charts. The firm’s Michael Saylor recently spoke about Bitcoin and his company’s decision to invest in Bitcoin, which is now up by over...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was roaring and climbing towards its all-time high until a few days ago. In fact, BTC climbed to a yearly high of $19,490 after it managed to surge by 42%. At the time of writing, however, corrections were setting in, with Bitcoin down by 16% in just two days. While...Read More
Gold advocate and American stockbroker Peter Schiff took to twitter today to clarify to the crypto community that he understands Bitcoin well enough to not participate in the BTC market. The clarification is because Schiff believed that his lack of participation in the market has caused many users to doubt that Schiff does not understand...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinion of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice The value of Bitcoin had been appreciating without any hiccups for the past one month, until quite recently. In fact, over the past 48 hours, soon after Bitcoin climbed to a local top...Read More
A lot of numbers for the future price of Bitcoin have been thrown around recently, but most of them have been presented without context. The following article will focus on Bitcoin’s achievements, putting them in the context of traditional world assets. The first thing that comes to mind is gold due to its similarity with...Read More
3iQ, Canada’s leading crypto-asset fund manager, made headlines recently after it announced a successful treasury offering of its Bitcoin Fund. The Bitcoin Fund offering consists of 2,222,300 Class A units, of which the gross proceeds are expected to amount to $50,001,750. The offering is expected to close around the 30th of November 2020, with the...Read More
Founded in 1999, SBI Group is a financial services company based in Tokyo, Japan. Apart from offering numerous traditional financial services, the SoftBank Group subsidiary announced today a new cryptocurrency-related endeavor. SBI Group has introduced a digital asset lending service through its cryptocurrency arm – SBI VC Trade. The statement informed that the platform, dubbed...Read More
Amidst the excitements of BTC hitting an all-time high, Bitcoin bull and ex-hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz said, in an interview with Yahoo Finance, that Bitcoin was designed for every investor. “Bitcoin is for everyone,” he said, adding that “Everyone should put 2% to 3% of their net worth in bitcoin and look at it...Read More
PayPal users who use the service for high-frequency crypto trading should be cautious about having their accounts banned. One Redditor reportedly learned this lesson recently with the payment giant placing a 180-day hold on his purse that still has about $462. Apart from the likelihood of users facing account closures for trading crypto on PayPal,...Read More
The entire asset class is tied together. Whenever Bitcoin rises there is a certain inevitability of other altcoins rising along with it. It happened in 2017 and now it is happening in 2020. Over the past 8 weeks, Bitcoin has been on a climb, accelerating through multiple resistance, while other assets like Ethereum have followed...Read More
US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe wrote a letter to US SEC Chairman Jay Clayton earlier this month about concerns pertaining to the Chinese influence over cryptocurrencies. According to a report from the Washington Examiner Ratcliffe even offered to have the senior economic intelligence officials brief Clayton on the matter. For now, the SEC...Read More
Yes, you heard it right, bitcoin’s joy ride up to $19,000 was exciting, but we can expect more of that soon. More of it due to the accidental spillage of “Chemical X”. Professor Utonium’s creation had an accidental spillage of Chemical X, likewise, this bitcoin rally has similarities to it and more interesting connections. The...Read More
Nobody can time the market. Not even in Bitcoin markets. But what can be timed is our investments. With Bitcoin’s price rise and fall being one that cannot be adequately predicted, we should focus on what we can control. We can’t control Bitcoin’s price, but we can control when we choose to buy it. We’ve...Read More
Founded in 1955, VanEck is among the world’s largest investment management firms. Its European branch, VanEck Europe, announced today the official release of an ETN, physically-backed by Bitcoin. The statement came from the company’s digital asset director – Gabor Gurbacs. He noted that releasing such a service has been a “top priority for VanEck.” The...Read More
American television personality and host of ‘Mad Money’ on CNBC, Jim Cramer, has spoken positively about the leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin. In a recent tweet published on 24 November, Cramer, a former hedge fund manager, called Bitcoin “a great alternative” to gold. Cramer who is also the co founder of ‘The Street’ goes on to state...Read More
Speaking on the ‘The Pomp Podcast’ with host Anthony Pompliano, macro investor Dan Tapiero believed that roughly $15 trillion in wealth could flow into Bitcoin and gold over the next ten years. The co-founder of digital asset equity fund 10T Holdings, said that financial institutions could invest up to 10% of their portfolios in gold...Read More
Lithuania’s tax authority, the State Tax Inspectorate or STI, reportedly sold confiscated cryptocurrency worth 6.4 million euro- worth about $7.6 million- and later transferred the funds to the state budget. This would be the first time that the Lithuanian government body has sold seized cryptocurrency for fiat. Reports state that the seized crypto assets consisted...Read More
