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Recent data revealed that cryptocurrency traders had withdrawn the first batch of 23,200 BTC (worth over $240 million) from BitMEX in the initial hours following yesterday’s developments.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
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
The premier cryptocurrency was trading near $10,612 at the time of writing and is also representing a roughly 4% decline over the past 24 hours, according to data from trading view. Prices dropped by nearly $300 in just minutes, but have bounced slightly at the time of writing; but BTC price fell roughly by $500...Read More
Bitcoin, defi, or crypto in general, is a very volatile market. Depending on how acquainted one is with the market, there are opportunities to make huge profits. This article is, in sorts, a continuation of the article that talks about risk management in crypto trading. Bitcoin and bubbles The crypto market serves a wide variety...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
The cryptocurrency market has entered the final quarter of the year and the anticipation in the market for a price swing has been high. The Ethereum market didn’t just want to witness a boost in the price but also demanded a decrease in the network’s transaction costs. However, after looking into the hype-driven ETH market,...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
Bitcoin has seen a considerable surge as of today and is up 2% in the last 24 hours. Based on buyers, the price could hit $11,000 $11,100 or crash down to $10,700. The sellers could drive it as low as $10,300 too. Today’s short-term price analysis takes a look at bitcoin on an hourly time...Read More
A swirl of bullish momentum was seen in the entire crypto market as each of the top 15 cryptocurrencies recorded gains in the last 24 hours. For COSMOS and DASH, the rally displayed impressive bullish sentiment, while Chainlink displayed bearishness, as its recovery attempt to gain positive momentum remained rather sluggish. Chainlink [LINK] Source: LINK/USD...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
The volatility in the crypto market has been growing and Bitcoin has broken out of its consolidation phase. This uptick in volatility may indicate a larger game at play for the future of Bitcoin. This expectation has been in the market for a long time, even when BTC consolidated and more and more users were...Read More
The crypto market as a whole displayed a sense of divergence in the charts at the time of writing, with Bitcoin SV witnessing appreciable gains on one hand, while on the other, alts such as IOTA and Dogecoin were trading below crucial pivot levels. Bitcoin SV [BSV] Source: BSV/USD on TradingView Over the last 24...Read More
The crypto market saw a relatively stable week as Bitcoin continued its quest towards $11k. However, it has not been easy for BTC to surpass this level as every time it reaches close to $11k, the selling pressure pushes the price of the asset down. Even though the resistance was strong at $11,000, data suggests...Read More
While DeFi has been one of the keywords of the year for the digital asset industry, Wrapped Bitcoins or WBTC has been one of the definite highlights of the Decentralized Finance space. The growth of WBTC has been nothing less than extraordinary, and at the time of writing the total valued locked in WBTC is...Read More
Bitcoin’s multiple failed attempts to hit the $11,000 in the last week shows the lack of buyers’ momentum. In fact, the last time bitcoin hit $11,000 was when it fell from its local top at $11,100. Recent on-chain data suggests buyers might be ousted as short-sellers are racking up. Buyers Vs. Sellers The long to...Read More
Venezuela’s cryptocurrency story continues as the country’s President Nicolas Maduro has presented new use cases. A recent report informed that the South American nation is studying the possibility of using digital assets in trades alongside the national Petro. President Maduro has presented new anti-sanctions law in the Constituent National Assembly. In a recent speech, he...Read More
French authorities have arrested 29 people allegedly operating a sophisticated network of funding jihadists and al-Qaeda members with cryptocurrencies. The police suspected that the network has been active for over a year and has funded terrorist organizations for hundreds of thousands of euros. French Police Arrests 29 People According to the report, France opened an...Read More
Bitcoin inflow to exchanges has dropped to record levels and as demand/ supply also continues to drop this may be the calm before the storm, however, inactivity on spot/ derivatives exchanges can be explained by Bitcoin’s volatility level. According to Bitcoin’s 60-day volatility chart by Willy Woo, Bitcoin’s volatility has dropped to the 2019 level....Read More
The highest judicial institution of the Pakistani province of Sindh has requested the federal government alongside the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to submit a detailed reply on the ban on cryptocurrency dealing in the country, local media reported Wednesday. The Ban The court hearing is coming after it...Read More
“Will you shut up, man?” “You graduated either the lowest or the next lowest in your class, don’t ever use the word ‘smart’ with me!”, “Maybe you could inject some bleach in your arm.”, “It’s hard to get any word in with this clown.” …no, this is not an argument between two heated-up highschool teenagers...Read More
A new survey by the Royal United Services Institute and ACAMS seems to have ruffled a few feathers, while also strengthening few of the market’s prevailing narratives. The survey found that a majority of the respondents associated with either the government or financial institutions, private or otherwise, think of cryptocurrencies as a risk, rather than...Read More
“We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful” Warren Buffet’s quote may sound like a cliche when discussing risk management in a crypto portfolio, nevertheless, it is true. Recently, on-chain analyst @DaanCrypto suggested risk management techniques for crypto traders in a long twitter thread. Source: Twitter While...Read More
Time and again, the digital assets industry has witnessed a domino effect. In case you missed it, on 21st September, Bitcoin’s price declined by 6.46%, falling from $10996 to $10286. A little recovery was observed on the 22nd, but on the 23rd, the asset shaved another 3.82 percent. The bearish floodgates in the crypto market...Read More
This year witnessed close competition between major assets raking in great profits. However, the actors who also contributed to the smooth transfers of most major cryptos were stablecoins, which have also witnessed exponential growth in the year 2020. The total volume of stablecoins in circulation has reached $20 billion, as USDC carves a higher share....Read More
Comparison between Bitcoin and the U.S dollar is an unavoidable plot in the current financial industry. With the increased interest in the Bitcoin market, the asset is currently more defined and credible than in the past and its movement has often been the bud of many discussions. With the U.S dollar index recently rising, an...Read More
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey is not letting up on his Bitcoin (BTC) and blockchain evangelism, describing the novel tech as the future of the microblogging platform. Twitter on the Blockchain Appearing at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2020, Dorsey remarked: “Blockchain and bitcoin point to a future, and point to a world, where content exists forever,...Read More
The owner of a cryptocurrency exchange has been recently convicted in a transnational scheme of defrauding people through an online auction fraud. Court says the scam reached a multi-million dollar scale. At Least 900 Americans Victimized As per a recent report, people who suffered from the fraud were probably more than 900 American citizens. According to...Read More
Lately, there seems to be a lot of good news when one looks at the on-chain metrics for Bitcoin. Earlier the price briefly moved above $11K but fell back down to $10,700 as of Tuesday morning – the price moving seemingly in tandem with the stock market. Bitcoin: Glassnode Network Index Source: Glassnode As per...Read More
