The loss of some is the gain of others, especially the crypto-verse. On September 14, 2020, Paxful announced that it was closing its operations in Venezuela because the OFAC sanctions made it very risky for them to provide their services to Venezuelans. They gave their clients two options: either withdraw their funds in less than...Read More
Social mentions about bitcoin have touched an all-time low on Twitter. Also, BTC deposits on major cryptocurrency exchanges are dropping steadily and are at their lowest levels since November 2018. Will these two developments push bitcoin prices higher in the near term? Bitcoin’s Social Sentiment On Twitter At An All-time Low As per crypto market...Read More
Prominent entrepreneur and Price of Tomorrow author Jeff Booth is among the latest popular individuals to publicly endorse Bitcoin. In a recent Twitter post, he called the primary cryptocurrency a lifeboat and a “must” during economic uncertainties. Booth Outlines Global Debt Problems Co-founder and former CEO of Build Direct took it to Twitter to offer...Read More
Trading Cryptos to be As Easy As Trading with USD A major blow for the crypto space appeared in the form of popular crypto exchange Kraken getting converted as a ‘BANK’. With an announcement from Kraken, the crypto space was overwhelmed by having a ‘crypto bank in the USA’. With this achievement, Kraken could possibly...Read More
Bitcoin has been one cryptocurrency that has been constantly in demand. Recently, Bakkt Bitcoin futures marked an all-time high in the physically settled Bitcoins, while the tokenized version of Bitcoin has been peaking in decentralized finance [DeFi]. Even though the spot market may appear dull at the moment, major activities were going on in the...Read More
U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two Russian nationals, Danil Potekhin and Dmitrii Karasavidi for their alleged involvement in a phishing campaign that resulted in losses of around $16 million worth of cryptocurrencies from users’ accounts in two U.S.-based and one foreign-based cryptocurrency exchanges. Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin published a tweet that stated: As innovation...Read More
The volatile crypto market has presented numerous opportunities for the traders to reap benefits and also suffer losses. However, the past week’s loss could have been a great opportunity for the accumulators. Bitcoin kickstarted the week is valued at $10,340 and ended almost at the same value, although the coin fluctuated within the $600 range...Read More
Bakkt saw a surge in cash-settled bitcoin futures 36% higher than the previous all-time high. This is especially weird considering bitcoin’s uncertain nature. However, there is an interesting take to all of this. Another record day in the books for our physically delivered futures: 15,955 Bakkt Bitcoin Futures were traded today, representing over $200M of...Read More
In the past month, the NASDAQ-listed company MicroStrategy bought $425 million worth of Bitcoin. CEO Michael Saylor brought out BTC’s unique qualities to serve as a hedge as the primary reason. However, not too long ago, Saylor’s opinion differentiated substantially as he claimed that Bitcoin’s “days are numbered.” MicroStrategy’s CEO expressed his rather adverse verdict...Read More
We’ve all heard of the dollar-cost averaging strategy. If you invest the same amount of money, on a periodic basis, irrespective of ups or downs in the market, you’d be better off. This simple strategy is advocated as the crux of any systematic investment plan, but very few people actually do it, and even less...Read More
Banned or not, cryptocurrencies made its way to India, and traders have not shied away from the opportunity to explore their investment options. Among top cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin has been the most-opted for crypto given its history and dominance above other alts. As the BTC market has been providing great opportunities for traders to enter the...Read More
Intercontinental Exchange’s bitcoin derivatives arm, Bakkt, posted a fresh all-time high today. The New York-based company that started in 2018 stated that the latest record in BTC futures trading activity on its platform is a 36 percent jump from its previous all-time high. This comes after Bakkt clocked almost $150 million in bitcoin futures volumes...Read More
Germany-based video game company CipSoft has released a game that fully operates on the Litecoin blockchain and does not have a central server according to an announcement published on twitter today. Named LiteBringer, the online role-playing game is similar to CipSoft’s first video game Tibia which involves fantasy characters, difficult quests and rewards. In LiteBringer though,...Read More
The prominent narrative for Bitcoin has been its correlation with Gold and its ability to be a store of value. This narrative has been driving growth and the correlation between Bitcoin and Gold. The correlation between the two assets has been on the rise lately and sits at 60% on a 30 days basis. As...Read More
Another brutal week passes with the Bitcoin price still stagnant around $10k. The digital asset has been losing dominance in the market, something which was observed in the previous bull-cycle as well. Does this mean BTC was on-track to shoot to the moon? Of dominance and hype In 2017, BTC was losing market dominance as...Read More
It’s not a shock that Bitcoin outperforms many popular assets in the world. In fact, not only does it outperform popular assets but leaves them in its rearview mirror, eating dust. This is not just because bitcoin is a “speculative asset” and it is living in a “bubble”. It’s been more than a decade since...Read More
The NASDAQ-listed company providing business intelligence and mobile software MicroStrategy has added $175 million worth of Bitcoin to its portfolio. The addition comes just a month after the firm purchased $250 million of the primary cryptocurrency. MicroStrategy Doubles Down On Its Bitcoin Accumulation As CryptoPotato reported a month ago, the Virginia-headquartered company developing software to...Read More
Bitcoin buy liquidations on BitMEX surpassed twice the volume of sell liquidations. And with aggregated open interest and daily volumes ticking higher, Bitcoin futures markets are looking bullish. Options markets have not stayed back either on the ‘being bullish’ front.’ Could this mean that traders are going long on BTC? Will the top cryptocurrency make...Read More
A fractal formation hints at a potential March-style crash in bitcoin price soon. The similarities between the two are uncanny and if the same does take place, we might see bitcoin dip below $10,000 level easily. Although bitcoin has climbed higher in the last 24-48 hours, it isn’t quite bullish yet, at least not until...Read More
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a complaint against four individuals for defrauding investors of $1 million through an alleged Bitcoin investment scheme. Dubbed Global Trading Club (GTC), it operated as a BTC trading robot for over a year. CFTC Goes After GTC’s Members The Commission’s statement named the four people...Read More
Former hedge fund manager and current CNBC TV host Jim Cramer has changed his mind on Bitcoin. Appearing on Anthony Pompliano’s podcast, Cramer gave the reasons for his change of heart. Cramer Changes His Mind on Bitcoin CNBC’s Mad Money host has previously had a somewhat erratic relationship with Bitcoin. Although he claimed in 2017...Read More
A perfect week, one that saw the market recover to an extent, came to an abrupt halt when Bitcoin dropped by $350 over the last 24-hours. Riding high on the charts, Bitcoin, trading at a price of $10,575, soon fell down to $10,204 in a matter of just 8 hours. In fact, the aforementioned fall...Read More
Analyzing Bitcoin on-chain data and market behaviors, a collaborative report published by OKEx insight – the research division of OKEx crypto exchange – and blockchain data firm Catallact reveals that smart money investors and institutional players may have been buying BTC since the COVID-19 outbreak. On the Bitcoin blockchain, as the amount of BTC being...Read More
With the markets going the way they are, an asset that is resolute and can withstand seismic changes would bear importance. However, in such a market, does such an asset exist? For the better part of the previous century, and even early on in the current one, long-term United States treasury bonds were thought to...Read More
One of the world’s leading and popular Bitcoin derivatives exchanges, BitMEX, has installed Blockstream’s Bitcoin satellite system. It’s a way to download and to verify Bitcoin’s blockchain through a satellite without having to be connected to the Internet. Apart from the fact that one of the leading exchanges is showing open support for Bitcoin, this...Read More
Since Bitcoin’s inception, the world’s largest cryptocurrency is up by 12 million percent. 12M percent, and no, that is not a t1ypo. The price of Bitcoin was up by 12,173,746%, as of writing, and this was not even Bitcoin’s ATH. However, while outsiders may be surprised by the scale of the growth, the point is...Read More
You can look at the Bitcoin market in two ways. “Oh no, Bitcoin just dropped to $10,000 and it’s been there for over a week now” could be one way. “Bitcoin has been trading over $10,000 for over seven weeks now” could be another. Which way you look at the market is just a matter...Read More
Bitcoiners in Hong-Kong have come up with a new way to spread awareness of Bitcoin on a large scale. Starting September 11, three double-decker trams decorated in Bitcoin messaging are running concurrently through the streets of Hong-Kong, bearing facts and slogans aimed at educating people about BTC. Earlier in August, the well-known digital currency hedge...Read More
$1000 invested in Bitcoin on 1 January would be worth $1439, as of today. In fact, at the time of writing, Bitcoin’s price was noting 43.9% in YTD returns. Ergo, it is no surprise that it is popular as an alternative investment in asset management circles. Despite the recent drop in Bitcoin’s price below $11,500,...Read More
Last week, as Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, dropped down close to $10,000, the markets got tense. After nearly a month over $10,000, with the better part of it pushing and pulling against the $12,000 mark, a massive 13 percent drop over two days was a cause for concern. But now, one week on from...Read More
