Bitcoin

 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

The majority of voters in a recent poll have indicated that they had entered the cryptocurrency space more than three years ago. In contrast, 9.4% said that they had come around in the past three months during the DeFi boom. 43% Crypto Veterans Although the cryptocurrency community emerged relatively recently with Bitcoin’s creation in 2009,...Read More

The first 10 days of September have been eventful, setting the tone for the rest of the month. Huobi Futures, the crypto-derivatives market of the Huobi Group, rolled out BTC Options trading on 1st September, and within 10 days of the launch, BTC Options Open Interest had soared by 110%. Source: Skew At the same...Read More

When the markets collapsed in March, many thought it would be years before the pre-pandemic highs were revisited. After all, the bull market which gave the S&P500 a high of 3,500 points had been playing out uninterrupted for close to a decade. Fast forward six months since the worst stock market drop since the Great...Read More

Innovator and co-founder of Morgan Creek Digital, Anthony Pompliano, announced the launch of a new fund structure that would allow “investable entities” who could also use that money to fund other opportunities.  Today I’m announcing the launch of a new early-stage venture fund 🚨 You can read more here, including how any accredited investor can...Read More

Singapore authorities have sentenced a man for robbing a Bitcoin investor of S$365,000 (U.S $267,097) in cash, to three years in prison, and 12 strokes of the cane yesterday, according to a report in The Straits Times.   The accused, Jaromel Gee Ming Li, 29 pleaded guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to commit robbery along...Read More

In terms of sheer price action, this week was rather sloppy. Bitcoin was trading at around $10,400 seven days ago, and it’s now indecisive around $10,300. During the week, things did get slightly more tumultuous as BTC dipped below $10K on a few occasions, reaching as low as about $9,800 on Binance. Many thought that...Read More

Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, which includes over 5,000 Bitcoin-focused members, today announced that it would use donations to buy advertising spaces to post Bitcoin ads that would educate locals about the merits and risks of the premier cryptocurrency. According to the release, these Bitcoin ads will be displayed on three Bitcoin-themed doubledecker trams. Besides...Read More

The last few days have been nothing but sloppy in terms of Bitcoin’s price action. The cryptocurrency dipped below $10,000, recovered, and, most recently, failed to conquer $10,500. According to a popular Bitcoin analyst, there’s an important level that should hold if we are, indeed, in a bull market. This Level Should Hold Bitcoin’s Price...Read More

Jack Dorsey’s financial services company Square has established a non-profit organization called Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA). Working independently from Square, the entity aims to ensure open access to blockchain technology in the digital asset sector and fight patent trolls. Square Creates COPA According to Square’s announcement, COPA aims to stop companies within the cryptocurrency...Read More

Despite the recent price swings and Bitcoin losing nearly $2,000 of value in a week, the number of addresses containing at least 1 BTC has marked a new all-time high. Also referred to as “wholecoiners,” those network addresses have reached 823,000. BTC ‘Wholecoiners’ At ATH The data analytics company Glassnode recently published information regarding the...Read More

The cryptocurrency industry, while looked down upon with a lot of suspicion once, is turning out to be the saving grace of many investment portfolios today since Bitcoin is proving itself to be an asset that can hold its value in the long run. Institutional interest in Bitcoin, aided by increasing regulatory clarity, has surged...Read More

Disclaimer: The findings of the following article should not be taken as investment advice as it is the sole opinion of the writer Clocking in at a low of $9,980 on the morning of 9 September, Bitcoin soon recovered by close to $600 in a matter of just 24 hours. However, despite the sudden bullishness,...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

This year has certainly been a test of the Ethereum network, pushing it to its limits under unprecedented loads. Users have been disgruntled with sky-high gas fees, but other on-chain metrics have been good for the overall Ethereum ecosystem. Economic Activity Surges A recent report by analytics firm CoinMetrics has revealed that Ethereum has flipped...Read More