MicroStrategy’s recent purchase of $425 million worth of Bitcoin rapidly grasped the community’s attention. More specifically, people wonder if, what, or how much was the impact on BTC’s price and different theories emerge frequently. Take-One: MicroStrategy Buys BTC The large NASDAQ-listed company providing business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services purchased its first batch of...Read More
While discussing two popular investment terms on Twitter, Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya said that his early Bitcoin investment is his best bet. The former senior executive at Facebook also hinted that he has been “sizing up” more bitcoins since his initial purchase years ago. Batting Average Vs. Slugging Percentage The Canadian-American venture capitalist took...Read More
After celebrating its first birthday earlier this month, Binance Futures has announced a new milestone. The derivatives trading platform of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has exceeded $1 trillion in trading volume since the start of the year. Binance Futures Reaches $1T Trading Volume YTD Launched a year ago, Binance Futures rapidly started expanding its...Read More
After a failed (but not regretted) attempt, Thesis, the blockchain development company behind Keep Network, has just released the new version of tBTC. tBTC is simply Bitcoin tokenized in the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC20 token backed by the original Bitcoin. The initiative might seem like another one of the many projects that seek to...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market is finally taking a breather after a few consecutive days of price drops. Bitcoin sits just shy of $10,500, but some large-cap altcoins like Ethereum are still displaying issues. Bitcoin Hovers Around $10,500 In the past couple of days, Bitcoin went from a top of $11,150 to a bottom of...Read More
Bitcoin has returned into its former range between the 0.236 Fibonacci level at $10,446 and $10,000 after prices crashed a further 3% yesterday, around 15:00 (UTC+1). This was the level that took over nine days to successfully clear earlier in the month and could keep prices suppressed again if volume remains low. On the 4-hour...Read More
A UK national has pled guilty and will be sent to prison for his involvement in the notorious hacker’s group “The Dark Overlord.” The organization breached and stole sensitive information from numerous companies and demanded the ransoms to be paid in Bitcoin. The Dark Overlord Member Imprisoned The US Department of Justice announced yesterday that...Read More
In a recent report on stablecoins, the European Central Bank (ECB) questioned the accuracy of their name arguing that it may be misleading to users. The paper also highlighted that stablecoins could have a significant role in a digital economy if adequately regulated. The Name Stablecoins May Not Be A Proper Fit: ECB Whether they...Read More
The first-ever Bitcoin ETF will be launched on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) by Hashdex, a regulated Brazilian fund manager, and Nasdaq after garnering approval for the “Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index” four days ago. The news continues Bermuda’s legacy of being a crypto-friendly offshore international business and financial center. Three million Class E shares will...Read More
The cryptocurrency market cap lost about $18 billion of value since yesterday. Bitcoin plummeted by nearly $700 to $10,300 at one point, while the altcoins have it worse with some vigorous double-digit drops. Bitcoin Falls Hard Just a few days ago, Bitcoin attempted to overcome the psychological $11,000 level on two occasions. However, the asset...Read More
Craig Wright’s tactics for delaying the Kleiman estate litigation process may be coming to an end. The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida has denied “on all grounds” the motion introduced by Craig S. Wright to dismiss the long-standing Kleiman vs. Wright lawsuit. Wright’s motion was denied “on all grounds” When...Read More
According to new reports today, the Commission has further explained that the move was part of its effort to protect investors, and it is well equipped to provide the required regulations. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria (SEC Nigeria), published a proposed set of regulations for the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, given the...Read More
A recent study compiled by a cryptocurrency insurance company revealed that over 25% of surveyed institutional investors, who collectively manage nearly $80 billion of assets, are planning to increase their digital asset holdings. Institutional Investors To Accumulate More Crypto Although the interest from institutional interest has been rising lately, exemplified by the large digital asset...Read More
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) on major exchanges has dropped by approximately 2.9 percent to $10,558.60 over the past 24 hours, as of press time —sparking widespread declines throughout the wider cryptocurrency market. Tokens relating to decentralized finance have seen particularly harsh declines of late, and BTC’s drop in valuation since a failure to push...Read More
Bitcoin’s price is back in decline as $12 billion suddenly evaporated off the crypto market cap. This includes approximately $10 million worth of BitMEX BTC longs, which have already been liquidated due to the sudden breakdown. In the last 4 hours, BTC has tanked over 3% from $10,900 to a low of $10,560 and broken...Read More
The latest news coming out of Iran points to growing support for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency miners in the country. Miners will now have access to the electricity output from three power plants to mint digital assets, courtesy of Iran’s Thermal Power Plant Holding Company (TPPH). Tender For Bitcoin, Crypto Miners To Leverage Output of 3...Read More
Although BTC dipped to $10,750 yesterday, the asset is back near the psychological $11,000 level. Most alts are trading in the red as the entire market cap has lost over $8 billion from yesterday’s peak. BTC Bounced Off $10,750 After two consecutive rejections at above $11,000, Bitcoin headed for a correction yesterday. The primary cryptocurrency...Read More
Have you heard about Yearn Finance’s YFI token? It acts as a governance token for its decentralized finance platform. It broke Bitcoin’s record of the all-time high in terms of USD prices. The YFI token attained highs of over $38,000 in August and even peaked above $43,000 in mid-September 2020. Do you know what’s the...Read More
Popular TV host Max Keiser recently highlighted that Bitcoin’s continuously growing hash rate is significantly more important for humanity than its price. He believes that the expanding energy demand for sustaining the network would ultimately result in the demise of altcoins and fiat currencies. Rising Energy Consumption For BTC Is A Good Thing: Keiser Following...Read More
Bitcoin jumped to a fresh 2-week high above $11,150 but got rejected once again and is down below $11,000. Meanwhile, the value of the 400 UNI tokens airdropped to anyone who used Uniswap before September 1st reached almost $3,500. Bitcoin Paints A New 2-Week High As reported by CryptoPotato yesterday, Bitcoin displayed issues when trying...Read More
Even though the past week was positive for Bitcoin, the recent price action could raise some question marks for the Bulls. After starting the week below $10,500, Bitcoin was able to break above the old tough resistance and reach back to the $11,000 are. However, while Bitcoin gained 5% over the past week, most of...Read More
When it comes to the question of mainstream or enterprise adoption of blockchain technology and Bitcoin, much of the discussion tends to focus on barriers such as scalability. However, a valid concern for any organization considering the use of blockchain in transaction processing is that of finality. You could think of a Bitcoin transaction like...Read More
In the crypto industry’s formative years, Bitcoin faucets allowed interested parties to passively earn BTC to get some skin in the game. Although Bitcoin was virtually worthless at the time, developer Gavin Andresen’s idea to distribute coins as widely as possible was both novel and prescient. Fast forward ten years, and cryptocurrency is easy to...Read More
A bitcoin wallet containing a little over 69,000 BTC is doing the rounds in hacking communities all over the internet. The reason? It’s obvious. Everyone (read seasoned hackers and self-professed bitcoin wallet crackers) wants to break it open and take it all. Or at least, a slice of the almost $750 million pie. For the...Read More
Bitcoin took another swing at $11,000 but got rejected, and trades just shy of the coveted level. Most alts are retracing slightly, while UNI continues to attract attention, and its price has increased to $7. Bitcoin Stopped At $11K After yesterday’s relatively calm price performance, the primary cryptocurrency initiated another leg up towards $11,000. The...Read More
This week was nothing short of exciting. Bitcoin started trading at around $10,300 but was on a positive note throughout the entire time. It increased gradually, without any sharp and somewhat surprising movements, and managed to add about 6.5% to its value. The cryptocurrency tapped the important psychological and technical resistance at $11,000 but failed...Read More
MicroStrategy’s CEO Michael Saylor continues to dig deeper into Bitcoin after his company purchased $425 million worth of the cryptocurrency. In a recent podcast episode with long-time BTC proponent Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano, Saylor claimed he’s ready to HODL Bitcoin for a century and said it’s 1,000 times better than gold. Saylor On His Change Of...Read More
Bitcoins are being tokenized at a rapid rate for use on the Ethereum blockchain. Just ten days back, BTC supply’s on the world’s largest smart contract development platform was 73,000. Now that number is nearing 100,000. Consequentially, the valuation of Bitcoin’s supply on Ethereum has topped $1 billion. Bitcoin Supply On Ethereum Approaching 100,000 As...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market has been relatively calm in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin trades around $11,000, and Ethereum jumps by 2% to $385. Most of the attention went to Uniswap’s governance token (UNI) that launched yesterday. After listings on the most prominent digital asset exchanges, UNI trades at $5.3. Bitcoin Remains Below $11K...Read More
Bitcoin bulls are recovering after failing their first attempt to break over $11,000. Despite a promising rally over $10,900, the surging momentum was insufficient to overcome the strong selling pressure at the critical psychological level. BTC breaking into the overbought region on the 4H RSI will have also contributed to the downward force bearing on the...Read More
