In hopes of regaining the support of the cryptocurrency community after the ‘apolitical’ stunt, Coinbase has decided to fund ‘at-least’ two Bitcoin Core developers. This sponsorship act marks the debut for Crypto Community Fund, the exchange’s new grants program. Coinbase Shows Support For Bitcoin Development In a blog article released yesterday, Manish Gupta, EVP of...Read More
Bitcoin continues to struggle and has dropped by another 1% to about $11,300. The alternative coins bleed out and have wiped out most of the recent gains. These developments could be attributed to news that the popular exchange OKEx has seized withdrawals and is cooperating with a “public security bureau in investigations where required.” Bitcoin...Read More
Polkadot is one of the biggest cryptocurrency projects, currently ranked eight in terms of total market capitalization. Now, the team has revealed that trustless wrapped Bitcoin will come to its ecosystem in early 2021 through Interlay – a framework designated to allow permissioned and permissionless blockchains to connect and interact. Polkadot’s BTC-Relay Effort Known as...Read More
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has urged his followers to donate Bitcoin to support the protest over police brutality in Nigeria. Earlier today, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, showed his support for the ongoing #EndSars protest over police brutality in Nigeria. Dorsey, a Bitcoin proponent, encouraged Bitcoiners to make BTC donations towards the fight...Read More
The deadline for submitting a rehabilitation plan for reimbursing Mt. Gox creditors has been delayed once more – this time to December 15th, 2020. As CryptoPotato reported before, the Tokyo District Court had issued an order indicating that the submission deadline was until October 15th. Nobuaki Kobayashi, the Mt. Gox rehabilitation trustee who has been...Read More
Apart from a brief spike to above $11,500, Bitcoin has remained relatively calm around $11,400 in the past 24 hours. Most alternative coins have marked minor losses, with Ethereum dipping below $380 and Ripple beneath $0.25. Bitcoin Stays Around $11,400 As reported yesterday, Bitcoin traded around $11,400, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for additional...Read More
The research added that around 14% of the total supply is currently held in accumulation addresses. The findings by on-chain analytics firm Glassnode report that there has been a steady up trend in Bitcoin accumulation since the beginning of 2019. The chart overlays price action and the two do not appear to be correlated as...Read More
Despite a promising start to the week, the bullish Bitcoin traders have struggled to maintain momentum. In the last few hours, bears have successfully overcome the intra-week support (white line), which was helping to keep BTC in an uptrend, and are now threatening to drive prices back towards the 0.5 Fibonacci level at $11,150. Looking...Read More
Brainwallets, especially those generated with passphrases from popular culture references, might not be as safe as previously imagined. Pop Culture References Make for Vulnerable Keys According to a report published by BitMEX Research on Oct. 13, brainwallets might be easy to crack with hackers purportedly setting up servers to crawl the blockchain in search of...Read More
The leading digital asset manager, Grayscale Investments, continues with its growth after registering its third consecutive record-breaking quarter with over $1 billion of inflows. Somewhat expectedly, the Bitcoin Trust remained the most widely chosen company product. $1 Billion Entered Grayscale In Q3 2020 Grayscale released its Q3 2020 report earlier, noting that the total investments...Read More
Financial strategists at JP Morgan have projected a bleak outlook for bitcoin prices in the short term. According to them, the cryptocurrency has a higher price and is trending at 13 percent over its ‘intrinsic value.’ They based their analysis on ‘positioning indicators’ derived from bets made by traders in the futures markets. But does...Read More
Hester Peirce, the Commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) believes that the charges against BitMEX brought by the CFTC were a “loud and clear” message. In a recent podcast, the so-called ‘Crypto Mom’ also noted that a Bitcoin ETF could be beneficial to all parties but didn’t specify if such a product...Read More
After spiking to a new monthly high of about $11,700, Bitcoin has retraced slightly in the past 24 hours and sits at $11,400. Most altcoins have followed suit by charting minor losses. Bitcoin Drops To $11,400 As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin was heading upwards and reached a new 5-week high above $11,720. In the following...Read More
In times of pandemic, uncertainty, and risk, exposure to new of investments is more a necessity rather than a recommendation. According to Fidelity, one of the largest brokers in the U.S., Bitcoin is an excellent investment for those considering to exit banks and enter the markets. In October 2020, Fidelity Digital Assets, a branch of...Read More
Yet another major company has jumped on the Bitcoin bandwagon by purchasing 10,000 BTC and putting it to use as its primary treasury reserve asset. According to an official press release, the $13 billion asset manager scooped up the BTC through its subsidiary called New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). Speaking on the matter was...Read More
Popular bitcoin commentator Lark Davis, who goes by the name of ‘TheCryptoLark” on Twitter, just shared a BTC trend chart that has ‘bullish’ written all over it. Lark says that the top cryptocurrency is on the cusp of crossing the 50-day moving average, and every time it happened in the past, BTC rallied 42 percent...Read More
In a suddenly galvanizing rally, Bitcoin’s price shot to the $11,700 mark last night. Open interest has soared and is now at a 1-month high. Bitcoin traders are opening long positions and this trend was pointed by Willy Woo as well. At $4.3 Billion, Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops 1 Month High Also, a noticeable...Read More
A former cruise ship, built by P&O Cruises Australia, is to receive its new statute. Built-in 1991, the Pacific Dawn will reportedly maintain in seas with a brand new name – Satoshi. Plans are it will be an exquisite hub for digital nomads, entrepreneurs, and crypto companies. “The Crypto Cruise Ship” As per a recent report,...Read More
Bitcoin has continued with its recent impressive performance to a new monthly high of about $11,700. Some altcoins have followed BTC on the way up. Ethereum has increased to $385, while BNB has returned to the 5th spot. Bitcoin Spikes To A New Monthly High In the past 24 hours, the primary cryptocurrency seemed to...Read More
Crypto traders are excited, especially after Bitcoin’s price boost following Square’s millionaire investment in the world’s first cryptocurrency. Bitcoin managed to survive a bearish September above 10K, maintaining its long-term bullish trend. Since the market crash in March, Bitcoin hasn’t lost its momentum, and after an initial recovery – driven in part by the need...Read More
The odds of Joe Biden winning the upcoming Presidential election and significant progress being made on the coronavirus vaccine front are unnaturally high, as per Goldman Sachs. Also, what is extremely possible is the US Dollar’s drastic drop to its 2018 lows because of these two probable events, according to the global banking giant. Will...Read More
Bitcoin price is soaring right now as the US legacy market opens up to begin the new week. Just hours ago, the leading cryptocurrency had completed a bearish Bart Simpson pattern after crashing down to $11,175 following an extended period of sideways chop. It was looking as though the asset was about to head down...Read More
Bitcoins worth more than $11 million was moved in a single transaction yesterday, October 11th. Data from on-chain analytics providers reveals that the huge amount has been sitting idle for the past 10 years as this was the first time it was moved. Another Stack of Satoshi-era BTC Transferred Yesterday It appears that the transactions...Read More
Plenty of speculations are already out there regarding the new all-time high that Bitcoin might hit throughout its new bullish cycle. One of them is particularly positive, using the historical performance of BTC during the last major bull run as a reference. Bitcoin to $400K in Next Bull Run According to a popular industry expert...Read More
Following yesterday’s slight retraces within the cryptocurrency market, most coins have charted green once more. Bitcoin has jumped to about $11,400, Ethereum nears $375, and further volatility comes from lower-cap altcoins. Bitcoin Stands Solid Above $11k As CryptoPotato reported a few days ago, Bitcoin broke above $11,000 after weeks of struggling beneath that level. Since...Read More
The hype of the crypto markets after Square announced a $50 million investment in Bitcoin catapulted the token above the psychological barrier of $11k, sparking a general optimism among BTC bulls… But the bears are also rubbing their hands as they wait for a price correction. According to data from the Bitcoin metrics company, Santiment,...Read More
This week, Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority made a startling revelation. Cryptocurrency fraud victims have lost at least €10 million between May 2019 and September 2020, the financial regulator said. Belgians Have Lost €10 Million In Cryptocurrency Fraud Belgian citizens have lost almost 10 million euros to fraudulent crypto investment schemes. Belgium’s apex financial...Read More
Although the cryptocurrency spot and derivatives trading volume declined on most platforms in September, Binance has taken the lead as the largest derivatives exchange, a new report revealed. Simultaneously, the regulated Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) saw steady Bitcoin futures performance, while the options trading exploded. Binance Takes The Top Spot For Derivatives Trading The data...Read More
Following yesterday’s surge to about $11,500, Bitcoin has retraced slightly and trades at about $11,350. Most altcoins have also calmed after charting two consecutive days of gains. Bitcoin Steady Above $11K As reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency initiated an impressive leg up. Bitcoin went from about $10,900 to its new monthly high of nearly $11,500...Read More
Bitcoin took a break from trading during the month of September, with relatively low volatility. As shown on the following 4-hour chart, the marked symmetrical triangle was basically the story of September: Started with a massive dump and a slow consolidation, since then, around $10,600. As can be seen below, Thursday signaled a breakout –...Read More
