The Bitcoin rollercoaster continues after the price dropped by a precipitous 14% from today’s high of $33,250 to reach as low as $28,600. After hitting this level, the cryptocurrency quickly rebounded back above $32,000 liquidating a huge amount of long then short positions. Yesterday, it seemed like the critical support of $31.7K was holding, however,...Read More
Iranian authorities have confiscated about 7,000 cryptocurrency mining machines. The latest development is in line with Iran’s crackdown on illegal bitcoin mining activities. According to Reuters on Tuesday (June 22, 2021), General Hossein Rahimi, Tehran police chief, revealed that the computer miners were found at an abandoned factory in Iran’s capital, which was used to...Read More
ADA/USD – ADA Plummets Beneath The 100-day MA Key Support Levels: $1.07, $1.00, $0.913.Key Resistance Levels: $1.20, $1.30, $1.42. ADA fell beneath the 100-day MA at $1.42 over the weekend and has since plummetted as low as $1 today. The cryptocurrency was trading inside a symmetrical triangle pattern and broke toward the downside of the...Read More
Jan van Eck, the CEO of the giant investment manager, VanEck, has asserted that the firm’s customers have a growing appetite for a Bitcoin ETF. This comes amid the company’s frequent attempt to have an exchange-traded product approved in the US. During a recent interview with CNBC, van Eck spoke about the company’s plans to...Read More
The consequences of the nationwide Chinese crackdown on Bitcoin mining are more than evident in a few short weeks. The hashrate has dropped dramatically by nearly 50% from its peak, the number of daily issued coins has declined, and the Puell Multiple has reached a multi-month low. The Effects of the Chinese Crackdown Although Bitcoin...Read More
Things in the cryptocurrency market are looking increasingly bad as the price for bitcoin just crashed below $30,000. Bitcoin’s price is currently trading below $30,000. This hasn’t happened in months as the last time we saw these levels was in January 2021. BTC/USD. Source: TradingView Other cryptocurrencies are also following suit with most of the...Read More
It seems that the DOGE-year could be over as the meme coin that surged in popularity after numerous Elon Musk engagements is down by roughly 75% since its peak less than two months ago. This highlights the dangers for retail investors who follow celebrities blindly, as many of them are now urging Musk to help...Read More
Bitcoin’s price continues to lose ground, and it dropped to just over $31,000 hours ago. However, its dominance over the market has increased to a monthly high as most alternative coins have dumped by double digits. Bitcoin Dominance on the Rise Despite the Correction As CryptoPotato reported over the weekend, BTC had recovered some of...Read More
Grayscale’s parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), revealed that it was planning to authorize the purchase of shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust (OTCQX: ETCG) worth up to $50 million. Digital Currency Group Doubles Down on Ethereum Classic The company made the announcement via a press release on Monday (June 21, 2021). According to...Read More
Jim Cramer made the revelation on June 21 during an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, in which he cited a number of reasons for his decision to sell. “Sold almost all of my bitcoin. Don’t need it,” Cramer said, citing China’s mining crackdown as the primary reason. He acknowledged that Bitcoin is a direct threat...Read More
The arrival of the death cross does not seem to scare Michael Saylor, who bought $500 million just when this terrifying pattern was forming. But Michael Saylor is not the only one who thinks so. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the third richest man in Mexico, also believes that Bitcoin is an excellent investment. During an interview...Read More
A few weeks after China started its nationwide crackdown on Bitcoin mining, new reports have confirmed the speculations that at least some miners will look to transition to the US. The most recent one indicated that three tons of mining machines will move from Guangzhou to Maryland. BTC Miners: From China to the US The...Read More
Michael Saylor’s business intelligence giant now owns over 100,000 bitcoins after the company purchased another chunk of 13,005 BTC for nearly $500 million. Consequently, the firm now has 0.5% of all bitcoins ever to exist. The founder and CEO of the NASDAQ-listed company announced the latest purchase earlier on June 21st. It came after the...Read More
The Chinese crackdown on crypto continues to escalate with a new statement from the nation’s central bank banning more banks and payment providers from interacting with digital assets. CryptoPotato reported today that one of the country’s largest banks, the Agricultural Bank of China, had prohibited its clients from doing business with anyone even remotely connected...Read More
The total liquidations in the cryptocurrency market have reached $1 billion as all assets have dumped in a matter of hours. Following new FUD from China, bitcoin slumped to a two-week low at just over $32,000, ETH below $2,000, and so on. After the somewhat positive weekend when BTC recovered some losses and traded at...Read More
Denver, Colorado-based Crusoe Energy is capturing the energy from flare gas at oil patches and using it to mine Bitcoin. The firm is now one of North America’s biggest BTC miners and has attracted investment from Coinbase Ventures and the Winklevoss twins according to a recent report. Renewable Bitcoin Mining Crusoe claims that its system...Read More
The S2F model is currently suggesting that, in the worst-case scenario, BTC will surpass $98K by November, which is highly optimistic given recent market developments. S2F’s Methodology & Accuracy Comparing Bitcoin to precious metals like gold and silver, PlanB has used statistics to outline a defined relationship between the value and scarcity of a given...Read More
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Makarand Pardeep Adivirkar, better known as the ”Crypto King”, on suspicion of purchasing drugs from the Darknet using bitcoin. Apart from Indian peddlers, the criminal also bought narcotics from European ones. LSD for BTC The NCB announced that it arrested a suspect who allegedly exchanged bitcoin for LSD. He...Read More
The latest data revealed that 78% of the UK residents have heard of cryptocurrencies, as 2.3 million of them hold some of them. Nonetheless, the overall understanding of digital assets has declined. More HODLers But Less Crypto Knowledge Digital assets remain a complicated industry in the UK, and the share of people investing in them...Read More
British banks are making it increasingly difficult for their customers to get involved with crypto, citing particular concerns related to security and exposure to fraud. According to a report by the British newspaper The Times, TSB bank is reportedly about to ban its customers from buying crypto with funds managed by the bank. TSB is...Read More
Teresa Jackson – a retired teacher from Portishead, Somerset – lost her savings in an online scam. A mysterious ”financial advisor” persuaded her to stake £120,000 in a bitcoin investment scheme advertised on Instagram. Universal Credit Instead of Multiplying Her Money The UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime sounded a note of caution...Read More
The US multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs continues with its 180-turns on the cryptocurrency industry. After its recent interest that included filing for a Bitcoin ETF and exploring crypto as an asset class, the institutions’ latest report said virtual currencies are not a “viable investment.” Crypto Is Not a Viable Investment: Goldman It’s safe to...Read More
Over the past seven days, we saw yet another unsuccessful attempt of Bitcoin to breach the coveted $40K mark definitively. Let’s roll back a little. Last weekend, the price was rather indecisive as it was struggling beneath $36K. All this changed on Sunday, however, when bulls stepped in and took control over the market. By...Read More
The Chinese government has reportedly intensified its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and usage in the country by shutting down several crypto mining facilities in Sichuan. Sichuan Bitcoin Miners Join the List According to Wu Blockchain, the authorities of the Sichuan province officially issued a statement today, mandating every power supply company in the province to...Read More
After conducting tests for several months, the Swiss branch of the large Spanish bank – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBCA) – has announced plans to release two services related to the cryptocurrency industry. According to the official statement, private banking customers based only in Switzerland will have the option to trade bitcoin and other digital...Read More
Paraguay’s Deputy of the Nation, Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman, has confirmed that new legislation in regards to Bitcoin will arrive in July. This comes amid growing adoption in Latin America led by El Salvador, which could be followed by Panama as well. CryptoPotato reported last week when Rejala Helman said his country planned to start...Read More
Popular NASCAR driver Landon Cassill will soon become the first auto racing driver to receive his salary in cryptocurrency via a new partnership with crypto brokerage firm Voyager Digital Ltd. First Auto Racer To Receive Crypto Salary In an official announcement today, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR), an American auto...Read More
The Bitcoin price crash has been so severe that the Winklevoss twins, arguably one of the largest BTC whales in the world, have decided to start a band to make ends meet. Let’s Rock! Ok, Ok; maybe we’re exaggerating, but a report from the celebrity gossip site Page Six claims that the multi-talented Winklevoss twins...Read More
The global investment manager VanEck would have to wait more to receive the SEC’s answer about its Bitcoin ETF application from earlier this year. The Commission’s second delay seeks other interested parties to weigh in on whether such a product will be sustainable. After withdrawing its previous attempts, VanEck filed another application with the US...Read More
Charles Hoskinson – the founder of Cardano – stated that the project’s native cryptocurrency ADA is one of the greenest and most eco-friendly digital assets. He further opined that Tesla (TSLA) should choose it if it really cares about environmental sustainability. Tesla Should Go for Cardano (ADA) In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Charles...Read More