MARA Holdings, Wall Street’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner, has successfully closed a second $850 million offering of convertible senior notes. The company made the announcement on December 5 via an X post, outlining that the primary use of the proceeds will be to acquire additional Bitcoin and repurchase some of its outstanding convertible notes...Read More
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has dismissed the idea that Bitcoin could replace the U.S. dollar, likening the cryptocurrency to gold as a speculative asset rather than a store of value. Powell shared these views during his appearance at The New York Times DealBook Summit in Manhattan. Powell’s Argument When asked whether Bitcoin’s popularity reflects...Read More
Circle Internet Financial Ltd., the company behind the second-largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market USDC, announced layoffs following a routine operational assessment. According to the Bloomberg report, the job cuts impact under 6% of the workforce. Despite these reductions, the firm said that it remains committed to expanding geographically and improving efficiency and productivity through...Read More
The world’s largest crypto exchange has announced the launch of an on-chain yield feature on its Binance Earn platform. According to an official release sent to CryptoPotato, Binance On-chain Yields will enable users to participate in on-chain protocols and earn rewards using their accounts on the crypto exchange. Binance Announces On-chain Yields With Babylon The...Read More
Bitcoin’s (BTC) 7% surge above $100,000 in the past 24 hours has ignited a massive reaction in the crypto community. Market experts and analysts are discussing factors that led to the historic move and speculating about how high bitcoin can go, given the current state of the market. CryptoPotato received remarks from analysts at the...Read More
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), launched on January 11, has become the fastest exchange-traded fund (ETF) to reach $50 billion in assets under management (AUM). Data from SosoValue shows that IBIT currently has $50.60 billion in AUM. The AUM refers to the total value of Bitcoin managed by the fund. In the context of a...Read More
The Mt. Gox-related wallet activities once again captured attention with a massive transfer of 27,871 BTC, worth around $2.8 billion, to an unidentified address on December 4. This transaction coincided with Bitcoin reaching an all-time high above $100,000, marking a historic moment for the cryptocurrency. Analytics from Arkham Intelligence reveal that the wallet, tied to...Read More
For the first time, Bitcoin has crossed the $100,000 mark after struggling for two weeks due to significant profit-taking. Institutional demand has played a key role in driving the market’s momentum and subsequently helping the world’s largest cryptocurrency to hit the milestone. According to CryptoQuant, the Coinbase Premium Index spiked, depicting sustained buying pressure from...Read More
Total crypto market cap has reached an all-time high of $3.83 trillion following a 2.7% rise on the day, according to Coingecko. Digital asset market momentum has largely been driven by Donald Trump’s presidential election victory and the promise of a pro-crypto regulatory landscape in the United States. Since election day on Nov. 5, almost...Read More
Bitcoin prices surged to a record high of $103,630 during early trading in Asia on Thursday, Dec. 5, according to Tradingview on Binance. The breakout of consolidation added more than 7% over the past 12 hours as the asset climbed from an intraday low of around $95,000. Bitcoin has now made a whopping 140% year...Read More
On December 3, South Korea witnessed a historic surge in cryptocurrency trading as the nation dealt with the declaration of martial law. Trading volumes in the Korean virtual asset market skyrocketed to approximately $34.6 billion within 24 hours, marking the highest recorded level of the year. XRP Drives Record Trading Volume According to local reports...Read More
On December 3, the U.S. government moved $33.6 million worth of cryptocurrency seized during the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research to two unidentified addresses. The transfers involving tokens such as Ethereum (ETH), Binance USD (BUSD), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), and Shiba Inu (SHIB) stirred curiosity across the digital asset sector. Details of the Transfers According...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest digital asset by market capitalization is witnessing a shift in sentiment toward the bullish side. On December 4, 2024, blockchain intelligence firm Arkham made a post on X (formerly Twitter) that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager had purchased a significant amount of Bitcoin. BlackRock Buys $1 Billion of Bitcoin ...Read More
A Russian court has sentenced Stanislav Moiseev, the leader of the notorious online drug marketplace Hydra, to life in prison alongside a fine of four million rubles (approximately $37,500). Fifteen other members of the group received prison terms ranging from eight to 23 years and were collectively fined 16 million rubles worth around $150,000.The charges...Read More
Prominent Bitcoin mining pool Foundry Digital reportedly slashed 27% of its workforce this week. The layoffs, which affected 74 employees, reflect a strategic shift to prioritize core operations, including its Bitcoin mining pool and site operations. This decision follows an internal restructuring within the Digital Currency Group (DCG), Foundry’s parent company. CEO Mike Coyler stated...Read More
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of cryptocurrency lender Celsius, has pleaded guilty to one count of commodities fraud and one count of securities fraud. Together, these charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 30 years. Mashinsky’s Guilty Plea Mashinsky was initially indicted in July 2023 on seven charges, including fraud, conspiracy, and market manipulation related...Read More
While Bitcoin struggles to hit the coveted $100k threshold, several altcoins have taken the charge to post impressive rallies. One such is Binance Coin (BNB), which has soared to a new all-time high six months later. In just the past 24 hours, BNB has surged by over 22%, reaching a record high of $793 on...Read More
The largest cryptocurrency went on a full bull run after Donald Trump won the US presidential elections a month ago but its most recent price movements have been quite underwhelming compared to numerous altcoins. However, the amount of BTC getting withdrawn from exchanges continues to increase, and another address-related metric suggest the asset’s price still...Read More
“One of the biggest misconceptions in Bitcoin is that HODLers never sell,” said on-chain analyst James Check on X on Dec. 3. However, they do sell, and they’re currently keeping prices from moving higher, he added. Bitcoin has been range bound, oscillating around $95,0000 since Nov. 20, two weeks ago. It has failed to register a...Read More
Altcoins are leading the charge today as total crypto capitalization peaks at $3.68 trillion while Bitcoin remains range-bound. The top-performing digital asset over the past 24 hours is Tron (TRX), which has skyrocketed a monumental 70% to hit an all-time high of $0.431 during early trading on Wednesday in Asia. This has pushed TRX’s market...Read More
RTFKT, the creators of non-fungible token (NFT) sneakers and avatars acquired by Nike in 2021, has announced its closure. The firm revealed in a December 2 post on X that it will wind down operations by January 2025. Final Collection and Legacy Tribute “Today, we’re announcing the plan to wind down RTFKT operations,” the post...Read More
“Coinbase just locked my account after trying to send $25,000 USDC,” reported Ethereum developer Eric Connor on Dec. 3. “Wasn’t Brian Armstrong just talking about debanking? Very cool!” he quipped. He added that the notification was “completely useless” as both paths to unlock the account required him to sign in, which he couldn’t do. “Service...Read More
Shiba Inu’s blockchain underwent a considerable upgrade today. The Heimdall and Bor hard forks are live. They aim to improve performance and stability and include an upgradeable burn contract. The Heimdall Hard Fork According to the official documentation, the latest version of the Heimdall upgrade, namely v1.07-bone has been released for the Shibarium blockchain. Amid...Read More
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced a bold stance against law firms hiring individuals associated with what he views as ethically questionable actions during the SEC’s “soon-to-be prior administration.” Armstrong revealed that the crypto exchange has already informed its legal partners that employing such individuals would result in the termination of their professional relationship with the...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) currently ranges between $94,000 and $96,000, but on-chain signals suggest the cryptocurrency is on the verge of a massive breakout. Data from blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant indicates that BTC could witness a sharp and significant uptick within the next one to two months. According to a report by pseudonymous digital asset analyst Crypto...Read More
The altcoin market is currently on a roll, with several cryptocurrencies skyrocketing to multi-year highs, but Ki Young Ju, the founder and CEO of blockchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, believes this altseason will not play out as traders and investors expected. In an X post, Ju insisted that this altcoin season will be “weird and challenging”...Read More
With December historically a volatile and choppy month for bitcoin (BTC), analysts at the crypto exchange Bitfinex believe the digital asset could experience a short-term pullback; however, a shift in network dynamics could push it above $100,000. According to a weekly report, BTC could maintain upward momentum this month and rally past $100,000 if short-term...Read More
XRP reclaimed its position as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization this week after a significant rally reinvigorating investor interest. The surge has not only boosted XRP’s market cap but also its network growth as seen with its increasing wallet count. XRP Network Growth Soars According to Santiment’s latest analysis, XRP has seen an impressive...Read More
Bitcoin experienced outflows of $457 million in the past week, marking the first significant withdrawals since early September. CoinShares interpreted this figure as profit-taking after BTC tested the key psychological level of $100k. Short-Bitcoin products saw a modest inflow of $0.5 million during the past week. On the other hand, altcoins mostly attracted inflows, including...Read More
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin will cease operations by March 2025 following a hack that resulted in losses exceeding $300 million. This decision follows months of recovery efforts that ultimately failed to restore the platform’s viability. DMM Bitcoin to Transfer All Assets to SBI VC Trade According to a report from Nikkei Asia, the exchange...Read More
