Time and again, the digital assets industry has witnessed a domino effect. In case you missed it, on 21st September, Bitcoin’s price declined by 6.46%, falling from $10996 to $10286. A little recovery was observed on the 22nd, but on the 23rd, the asset shaved another 3.82 percent. The bearish floodgates in the crypto market...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin’s hack has been the talking point of the week, with the culprits involved later making headlines after they tried to move the stolen crypto onto several decentralized exchanges. The hack and its perpetrators are in the news again today after Whale Alert revealed that part of the stolen funds, including a lot...Read More
With defi frenzy coming to palpable levels, all seemed well until a new project by Andre Cronje went awry. This has resulted in a loss of $15 million in funds, out of which $8 million was sent to Cronje’s yearn deployer account as a “sorry” note. Eminence is/was an unfinished game with an in-game economy...Read More
Despite high price turbulence and trend concerns, Bitcoin noted a major milestone over the past 24-hours. According to data released by Messari, Bitcoin completed its longest-ever period above $10,000, crossing its previous record of 62 days that spanned over 1 December 2017 and 31 January 2018. While comparisons with Bitcoin’s most bullish period are good...Read More
DeFi protocols have seen rapid adoption, growth, and an exponential rise in TVL in 2020. The latter is an especially good metric since while a high number of daily/monthly active users is not a direct indicator of a project’s growth, Total Value Locked is, when gauging how well a DeFi project is doing. Source: DefiPulse...Read More
Everybody has a favorite day of the week. For the workaholics, it’s Monday, for the weekend warriors, it’s Sunday, and for everyone else, it’s Friday. Well, not really, but you get the point. There’s a day of the week for all of us. But, is there a day of the week for Bitcoin? It’s been...Read More
When it comes to cryptocurrency adoption, the past year has been dominated by the fact that institutional investors are now pouring into the digital asset market. In light of growing regulatory clarity and products like those offered by Grayscale that make traditional investors feel right at home when dealing with crypto, the last 12 months...Read More
MicroStrategy’s $500M investment in Bitcoin, now its primary asset reserve, has consistently made the headlines for over a week. Significantly, this move was viewed as an indicator of institutional interest since it has long been considered to be an important driver of Bitcoin’s price. During the historic bull run of 2017, institutional interest was key...Read More
Bitcoin has been treading higher every day and was priced at $10,700, at the time of writing. While most of the market is still hesitant due to choppy market moves, there is an upside to this. The overall market sentiment has shifted recently from being fearful to one of neutrality, after a small Bitcoin surge....Read More
Let’s face it, no one wants to buy Bitcoin. Let me explain. What I mean is, no one wants to buy Bitcoin at its current price, whatever its price may be. We always tell ourselves, “maybe tomorrow it will have fallen some more, and then I’ll buy it.” And oftentimes, tomorrow doesn’t come. However, some...Read More
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Decentralized Finance has been all the rage for the past few months, and its tokens’ prices are a testament to the excitement. But while the objective of decentralized finance is a financial world which is without a centralized authority, one administered through efficient and seamless smart contracts...Read More
ETH inflows to exchanges have dropped by 53% in less than a week, a development that may sound alarming to DeFi traders. The inflows to exchanges dropped from $3.15M on 21 September 2020 to $1.48M, at the time of writing. While a drop in ETH held on exchanges may be perceived as a bearish signal,...Read More
Investing efficiently in cryptocurrency and forex markets can be a tough cookie to crack. It requires years of understanding, technical analysis skills, practical experience, and a relative amount of patience. 91% of the traders in the world lose all their capital because they lack one or two of the skills mentioned above, and in the...Read More
KuCoin, one of the world’s most prominent crypto-exchanges by trading volume, was reportedly hacked earlier today. While exact details are yet to be known, $150 million worth of funds were moved out of KuCoin to an unknown address. The unknown address in question has since been doing test transactions, with the funds still with the...Read More
The importance of this current week has been fairly downplayed. Years down the line, the global payments system might look back at this particular period and suggest that this is where it all started. Let’s jog our memories on what actually happened. In two ‘un-correlated’ announcements, the People’s Bank of China-controlled finance magazine stated the importance...Read More
Life as we know it is full of surprises and unexpected situations can take place at any moment. Take 2020 for instance. The global economy was hit by a pandemic and for a brief period of time, the financial landscape was as bad as 2008. Securing your investments and assets is the main priority in...Read More
Bitcoin and Ethereum have shared the center stage at regular intervals this year. In fact, some would argue that Ethereum has run more miles and gotten more attention than BTC this year. Such a scenario was playing out in the markets as well. Over the course of certain bullish spells in 2020, most particularly during...Read More
Everyone wants more money. It is the reason we seek good investments and at times, quick money-making schemes. While investment in stocks, bonds, and real estate are common, cryptocurrencies have emerged as an evolving class of investment, one that could help avid traders and investors. However, from a traditional point of view, the crypto-market’s volatility...Read More
Volatility is a given in the Bitcoin market, but nowadays, it’s a given in every market. Let’s face it – 2020 hasn’t been a good year for a lot of things, least of all the financial markets. With stock markets hitting record-lows, inflation only likely to rise from here, and investors puzzled with all that’s...Read More
Bitcoin‘s price in the market has been taking continuous hits over the week. While Bitcoin started the week by facing strong resistance close to $11k, a sell-off soon pushed its value down by 6.32%, with the digital asset once again valued at $10.2k. While BTC tried to bounce back from this drop, on 23 September,...Read More
Huobi has released its native crypto trading, mobile app for the Russian market according to a release shared with AMBCrypto today. With this move, users in Russia can now access Huobi’s mobile trading app on both iOS and Android. In recent news, Russia passed new regulations on crypto-trading and mining stating that it would not...Read More
132 days post the third halving and Bitcoin is trading at $10450. The price has recovered nearly 25% from the post halving dip, it hit a high of 43.7% ROI last month. The ROI growth is in line with post halving prediction with YTD of 54%. Source: Ecoinometrics Though there is scope for real growth...Read More
Bitcoin Options trading volume on the CME has consistently been higher than $7M over the past 3 months. In fact, the figure in question has even gone past $30M on quite a few occasions over the last 30 days. Source: Skew Such consistent trading volume is an indication of steady institutional interest and investment in...Read More
If you speak to someone who has heard of Bitcoin but doesn’t invest in it, their reason for the same would probably be something like this, “It’s too volatile for me! I’d rather stick to stocks and bonds.” Well, fair enough, but does it actually hold water? To answer this, we would have to put...Read More
With the Bitcoin-Gold correlation at 76.3%, at the time of writing, market analysts are once again commenting on how crucial this correlation is, especially with regard to what it implies. However, what is interesting to note here is that this correlation was negative for the most part of the past two years. That is, before...Read More
The Total Value Locked figures for DeFi have reached $9.76B. In fact, over the past 90 days, the space has unlocked 477.5% in growth, with the same showing no signs of stopping. While the SushiSwap incident did contribute to a dip in DeFi’s TVL, there was near-instant recovery, with the figures surging back to its...Read More
To the investment world, Bitcoin just doesn’t make sense. An asset with no financials, no quarterly earnings reports, no management to speak for it on investor calls, no valuations, no annual report, no head office, nothing. How does one value something like this in order to invest in it? There’s a simple answer – They...Read More
MicroStrategy made a huge splash when it chose Bitcoin as its Primary Treasury Reserve Asset, a move, the implications of which, are yet to sink in among many in the crypto-community. In fact, MicroStrategy Founder and CEO Michael Saylor invested a massive $500M off its balance sheet in Bitcoin. The fact that Michael got acquainted...Read More
What’s the tipping point for Bitcoin Futures on top derivatives exchanges like the CME, an exchange that has recorded a daily trading volume of over $300M and Open Interest of over $400M, consistently, for the past 3 months. Source: Skew Well, a small shift in Open Interest or trading volume can have a cascading effect...Read More
In light of rising institutional interest and Bitcoin’s press time RoI of 53.17% YTD, it may be the right time to evaluate what comes after 60/40. Once the mantra of Wall Street Bulls, 60/40 is now a passé strategy. Allocating 60% broadly to stocks and 40% to bonds assured relatively good returns with low-risk exposure...Read More
