It looks like the fate of XRP continues to wane as yet another exchange suspended trading of Ripple’s native crypto today. Crypto exchange Bittrex said that it has paused XRP trading, because of the US Securities and Exchange Commission accusing Ripple as well as co-founder Chris Larsen and CEO Brad Garlinghouse of allegedly raising over...Read More
Crypto tracking service Whale Alert revealed today that in 2020, co-founder and former CTO of Ripple, Jed McCaleb’s estimated total XRP holdings sales is around $1.2 billion – at $0.20 per XRP. The research team said that this would make Jed McCaleb “the fattest XRP whale” who had “the best year so far, even though...Read More
Crypto tracking service Whale Alert revealed today that in 2020, co-founder and former CTO of Ripple, Jed McCaleb’s estimated total XRP holdings sales is around $1.2 billion – at $0.20 per XRP. The research team said that this would make Jed McCaleb “the fattest XRP whale” who had “the best year so far, even though...Read More
In the wake of the recent allegations against the firm by US SEC, Ripple issued a new statement today in which the firm called the SEC’s decision “an attack” on US crypto industry and said that the lawsuit affected countless innocent XRP retail holders. Especially those “who have no connection to Ripple,” the firm said....Read More
In the wake of the recent allegations against the firm by US SEC, Ripple issued a new statement today in which the firm called the SEC’s decision “an attack” on US crypto industry and said that the lawsuit affected countless innocent XRP retail holders. Especially those “who have no connection to Ripple,” the firm said....Read More
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On the price front, the crypto-market, backed by an exponential hike in Bitcoin’s price, is outperforming its projections this week. On the regulatory front, however, the industry has found a lot to contend with. With the industry gaining more maturity as the months roll by and institutions finally recognizing, accepting, and adopting the market, regulators,...Read More
It would seem that Bitcoin is intent on spreading the Christmas cheer for as many days as possible. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, is on a roll. Days after it breached the much-anticipated $25,000-mark and hours after BTC surged past $26,000 on the price charts, the cryptocurrency has now shot past $27,000 on the back...Read More
Bitcoin’s latest price rally has pushed the cryptocurrency’s value higher on the price charts, with BTC briefly climbing to $25,000 as well. However, while for a time the said rally was driven primarily by institutions, with Christmas over and the rest of the festive season coming up, one might expect institutions to leave the reins...Read More
After days of consolidating its position above the $20,000-mark, Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, finally breached the price level of $25,000 for the first time in its history today on exchanges like Coinbase and Bitstamp. While BTC did fall below the level soon after, many expect BTC to climb back up again soon. Source: Coinstats...Read More
An actual Bitcoin ETF does not exist in the current financial industry (YET). Over the years, many organizations such as Bitwise have thrown in their hats to launch a BTC ETF but time and time again, SEC has shot it down. Yet, Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is as close to an ETF as it gets. With...Read More
“In light of the recent SEC filing against Ripple Labs Inc., which alleges that XRP is a security, we are going to halt all trading and deposits of XRP for our US customers on 8 January 2021 at 9 PM UTC.” Bitstamp updated its US customers on 25 December. US customers will be able to withdraw...Read More
Chainlink’s performance in the 2nd half of 2020 can only be described as turbulent. While the asset recorded a new high of $20, it fell down by 60% over the next 30-days. The price began to rally yet again and a 105% hike between October and November re-opened fresh bullish prospects. Sadly, due to its...Read More
With so much confusion in the market regarding XRP and Ripple, there’s one lingering question among holders, “Should I buy/sell/hold XRP?” It all started with the SEC lawsuit. Ripple Vs. SEC: The Lawsuit The lawsuit filed by SEC against Ripple and its two executives – Chris Larsen and Brad Garlinghouse – is the most trending...Read More
Blockchain tracking company WhaleAlerts identified that crypto whales moved 365.7 million XRP in total, in the last 24 hours. Overall, the XRP transaction amounted to $98,162,899. An anonymous whale made the biggest transfer of funds by moving 181 million XRP, worth about $53 million, at the time. On 23 Dec, 18:57 UTC, even Ripple participated...Read More
Bitcoin’s price took a minor hit in the last 24-hours, with the cryptocurrency’s price dipping below $23k briefly, before recovering to trade at $23,162. The aforementioned time period was also evidence of Bitcoin’s influence on the crypto-market, with many altcoins going into a downward spiral following the king coin’s price correction. Source: Santiment Despite the...Read More
News of the SEC lawsuit against Ripple has sent the price of XRP on a downward spiral, with the cryptocurrency falling by over 32% in the last 24 hours alone. Following the same, reactions were quick to come from all corners of the crypto-community, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse calling the lawsuit ‘illogical,’ claiming that...Read More
Bitcoin has been trading above its 2017 ATH for almost a week now and yet, it seems to be showing no signs of heading lower, despite the many attempts by the market’s bears. Interestingly, Bitcoin bears might have to face more bad news since, at the time of writing, it looked like the cryptocurrency’s price...Read More
Santiment analysis found that ever since SEC announced its charges against Ripple, a number of wallets with large amounts of XRP seem to be shrinking. Santiment data indicated that wallets that hold 10 million XRP and more – worth more than $490,000 – have been on the decline. XRP whale addresses have dropped by 18,...Read More
Institutional interest in Bitcoin may have led to new highs but miners have always emerged as the main proponents of Bitcoin price rallies. Such was the case in 2017 and in 2020, there have been a few signs from miners’ involvement in the price rally. Bitcoin miner’s outflow has dropped over 68% since November 2020...Read More
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today issued a statement and requested for comment on the issue of “custody of digital asset securities by broker-dealers.” The federal agency believed this would encourage innovation around the application of Securities Exchange Act Rule to digital asset securities. According to the Commission, a broker-dealer operating under certain...Read More
Crypto fund manager Bitwise announced that the firm’s Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund has liquidated its position in XRP. Recently, US Securities and Exchange Commission accused Ripple and two of its executives that they allegedly raised over $1.3 billion through an unregistered, “ongoing” securities offering. Bitwise’s decision was a result of the SEC charges. The firm...Read More
Soon after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that SEC was planning to sue the firm over its sale of XRP, Billionaire investor and Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz took to Twitter to speak about the recent developments. On 22 December, Novogratz said that he found it strange that Jay Clayton “waited years” to sue Ripple....Read More
When Bitcoin traders make mortgage payments using a debit card so they can earn cashback in Bitcoin, and call it a cheat code in life, it may be time to check the charts for a price peak. Bitcoin’s price recently crossed $24000 and after hitting a peak, the asset is now trading above $22800 at...Read More
So, which are the altcoins that will help you maximize your returns in the next alt season without actually letting you lose sight of the long-term goal, that is bitcoin? Answering this question will be the goal of this article. Markets, be it stock or crypto are mysterious, to say the least. However, from time...Read More
Grayscale Investments has temporarily disabled purchase of new shares for Bitcoin, a Twitter user pointed out today. The firm has also stopped the purchase of shares of other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Litecoin, Ethereum Classic, and Bitcoin Cash. However, the company is still offering crypto shares for Zcash, XRP, and Horizen. Image Source: Twitter Grayscale...Read More
MicroStrategy’s CEO Michael Saylor took to Twitter to announce that the firm has purchased an additional ~29,646 Bitcoins for about $650 million “in cash in accordance with its Treasury Reserve Policy.” The CEO disclosed that the firm made the purchase at an average price of approximately $21,925 per Bitcoin. To date, the firm holds an...Read More
