A new HBO documentary, “Electric Money: The Bitcoin Mystery,” by Cullen Hoback, aired on Oct. 8. It suggests that Peter Todd, a 39-year-old software developer, might be Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. However, the documentary’s evidence is largely circumstantial, focusing on Todd’s early involvement with Bitcoin and his connections to other key figures, such...Read More
After being on a highly impressive streak of net inflows, the landscape around the 11 US spot Bitcoin ETFs changed in the past week, perhaps due to the geopolitical tension in the Middle East. The Ethereum-based funds are also in the red on a weekly scale, while the two underlying assets’ prices crashed to local...Read More
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto has remained a secret ever since the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin left the scene back in 2010. Now, “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery” claims to have identified him. According to a Politico report, Cullen Hoback’s documentary is expected to air next Wednesday at 2 AM CET. Not much else is known at...Read More
September is often dubbed ‘Slumptember’ as Bitcoin and crypto assets have historically recorded losses during this month with the odd exception. However, this September ended with the best performance, as noted by analyst Rekt Capital on Sept. 30. He reported that BTC increased by 7.75% in September, beating its previous record of 6% in 2016....Read More
Crypto markets were retreating heavily during early Monday morning trading in Asia, how low they go may be influenced by this week’s economic events. There are eleven Federal Reserve speaker events this week and a raft of economic data that could set the scene for the final quarter as Q3 comes to a close. Economic...Read More
The United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is seeing a new wave of trading alternatives, including the availability of options. This latest move could attract liquidity and longer-term investors to the Bitcoin ecosystem, but it has a downside. According to a CryptoQuant report, the availability of options for spot Bitcoin ETFs could increase...Read More
Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has served his four-month prison sentence and has been released from custody as of Friday. Although he has stepped down as the chief executive of Binance, he is still the largest stakeholder. Recall the events that took place almost a year ago...Read More
On Sept. 26, CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju reported that America is regaining dominance in terms of BTC holdings. Its ratio compared to other countries is rising, “driven by spot ETF demand,” he added. According to the US reserve ratio chart he provided, holdings have been increasing for the past year but have yet to return...Read More
Crypto markets have held on to last week’s gains over the weekend following a boost from the Federal Reserve’s 0.5% interest rate cut. This week has a number of reports on consumer sentiment, gross domestic product, and more inflation data. “Expect more volatility and larger swings as markets shift attention to the next Fed meeting,”...Read More
The Wrapped Bitcoin market is seeing the emergence of new players, like Coinbase, the largest American crypto exchange. Analysts believe the market’s current condition presents an opportunity for higher user engagement, enhanced cross-chain liquidity, and significant growth in the coming years. However, observations made in the latest CryptoQuant report suggest the race may not be...Read More
Typically, a greater flow of new dollars to target lower interest rates inflates the prices of equities and fixed-income bonds. Since the advent of cryptocurrencies, financial markets have found that this new asset class is especially responsive to interest rates and bears an inverse correlation to them. Correlation Spotted: Bitcoin and Interest Rates A recent...Read More
The US central bank is widely expected to start cutting interest rates this week. However, uncertainty remains over whether it will opt for a small or a big reduction. Interest rate decisions are also due in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Norway, Turkey, and South Africa. The Japanese and Chinese central banks also take center stage...Read More
The price of bitcoin (BTC) has entered a bearish phase, stemming from the asset’s constant decline and range-bound movement. As a result, the largest cryptocurrency has decoupled from gold. According to CryptoQuant analysts, bitcoin’s price has been declining while the yellow metal has rallied to new record highs, causing their correlation to turn negative. Bitcoin...Read More
Michael Saylor, the co-founder and current chairman of MicroStrategy, announced the latest massive BTC purchase his company made. With it, the business intelligence software giant’s total Bitcoin stash skyrocketed to 244,800 BTC, worth more than $14 billion at current prices. MicroStrategy has acquired 18,300 BTC for ~$1.11 billion at ~$60,408 per #bitcoin and has achieved...Read More
Bitcoin’s market price on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest price since the early August massacre when it dumped below $50,000 for the first time since the spot Bitcoin ETFs were greenlighted in the US and started seeing actual demand. BTC bounced off the previous such crash and even soared to $65,000 weeks later. However,...Read More
That is if Ethereum can weather three big price hurdles ahead of it in September, The Dencun upgrade’s introduction of low-cost blobs for Layer-2 blockchains to quickly scale the network to peers has unleashed a torrent of activity on Ethereum’s decentralized smart contract network. Since then, gas fees in ETH on the base layer of...Read More
Alongside a lackluster market, there has been a significant decline in whale activity across most major crypto assets. According to the latest analysis by Santiment, Bitcoin and Ethereum are seeing noticeable drops in $100k+ transactions. Whale Activity Plummets During the highly active period of March 13-19, Bitcoin saw 115.1k transactions valued at over $100k each,...Read More
BTC’s price is down by nearly 10% on a weekly scale and this is perhaps no surprise given the substantial outflows seen from the spot Bitcoin ETFs in the States. ETH is in an even worse state weekly, while the spot Ethereum ETFs continue to struggle to capture investors’ interest. Bitcoin ETFs on a Negative...Read More
The demand for bitcoin (BTC) in the United States has been increasing following Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s comments at last week’s Jackson Hole symposium. However, this increase has not extended to the rest of the crypto market. According to a CryptoQuant report, BTC rallied on the back of rising investor interest in the U.S.,...Read More
One of the biggest upgrades on the Cardano network is set to be deployed in the next three days. It will introduce new features and finalize the blockchain’s transition into a community-run network. The Chang hard fork was initially scheduled to go live on Tuesday, August 27, per an announcement on August 20; however, Cardano...Read More
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes recently published an article titled “Sugar High,” highlighting the short-term effects of the Federal Reserve’s potential interest rate cut. Hayes also emphasized that assets like Bitcoin will likely benefit from a liquid global financial market that may come from inflation. Japanese Yen Could Disrupt U.S. Financial Market In a keynote address...Read More
Crypto markets have held on to gains over the weekend following an upsurge in the wake of the Federal Reserve meeting last Friday. Speaking at Jackson Hole, Fed Chair Jerome Powell affirmed expectations of an impending monetary policy pivot stating “the time has come for policy to adjust,” before adding that the “timing and pace...Read More
After a relatively weak period of trading sideways for days and days, bitcoin’s price went on the offensive on Friday evening and Saturday morning and tapped $65,000 for the first time since early August. Some of the most probable reasons behind this $5,000 daily surge seem to be connected to the US central bank and...Read More
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell promised to start cutting interest rates during his speech at the annual 2024 Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday. This will mark the central bank’s first rate cut since 2020, and is already proving bullish for Bitcoin’s price. The Fed Pivot Is Confirmed “The time has come for policy to...Read More
The choppy consolidation in bitcoin’s price action has many market players worried. However, certain holders of the world’s largest crypto asset are seemingly increasing their holdings. In fact, bitcoin whales, particularly those holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC, have significantly increased their holdings. Bitcoin Accumulation Over the past six weeks, this cohort of whales has...Read More
Stock markets have shown signs of recovery, but the same cannot be said for crypto markets, which are facing heavy resistance. Volatility could tick up again as all eyes will be on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and minutes this week in addition to economic data reports. Economic Events Aug. 19 to 23...Read More
For the week ending Aug. 17, Bitcoin price continued its shaky action, even as low consumer inflation signaled an upcoming dollar supply glut and the S&P 500 Index rallied. The latest U.S. consumer inflation readout gave the Fed more ammo to justify a big rate cut in September. That’s bullish news for Bitcoin, because more...Read More
Bitwise reports that U.S.-based institutional investors continue to demonstrate strong support for Bitcoin through spot ETFs, with around 66% either maintaining or increasing their holdings. This trend comes amidst market volatility and declining prices during Q2. Surge in Institutional Filings Bitwise’s chief investment officer, Matt Hougan, highlighted this trend in an August 15 post on...Read More
Two years after filing for bankruptcy, Celsius is trying to recover some funds by suing Tether for an alleged wrong liquidation of more than $800 million worth of BTC (at prices in mid-2022). The stablecoin issuer was quick to respond, calling the lawsuit a “baseless shakedown” and promised to fight for a win. Celsius Goes...Read More
The long-awaited conclusion to the settlements phase of the trial passed with a much smaller fine than the SEC had requested. U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) decided on a sum just a little over $125 million— instead of the $2 billion fine the SEC wanted. Investors...Read More
