While the price of Bitcoin (BTC) ballooned to a 19-month high this weekend, Ethereum (ETH) has kept apace, surging beyond $2200 for the first time since May 2022. On-chain analysts at CryptoQuant have identified three drivers behind the crypto’s stellar performance over the past month. Ultrasound Money Takes Effect As shared by analyst MAC_D, ETH...Read More
Itau Unibanco, Brazil’s largest bank, has officially entered the cryptocurrency exchange market, launching a trading service for its investment platform clients. The service debuted on Monday and enables users to trade Bitcoin and Ether, the two most popular cryptocurrencies. Itau Expands Crypto Trading with Diverse Portfolio According to a Reuters report, Guto Antunes, the head...Read More
Blockstream CEO Adam Back has projected that Bitcoin’s price will reach a staggering $100,000 before the next halving event. This prediction, defying historical Bitcoin pricing trends, has sparked a mix of excitement and skepticism, highlighting the fluctuating nature of the cryptocurrency market. Bitoin Price Prediction Bitcoin analyst Vijay Boyapati recently questioned whether Bitcoin might hit...Read More
Northern Data – a German data center and Bitcoin mining operator – has spent another $360 million on GPUs to bolster its cloud computing services. The move signals further integration of Bitcoin miners into the AI sector where industry firms benefit from pre-existing infrastructure and economies of scale. Diving Deep Into AI Taiga Cloud –...Read More
Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund fervor has gripped institutional investors, which are piling funds back into crypto assets. Institutional-grade crypto asset funds saw their largest weekly inflows since late 2021 last week, according to fund manager CoinShares. A new record of inflows of 346 million was recorded for the week, the highest total observed in the...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has experienced ailing on-chain activities since its $4.3 billion settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) less than two weeks ago. According to a report by market analytics platform CryptoQuant, Binance’s reserves have steadily declined as users continue to withdraw their assets. Binance Reserves Decline Binance’s reserves...Read More
A recent report from Grayscale Investments revealed an unexpected diversity in Bitcoin (BTC) ownership, with 74% of addresses holding less than 0.01 bitcoin, equivalent to approximately $380. Grayscale’s research dispels the inaccurate public belief that Bitcoin is predominantly owned by a few individuals, revealing around 40% of BTC’s supply is concentrated among institutions like exchanges,...Read More
Bitcoiners are blasting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following the outlet’s recent article discussing the blockchain network’s energy consumption. The public broadcaster cited a study claiming that every Bitcoin transaction consumes “a back yard swimming pool” worth of water, though critics say that the claim is based on “junk science.” Does Bitcoin Use Too Much...Read More
The market is experiencing a significant Santa Claus rally, with Bitcoin maintaining a robust position above the $38,000 level. Yet, it’s anticipated that investors might begin selling off their Bitcoin holdings as the price reaches a 19-month peak. Following this, Bitcoin has seen a notable selloff from its recent high of $39K, leading to questions...Read More
With the highly-anticipated Bitcoin halving just four months away, the world’s largest crypto asset is witnessing a strong rally driven by expectations of growing institutional demand. On December 1st, Bitcoin briefly surged past $38.8k, a threshold not observed since May 2022. Although it quickly dipped below $38.3k, Matrixport’s report presents a compelling case for Bitcoin’s ascent...Read More
Michael Novogratz, the founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., anticipates that Bitcoin will reclaim its previous peak within a year, fueled by the growing expectation that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will greenlight the first American exchange-traded fund (ETF) directly holding Bitcoin. Meanwhile, there has been a surge in Bitcoin ETF...Read More
The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) – the first bitcoin (BTC) ETF to launch in the United States – has topped a new record for assets under management (AUM) this week, now boasting nearly $1.5 billion in Bitcoin futures contracts. The record signals eagerness among institutions to gain exposure to BTC before approval of a...Read More
Trust Wallet, a leading self-custody and multi-chain wallet boasting over 70 million users, is experiencing issues with its Bitcoin nodes. The heightened transaction volume has reportedly led to instability among various node providers, causing technical difficulties for Trust Wallet users relying on these nodes for their Bitcoin transactions. Trust Wallet Experiences Bitcoin Node Issues According...Read More
MicroStrategy, the NASDAQ-listed business intelligence software giant that made waves over three years ago with its pro-Bitcoin strategy, has gone on another buying spree. The firm’s former CEO and founder – Michael Saylor – outlined the latest BTC purchase, which was worth nearly $600 million. Saylor asserted that the company he founded over three decades...Read More
A Bitcoin wallet address has sprung back to life after approximately four years of inactivity. The dormant whale transferred its entire stash of 3,623 BTC – worth around $136.94 million – to two new wallets. On-chain data suggest that the whale amassed 3,623 BTC worth almost $25 million between October 25, 2018, and December 31,...Read More
Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson blasted U.S. regulators on Monday for labeling ADA and other cryptocurrencies as unregistered securities while giving bitcoin (BTC) a “complete pass” from the same level of scrutiny. According to the developer, Bitcoin could easily meet the legal criteria of an investment contract due to the “overly broad” nature of securities laws....Read More
A majority of Bitcoin holders are currently seeing positive returns on their investments, but they have refused to realize their gains. According to this week’s edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report, more than 83% of BTC supply is currently held at a profit. This is the most substantial percentage in profit since November 2021, when...Read More
The Hamas terrorist organization has found a new cryptocurrency network to finance its attacks against Israel. The Iran-backed militant group has moved its activities from Bitcoin to Tron, a faster and cheaper blockchain. According to a Reuters report, interviews with financial crime experts and blockchain specialists revealed that more groups designated as terror organizations by...Read More
Almost a year after the collapse of FTX, Binance is now facing its challenges. However, unlike FTX, Binance is not collapsing. The exchange recently settled with the DOJ and other regulatory agencies, paying a $4.3 billion fine, a move that has further strengthened its position in the market. Though it witnessed billions in outflows, this...Read More
On Nov 1, the IRS announced, “The limit on annual contributions to an IRA increased to $7,000, up from $6,500,” for the 2024 tax year. The 401(k) limit also went up by $500 to $23,000. That means Bitcoin investors who are saving for retirement with a self-directed Bitcoin IRA can now contribute $500 more next...Read More
A prominent Bitcoin Lightning wallet provider – Wallet of Satoshi – announced its decision to remove its app from the US Apple and Google app stores. In a Twitter post addressed to the community, Wallet of Satoshi clarified that it will cease catering to customers in the country. This sparked speculation that the decision might...Read More
An unknown Bitcoin (BTC) user paid an 83.6 BTC ($3,136,058) transaction fee while moving his coins on Thursday, marking the largest transaction fee the network has ever recorded in dollar terms. The total size of the transaction was 139 BTC ($5,198,720.84), meaning less than half of the transfer (55.7 BTC) actually reached the recipient. Another...Read More
Grayscale Investments, a prominent cryptocurrency asset manager, is making significant strides in its quest to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The company recently held a crucial meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss potential listing matters related to the shares of the product. Grayscale...Read More
The former president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is bullish on a Bitcoin ETF, claiming that money will “flood into the industry” when such a product is approved in the United States. Now serving as CEO of crypto trading platform Bullish, Tom Farley argued on Tuesday that Bitcoin is a legitimate “store of...Read More
The volume of Bitcoin supply in profit has reached the levels last seen two years ago as the market came off its November 2021 all-time high, according to Glassnode. In its ‘Week on Chain’ report released this week, the analytics provider added that the magnitude of unrealized profit held within these coins remains modest. The...Read More
The global division of Spanish financial institution Banco Santander – Santander Private Banking International – has reportedly introduced a new feature that enables customers with Swiss accounts to engage in the investment and trading of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Given Banco Santander’s extensive history of more than 160 years and its broad customer base...Read More
Libra creator David Marcus has put forth a compelling argument asserting that the Lightning Network is the singular solution to scale Bitcoin effectively. Marcus, a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency space, contends that alternative blockchain products either exhibit excessive centralization or lack the necessary security measures. Marcus Advocates for Lightning Network In a post on...Read More
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, co-founder of Ledn Inc., a company specializing in Bitcoin lending services, shares his journey that was affected by his experiences in Venezuela’s economic turmoil, which shaped his understanding of financial independence and the role of BTC in achieving it. Di Bartolomeo’s experience in Venezuela, where he witnessed the collapse of the country’s...Read More
Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian, has emerged as the winner in Argentina’s presidential run-off election. Milei’s victory is crucial amidst Argentina’s ongoing inflation crisis. Notably, he is known for advocating the use of Bitcoin and has proposed replacing the Argentinian Peso with the U.S. dollar to respond to the current economic situation. Milei Wins Argentina...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC)’s price will reach $150,000 by 2025 thanks to the upcoming “halving” and spot ETF approvals, wrote Bernstein in a Monday report. Analysts for the $691 billion asset manager’s crypto unit have modeled the asset’s future price based on its marginal production cost for miners, which they argue “acts as the price floor for...Read More
