The crypto market’s violent downtrend left many hoping for a quick rebound, as evidenced by a huge rise in “buy the dip” mentions across several social media channels. However, this “wishful thinking” has died down, with top assets such as Bitcoin still hovering in the bearish territory with no near-term signs of a reversal. According...Read More
Bitcoin Ordinals stirred up a frenzy in the community soon after its launch in January 2023. More than eight months later, ordinal inscriptions have maintained their prominence in the Bitcoin network’s activities over the past week. Despite a sharp drop in sales volume, Bitcoin Ordinals remains very much active. Ordinals Account for 85% of Activity...Read More
Lookonchain revealed that Andrew Kang (Co-Founder of the crypto-focused venture capital firm Mechanism Capital) lost over $430,000 in a single day after the recent crash of the digital asset market liquidated his long positions. Kang’s positions opened on August 18 included Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Arbitrum (ARB), as he traded with up to 100x...Read More
In August 2023, the crypto market experienced significant fluctuations in its volatility. Over the last 48 hours, the market witnessed a massive liquidation of $1 billion, triggered by a series of bearish developments. The question arose: could this move signal the end of the prolonged consolidation period that had persisted for the past two months? ...Read More
MicroStrategy’s co-founder and executive chairman, Michael Saylor, who served as the company’s former CEO for over 30 years, continues to remain bullish on bitcoin three years after his publicly-traded business intelligence company decided to make its first BTC purchase. Saylor has also made big price predictions for the asset, believing its value could exceed $1...Read More
The fervor that surrounded Bitcoin Ordinals seems to have waned, with sales volume dropping more than 97% from its all-time high in May 2023. However, some community members believe Bitcoin Ordinals are not dead, some others state that the earlier hype was a major cause of its crash, arguing that Bitcoin is better off maintaining...Read More
As crypto mining firms rapidly expand infrastructure ahead of the 2024 Bitcoin halving, the industry is also branching out into another growing tech frenzy: artificial intelligence. A report from JP Morgan on Thursday explained how mining businesses are now repurposing their infrastructure to provide high-performance computing services. Miners Pivot to AI As led by Nikolaos...Read More
In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market experienced a significant crash, eliminating expectations of a bullish surge. This decline was triggered by a series of macro news, erasing the progress made over the past two months. Notably, among the altcoins, Shiba Inu and Litecoin showed a slight rebound from their monthly support levels, suggesting...Read More
Bitcoin flash crashed to about $25.3k in an unexpected downturn triggering severe liquidations for traders. The bloodbath follows Evergrande’s bankruptcy, but it’s the SpaceX write-down that has taken center stage. Certain documents have emerged that reportedly provided a rare insight into the financials of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, revealing that the space company wrote down the...Read More
In a recent video, prominent crypto analyst PlanB has ignited excitement among the cryptocurrency community by suggesting that Bitcoin’s price could potentially skyrocket to an astonishing $500,000. This optimistic outlook is grounded in his meticulous analysis of the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a pivotal technical indicator known for predicting market trends. PlanB’s buoyant sentiment stems...Read More
Is Bitcoin or Ethereum a better protocol for developers? A closer look reveals the answer may not be so obvious. Tony Cai – CEO of Bitcoin-based DeFi platform Atomic Finance and former Ethereum builder – published a Twitter thread on Wednesday explaining the different experiences of building apps on both networks, including the strengths and...Read More
Stablecoin giant Tether announced on Thursday that it has discontinued USDT support for three blockchains, on which the token “lacks significant traction.” Those chains include Bitcoin’s Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash’s Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP), and Kusama. No Signs Of Omni Adoption As explained on Tether’s website on Thursday, community interest is a “key factor” in...Read More
Bitcoin is currently undergoing a period of record low volatility. However, the asset appears to be a “challenging multi-contact point trendline” that can be traced to its lowest point in 2023. This could offer insights into the future direction of the leading crypto-asset, according to renowned veteran trader Peter Brandt, who said the largest cryptocurrency...Read More
Speaking to CNBC on Aug. 16, Fundstrat analyst Tom Lee said that if the spot BTC ETF gets approved, the demand for Bitcoin will be greater than the supply. He added that the firm’s crypto strategists predicted a clearing price of $150,000 to $180,000. The bold prediction is before the end of next year and...Read More
Bitcoin has tapped a new all-time high against the Argentine peso, shortly after a Bitcoin-supportive presidential candidate came first in the nation’s primary elections. The asset now trades for $10,258,244.60 ARS, up 21% over the past 5 days. Pressure on the Peso Compared to the US dollar, Bitcoin has performed remarkably well against the peso...Read More
As Bitcoin’s price remains confined to the $29,500 zone, many traders are wondering if this is a precursor to a bearish phase. Additionally, the SEC’s postponement in approving ETF applications has ignited a sell-off sentiment among traders. Yet, a leading crypto research company is bullish, projecting that BTC’s price might be on the edge of...Read More
It appears that the bullish wave has just begun! After the significant win of Ripple over the SEC, the asset management firm lists the very first Bitcoin spot ETF. Jacobi Asset Management, a London-based firm regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC), listed the world’s first Bitcoin spot ETF on Euronext Amsterdam after two...Read More
While the US SEC continues to reject or delay, at best, all spot Bitcoin ETF applications, such a product has seen the light of day in Europe. Called the Jacobi FT Wilshire Bitcoin ETF, it will be the first similar product compliant with SFDR Article 8 through its decarbonization strategy. The press release dated August...Read More
On Aug. 14, on-chain analytics provider Glassnode published its weekly market update, but there wasn’t much to report. Markets have hardly moved over the past week, and volatility is at record lows. The Bitcoin market has reached a stage of “extreme apathy and exhaustion,” it said before adding that volatility and several key on-chain indicators...Read More
Crypto fund inflows are running positive again after a three-week lull period, with the vast majority of capital rushing into Bitcoin (BTC). The renewed interest follows the release of inflation figures for July, which came in slightly better than expectations. Bitcoin Funds Back In Profit According to CoinShares’ weekly digital asset flows report, inflows to...Read More
Javier Milei – a 52-year-old Argentine politician, businessman, and economist – collected the most votes in the country’s primary presidential elections. The leader of the political coalition La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances) is a keen advocate of bitcoin and a fierce opponent of the central bank. He has also gained popularity due to a crypto...Read More
Fidelity recently asked its X followers to choose a new bill denomination. Two hours later, more than half the answers were cryptocurrencies. It’s another sign of crypto’s ascendance in the global economy. The trillion-dollar multinational finance company wanted to know what new bill denomination their social media followers would come up with: You get to...Read More
Famous podcast host and MMA commentator, Joe Rogan, is no stranger to Bitcoin (BTC). Having mentioned it in numerous conversations already, both he and his guests have praised the asset before for its absolute scarcity and freedom-focused properties, while contrasting it against the controlling nature of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). He’s even accepted BTC...Read More
Singapore Red Cross – a humanitarian aid and community services charity in the Asian city-state – allowed people to contribute to its cause via donations in digital currencies. The option became possible after a partnership between the organization and the crypto payment gateway Triple-A. ‘Coin a new Way to Give Today’ The charity entity revealed that individuals...Read More
With the Bitcoin (BTC) network’s programmability and scalability still relatively limited compared to other blockchains, developers continue mulling over ways to push the protocol’s capabilities to its limits. One hotly debated idea comes from BIP 300 and BIP 301 – aka “Drivechains” – a soft fork proposal to allow Bitcoin to effectively scale through sidechains....Read More
The crypto market recently survived July’s CPI data, leaving Bitcoin to consolidate near the $29.5K mark. The SEC’s recent delay on spot BTC ETF applications has left investors with no choice but to invest in altcoins. Over the last week, meme coins dominated the market with Shiba Inu (SHIB) leading the momentum. However, altcoins like...Read More
Prominent Hong Kong-based e-gaming player – Boyaa Interactive International Limited – announced that its board of directors has approved a budget of $5 million to purchase cryptocurrencies. Informing the company’s shareholders and future potential investors, Boyaa said it will buy mainly Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) on regulated and licensed trading platforms in the coming...Read More
There is an increasing narrative among crypto market analysts that the next bull market and cycle peak could come as soon as Bitcoin halving. This follows months of consolidation where BTC has failed several times to break above $30K, and volumes and volatility have fallen to record lows. On Aug. 10, market analyst “CrediBULL Crypto”...Read More
Ki Young Ju – CEO of crypto data analysis platform CryptoQuant – revealed that a bitcoin miner who produced 150 BTC in 2009 (worth a mere $0.13 back then) sold his stash for an astonishing $6.5 million last year. The total profit of the investment equals a whopping 5,000,000,000%. CryptoQuant’s boss took it to Twitter...Read More
Bitcoin derivatives are all about predicting future prices, and this generally needs prices to actually move in one direction or the other. The recent market lethargy and weeks of stagnation have led to decreased activity on derivatives markers, according to Glassnode. “Bitcoin prices are infamously volatile, however the market is currently experiencing an extreme volatility...Read More
