The digital arm of financial services giant Fidelity Investments is working towards boosting its workforce by 70% in response to increasing institutional demand for cryptocurrency. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday (July 12th, 2021), the President of Fidelity Digital Assets, Tom Jessop, revealed that apart from hedge funds and family offices, retirement funds and...Read More
On-chain analytics provider, Glassnode, has detailed the current state of the Bitcoin network which appears to be fundamentally strong, despite the lethargic price action. Labeling it an “impressively quiet week” the company confirmed that volatility is diminishing as BTC remained range bound between roughly $34,900 and $32,500. “It is starting to feel like the calm...Read More
Wellbots, a U.S.-based smart product online retailer, has announced that its customers can now make payments for goods at checkout using six cryptocurrencies. Wellbots Now Accepts BTC Announcing the development in a press release today, Wellbots said it will now accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and popular stablecoins Dai and...Read More
CryptoPotato had the opportunity to host a discussion with Lennix Lai – the Financial Markets Director at OKEx. Established in 2017, OKEx is one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by means of trading volume and is also a big player in China. We took the opportunity to discuss, first hand, what’s currently...Read More
Hive Blockchain Technologies Ltd, the cryptocurrency mining firm that went public in 2017, has purchased more than 3,000 mining devices. The machines, MicroBT WhatsMiner M30S, should increase the firm’s overall Bitcoin hash rate by nearly 50%. HIVE Buys 3,019 Miners The company announced its latest purchase in a press release on July 12th. The equipment...Read More
Hisham Chaudhary – a sales consultant from Leicestershire, United Kingdom – was found guilty of transferring bitcoin to the terrorist organization IS. The man will wait until September 3rd to hear his sentence. BTC Supplies for The IS The British broadcast news organization – BBC News – reported recently that a jury at the Birmingham...Read More
The Swedish resident – Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson – pleaded guilty to luring at least 3,575 people into a fraudulent Bitcoin investment scheme. According to the investigation, he embezzled more than $16 million from his illegal actions and will spend the next 15 years in federal prison. The Pension Plans Turned out to Be a BTC...Read More
With Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) biggest BTC unlocking event scheduled to happen in the middle of July, many market analysts and traders are worried about the potential effects of this event on bitcoin’s price and the crypto market in general. However, crypto trading firm, QCP Capital, believes the unlocking will not pose any significant threat...Read More
The general market continues to trade in a bearish manner. The worldwide cryptocurrency market capitalization is at $1.40 trillion, down 0.98 percent from the previous day. For the next few days, Bitcoin price analysis is pessimistic. As a result, we may expect bears to regain control of the BTC/USD price action early next week and...Read More
Nearly half of the UK residents aged between 18 and 29 admitted that their first investment was in digital assets. However, more than 50% of the youngsters used debt to purchase cryptocurrencies. Crypto is Attractive for The Young Britons A recent poll conducted by Opinium for the investment platform Interactive Investor revealed that 45% of...Read More
Bitcoin failed to produce any notable gains over the past week, and the same can be said about the entire cryptocurrency market. It appears that the most recent regulatory clampdown in China and talks of legislation in other countries continue to take their toll. At the time of this writing, BTC is trading at around...Read More
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk believes transactions costs and speeds using bitcoin and ether are expensive and slow at the base layer. Instead, he indicated that the meme coin that started as a joke – Dogecoin – could serve as a solution as it minimizes the fees. The popular cryptocurrency YouTuber Matt Wallace, lately focusing on...Read More
A month after dabbling with the idea of developing a BTC hardware wallet, Square’s Jesse Dorogusker said the company has decided to do it. He outlined the community’s engagement as the primary reason behind the firm’s decision. CryptoPotato reported in early June when Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Square and a prominent Bitcoin bull, said...Read More
Just a few months after bashing bitcoin for its enhanced volatility and supposed impracticality, Bank of America has reportedly set up a new designated research team to look into digital assets. Citing an internal memo, Bloomberg reported earlier that the giant US multinational investment bank is the next in line to join the cryptocurrency bandwagon....Read More
Seoul’s Central Customs has started investigating 33 people involved in illegal overseas cryptocurrency transactions worth 1.69 trillion won or roughly $1.5 billion. The authorities have already fined 15 individuals and started prosecuting 14 of them. The remaining 4 suspects will be a subject of further investigation. IIlegal Transfers for Around $1.5B The daily newspaper in...Read More
Guests of the Pavilions Hotels & Resorts can now pay for their accommodation with over 40 cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH. The service will be available from today – July 7th. An Exotic Adventure in Exchange for Crypto According to a recent press release, The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts partnered up with the cryptocurrency trading...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin has been trading in a range of $32,500 to $36,500. Volumes have held up well, and network activity has been good as well. Investors have been warned that a break below the critical $30,000 mark could mean problems, according to analysts. According to a cryptocurrency specialist at JPMorgan, the Bitcoin bear market is...Read More
Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency has been shedding gains if not trading sideways. But some Altcoins following the lead of Ethereum have fared well recently. While Ethereum has rallied 12.52% in the last week, Bitcoin has slumped 0.35%. Four Altcoins, AXS, KCS, ALPHA, and PERP in just a week have surged 100% or more. Axie Infinity(AXS) ...Read More
The Brazilian authorities have arrested the president of the Bitcoin Banco Group – Claudio Oliveira. According to them, he was responsible for swiping 7,000 bitcoins from customers worth $250 million today. ‘The Bitcoin King’ Got Busted In a recent online press release, the Brazilian officials reported the arrest of Claudio Oliveira. He was the man...Read More
Bitcoin investors have halted depositing their assets onto cryptocurrency exchanges and have actually started to withdraw substantial quantities, says on-chain data. Furthermore, it showed that most of the withdrawals came from retail investors, but whales and institutions have also accumulated BTC lately. Exchange Withdrawals to Early Highs Data from CryptoQuant highlighted the recent trends in...Read More
The Swiss banking giant UBS sounded a note of caution to its customers that regulatory crackdowns can pop the “bubble-like” crypto markets. Furthermore, they said bitcoin might become an unsuitable option for professional investors. Beware of Popping The Bubble In a recent note, the multinational investment bank – UBS Group AG – warned its clients...Read More
Outspoken analyst ‘Mr. Whale’ [@CryptoWhale] has declared that current market conditions indicate that a bear market is imminent. In a tweet on July 6, the analyst stated that Bitcoin’s inability to make new highs in more than 80 days is “confirmation that the bull market is over.” “Never in any bull market in Bitcoin’s entire...Read More
The number of ether coins held on exchanges continues to decrease and has reached its lowest position in more than two years. This comes as the tokens sent to the ETH 2.0 contract reached a new all-time high of over six million. ETH on Exchanges Down to a 2.5Y Low According to data from CryptoQuant,...Read More
Although Dogecoin’s popularity might be declining lately, other copycats continue to garner people’s attention, especially in the USA. CoinMarketCap’s stats show that tokens like Doge Killer, Baby Doge Coin, and Shiba Inu were among the most trending ones last week in the States, while Bitcoin and Ethereum were down the list. What Do Americans Look...Read More
On-chain data analysis firm Santiment reported that whales purchased 60,000 BTC in one day, making it the biggest daily accumulation this year. Bitcoin whales, in this context, are those big investors and institutions holding between 100 to 10,000 bitcoins in a single address. According to Santiment, these addresses currently hold a combined 9.12M bitcoins –...Read More
The financial specialist and professor at the New York University – Aswath Damodaran – criticized bitcoin in a recent speech. In his opinion, the primary digital asset “failed miserably” and did not prove itself as a good currency. Gold and BTC Are Not The Same The prominent Indian professor – Aswath Damodaran – shared his...Read More
The demand for the Purpose Bitcoin ETF has resumed after the mid-May decrease. Consequently, the company’s product has increased the bitcoins it holds by almost 30% in less than two months. Purpose BTC ETF Holds Almost 22.5K Coins CryptoPotato reported earlier this year when Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) approved a filing by the financial...Read More
The slowed pace of the Bitcoin price nowadays has become more worrisome for almost the entire crypto space. On the other hand, the dump to its initial levels after a slight jump had become the new trend of BTC price. Despite the corrections, the price could stand strong on the support levels. The 50-day MA...Read More
Mark Alexander Hopkins, also known as “Doctor Bitcoin,” pleaded guilty on charges against him of running an illegal cash-to-crypto scheme. After allowing criminals to exchange fiat currencies for bitcoin, he faces imprisonment of up to five years. Texas vs. ‘Doctor Bitcoin’ The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas – Prerak Shah –...Read More
The cryptocurrency platform – Crypto Head – ranked the USA as the most prepared nation for the widespread adoption of digital assets. On the other hand, Cyprus is the country most interested in virtual currencies. Who Is Ready for Crypto? Despite the insecure nature of digital assets in terms of regulations, their popularity is still...Read More
