The software development company, Globant, has filed documents with the SEC revealing an allocation of $500,000 in bitcoin. The firm has put the BTC investment into its portfolio of “intangible assets.” Globant is an IT and software development conglomerate founded in 2003 and headquartered in Argentina. It has over e dozen offices worldwide, including in...Read More
Analytics provider Glassnode has been breaking down last week’s market slump in its Monday “Week on Chain” report, revealing that the market traded down by over 47% from the weekly high of $59,463, to lows of $31,327. This generated a massive red $28K weekly candle, the largest ever. “The magnitude of realised losses on-chain this...Read More
BTC has reclaimed the $40K level after Elon Musk’s surprise announcement that he had spoken to North American Bitcoin miners, who are committing to use renewable resources whilst mining bitcoin, and will request miners worldwide to follow suit. This meeting was hosted by MicroStrategy CEO and Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, and it included the leading...Read More
As cryptocurrencies continue to experience massive volatility, Barry Silbert, founder, and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), the parent company of Grayscale and other crypto firms, believes that the next move of the asset class will be determined by what happens in the stock market in the coming weeks. “Where the crypto market goes from...Read More
Cryptocurrencies and the hip hop industry continue to intertwine as famous rapper Meek Mill plans to expand his portfolio with Shiba Inu. This comes shortly after he purchased Bitcoin and Dogecoin. Meek Mill Plans to Buy Shiba Inu The skyrocketing popularity of meme coins, led by Dogecoin, caught the attention of multiple celebrities. The trend,...Read More
The recent regulatory crackdowns from the world’s most populated nation have impacted not only crypto prices but businesses inside the industry as well. Huobi has temporarily suspended a portion of its services to new users in China and in other nations. CryptoPotato reported last week China’s latest endeavor against the cryptocurrency industry. In it, the...Read More
Think Before Buying/Selling Bitcoin! Bitcoin price yet again plunged close to $30K, speculating the growing momentum of a bear market. Yet the BTC price recovered above $36K at the press time showcasing an extreme volatility due to the strife between the bulls and the bears. Advertisement However, as the bulls outpowered the bear market since...Read More
Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, finds “beyond flattering” the accusations that the company he runs has influenced Telsa’s Elon Musk to highlight bitcoin’s energy consumption levels. Beyond Flattering: Garlinghouse One of the most discussed topics within and outside the cryptocurrency community in the past several weeks has been bitcoin’s energy consumption. On one side, environmentalists led...Read More
Around $400 billion has exited the crypto asset space since Friday in what has been one of the largest mass selloffs of coins and tokens. Total market capitalization had fallen to a three-month low of $1.45 trillion during Monday morning’s Asian trading session. The massive correction has seen markets dump around 43% since their peak...Read More
A bullish case isn’t on many people’s minds – but signs are cropping up that Bitcoin may indeed be headed for a trend reversal. Here are some signs explaining why BTC might be overdue for a renewed uptick. Bitcoin reached its all-time high of almost $65K on April 14, 2021, a little over a month...Read More
Michael Hsu – the new chief of the OCC – revealed that the US independent bureau plans to put under review its crypto guidelines offered over the past year. He added that all federal banks should provide interpretive letters and guidance, including issues around digital assets alongside pending matters. Is Stance Towards Crypto Getting Tougher?...Read More
In yet another comment on the overall cryptocurrency industry, Elon Musk reaffirmed that he supports it over the existing fiat system. Elon Musk, one of the richest men on the planet and the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, once again caused a Tweetstorm after saying that he supports crypto over fiat. The true battle is...Read More
Bitcoin Market Cap Down By $500M The Bitcoin price rally was one of the most monstrous rallies of the time as the price surged quickly from $10K to above $60K. However, many dumps were also a part of the rally, yet the bullish momentum was never flipped. Advertisement In the recent crash, BTC price dropped...Read More
Today is the international Bitcoin Pizza Day! This is a day that many in the crypto community celebrate the 11th anniversary of the first Bitcoin commercial transaction for two pizzas, which cost 10,000 BTC. On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz traded 10,000 BTC for two Papa John’s pizzas in Florida. Years later, they would become...Read More
This week was particularly turbulent in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin’s price crashed to $30K following comments made by Elon Musk, who keeps teasing Dogecoin HODLers. Meanwhile, we also saw old China FUD recycled yet again. Starting off with bitcoin’s price performance, the week was rather unfortunate for bulls. BTC is down about 25% in the...Read More
In a recent twitter spat many popular crypto figures came under one roof which led to a series of talks. It all started when Tesla CEO, Elon musk, announced withdrawal of BTC payment mode for Tesla car purchase. He raised concerns over BTC mining being not environmentally friendly. However, many criticized him as bitcoin price...Read More
Tom Tugendhat, a member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, urged the nation towards implementing more innovations in its financial sphere. Interestingly, he also outlined the growth of the cryptocurrency sector and hinted he was more bullish on ether rather than bitcoin. UK Member of Parliament Bullish on ETH Tugendhat is a British Conservative Party...Read More
Prominent American economist Paul Krugman once again shared his negative stance towards cryptocurrencies. He compared a Ponzi scheme. Taking Aim at Crypto The most recent adverse price developments in the cryptocurrency market sparked many negative comments. Joining them was the Nobel Prize laureate – Paul Krugman. In an interview for the New York Times, he described...Read More
Elliptic (a British blockchain security & analytics company) successfully traced DarkSide’s primary Bitcoin address, which contained over $90M in payments from 47 different victims. Ransomware As a Service – a Twisted Model DarkSide designs, creates and markets ransomware software to be sold to other cybercriminals who are able to locate the best targets. This type...Read More
The Australian Financial Services Minister – Jane Hume – warned cryptocurrency investors to beware of the risks in the market. She sounded a note of caution to the public after the prices of most digital assets collapsed significantly yesterday. However, Hume outlined their future importance. ‘They Are Volatile And High-Risk Assets’ Following the recent bloodbath,...Read More
Bitcoin’s 2021 bull cycle was paused, not entirely stopped, and will resume, opined the founder of SkyBridge Capital – Anthony Scaramucci. In a new interview, the former White House Communications Director addressed the recent environmental issues and called Bitcoin a fully robust monetary network. Yesterday’s market crash that saw bitcoin sliding by more than $10,000...Read More
Scott Minerd – Global Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of Guggenheim Partners – compared the recent crypto market collapse to the ”Tulipmania’ in the 17th century. His current stance came somewhat unexpectedly since not long ago, he predicted a price of $600,000 for Bitcoin. Crypto Is a ‘Tulipmania’ The recent crypto market crash created an...Read More
The -50% Dump Was Little Different! Bitcoin price rally gained huge traction since the beginning of 2021 as it rose like a giant in no time. The BTC price trended sideways as the altcoins began to grow remarkably in the past couple of weeks. Advertisement However, the black wednesday of May 2021, shook the entire...Read More
The fingers are pointing at Elon Musk, China, and even U.S. lawmakers, but the truth behind this week’s epic crypto market crash could be even simpler. A highly overheated market combined with billions in leveraged positions was poised to crack at some stage, and the avalanche created by cascaded liquidations appears to be what we...Read More
This collapse, catalyzed by Elon Musk’s tweets criticizing Bitcoin’s energy consumption, was exacerbated by several factors, including China, reiterating its anti-Bitcoin stance, a large short position on Bitfinex, and the necessity of a general correction in the overbought crypto space. Crypto-related hashtags are trending across the world, including #crypto, #buythedip, and #altseason2021. Bears Attack Bitcoin...Read More
Justin Sun, the founder of TRON, just announced that he purchased over $150 million worth of bitcoins at an average price of about $36,800. In what some are calling ‘the greatest wealth transfer of the year,’ Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market at large plummeted over 50% before rebounding over 25% within hours. Amidst a slew...Read More
Analysts of the banking giant JP Morgan opined that institutional investors might withdraw from Bitcoin and turn their sight back to gold as the price of the primary cryptocurrency collapsed. Back to Gold The turbulent times for cryptocurrencies caused some analysts to doubt bitcoin’s merit as a store of value. According to JP Morgan experts,...Read More
Michael Saylor’s NASDAQ-listed company continues with its initiative to purchase sizeable amounts of bitcoins at frequent intervals. The firm said earlier today it had allocated another $10 million in cash in BTC, and its total stash is over 92,000 coins. The founder and CEO of the business intelligence giant announced the latest purchase on Twitter...Read More
Bitcoin fell below $43,000 for the first time since February 2021, causing a 10% correction in the cryptocurrency market in the last 24 hours. The two largest cryptocurrencies also seem to be having a hard time maintaining the uptrend. While Bitcoin Price is struggling to move above $50k and find a direction recently, Ethereum also...Read More
Bitcoin prices have held steady over the past 24 hours as the panic selling has eased off and the weak hands appear to have been flushed out. At the time of press, BTC was trading at a little over $45,400, up 5% since the same time yesterday. Its low during this correction was a brief...Read More
