The demand and supply have been holding up the economics of traditional finance and the crypto market has also been abiding by it. Bitcoin, which managed to return over 300% in 2020, has been recognized as a store of value by many investors as they continue to include a high number of Bitcoin in their...Read More
Neither Bitcoin nor any of the market’s popular altcoins are the best bets to yield maximum returns. Yes, Bitcoin has more than tripled in the last year and yes, it is expected to do something similar over the next bull run, but it won’t do as much as the backbone of the Bitcoin industry –...Read More
The comparison between Bitcoin and Gold is as mainstream as Bitcoin itself. However, despite the decoupling of the two assets, the group of interested and active investors in both is nearly the same and there is an overlap. In fact, traders and analysts on Crypto-Twitter have been going on about the two assets for over...Read More
The ongoing Bitcoin price rally has most traders stopping and staring at their portfolios, refreshing their windows every few minutes to capture the unrealized profit/loss. Understandably, the thrill of the price rally is accompanied by the fear of losing out on unrealized profits. With Bitcoin’s price dropping over the past few trading sessions, several wallets...Read More
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy is planning a significant leap into the Bitcoin mining sector. Galaxy Digital Mining will be the designated new fraction of the investment company. The upcoming project will reportedly focus on establishing a new business body aimed at providing financial services for miners. Delivering Financial Services to Miners According to an official press release,...Read More
With Bitcoin emerging as one of the best-performing asset classes over the past 365 days, many financial institutions and investors have changed their tune on crypto, with some making sizeable allocations to Bitcoin and other crypto-assets. Despite a radical change in mainstream attitudes towards Bitcoin, there are still some traditional financial institutions that have a...Read More
While most had high expectations from the crypto-market for the year 2021, it’s safe to say that the market has well and truly exceeded these expectations. Not only did the world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, breach the $40,000-mark, but the industry’s cumulative market cap also went past $1 trillion. Source: CoinMarketCap The market and its largest...Read More
Nearly $5 billion in bitcoin could make their way back to Mt. Gox users following a deal between creditors and CoinLab. Nevertheless, the agreement is still reportedly subject to creditor acceptance. Bloomberg reporter Matt Leising offered a brief explanation of the story earlier today, noting that CoinLab has reached a deal with Mt. Gox creditors...Read More
This week was very intensive in the cryptocurrency market. It’s perhaps safe to say that it was among the most tumultuous ones we’ve had in the last few months. Everything started calmly, and during the weekend, the price hit an all-time high value of $42,000. The excitement was short-lived, as immediately after that, bitcoin went...Read More
Bitcoin’s rally to its latest ATH in the first week of January may have made the headlines, but what’s in it for your portfolio? Let’s go further – The burning question is, what is the role of HODLers in this bull run and how do they influence the returns on your portfolio? Do they influence...Read More
Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has tracked simultaneous Bitcoin (BTC) donations to wallets associated with right-wing extremist groups in the U.S., which might have helped fund the recent riot at the U.S. Capitol. The news marks yet another pivot towards pseudonymous money transfer means by alt-right groups in the U.S. Alt-Right Agitators Received $500K in Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin has been in the news a lot lately, mostly due to its exponential price performance over the past few weeks. However, at the time of writing, BTC was trading at a level that was nearly 8% lower than its ATH of $41,941, based on data from CoinMarketCap. While BTC has repeatedly attempted to breach...Read More
“We want to be one of the most crypto-forward and technological cities in the country,” Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez told Fox Business in a recent interview, with the government official the latest to jump onto the cryptocurrency market’s bandwagon. However, that wasn’t all as Suarez also went on to explain how the city is looking...Read More
In what is a fairly troubling development, reports have revealed that days before an angry alt-right mob stormed Capitol Hill, many of its activists received payments in Bitcoins. On 8 December, 22 different virtual wallets received a simultaneous transfer of 28.15 Bitcoins, which was worth $500,000 at the time. According to the aforementioned reports, most...Read More
This has resulted in the renewal of six-figure price predictions for this market cycle, with some suggesting a top of $300,000 this time around. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $37,900 after reaching an intraday high of $40,000 according to Tradingview.com. The asset had started to fall back during the Asian trading...Read More
Not long after the President of European Central Bank called Bitcoin a “highly speculative asset” and that it was used to conduct money laundering, Mike Novogratz took to Twitter to criticize the official’s statement about Bitcoin. The Galaxy Digital founder pointed out that over the years, several major banks in Europe had been fined...Read More
Winklevoss twins Cameron and Tyler are thinking about taking their crypto exchange Gemini public. However, the cofounders of the New York-based regulated exchange clarified that they have not finalized the decision of having an initial public offering, yet. President of Gemini, Cameron Winklevoss said in a recent interview that the company would remain open to...Read More
The dropping Bitcoin reserves led to the rally of 2021, breaking the previous ATH and hitting a new high above $41000 level. Bitcoin reserves started dropping in October 2020 and continued well into 2021. When the price crossed $30000, reserves increased to an extent before dropping again. Currently, as the price is above $38000, BTC...Read More
Bitcoin has most certainly garnered mainstream attention and this time it is in a good way. More than that, BTC’s adoption has soared through the roof, especially due to the largescale entry of institutional funds. BTC enthusiasts have always used “Bitcoin is better than gold” as a sales pitch but now, institutions have too. Sharing...Read More
Institutional buying that started when Bitcoin’s price was as low as $19000 has continued well into the $40000 level. Institutions like Grayscale have consistently added to their Bitcoin holdings irrespective of the price rally and the subsequent correction. Based on data from the Coinbase chart, there is a possibility that institutional investors have bought $BTC...Read More
Over the past few weeks, the rise of Bitcoin in the charts has overshadowed other developments in the industry. Between 26th November to press time, Bitcoin has grown by 123%. The particular importance of that timeline will be narrated later on as we move on to the topic of stablecoins. According to Coinmetrics, stablecoins have...Read More
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey has issued a statement in which he defended the social media’s decision to ban the account of US President Donald Trump. Interestingly, the executive also took a moment to praise bitcoin’s decentralized nature, saying that the Internet should strive to be more like it. The History Of Trump’s Social Media Bans...Read More
The NASDAQ-listed business intelligence giant MicroStrategy will host an online conference to educate large organizations about the potential merits of investing in bitcoin. Called “Bitcoin for Corporations,” the initiative has also received support from other industry giants such as Gemini, Binance, Coinbase, Fidelity, Grayscale, and more. Bitcoin For Corporation Coming In February The company’s founder...Read More
Grayscale Investments’ total assets under management (AUM) are now worth $25 billion in crypto according to the firm’s latest announcement on 13 January: 01/12/21 UPDATE: Net Assets Under Management, Holdings per Share, and Market Price per Share for our Investment Products. Total AUM: $25.0 billion$BTC $BCH $ETH $ETC $ZEN $LTC $XLM $XRP $ZEC pic.twitter.com/0aNNHB1VKb —...Read More
New Zealand’s financial regulator has warned investors of the dangers of investing in Bitcoin. The comments were aimed at the recent fluctuations in the price of the major cryptocurrencies, which have shown quite the amplitude. Negativity, Led By The Recent Ups and Downs of BTC Price New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a...Read More
Wallet security exploits have resulted in losses amounting to millions of dollars, which many believe hinders mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and other crypto-assets. Recently, data compiled by Ngrave’s team projected that crypto users’ assets are not as secure as they believe them to be. According to the hardware wallet maker’s ongoing survey on crypto...Read More
With Bitcoin rising up the valuation ladder in 2021, there has been aggressive demand for stablecoins since the first of January. In fact, the collective market cap of all stablecoins, at the time of writing, amounted to ~$33.5 billion, after the supply added $4 billion in the past 12 days alone. Source: Coinmetrics CoinMetrics‘ data...Read More
Bitcoin’s activity on Twitter is edging closer to its 2017 levels, based on data from Arcane Research. In fact, the 7-day average of tweets mentioning Bitcoin is back at its December 2017 high, with the number of Twitter users mentioning Bitcoin already surpassing its old peak, based on data from Arcane Research’s chart on Bitcoin...Read More
After a stellar two weeks that saw the cryptocurrency hit an ATH of $41,941 on the charts, Bitcoin’s price corrected to fall to the $34,000-level. With Bitcoin valued at $34,606 at the time of writing, it is worth noting that this market cycle during this bull season has largely been a case of two steps...Read More
The topic of working COVID-19 vaccines has been widely discussed ever since the virus started spreading globally last year. Although a few have already been approved, their distribution faces difficulties and delays. This has prompted fraudsters to take advantage by promoting vaccines on the dark web and requesting up to $1,000 per dose paid via...Read More
