Maker DAO just received an influx of almost 2,500 Bitcoin in the past 48 hours, as the number of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) locked in the decentralized finance app increased by 1,921%. Maker DAO is a decentralized lending protocol on Ethereum, which issues the stablecoin Dai (DAI) in return for ETH-based collateral. Since BTC can be...Read More
The veteran Bitcoin margin trading exchange BitMEX went down for over an hour a few days ago. While the community speculated on several plausible reasons, BitMEX published a post today explaining what happened, how they can prevent similar occurrences in the future, and assuring that all customer funds are safe. Why BitMEX Went Down The...Read More
In our recent analysis from Tuesday, we had mentioned the fact that the attempts to break the $10,000 mark are getting weaker over time. In soccer, when you don’t score despite many chances, the other team will score and win. During the recent hours, Bitcoin was slowly losing momentum, and as of writing these lines,...Read More
After the restrictions of quarantine are over, the leading U.S. based crypto exchange, Coinbase, will embrace a ‘remote-first’ culture. The remote-first shift has been accelerated with the duty to comply with the six feet apart social distancing measures currently in place due to Coronavirus. Implications for Coinbase Employees Coinbase estimates that between 20 – 60%...Read More
The recently moved 50 bitcoins, which were mined in February 2009, rattled the cryptocurrency community as many members are arguing if Satoshi Nakamoto himself transferred the coins. While these rumors are speculative at best, the address that sent the bitcoins can actually be located in a court document from the notorious Kleiman vs. Craig Wright...Read More
Bitcoin’s price saw a sudden vicious flash crash on one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges – Bitstamp. The price lost upwards of $600 in a single candle that lasted less than a minute. Bitcoin Price Flash Crashes To $9,100 On Bitstamp There are no boring days with Bitcoin. Just a few minutes ago, the...Read More
An interesting Bitcoin transaction surfaced today, bringing back memories from 11 years ago in the distant 2009. 50 BTC mined back then were just transferred to another address. Bitcoin Mined in 2009 Just Transferred Data from Blockchair reveals that 50 bitcoins mined in 2009 were just transferred to an unknown address. The transaction took place...Read More
Over the past days, Bitcoin had gone through sideways price action, flirting with the range between $9500 and $9900. The breakout of the $10,000 target is remarkably close. However, it also feels close as well to a massive price dump. Remember, from a technical point of view, the fact that Bitcoin so far fails to...Read More
After announcing plans to launch a new privacy coin called GHOST, John McAfee has received numerous accusations of plagiarizing the whitepaper. The popular cryptocurrency proponent responded today to the emanated controversy, calling it a “storm in a teacup.” GHOST Controversy As CryptoPotato reported in mid-April, the former anti-virus software tycoon announced the upcoming launch of...Read More
The Bitcoin third halving that occurred last week was a remarkable event for the Bitcoin community. However, while experts predicted that the event could be a price booster for the cryptocurrency in the long, miners are not very happy considering the effect of the halving on their revenue. Bad Business For Miners? One of the...Read More
Bakkt, the Bitcoin futures contract platform of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has partnered with an insurance broker to increase its coverage by an additional $500m. The company also announced the onboarding of 70 new institutional clients and the expansion of its loyalty program. Bakkt Increased Its Insurance Coverage Earlier today, Bakkt’s President Adam White shared...Read More
The author of the beloved Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling, recently asked crypto Twitter to explain Bitcoin to her. Needless to say, hundreds of leading community members answered, including some of the most influential cryptocurrency proponents like Changpeng Zhao, Vitalik Buterin, and even Elon Musk. However, the renowned author had her fair share of informational...Read More
Founder and CEO of Social Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya, and current Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer were the latest popular individuals to had their names involved in fake Bitcoin giveaways on YouTube. With the rising number of similar scams on social media platforms, the question remains on the potential consequences on the community and legitimate...Read More
Bitcoin wakes up to a new week following a volatile weekend: After reaching down to $9100 on Friday, the following two weekend days were quite bullish for the primary cryptocurrency. Bitcoin regained position, and since the Friday’s low, the price had been climbing nicely to the same devastating resistance area below the $10,000 mark. However,...Read More
Bitcoin took another shot at $10,000 today as its price reached $9,960 on Binance. However, unlike the previous times, altcoins are looking to regain their strength as they managed to chip more than 1% of BTC’s dominance in the past few days. Bitcoin Price Takes Another Swing At $10,000 Volatility doesn’t seem to fade in...Read More
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just fell for the oldest trick in the crypto-twitter playbook. When Harry Potter author J.K Rowling made a surprise entrance to the Bitcoin space this weekend, Armstrong attempted to welcome her in. When Rowling apparently made a $100 BTC purchase, Armstrong told her to get over to Coinbase and urged her...Read More
Recent Chinese reports indicate that a new cryptocurrency scam, resembling the notorious PlusToken, has been brought to trial this week. Dubbed WOTOKEN, allegedly scammed over 700,000 users and absorbed more than $1 billion worth of Bitcoin and other digital assets. The New Chinese Threat: WOTOKEN According to local reports, the trial began on May 14th...Read More
Friday was a big day for Bitcoin Twitter. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling asked Twitter to explain the cryptocurrency to her. All the big whales on Bitcoin Twitter jumped into the thread to offer various explanations and summaries to the legendary fantasy writer. J.K. Rowling asks Twitter to explain Bitcoin. | Source: Twitter Elon Musk...Read More
Over the past day or so, Bitcoin suffered from a massive price correction. After reaching the $10K zone for the second time in 10 days, Friday’s devastating candle saw a huge drop of over $800 to $9112, which is the current low on Bitstamp. If you had read our previous price analysis from Thursday, you...Read More
Bitcoin’s halving finally took place at block 630,000 on May 11th, 2020. Like many cryptocurrency enthusiasts and market participants pointed out, the block countdown felt much as if it’s New Year’s Eve. However, it’s already behind our backs, and the price has managed to add another $1,000 to it since then. In the four short...Read More
Bitcoin’s hash rate has decreased by 32% in the past few days as the revenue generated by miners is also substantially less following the halving. This is one of the biggest corrections in history, and it might pose certain security challenges for the network. Bitcoin Hash Rate Drops 32% Bitcoin’s hash rate decreased dramatically in...Read More
Bitcoin buyers on Coinbase tend to go on to experiment with altcoins, and BTC could be acting as a gateway drug. That’s according to new research by Coinbase, which showed that among customers with at least five purchases, those who bought Bitcoin first were more likely to spread out into the altcoin market too. The...Read More
Global retailer Overstock has filed for a dismissal of a lawsuit that alleges the company is misrepresenting a “digital dividend” token to its shareholders. Accused On Misleading Information To Shareholders The online retailer Overstock has been among the firms that adopted and advocated Bitcoin early on. Now the company is caught in a legal battle,...Read More
With the third-ever Bitcoin halving in the history books, the price of the asset is reacting by a notable 13% surge. As a result, the number of profitable days of holding the primary cryptocurrency has increased to over 93%, according to a data monitoring website. Almost All BTC Positions Are In Profit Bitcoin’s halving historically...Read More
The Bitcoin halving event took place on May 11, three days ago. As expected, that day was volatile to both sides, but the bottom line was that Bitcoin maintained the crucial support zone around the $8K mark. The latter includes the significant 200-days moving average line (marked light green on the following daily chart), together...Read More
Bitcoin had a very lucrative few days of trading as its price increased with roughly $1,000 since the halving took place. As it pushed above $9,500 today and its dominance increased, however, large-cap altcoins continue to suffer and fail to claim serious ground. Bitcoin Price Pushes Above $9,500 At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s...Read More
Bitcoin’s halving is behind us, and its price is nothing but soaring. Moreover, BTC is surging while legacy markets continue their downturn, strengthening the narrative that the cryptocurrency keeps on decoupling. Bitcoin Price Soars 9% in Less Than Three Days Bitcoin’s halving took place a little more than 48 hours ago. At the time, BTC...Read More
The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright, took the opportunity to publish a blog post on May 11, the day of the third Bitcoin halving, to warn his opponents in the Bitcoin space and beyond that, the axe is now in his hand – and it’s about to fall hard. The Axe Swings for Thee That’s...Read More
Block 630,000 was mined yesterday, and with it, the third Bitcoin halving was successfully completed. From here on, miners will receive 6.25 BTC for adding new blocks to the network. The hours before the event were fairly turbulent for BTC’s price, but it seems that it has calmed down, at least for now. Bitcoin Price...Read More
The most anticipated event in the cryptocurrency community has finally occurred as the Bitcoin network just produced block number 630,000. The Bitcoin halving will reduce the daily supply, the inflation rate, and the block rewards for miners. It has also raised serious discussions around the price of BTC. 2020 Halving Completed After months of increased...Read More
