Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin has a way of surprising people. This week was no exception. A few days ago, almost everyone believed that the cryptocurrency is inevitably headed to a new all-time high. And how could they not? BTC was trading at a few hundred USD below the record from back in 2017. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worst.Yesterday was undoubtedly a bad day for bitcoin as it plunged a total of around $3,000 in less than 24 hours. From a high of about $19,500 down to $16,200, the bears poked...

Bitcoin Latinum, which is described in a press release as a “next generation” bitcoin fork, is now ready and available for trading. The asset is being released to the public through a new pre-sale launch, which will take place on bitcoinlatinum.com, while the currency will become generally available to crypto exchanges and traders everywhere beginning in early 2021.Bitcoin Latinum Will Allegedly Improve Real-Time UsageThe currency is set to trade under the symbol LTNM, while more than 888...

Co-founder and partner of Morgan Creek Digital Anthony Pompliano has always been a major bitcoin bull. He’s recently emerged to let all traders know that he thinks bitcoin could potentially reach a price of around $100,000 by next year.Anthony Pompliano: As Confident As Ever in BTC2020 has been rocky from the start, but to say it hasn’t been kind to bitcoin would be a huge falsehood. The world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has seemingly surged by more than 160 percent since the...

2018-like vibes came to haunt bullish bitcoin holders when whales showed up at cryptocurrency exchanges looking to take profits for a ‘filling’ Thanksgiving. Data shows that more than 93,000 BTC (around $1.56 billion) made their way to centralized exchanges after the primary cryptocurrency topped at $19,600.Bitcoin Whales Throng Cryptocurrency Exchanges With 93,360 BTCFrom November 25-26, it was a bloodbath for turkeys and the global cryptocurrency market. But why? Data from blockchain...

BitcoinBitcoin saw a slight retracement from its bullish rally this week after dropping 6.3% over the past 7 days. The cryptocurrency started the week on a bullish footing as it climbed higher from $18,000 and reached as high as $19,500. Unfortunately, it could not close a daily candle above $19,265 (1.272 Fib Extension) during the week.Yesterday, Bitcoin dropped by a steep 10% to the $17,000 region. The decline continued today as BTC fell into the $16,375 support – provided by a .5 Fib...

The price of bitcoin has continued to exceed expectations during these final months of 2020, and as things grow from where they were just eight months ago in March, many analysts are predicting that 2021 is going to be a year fully devoted to the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap. Figures such as Todd Gordon – founder of TradingAnalysis.com – believe that the asset could spike as high as $74,000 by next year.Gordon: Bitcoin Will Soon Explode Like We’ve Never SeenTo come up with...

The PlusToken Ponzi scheme is reported to have begun back in May 2018 and advertised a non-existent crypto arbitrage trading platform. Chinese law enforcement has seized cryptocurrencies worth over $4.2 billion from the PlusToken Ponzi scheme. Apparently, a total of 194,775 BTC, 833,083 ETH, 1.4 million LTC, 27.6 million EOS, 74,167 DASH, 487 million XRP, 6 billion DOGE, 79,581 units of BCH, and 213,724 USDT have been seized by Chinese law enforcement from seven convicts during the...

Every year, the number of “wholecoiner” Bitcoin wallets holding at least 1 BTC has been increasing gradually. Now, the remaining addresses with less than 1 BTC account for just 5% of Bitcoin’s market cap.Bitcoin wallets holding 1 BTC or more — dubbed “wholecoiner” wallets — take 95% of the popular cryptocurrency’s entire capitalization, according to new data that recently emerged. Meaning just 5% of the market cap remains, which users with a balance of less than 1BTC, assumed to be tens of...

The rise of the DeFi sector has brought a lot of new projects to the attention of the crypto community, as DeFi aims to offer decentralized banking services, particularly targeting the unbanked and underbanked. The year 2020 has been a great year for cryptocurrencies. Despite the fact that it has been one of the worst years in recent history — one that brought a global pandemic, worldwide protests, and more — it finally allowed crypto to start heading down the real road of recovery.At the...

Users withdrew a record 29,300 BTC from OKEx after the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange resumed withdrawals yesterday. This comes after bitcoin (BTC) price kickstarted its epic freefall dropping to levels near $16,500 before bouncing back up again. But what is the reason behind the massive bitcoin exodus out of OKEx?OKEx Sees Significant BTC Withdrawals And DepositsAs per the latest update from on-chain and market analysis firm Glassnode, OKEx users have withdrawn a record 29,300 bitcoins...