Bitcoin (BTC)

A recent report indicated that the number of Bitcoin whales has started to decrease following months of increased accumulation. Contrary to most expectations, history shows that retail investors are typically taking advantage of similar conditions, which could signify the beginning of a new run-up. Bitcoin Whales Accumulation Slows Down Bitcoin whales are considered addresses that own at least 1,000 BTC. As CryptoPotato reported previously, the number of such entities has...

In the latest report summarizing the Q3 2020 developments in the cryptocurrency field, CoinGecko has classified the outcome as the “summer of decentralized finance (DeFi).” The popular data aggregator noted that the top-performing decentralized exchanges saw (DEX) massive growth in terms of trading volume resulting in reducing the market share of centralized exchanges (CEX). DEX Are On The Rise CoinGecko’s report emphasized on the developments within the decentralized finance...

Bitcoin has overcome the recent price dip beneath $11,300 and currently hovers around $11,400. Most alternative coins have displayed relatively strong performances and the total market cap increased over the weekend. Bitcoin Back To $11,400 Bitcoin traded around $11,350 yesterday after a calm 24-hour period despite potentially impactful news coming from the popular cryptocurrency exchange OKEx. As CryptoPotato summarized, the platform suspended withdrawals after its founder...

Popular TV host and long-time Bitcoin proponent Max Keiser believes that futures traders suppress Bitcoin’s price at current levels. However, once the asset explodes to Keiser’s intermediate target at $28,000, BTC’s amount for sale will evaporate as governments and institutions will purchase directly from miners. Keiser: Governments And Institutions Will Rush To Buy BTC Keiser recently tweeted that “the (temporary) Bitcoin price suppression scheme is a godsend for poor people...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin trading platform Paxful has announced it is joining hands with popular South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb Global, arguably one of the largest and most influential exchanges throughout the country.Bithumb and Paxful Are Now Working TogetherThanks to this new partnership, Paxful will have access to more customers in Asia. Bithumb currently boasts roughly one million mobile app users and eight million registered exchange users. In addition, the company...

New research is suggesting that if a second round of stimulus checks are approved, the bitcoin price is likely to react positively.More Stimulus = Higher BitcoinWhen the coronavirus pandemic first struck global markets in March of this year, bitcoin sunk down to the high $3,000 range. The asset struggled to make a name for itself the way cash and stocks did, with the former struggling due to inflation. However, many people, over time, began to see bitcoin in an entirely new light, feeling...

The drama around OKEx started on Friday when news broke that the popular exchange had suspended all withdrawals from the platform.  Almost immediately, the cryptocurrency market reacted with price drops. Bitcoin lost about $350 in a few hours.  Shortly after, reports emerged that OKEx co-founder Xu Mingxing was taken by police officers over a week ago and hadn’t returned to work yet.  CryptoPotato reached out to OKEx for comments, and a company spokeswoman asserted that...

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Die chinesische Regierung hat es auf die Cryptocoin-Börse OKEx abgesehen. Eine der größten Bitcoin-Börsen steht im Verdacht Geldwäsche ermöglicht zu haben. Noch gestern kündigte OKEx daher an, dass Auszahlungen vorerst ausgesetzt werden.Bitcoin News: Große Mengen an Bitcoin auf der Börse OKEx unerreichbarAngestoßen von den Chinesen waren es internationale Bemühungen, die zur weltweiten Festnahme von inzwischen bereits 33 Personen im Zusammenhang mit Geldwäsche auf OKEx führten. OKEx ist einer...

« Durant des années, on nous a dit que le schéma fondamental de Bitcoin, à savoir une base de données décentralisée, librement distribuée, librement consultable mais ne révélant l’intégralité de ses mutations qu’au travers d’un système de rigoureux pseudonymat, procurait à ses utilisateurs une telle opacité qu’elle leur permettait de menacer impunément la loi et l’ordre, d’échapper à la bienveillante...