Okay, wir sagen nicht, dass es einen direkten Zusammenhang zwischen diesen Ereignissen gibt, aber es gibt sicher einen Verdacht. Gestern Abend hat die CFTC, BitMEX mit einigen schwerwiegenden Anschuldigungen belastet. Der CFTC zufolge betreibt BitMEX eine nicht registrierte Handelsplattform und verstößt gleichzeitig gegen die Anti-Geldwäsche-Bestimmungen. Unmittelbar nachdem diese Nachricht bekannt...
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Annoncée par Pascal Gauthier lors de la Conférence Surfin’ Bitcoin, Ledger Sat Stack est une application Go (en version alpha) servant de pont entre l’application Ledger Live et Bitcoin Core. Ledger Sat Stack permet aux utilisateurs expérimentés possédant leur propre noeud Bitcoin, d’accroitre encore la confidentialité de leurs transactions en utilisant leur Ledger Wallet sans dépendre de...
Read More »50 Bitcoins Worth Over $500,000 Mined in May 2010 Mysteriously Moved to Bitfinex
Bitcoin worth roughly $500,000 was moved to one of Bitfinex’s hot wallets a couple of days back.This might seem like nothing but an ordinary transaction if it wasn’t for the fact that the BTC in question was mined back in May 2010, and it hasn’t been touched since. At the time, Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, was still active.50 BTC From Satoshi’s Time on the MoveAn exciting transaction took place a couple of days ago. On October 1st, 2020, someone sent 50 BTC, currently...
Read More »Bitcoin Still Around $10,500: The Calm Before The Storm Following Trump’s Hospitalization?
Following the recent price decreases after the BitMEX and Donald Trump COVID19 news, Bitcoin has calmed and trades above $10,500. The situation with the altcoins is somewhat different as most continue struggling.Bitcoin Stays Calm After The DropsAs reported yesterday, Bitcoin tumbled from $10,900 to about $10,450 in a matter of hours. The drop came after news broke that the US CFTC charged the owners of the large cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX for illegally operating the platform...
Read More »Bitstamp and Byte Tree Look to Dispel Bitcoin Myths
Bitstamp – one of the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges – has published a new report with the help of a firm known as Byte Tree that details the value drivers behind bitcoin.Bitstamp Discusses BTC Value Drivers in New ReportAs we all know by now, bitcoin’s popularity is heading for the mountains. It’s getting higher every day, and needs a new peak to sit atop to ensure it’s head doesn’t scrape the ceiling, but what are the factors that are driving bitcoin’s growth? We...
Read More »Q3 Ends with BitMEX Fiasco and KuCoin Hack, More to Come? The Crypto Weekly Market Update
To say that a lot has happened over the past seven days would be an understatement. Starting off with Bitcoin’s price, it’s currently trading at around $10,500, down $150 over the week.Everything was going relatively well for BTC. It peaked above $10,900, giving many people hopes that we will finally see a breach above $11,000 and a restart to the bull run. However, it was yesterday when things took a turn for the wors.As CryptoPotato reported, the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission...
Read More »Stock-to-Flow Bitcoin Model Takes a Beating on Twitter
The stock-to-flow model that’s allegedly been behind bitcoin for some time is seemingly driving many analysts and industry experts insane. Apparently, there are arguments regarding the accuracy and effectiveness of the model, and it looks like the world of bitcoin is strongly divided over whether it works or even suggestive of bitcoin’s recent gains.Stock-to-Flow Isn’t Convincing EveryoneThe model comes by way of anonymous analyst Plan B, who is frequently on Twitter not only pushing the plan...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview October 2nd: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Binance Coin, and Polkadot
BitcoinOver the past seven days, Bitcoin dropped by a total of 2% as it currently trades around the $10,500 level. The week was pretty interesting after it rebounded from a 6-month-old rising trend line last week. After bouncing, it continued higher to reach as high as $10,900 at the start of October.Unfortunately, Bitcoin failed to break resistance at a falling trend line, and it rolled over yesterday to drop back into the support at a long-term rising trend line. These two trend lines...
Read More »6X Bitcoin: Ethereum Miners Made $166 Million from Gas Fees in September
It pays to be a miner and process cryptocurrency transactions on a proof-of-work blockchain. The Ethereum miners know this especially well as they made a record $166 million last month from transaction fees. Bitcoin miners, however, could barely manage to scoop up $26 million.Ethereum Miners Made 6X More Money Than Bitcoin Miners in SeptData from on-chain insights provider Glassnode shows that miners operating on the second most popular blockchain platform made a hefty $166 million from...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Heads Lower on BitMEX News. Will $10K Hold?
Bitcoin’s price continues to tumble in response to yesterday’s breaking news that the United States Commodity and Futures Commission (CTFC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have both decided to take legal action against leading Bitcoin derivatives exchange, BitMEX. $18 billion has been wiped out from the global crypto market since the announcement, and over $20.3 million worth of long positions have been liquidated on BitMEX. There’s also talks that the market...
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