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The cryptocurrency market staged a massive recovery yesterday after starting the day very slow and even declining considerably. However, the buyers stepped in and pushed Bitcoin above $67K, while many altcoins are charting impressive returns. Bitcoin Pokes Above $67K Bitcoin’s price is up around 5% on the day, staging an impressive recovery after having declined to $63K earlier in yesterday’s morning trading session. It was able to chart a local daily high at $67,400 on...

Trading volume on centralized exchanges declined 21.8% in June, marking the third consecutive month of diminishing activity since March. According to a report by CCData released on July 17, the combined spot and derivatives trading volume across these platforms amounted to $4.2 trillion, down from a peak of $9 trillion recorded in March. Open Interest and CME Declines The report highlighted several key factors contributing to this decline. One major factor was a notable...

The first half of 2024 was more than successful for Bitcoin (BTC), whose price reached an all-time high of over $73,500 in mid-March. It currently trades for an increase of around 115% on a yearly scale. In the following lines, we will touch upon some essential factors and upcoming events that could push BTC to a new price peak before the end of the year. The US Presidential Elections The result of the voting (scheduled for November this year) could trigger enhanced...

TL;DR Ripple’s XRP has surged above $0.60, with a market cap of over $34 billion, making it the sixth-largest cryptocurrency. Future growth depends on several elements, one of which is the eventual outcome of the lawsuit against the US SEC. The Necessary Conditions Ripple’s XRP has been among the top-performing cryptocurrencies lately, with its price jumping above the $0.60 mark for the first time in more than three months. Its market capitalization exceeded $34 billion,...

On July 18, Judge Eric Vitaliano sentenced the founder of the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange to 18 months, the time he had already served, for running an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Anatoly Legkodymov pleaded guilty last year to running an operation that facilitated the concealment of over $700 million in proceeds from illegal gambling and drug transactions. Bitzlato Founder Admits He Could Have Done More Judge Vitaliano acknowledged the harsh conditions at...

Despite the lower spot price overnight, data suggests considerable institutional interest in December 2024 $100,000 calls. This indicates an even stronger confidence in a year-end rally for the world’s largest crypto, particularly as the likelihood of former US President Donald Trump’s victory rises. Sizeable Institutional Interest In its latest update, crypto trading firm, QCP Capital said that Bitcoin price action has been resilient despite ongoing challenges such as the...

Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange – Bybit – has released its 12th proof of reserve (PoR) report, which highlights significant changes in user asset holdings compared to the previous month. The current PoR revealed a Bitcoin reserve ratio of 107%, Ether’s at 105%, and Tether’s at 103%. Bybit’s 12th PoR The report shows that Bybit’s wallets held 48,298 BTC against a user balance of 44,872 BTC as of July 10th. The exchange’s wallets also contain 438,107 ETH and...

The WazirX hackers, purported to be part of the North Korean Lazarus Group, have converted the altcoins from their loot into ETH. Wallet activity shows $90.2 million worth of SHIB, $10.2 million of MATIC, and about $7.5 million of PEPE exchanged for ETH. As the hack concluded, the bad actors held $52 million in ETH. Now, that amount has risen to $201 million after the conversions. Spot On Chain, an on-chain insights firm, posted on X, “The total $ETH holding of #WazirX exploiter has risen to...

UEEx is set to launch its platform token, UECoin (UE), on July 18, 2024. This article provides a detailed overview of UECoin’s design objectives and acquisition methods. What is UECoin? UECoin (UE) is a cryptocurrency designed to support the trading ecosystem of UEEx. The total supply of UE is strictly limited to 10 billion tokens, aiming to become one of the most popular functional tokens worldwide. UE can be traded like any other cryptocurrency and offers a wide range of applications...

Bitcoin’s price surged back above $66,000 on Friday, reclaiming its highest market value since early June. The digital asset ripped from $64,102 at 13:27 UTC on Thursday up to $66,472 at 17:00 UTC. It trades for $66,332 at writing time. This is the highest price Bitcoin has achieved since early June, shortly after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Ethereum (ETH) spot ETFs for listing on national securities exchanges. Experts say the first set of Ethereum...