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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Recent data revealed that cryptocurrency traders had withdrawn the first batch of 23,200 BTC (worth over $240 million) from BitMEX in the initial hours following yesterday’s developments.This substantial amount represented about 13% of all bitcoins held on the popular Bitcoin derivatives exchange.The Glassnode data indicated that this is the “largest hourly BTC outflow from BitMEX” since the company keeps track. Bitcoin Withdrawals on BitMEX. Source: GlassnodeThe withdrawals accelerated in...

The principal of a cryptocurrency escrow company, Jon Barry Thompson, has pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to commodities fraud. In 2018, he took over $3 million from one company and failed to deliver bitcoins worth that amount.Crypto Fraudster Pleads GuiltyThompson served as the director of Volantis Escrow Platform LLC and Volantis Market Marking LLC. According to the statement from the US Department of Justice (DOJ), he issued numerous promotional materials on behalf of the two...

Yesterday, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) filed charges against BitMEX and its executive team, pressing both criminal and civil allegations. Its CTO, Samuel Reed, was arrested. The platform’s CEO, Arthur Hayes, and its cofounder Ben Melo are still under the radar.The news spread quickly throughout Crypto Twitter, and of course, the community reacted with mixed but well-argued opinions.The Bitmex Case is BadAs soon as the news came out, the nervousness of the...

Following a positive Covid-19 test result from one of Donald Trump’s closest aides, the POTUS himself took the test which produced the same result for him and the First Lady. He tweeted the news a couple of hours ago.Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020Global stock markets have already reacted in a heavy slide, and crypto markets...