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Bitcoin’s halving is estimated to take place in less than a day, and transaction fees are surging. This is indicative of users willing to pay a premium for their transactions to be prioritized and also of the increased number of unconfirmed transactions.Bitcoin Transaction Fees Above $3Transaction fees on Bitcoin’s network have been increasing in the past few days as the halving is estimated to take place in less than 24 hours.According to data from Bitinfocharts, on Friday, May 8th, the...

Seattle crypto startup Coinme has garnered more than $5 million in funding through a new round led by Pantera Capital, a bitcoin investment firm. The company’s co-chief investment officer Joey Krug is now set to join the startup’s board of directors.Coinme Is Growing Like Never BeforeIn total, Coinme managed to get its fingers on an additional $5.5 million, which it says it will use to increase its cryptocurrency ATM and kiosk network across the United States. The company has been on fire...

Bitcoin is about to enter new “halving” territory in the coming days, and many analysts are unsure of what to make of the event considering the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on.The Halving Could Be Hit By COVID ConditionsAt first glance, it doesn’t look like a health scare of this magnitude would affect a single asset so heavily, but clearly bitcoin has been hit hard over the last three months. The currency was initially trading for well over $10,000 in mid-February. From there, it fell...

Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain has announced the purchase of more than 1,000 additional mining machines in the face of bitcoin’s latest halving event, set to occur on Tuesday of next week.Riot Blockchain Is Boosting Its EffortsThe company put out a statement explaining that it has bought 1,040 next-generating Bitmain S19 (95 TH) Antminers. Overall, the company spent just shy of $2 million on the machines. The company says it will use these machines to up the ante on its mining...

The leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, reportedly experienced issues again as Bitcoin’s price suddenly dropped, losing around 20% quickly. This isn’t the first time the exchange goes down amid sudden movements of the kind. Coinbase Goes Down As Bitcoin Price PlummetsBitcoin is known to be volatile. What is more, when there’s volatility, it usually takes place in sudden bursts rather than prolonged trading sessions. In March, the price lost around 40% in just a few...

With only two days left to the third halving, severe levels of volatility reached the cryptocurrency market, and Bitcoin plunged by 20% in a matter of hours.Similar price developments transpired back in July 2016 when, again, two days before the second halving, BTC dropped by 11%.History On Track In 2016 and 2020As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, the primary cryptocurrency, and most of the market, nosedived. After the recent impressive surge and touching the psychological level of...

This was one of the worst days for Bitcoin’s price over the past years. Starting yesterday just one step away from the $10K mark, Bitcoin saw an intraday crash to below $8000, before a slight recovery.At some point, the daily candle reached almost 20% in the negative. Anyone who knows Bitcoin can’t say it’s out of the blue. However, as we get close to the halving, such a massive decrease can trigger a larger panic-sell. We had seen already what weak hands could do only two months ago on March...

Bitcoin crashed 10% in 30 minutes, and almost 20% over the past hours, plunging below $8000 on some exchanges. Just two days before the anticipated Bitcoin halving event and no more than 48 hours after touching the $10K mark, a classic “sell the news” dump had initiated.As of writing these lines, the price of Bitcoin corrected a bit and currently trading around $8500, which is a 12% drop over the past 24 hours. While Bitcoin’s current daily low on Bitstamp was $8117, Binance Futures platform...

Bitcoin Cash is facing two months resistance level at $280, but bulls are not giving upAfter finding support against BTC, Bitcoin Cash started to show recovery towards March levelBCH/USD: Bitcoin Cash Poised For BreakoutKey Resistance Levels: $279, $300, $322Key Support Levels: $236, $215, $200BCH/USD. Source: TradingViewBitcoin Cash saw a slight daily increase following a nice recovery from $236 this week, although the gain is still mild compared to the recent $1000 surge in Bitcoin’s price...

Following the brief jump bitcoin made into $10,000 territory during yesterday’s early morning hours, the entire crypto market swelled like enthusiasts wouldn’t believe, with the overall market cap surging by more than $13 billion in a single day.Bitcoin Is Jumping Towards Much Greener TerritoryThe price was first noticed on exchanges in Singapore and other parts of Asia. Over the next few hours, digital trading platforms in New York, for example, would list bitcoin at about $9,890, and the...