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Bitcoin faced some untypical for the weekends volatility yesterday and dropped by roughly a grand and a half, but has recovered most losses and now sits close to $52,000. Most altcoins have also turned green today, with ETH reclaiming the $2,800 level and SOL returning to $110. BTC Heads Toward $52K Again After closing last week with a 13% gain, BTC started the current one with another surge on Monday that drove it to $50,000 for the first time in over two years. The US CPI...

Solana’s ecosystem has been booming in the past few months, giving birth to a number of meme coins that came to prominence only to decline and subsequently fade into oblivion. That hasn’t been the case with WIF, however, as – by all measures – it appears that the dog, indeed, still has a hat. Dogwifhat (WIF) has seen its price exceed $0.40 in the past 24 hours, surging by more than 16%, as seen in the chart below: Source: DexscreenerIt’s worth noting that WIF’s move comes...

Bitcoin’s start of 2024 has been quite impressive not only in price movements but also in terms of global adoption following the approvals of nearly a dozen spot BTC ETFs in the US. With the fourth halving scheduled to take place in about two months, the primary cryptocurrency is expected to have a highly positive year, with some predictions indicating a price tag of up to $150,000, which would mean a 3x surge from this point. However, once BTC starts to head north, so do...

Stacks, a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution, had major growth over the last year with a 3,386% quarterly and 3,028% annual increase in its revenue, reaching $637,000. The market capitalization of Stack’s native cryptocurrency, STX, experienced a significant surge of 203% quarterly and an impressive 598% year-over-year, reaching a milestone of $2 billion. Stacks Q4 Report Reveals 363% TVL Increase Messari’s “State of Stacks Q4 2023” report pointed to a 363% quarterly increase in total...

A federal police officer is currently undergoing legal proceedings in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, facing allegations of pocketing confiscated cryptocurrency from an online drug trafficking syndicate. The committal hearing, presided over by Magistrate Malcolm Thomas, is ongoing, with the defendant’s lawyer saying the case was “circumstantial” and they would dispute the accusations. Drug Trafficking Raid Unveiled Crypto William Wheatley, the currently suspended federal...

The weekend isn’t treating Bitcoin’s price right as it has tumbled below $51K, erasing some of the gains achieved during the rally in the past few days. As seen in the chart below, the price took a turn for the worse in the past few hours. Source: TradingViewData from CoinGlass reveals that this has also sent ripples through the derivatives market, liquidating a total of $122 million in the past 24 hours. As it’s expected, the volume of these moves is significantly lower...

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In spite of the fact that Coinbase has always been one of the most well-known trading platforms, business within the past few years hasn’t been much easier for them than lesser-known exchanges. Between crypto winter, an ongoing lawsuit, the need for personnel reductions, and the other expenses of running a business, Coinbase has suffered business contraction for about two years now. However, the exchange’s fortunes have changed. First Profitable Quarter in Two Years...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) uptick by more than 15% this week has caused the asset to hit new all-time highs (ATHs) against several depreciating fiat currencies. With the leading cryptocurrency recording new highs against the Argentine peso (ARS), the Japanese yen (JPY), the Turkish lira (TRY), and the Nigerian naira (NGN), anticipation is rising about when it will register an ATH against the United States Dollar (USD). BTC Records New Highs As reported by CryptoPotato earlier this week,...

After numerous consecutive days of charting impressive gains, Bitcoin has calmed at just under $52,000. The altcoins have also stalled following the recent price surges, with ETH dipping below $2,800 and AVAX slipping below $40. BTC Calms Below $52K The primary cryptocurrency had a highly impressive run over the past ten days. It all started on February 7 when the asset finally broke out of its tight range in which it stood for a week – at around $43,000. The bulls took...