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In the early hours of January 5, an intriguing Bitcoin transaction linked to Satoshi Nakamoto’s wallet stirred conversations in the community. An unknown user sent 26.9 BTC, valued at $1.17 million, to the Genesis wallet, the very first one ever created on the Bitcoin network. This transaction has sparked curiosity and speculation within the crypto space, as the funds are unlikely to be recovered. Mysterious Bitcoin Transaction to Genesis Wallet The sender initiated the...

Optimism over a Bitcoin ETF may not be as prevalent in mainstream financial circles as within the online crypto community, according to new survey results published by Bitwise. The crypto index fund provider – which itself is awaiting approval for its Bitcoin ETF application – said that only 39% of surveyed investment advisors believe an ETF will be approved in 2024. Advisors Doubt The Bitcoin ETF The survey took place between October 20 and December 18 – a period of...

Ethereum’s price is currently finding it difficult to rally higher following weeks of aggressively bullish price action. Yet, there are still several support levels nearby that could keep the cryptocurrency from dropping lower. Technical Analysis By TradingRage The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price has been on the rise since breaking above the 200-day moving average and the large descending channel. While ETH is still trading above the key $2,000 level, it is...

Following an extended period of sideways consolidation, the price underwent an unforeseen impulsive cascade, breaching the lower boundary of the range. Consequently, the market appears to have transitioned into a phase of successive bearish movements, signaling prevailing negative sentiment. By Shayan Ripple Price Analysis: The Daily Chart Examining the daily chart reveals that Ripple has decisively broken below its multi-month sideways consolidation range, experiencing a...

After the highly volatile first business week of the new year, BTC has calmed slightly and remained at around $44,000. Most altcoins are also quieter today, but the weekly charts showcase a different story, with numerous ups and downs. BTC Stalls at $44K It’s safe to say that the first week of 2024 was quite eventful. It all started with a massive leg-up on Tuesday that drove the primary cryptocurrency to a 21-month peak at nearly $46,000, perhaps fueled by anticipations of...

CertiK’s latest report reveals a noteworthy decline in cryptocurrency security incidents in 2023. Total losses came down to $1.84 billion across 751 events, marking a 51% decrease from 2022. Moreover. each incident averaged $2.45 million in losses, with the top ten contributing $1.11 billion. Interestingly, the blockchain security firm found that the median loss per incident was a mere $101,132. November claimed the highest amount lost at $363,367,327 from 45 incidents, while...

Marathon Digital Holdings achieved its highest monthly Bitcoin mining output ever by successfully mining 1,853 BTC in December. In an update this week, Marathon said it mined 12,852 BTC, worth over $563.4 million, last year, surpassing its mining production from 4,144 BTC in 2022 by more than three times. The Bitcoin miner also raised its average operational hash rate by 18% every month, reaching 22.4 EH/s. Bitcoin Production Surges Marathon’s chairman and CEO, Fred Thiel,...

Will Tether go public any time soon? What are the new CEO’s plans for the company? What is keet io? Why is the Bitcoin Lightning network the best BTC payment solution? These and many more questions were answered by Paolo Ardoino, the new chief exec of the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, in a recent interview with CryptoPotato. Additionally, he spoke about another project of his – keet io, which serves as a peer-to-peer web conferencing tool. Last but not least,...

Crypto market participants are moving to the sidelines, leading to low activity in the derivatives market as the date for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision on spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) approaches. According to a weekly report from market intelligence platform CryptoQuant, the decline in derivatives market activity is due to the rising costs of opening long positions and the spike in profit-taking among investors. Sell Orders Dominate...

Bitcoin faced enhanced volatility on Friday as well, dumping in minutes to $42,600 before jumping to $44,400 and ultimately settling below $44,000. Many altcoins have charted massive price declines over the past 24 hours, with AVAX, ADA, SOL, and LINK leading this adverse trend. Dominance on the Rise: Bitcoin Although it has been less than a week since the start of the new year, BTC has already recorded several massive price movements in either direction. It all started on...