The cryptocurrency market went through a Sunday morning roller-coster with some intense moves charted. Bitcoin marked a new yearly high of above $12,000 before tanking in a matter of minutes to $10,490 (on Binance). Similar developments followed most altcoins, but the market appears to have calmed now.Bitcoin’s New 2020 Top And DropAugust doesn’t look anything like July for the primary cryptocurrency so far. While July began with slow and dull price movements, Bitcoin has taken August for a...
Read More »Bitcoin Continues to Surge; Is $12K Coming Soon?
Is bitcoin on the verge of striking the $12,000 mark?Bitcoin Is on a Serious RollIt sure looks that way considering how high bitcoin has been moving over the past two weeks. Initially crossing the $10K mark and breaking that psychological barrier, the currency then rose past $11K, a step many people didn’t expect the digital coin to take. Now, at the time of writing, bitcoin is continuing its present ascension and is trading for $11,353, the highest it’s been in roughly one year.The previous...
Read More »Coinbase Eyes Deeper DeFi Involvement, Considers Additional Listings
The veteran US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is looking into adding 19 new digital assets onto its platform. Interestingly, the majority of the coins are representatives of the ongoing DeFi trend.Coinbase Considers 19 New CoinsThe largest digital asset exchange based in the US announced yesterday that it’s currently evaluating 19 new additions to its platform. Those are Ampleforth, Band Protocol, Balancer, Blockstack, Curve, Fetch.ai, Flexacoin, Helium, Hedera, Hashgraph, Kava,...
Read More »July Marks Bitcoin’s 2nd Highest Monthly Close Ever After December 2017
Bitcoin shows no signs of slowing down. After painting a fresh high for 2020, the cryptocurrency continued to push, reaching $11,745 on Binance.In any case, BTC is not the only cryptocurrency that’s ripping this week. Ethereum (ETH) is also making tides on its own.Bitcoin’s Highest Monthly Close Since Dec 2017There’s currently no doubt that the bulls are back, and Bitcoin’s price is feeling their presence. As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, the state of the market is currently parabolic,...
Read More »Altcoins In Deep Green As Bitcoin Skyrockets: Market Cap Heading To $350 Billion
Green is the predominant color in the cryptocurrency markets, with some massive gains across the leading cryptos. Bitcoin marked a new yearly high of above $11,700, while Ethereum exceeded above the $350 level.Bitcoin Rejoice At A New Yearly HighBitcoin’s first days in July were rather dull as it traded sideways in a tight range. It appears, however, that the primary cryptocurrency doesn’t want to repeat this dullness in August. During the past three days, BTC headed upwards from about...
Read More »Bitcoin Joins the Alt-Season Breaking $10k: The Crypto Weekly Market Update
This week was nothing short of exciting in the cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin definitely woke up from its slumber and made a few aggressive moves upwards. Altcoins felt the pain as most of them decreased in value as the king of crypto took its toll. In seven short days, Bitcoin went from around $9,600 to $11,400, charting gains upwards of just shy of 20%. Earlier on Monday, the cryptocurrency catalyzed its performance, jumping from $9,800 to $11,200. After that, it...
Read More »Paxful: BTC Trading in Russia Has Exploded
Peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform Paxful says that Russians are growing very weary of the coronavirus pandemic and that they are regularly turning to bitcoin as a means of keeping themselves safe and their wealth hedged against weakening economic conditions.Paxful Has Seen a Surge in Russian Trading ActivityThe pandemic has had some nasty effects on global markets around the world. The United States, for example, has released $1,200 stimulus checks to all citizens making less than $75,000...
Read More »Putin Outlaws Crypto as a Payment Means in Russia
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed a new law that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrency as a payment means in the country by 2021. Meanwhile, the Russian government recently deployed blockchain technology for its constitutional amendment.Crypto as Payment to Become Illegal in 2021According to a report by local news outlet RIA on Friday (July 31, 2020), the bill signed by President Putin will prevent citizens from using crypto to pay for goods and services in Russia. The bill...
Read More »Margin Trading And Lending On The Crypto Market
In recent years, many of you who are interested in crypto, probably have noticed the continuous growth of the number of new exchange products that help earn from lending and margin trade.In case, there are unknown terms, a short note:Margin trading is trade with the help of borrowed funds. Turning to the details, when a trader takes out a loan on collateral and sell borrowed funds. After that, if the rate of sold coins is dropped, a trader buys borrowed funds with a lower rate and pay back...
Read More »Analyst: The Bitcoin Price Is Spiking Because It’s Rarer
Bitcoin has been experiencing some extremely bullish patterns as of late. The currency has managed to spike by roughly $2,000 in just a matter of weeks, jumping from the low $9,000 range beyond $11,100 at the time of writing.The Bitcoin Price Surge Could Easily ContinueThe currency recently rose by more than 12 percent in a single 24-hour period, marking the highest it’s been in more than six months. This represents a nice change for the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap, which...
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