Cryptocurrency traders that want to benefit from the infamous market volatility would be able to do so by taking advantage of COTI’s recently launched Crypto Volatility Index (CVI). Users will be able to place positions in anticipation of significant fluctuations in either direction.The First Decentralized Crypto Volatility IndexCOTI is a blockchain project that describes itself as a “fully encompassing finance” on the distributed ledger technology. It’s designed to meet and address...
Read More »Top 30 Cryptocurrencies Gained 300% on Average in 2020: Report
In its annual report on the developments within the cryptocurrency field, the popular monitoring resource CoinGecko asserted that the top 30 coins by market cap added on average 300% in 2020. Moreover, the paper noted that the most widely-used stablecoins had neared $30 billion in circulation after a 440% surge.2020: Best Price PerformersCoinGecko’s report noted that the market caps of the top 30 cryptocurrency assets grew by $552 billion (308%) in 2020. Thus, last year’s results have...
Read More »Binance Coin Approaches ATH as 14th BNB Burn to Happen in 48 Hours
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange token by means of market capitalization, Binance Coin, is approaching its ATH. This happens hours before the company goes on with its 14th scheduled BNB token burn.BNB Price Eyes ATHBinance Coin is the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange token. Over the past 12 hours, BNB saw an impressive increase in its dollar value. It went from a low of about $40.9 to a high of $45 for total intraday gains of 10%.Interestingly enough, the coin also came...
Read More »Tether (USDT) January 15th Deadline on iFinex Case: Everything You Need to Know
Many in the cryptocurrency field have recently discussed the upcoming January 15th date as an important consideration for the ongoing case between the office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) and iFinex, the parent company of Bitfinex and Tether.With this in mind, below is a comprehensive summary of what happened and what to expect on this date.The NYAG v. iFinex Case: What Happened?Back in April 2019, the office of the New York Attorney General alleged that the popular cryptocurrency...
Read More »Altcoins to Watch: AAVE, XLM, BCH
The cryptocurrency market is still northbound as Bitcoin sets new ATH every other week.The year has started with new records, the total cryptocurrency market cap exceeded $1 trillion, with only 67.7% of the cap covered by Bitcoin. As Bitcoin dominance drops, yet the market cap increases, the so-called “altcoin-season” should be expected.For that being said, let’s take a look at some altcoins that are worth following these days.AavePhoto: Aave chart on TradingView.AAVE/USDT is following an...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Breaks $36,000 As Protesters Storm US Capitol
The last hour saw massive volatility on the cryptocurrency market, which coincided with serious tension and protest in the US Capitol. Ultimately, after a tumultuous hourly candle, Bitcoin managed to break $36,000 and chart a brand new all-time high.Bitcoin’s price saw serious volatility during the last couple of hours. It went on a roller-coaster, dumping to a low of about $34,300 on Binance.Ultimately, the price surged right back and is currently trading above $36,000 to mark a brand new...
Read More »Privacy Coins Targeted: Bittrex to Delist Monero, ZCash, and Dash
Just a few days after announcing the delisting of Ripple (XRP) following the SEC charges, Bittrex has added three more coins to the list of removals. Interestingly, they are all so-called security tokens – Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), and ZCash (ZEC).The Seattle, Washington-based cryptocurrency exchange said in a statement earlier today that it will remove Monero, Dash, and ZCash from its global platform. The company will halt trading for these markets: BTC/XMR, ETH/XMR, USDT/XMR, BTC/ZEC,...
Read More »House Approves $2,000 Direct Payments in COVID-19 Stimulus Payouts, Looks to Senate to Vote
There is a possibility that the Senate Republicans may want to hold onto their conservative approach in increased spending citing longer-term consequences.The United States House of Representatives passed the votes to support the issuance of $2,000 in stimulus checks to American households or beneficiaries, with expectations from the Senate to also sign off on the higher payments. According to a report from Newsweek, the vote from the House came a day after President Donald Trump signed off...
Read More »Binance Launches European-Style Bitcoin Options: Traders Can Issue Their Own Contracts
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched a “European-style” Vanilla Bitcoin Options contracts priced and settled in Tether (USDT) aimed at institutional and advanced investors.European-style BTC Options on BinanceThe Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange announced the latest addition to its portfolio of digital asset products in a press release shared with CryptoPotato.The announcement reads that Binance has completed a testnet trial of the new BTC options contracts in...
Read More »Why Tether (USDT) Is Exploding on TRON
Overall, $6.6 billion worth of Tether (USDT) now exists on the TRON blockchain, and between 300-400k USDT transactions are conducted each day on TRON making it arguably the number one network for USDT.If you’re a stablecoin user, odds are you are aware that Tether (USDT), the most popular USD-backed stablecoin, is available to use on multiple different networks. There’s the original Omni-based Tether, based on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, and there’s also a variety of tokenized Tether...
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