Ethereum’s next target is $500, according to BitMEX co-founder and CEO Arthur Hayes. He expressed his amazement about ETH’s surge to $400, calling for the continuation of the rally.Ethereum Breaks Above $400 For First Time Since August 2018On Sunday, Ether hit the highest level in two years, breaking above $400 for the first time since August 2018. Ethereum has benefited from the general bullishness of the cryptocurrency market, but it’s not only that.The second-largest cryptocurrency is at...
Read More »Tether Prints $300M USDT to Add to Tron Network, XRP Moves to 3rd Spot
Market leading stablecoin Tether has printed $300 Million USDT to replenish the Tron Network and cryptocurrency XRP reclaims 3rd position.The creation of new USDT and subsequent transaction onto the Tron blockchain was first flagged by the Twitter account Whale Alert which monitors and analyses high volume trading activity across the cryptocurrency market. Most of the so-called whale trades in this market occur in stablecoins rather than fiat and this was no exception.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?...
Read More »Tether (USDT) Flows to Exchanges at 8-Month High: Bitcoin FOMO Starting?
The most recent Bitcoin price surge may have triggered a serious FOMO wave amongst investors as data displayed the largest inflow of Tether (USDT) towards exchanges in eight months happened yesterday after BTC broke above $10,000 and aimed for $11,000. Tether Into Exchanges To Follow BTC FOMO? Bitcoin’s price finally broke above $10,000 a few days ago. In doing so, the asset attracted a lot of attention from the cryptocurrency community and perhaps investors. According to data provided by...
Read More »Bitcoin and Ethereum Rise to New Yearly Highs
BTC was able to provide a daily return of 11.15%.After an impressive run-up by lower-cap altcoins, investors appear to have taken profits and moved to Bitcoin. Indeed, roughly $15 billion were injected into the flagship cryptocurrency on July 27th alone. Such a massive capital influx allowed BTC to smash through the $10,000 resistance barrier and march towards $12,000.The pioneer cryptocurrency kicked off the day at $9,939.68 and within a few minutes after the weekly open its price was...
Read More »Tether Displaces XRP as Number Three Cryptocurrency with $10 Billion Market Cap
Just in March, Tether (USDT) had a market cap of $5 billion, today it has already reached a $10 billion mark.Digital currency Tether (USDT) has hit a landmark market cap of $10 billion advancing the surge in altcoins. The positive stride has also helped position the ‘United States Dollar backed’ cryptocurrency as the third-largest cryptocurrency to displace XRP following Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).The announcement was made on Tether’s official Twitter account and it highlights the...
Read More »Tether (USDT) Market Cap Now Over $10 Billion
The continuous growth of the most widely utilized stablecoin Tether (USDT) has pushed its total market capitalization above the coveted $10 billion mark. On a monthly scale, the rise is even more impressive as it has doubled since March 2020.Tether Takes Over $10B Market CapTether, or as it was initially named – Realcoin, saw the light of day in 2014 as an innovative coin holding a stable value in an ever-fluctuating cryptocurrency market. The so-called stablecoin is pegged (almost) 1-to-1...
Read More »Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin For Daily Settlement Value But There’s a Catch
Recent research has indicated that Ethereum has ‘blown past Bitcoin’ in terms of daily settlement value, which is a testament to how much economic activity has increased on the network.Ethereum Beats Bitcoin on Economic ActivityMessari researcher, Ryan Watkins, recently posted his findings stating that a quarter ago, Ethereum had just about reached parity with Bitcoin in Daily settlement value. A quarter later, Ethereum has blown past Bitcoin.Zooming in on Ethereum, in Q1 Ethereum had just...
Read More »Appeals Judge Allows NY Investigation Into Tether Stable Currency
An investigation into the Tether stable currency is presently underway following a request granted by an appeals court to the New York Attorney General’s office.Tether Is Under FireThis presents a major problem for Tether developer Brock Pierce, one of the top dogs in the world of digital assets. The 39-year-old recently announced his plan to run for president as an independent (with only four months left to go before the election) and is opening his campaign with several unique promises such...
Read More »Poloniex Joins the Party: Launching 100x Leverage Bitcoin Futures Platform
Poloniex, one of the veteran cryptocurrency exchanges, will be joining the derivatives party. The venue has launched Poloniex Futures – a platform that allows traders to use BTC perpetual swaps with USDT as collateral and up to 100x leverage.Poloniex Joins the Bitcoin Futures PartyAccording to an official release dated July 11th, Poloniex has announced the launch of its Futures trading platform.Following the launch, traders will be able to adequately long or short Bitcoin using a leverage...
Read More »Tether And CENTRE Blacklist 40 Addresses In Total Worth Over $46 Million
A popular cryptocurrency researcher recently pointed out that the stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 39 Ethereum-based addresses holding over $46 million of USDT.Interestingly, the information surfaced soon after another report indicating that the CENTRE Consortium has admitted doing the same to a USDC address with $100,000 worth of the stablecoin.$46M In Stablecoin Addresses BlacklistedBy using Dune Analytics, Horizon Games researcher Philippe Castonguay created a dashboard tracking...
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