Following what appears to be the actions of a single whale, the price of ETH skyrocketed to just under $450 according to the Uniswap v2 ETH/USDC price ticker in late trading on August 10. This represented an increase upwards of 15%.The trade involved a series of swaps totaling almost $18 million in USDT to purchase just over 40,000 ETH. Within a couple of hours, the price of Ethereum had returned to its range-bound channel at around $395.ETH/USD Chart, Uniswap V2. Source: UniswapRealt...
Read More »Dai Supply Hits Record $400 Million on DeFi Momentum
Demand for stablecoins has surged this year, mainly on the back of the DeFi sector, which has seen countless crypto earning opportunities arise. MakerDAO’s stablecoin, Dai, has just reached a milestone $400 million supply following the minting of a further $10 million.This 10 million DAI mint brings the total DAI supply to over 400 million ? https://t.co/5yH4a464B8— Anthony Sassano | sassal.eth ?? (@sassal0x) August 10, 2020Surging Dai DemandSince the beginning of July, Dai market...
Read More »US DOJ After $7.2 Million Crypto Ponzi Banana Fund
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a complaint against an alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme to forfeit over $7 million in Bitcoin and Tether.The administrator of the scam called the “Banana Fund” has used some of the raised funds for personal benefits, including purchasing a house.DOJ Against Banana Fund Ponzi SchemeAccording to the official complaint, the administrator of the alleged scam marketed the company to potential investors as a platform for startups to post...
Read More »LINK Paints Fresh ATH Above $9 While BTC Dominance Bleeds (Market Watch)
Green dominates most of the cryptocurrency market with some impressive gains from Ripple, Tezos, and Chainlink as LINK even marked a fresh all-time high. Bitcoin’s unsuccessful attempt to conquer $11,500 has pushed the asset down to $11,300Altcoins Rejoice, LINK ATHSpeculations for а revived altcoin season emerged today as the majority of alts have increased their value in the past 24 hours. The second-largest cryptocurrency market continued its impressive 2020 summer with another 2%...
Read More »Arthur Hayes is Bullish on Ethereum, Calls Next Target
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...
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