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The American billionaire and prominent TV personality – Mark Cuban – said he wants bitcoin’s price to go down “a lot further” so he could purchase more of it.  He also criticized investments in gold, arguing it is not a “hedge against everything.” Waiting for a Buying Opportunity The billionaire remains a fan of bitcoin, despite the asset’s massive price decline and the uncertainty around the entire crypto industry. In a recent podcast, he vowed to increase his BTC exposure...

PeckShield, the blockchain analytics and security company, reported earlier today that some BitKeep wallet users had their funds drained from the platform. According to the current estimations, the total amount stolen is roughly $8 million in various digital assets. After Hacktober, which was the worst month in the crypto industry in terms of hacks and exploits, the attackers seem to be back on the offensive as of now. The latest to fall victim is the BitKeep wallet,...

Despite the massive bull market in 2020 and 2021, institutions have remained on the crypto sidelines and feel relieved about it. This is what a JPMorgan senior investment strategist argued recently, indicating that the interest in the asset class from such investors is “effectively nonexistent.” The most notable bull run in the cryptocurrency market started at the end of 2020 and lasted for about a year, seeing prices explode to new highs. Bitcoin, for one, went from under...

Legendary investor Bill Miller continues to be bullish on Bitcoin despite the crypto asset being hit by a brutal sell-off this year. The Baltimore investing giant rose to prominence by outperforming the S&P 500 annually from 1991 to 2005. He subsequently served as the chairman and chief investment officer of Miller Value Partners, which had $1.9 billion in assets under management at the end of August 2022. Despite announcing his retirement recently, Bitcoin remains one of...

Immunefi, a leading bug bounty platform for the cryptocurrency industry, has paid out a total of $65 million to white hat hackers since its founding in 2020. These ethical hackers search for vulnerabilities in smart contracts and blockchain projects and are rewarded for reporting them to Immunefi. This helps to secure users’ assets and prevent bad actors from stealing funds. Smart Contract Bugs Account for Majority of Paid Reports According to Immunefi, 58.3% of the paid...

2022 has been a brutal year for the crypto investors market by the harsh crypto winter. It all started with the collapse of the TerraUSD algorithmic stablecoin, which prompted other major crypto players to fall like dominos: Three Arrows Capital. Voyager Digital, Celsius Network, FTX, BlockFi. Not one project, protocol, or institution exists that hasn’t felt the sting of contagion this year. Bitcoin futures volumes are hovering near multi-year lows owing to the tightening...

Valuations in the cryptocurrency market have dropped significantly from their all-time highs, with the total market capitalization losing around $2.2 trillion – a decline of around 73%. Many altcoins, including some from the large caps, have lost over 90% of their value since their all-time highs, and industry participants are scrambling to time the bottom. In light of the above, crypto analytics resource Nansen released a report that identifies systematic patterns in crypto...

The cryptocurrency market is facing one of its most brutal crypto winters, marked by a sustained drop in digital asset prices and the failure of major crypto companies, as well as high-profile cases of hacks and heists. Nonetheless, a recent report from blockchain data and analytics firm DappRadar suggests that the industry may not be in such a gloomy state, as it has shown remarkable resilience and maturity amid the crypto winter. According to DappRadar’s 2022 Industry...

This year has been tumultuous for the cryptocurrency industry, with major players like Terra, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), and FTX going underwater. As the crypto space struggles to find footing amid the second wave of the crypto winter exacerbated by the latest FTX debacle, digital asset data provider CryptoCompare believes it will take a while for the industry to recover from the impact of the collapse. Crypto Projects to Focus on Survival In its 2022 Year in Review report,...

The popular DEX aggregator announced the launch of Fusion, which focuses on the 1inch Swap Engine and aims to enhance user experience with DeFi swaps. The team behind the project promised to deliver “almost limitless” liquidity and maximum user protection. The press release shared with CryptoPotato informed that 1inch Swap Engine “facilitates Fusion, which empowers DeFi users to place orders with a specified price and time range, paying no network fees.” 1inch Swap Engine is...