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Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has announced that it will be expanding its United States operations, following a groundbreaking feat recorded in the country in the first four months of the year.   Massive Growth in Q1 Highlighting its achievements within the period, Bitstamp said in a press release shared with CryptoPotato today that new customer signups from U.S. residents surged by 570%.  The third-largest exchange noted that transaction volume, including trading...

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has come a long way from claiming that he would prefer bananas over BTC to outlining the cryptocurrencies’ benefits over traditional finance. In a recent Twitter post, he highlighted the strengths of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even Dogecoin. Mark Cuban on BTC and ETH Cuban, a prominent investor and a star of the hit reality TV show Shark Tank, was among the many who doubted the merits of the cryptocurrency industry for a while. Previously, the...

With the impending taxation of cryptocurrency gains in South Korea, a recent poll showed that most citizens are in favor of such a rule. When it came down to age, though, the younger generations were significantly less opened to the idea of getting taxed for their crypto trading. South Koreans Support Crypto Taxation The East Asian country has dabbled with implementing cryptocurrency regulations and taxation on profits for years. However, the unexpected breakout of the...

Binance’s native crypto asset has been on a roll in 2021, resulting in breaking into uncharted territory quite regularly. With the latest record coming a few hours ago above $650, the asset’s total market cap went into a nine-digit territory.  After the start of the ongoing crypto bull run in October last year, Binance Coin seemed somewhat trailing behind. While bitcoin and other digital assets were surging with double-digits monthly and reached new records by the end of...

The popular cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask warned its customers of a new phishing bot that attempts to get their seed phrases. According to the team, the fraud tries to lead users to a so-called ”instant support” portal where they are prompted to enter information into a Google Docs form. The New Scam MetaMask – a project focused on Ethereum-based tools and infrastructure – tweeted today (May, 3rd) revealing a new fraud that attempts to harm users of the platform. The...

The Binance Smart Chain powered DEX has surged in popularity in recent months as DeFi newbies flock to the platform to avoid paying heavy gas fees on Ethereum. Figures from on-chain data providers indicate that the record figures for BSC and PancakeSwap have indeed surpassed that of the Ethereum network, despite its record price high of $3,100 today. PancakeSwap’s analytics dashboard does not appear to be updating TVL and volume figures, but its daily transaction count is...

WisdomTree Investments, a NY-based fund manager, has launched a physically-backed Ethereum ETP on two European stock exchanges through its local subsidiaries. This becomes the organization’s second crypto-related ETP released in the past month, after an exchange-traded product following the performance of Bitcoin. WisdomTree’s ETH ETP Live in Europe Headquartered in New York, WisdomTree Investments is an exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product sponsor, and an asset...

As the bull market rages on, it’s easy to get caught up in success stories. However, it’s paramount to know that it’s not all rainbow and butterflies – losses happen, and they hurt, especially if you’re not prepared or overtrade. An investor tweeted about how he lost his entire $185k portfolio in just 3 weeks. This is verifiable via his Ethereum address. The thread is sobering, and it’s a great read for traders to go through to remember that bull markets don’t last forever,...

Legendary stock market investors Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger spoke at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, talking briefly about cryptocurrencies and the effects of the new trading era on the global psyche. Buffett’s Thoughts and Munger’s Rant Warren Buffett expressed his displeasure at people who treated markets like a casino, claiming that it encouraged a gambling impulse. Buffett insisted that sound long-term investing is not as easy as it sounds, and he spoke out...

Choosing stock of gold mining companies instead of shares of firms investing in bitcoin has caused an underperformance for BNY Mellon’s tech-focused funds. The giant US bank outlined MicroStrategy – the company owning over 90,000 bitcoins – as the biggest missed opportunity. BNY Mellon’s Funds Performance In recent filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, America’s oldest bank conceded that preferring to go with stocks of gold mining organizations instead of...