The cryptocurrency trading volumes on PayPal have skyrocketed to a new all-time high yesterday, shattering the previous record. Having also in mind the growing Google searches for bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets, the question remains if retail investors have finally arrived.PayPal Crypto Trading Volume ATHEver since the world’s largest online payment processor announced last year that it will enable cryptocurrency trading on its platform, the community wondered how long it will...
Read More »Despite the Crash: Bitcoin Fundamentals Remain Stronger Than Ever
Although the price of bitcoin has crashed in the past 24 hours with double-digit percetages, the network’s fundamentals remain strong. Recent data indicated that BTC’s mining difficulty and the hash rate had reached new all-time highs.BTC Mining Difficulty And Hash Rate ATHsThe mining difficulty on the BTC network goes through an automatic adjustment every 2,016 blocks (or roughly two weeks). Depending on the number of active miners putting their computational power to work on the blockchain,...
Read More »Binance Partners With Orbs Blockchain to Launch a DeFi Accelerator
The leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has teamed up with an Israeli blockchain company called Orbs to be the first core sponsors of a DeFi-related program. Dubbed DeFiOrg accelerator, it aims to enhance the research, development, and community engagement in the decentralized finance field.Binance And Orbs Sponsor DeFi AcceleratorThe Malta-based digital asset exchange announced its most recent endeavor in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. It described the accelerator as a program...
Read More »It’s Official: Bitcoin Futures Platform Bakkt Going Public at $2.1 Billion Valuation
The Bitcoin futures platform launched in 2018 by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has entered into a “definitive agreement” for business cooperation that will lead to becoming a publicly-traded company with an enterprise value of over $2 billion. The company has also appointed a new CEO.Reports emerged last week suggesting that Bakkt was negotiating a strategic merger with VPC Impact Acquisitions Holdings to go public. Either company failed to deny or confirm the rumors until earlier...
Read More »Time to Take Money Off The Table: Guggenheim CIO Amid the Bitcoin Plunge
Scott Minerd, the CIO of the Wall Street behemoth Guggenheim Partners that recently decided to allocate funds in BTC, said that bitcoin’s recent price increase was unsustainable in the short term.Furthermore, he advised that it was time to take some money off the table, but speculations arose if this is part of Minerd’s master plan to buy BTC at a lower price.Guggenheim CIO Warns Of Unsustainable BTC RunThe Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Partners took it to Twitter to assert that...
Read More »FCA Warns Of Suspicious Cryptocurrecy Companies Promising High Returns
Following the latest bullish developments in the cryptocurrency field, the UK Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors of the potential risks associated with investing in certain digital asset endeavors.The UK’s regulator has highlighted the risky nature of the industry and said that people should be prepared for worst-case scenarios, including losing all of their money.UK FCA Warns Investors About Crypto InvestingAlthough the cryptocurrency market saw vigorous price drops in the past...
Read More »HSBC Blocks Transactions From Crypto Exchanges
As Bitcoin cools from its recent all-time high, HSBC has become the latest banking giant to restrict what its customers can invest in by preventing them from transferring any profits from crypto exchanges to their bank accounts.banAccording to a recent report in The Sunday Times, HSBC has blocked transactions to or from crypto exchanges as it takes a heavy-handed approach to Bitcoin and its brethren. A number of U.K. banks have also made moves to prevent their customers from buying crypto...
Read More »BlockOne CTO and Co-Founder Dan Larimer Resigns: EOS Price Dumps By 25%
Dan Larimer, the blockchain entrepreneur that co-founded the company behind the popular project EOS, has left his position after four years. Interestingly, the native cryptocurrency EOS has reacted immediately with a vigorous price drop of about 25%.Larimer, who served as Block.one’s chief technological officer, has resigned from his position at the company as of December 31st, 2020. “I will continue on my mission to create a free market, voluntary solutions for securing life, liberty,...
Read More »BTC Liquidity Crisis? Bitcoins on Exchanges Decrease as Whales Continue Accumulating
The number of bitcoins stored on cryptocurrency exchanges has been gradually decreasing while the number of BTC whales keeps increases. Having also in mind the aftermath of the halving and institutions purchasing massive quantities of the asset, it could lead to a significant liquidity crisis.Bitcoin Whales Behavior And BTC On ExchangesData from the monitoring resource CryptoQuant informs that the number of bitcoins kept on crypto exchanges has been continuously dropping for nearly a year.As...
Read More »Elon Musk Doesn’t Mind Getting His Salary in Bitcoin
In a recent Twitter reply, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX admitted that he wouldn’t turn out getting paid in Bitcoin. His statement came as a reply to Ben Mezrich, the author of Bitcoin Billionaires. Ben Mezrich and Elon Musk on BitcoinA couple of days ago, Ben Mezrich, the author of Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption, took it to Twitter to say that he wouldn’t turn down getting paid in bitcoin again.As CryptoPotato reported earlier in 2020, Bitcoin started...
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