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It has taken roughly seven years, but one of Cameron Winklevoss’ bitcoin price predictions has materialized. Back in 2013, the Gemini co-founder and long-term BTC supporter said that the cryptocurrency will reach a price tag of $40,000 faster than anyone imagines.2013 Winklevoss Prediction Comes TrueBack in December 2013, Cameron Winklevoss, previously known for his involvement in Facebook, provided what seemed like a wildly optimistic and perhaps outrageous bitcoin price prediction.At the...

A recent report informed of a new type of malicious operation that has been active for over a year and has targeted thousands of cryptocurrency users. Dubbed ElectroRAT, it’s written from scratch to work on various operating systems and promoted via dedicated forums and marketing campaigns.A New Threat For Crypto UsersThe cybersecurity company Intezer issued a report describing the latest threat for cryptocurrency users. It reads that the firm discovered the operation in December 2020, but it...

Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya sees bitcoin eventually expanding into a six-digit price territory. The former Facebook executive also doubled-down on his belief that BTC is an insurance policy that will thrive in the current times of economic uncertainty, but it will grow to something “much more important.”$200K Per Bitcoin; PalihapitiyaThe founder of the venture capital firm Social Capital has been a long time bitcoin supporter. He admitted last year that his first BTC purchase came...

There is no denying that institutions and the big players have been the catalyst for this current crypto market cycle and that notion has been reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley’s latest acquisition.According to reports, Morgan Stanley’s investment management arm boosted a stake in Bitcoin vehicle MicroStrategy Inc. to more than 10% late last year.The move signifies a growing interest in crypto assets from major banks which are clearly paying more attention to the space.Boom!Morgan Stanley just...

The Vietnamese financial institution will reportedly initiate the provision of letters of credit (L/C) on the blockchain, aiming at better and safer transactions for its clients.Becoming a “Happy Digital Bank”Vietnamese bank HDBank has announced it will issue letters of credit (L/C) using blockchain technology. According to a recent report, the major financial institution will pioneer the local digital market by becoming the first in the county to offer the L/C using blockchain technology.A...

After an unplanned four-year holding of nearly 2,000 bitcoins, Finland’s Customs has decided to sell them now. Local authorities seized most of them after Darknet drug-trafficking investigations in 2016, but their value has expanded by about 100x since then.The Right Moment to SellFinland’s Customs is planning to sell 1,981 bitcoins, most of which authorities had seized during drug trafficking criminal investigations. According to a recent news report, most of the confiscated BTC (1,666)...

With Ethereum’s price jumping to nearly $1,300 and nearing the all-time high of $1,450, the number of ETH addresses in profit has reached a 2-year high of over 99%.The Ethereum hash rate has also enjoyed the past several months with gradual increases and a new all-time high above 300,000.0000 GH/s.ETH’s Price Leads To Nearly 100% Addresses In ProfitThe second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has led the recent altcoin rally with impressive gains. After becoming one of the best-performing...

The past 24 hours have seen almost $1.5 billion in liquidated positions. This is the total for both long and short trades, as Bitcoin’s price went on a rollercoaster.$1.5 Billion LiquidatedCryptocurrency trading has a certain allure to it. After all, in the past 24 hours, we saw Bitcoin’s price go from $40,000 to $36,000 and back above $41,000. The same is true for many other cryptocurrencies.This rampant volatility creates opportunities for serious gains in a short amount of time. However,...

Bakkt, the Bitcoin futures platform owned and operated by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly planning to go public after a merger with the Chicago-based blank-check company VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings.Bakkt To Go Public?By citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg reported the news earlier, saying that the Bitcoin futures platform is already in talks with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings.Should both parties indeed proceed with the deal, the sources estimated that...

Bitcoin is currently trading at around $38,200 as it pulls back slightly after blasting past $40,000 during late trading on Thursday, January 7. At current prices, the asset is up 33% since the same time last week and it still doesn’t look like it is ready to correct yet.Looking at centralized exchange movements could indicate when the inevitable correction will occur and eToro’s Mati Greenspan has observed that Bitcoin volumes across exchanges have just doubled its previous all-time...