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Bitcoin has become an even more attractive investment instrument in the past few months as its price has grown substantially. The number of BTC hodlers with at least 1,000 coins has surged to new highs, according to new data.Bitcoin HODLers On The RiseBitcoin has been on a tear since early October resulting in several consecutive yearly highs. The latest one took BTC to nearly $19,000. Meaning, that the cryptocurrency has almost doubled its value in less than two months.Typically, such...

Bitcoin’s volatility continued over the weekend with a few $1,000 moves taking it from a high of $18,800 to $17,700 and back. The altcoins, however, have kept their recent momentum going and have reduced BTC’s dominance over the market to about 63%.Bitcoin’s Volatile WeekendThe primary cryptocurrency displayed increased signs of volatility during the weekend. It started with charting a fresh yearly high on Saturday at nearly $19,000.After coming just inches away from breaking the 2017...

While Bitcoin briefly dabbled with $19k on Saturday, it found resistance there and has retreated a couple of percent to the mid-$18k range. Ethereum on the other hand has kept the momentum running and has powered to its highest price since June 2018.The green candles for Ethereum just keep coming as it surged from just over $500 on Saturday morning to top out at $585 by Monday morning.Over the past seven days, Ethereum has cranked 26% from around $460 this time last Monday. Since the...

When Bill Harris, former CEO of PayPal, described Bitcoin as “the greatest scam in history” in an article for Vox, the last thing that would come to his mind was the role his company would play in the global adoption of this cryptocurrency.This was in 2018, just when Bitcoin was on a major bearish trend. The bubble —as Harris described it— exploded. But things changed, a new CEO replaced Harris and Bitcoin’s price slowly recovered. Well, slowly until PayPal jumped on the Bitcoin...

The forthcoming Crypto.com Visa cards for Canadian citizens are reportedly coming early next year and are considered another step in the country’s recent turn towards cryptocurrency adoption.Visa Cards For Canadians As Early As January 2021The digital assets exchange and app Crypto.com has officially announced that citizens of Canada are now able to apply for its Visa cards. Plans are for the shipment of new cards to begin in January next year. The country is the most recent addition to the...

After heading the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the past three and a half years, Jay Clayton has decided to end his term early. As the SEC’s mission is to protect investors and ensure fair and efficient financial markets, it’s worth exploring how has the Commission impacted the cryptocurrency field during his tenure.The SEC’s Jay Clayton Steps Down EarlyBorn in 1966, Joseph “Jay” Clayton is an attorney who became the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission in May...

After almost touching $19,000 for the second time, Bitcoin has calmed and retraced below $18,500 (as of writing these lines). At the same time, most alternative coins have doubled-down on their recent gains. Ripple’s 60% weekly spike has helped the asset overcome Tether as the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.Bitcoin Slows Down After Doule-Top At $19KBTC’s latest impressive price developments led to a notable leg up yesterday and yet another fresh yearly high. This time, the asset...

Another day, another DeFi hack. Pickle Finance just announced that funds deposited in one of its smart contracts were stolen by a hacker hours ago.The team is still investigating how exactly the hacker stole approximately $20 million in funds. Their wallet is still “dormant” and has not started the “money laundering” phase that tends to follow every hack.And if a hack was not enough, Pickle Finance’s token (PICKLE) crashed after the news spread, losing almost 58% in a matter of hours.Pickle...

The Chief Investment Officer of the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, believes that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Although he hasn’t invested in BTC, Rick Rieder asserted that Bitcoin could “take the place of gold to a large extent.”BlackRock’s CIO Believes In BitcoinFounded in 1988 in New York, BlackRock is an American global investment management corporation. In fact, it’s the world’s largest asset manager with over $7 trillion in AUM as of the end of 2019.Its CIO,...

Bitcoin’s booming price seems to be attracting new investors. Data from the analytics company Glassnode indicated that the BTC network has just registered the highest number of newly created address in nearly three years.Bitcoin FOMO Kicking In?The primary cryptocurrency has been on a massive roll in the past few months. The days of dabbling around the $10,000 price tag in early September are long gone. In fact, BTC has nearly doubled its price since then.During the past month alone, Bitcoin...