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It’s another exciting day in Bitcoin land. And no, it doesn’t have to anything with BTC’s rallying price. Of course, the price has brought smiles on the faces of Bitcoiners across the world, but there’s something else too.The latest data shows that whales no longer control Bitcoin’s supply. The number of retail investors owning little BTC has steadily increased in the last 5 years. Does it point to a rise in Bitcoin adoption?≤ 10 BTC Holders Increased While Those Holding 100 – 100K BTC...

Bitcoin continued heading upwards, but it couldn’t challenge the $12,000 line. Bitcoin Cash’s 10% increase is among the most impressive from the larger-cap alts, while some lower-cap altcoins have been surging by double-digits.Bitcoin Aims At $12,000Bitcoin was steadily progressing towards $12,000 in the past 24 hours. After yesterday’s low of $11,580, bulls took charge and spiked BTC’s price to a daily high of $11,910 on Bitstamp. However, the primary cryptocurrency couldn’t sustain its run...

Over the year so far, Bitcoin has demonstrated interesting correlations with legacy markets. During the crash, largely-induced by the spread of the novel coronavirus and for a period after that, the cryptocurrency was trading in line with the stock market.Now, however, it appears that Bitcoin is largely perceived as a safe haven as it demonstrates a massive correlation with gold and silver.BTC Correlation with Gold at an All-Time HighObserving the way Bitcoin transacts is particularly...

Bitcoin’s network is known for a lot of things, and low transaction fees are undoubtedly one of them.Less than an hour ago, we saw another example of this as upwards of $1 billion worth of BTC was transferred from one address to another for a fee of $4 at current rates.$1 Billion Worth of BTC Transferred for $4Whale transactions are not uncommon in the cryptocurrency field. At the beginning of July, CryptoPotato reported that someone had moved $933 million worth of Bitcoin (around 101,860...

The large cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments has filed a Registration Statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its Grayscale Ethereum Trust. Should the application be successful, the ETH Trust will be the second company product designated as a digital asset investment vehicle reporting to the SEC after the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust. Grayscale ETH Trust Files For Form 10 With The SEC Also known as the General Form for...

By working together with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), German law enforcement agencies have seized nearly $30 million worth of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash from two men allegedly running a large pirate streaming website called Movie2K.Movie2K’s BackstoryThe pirate streaming website began operating in 2008 and ran until 2013. In that timeframe, Movie2K allegedly distributed nearly 900,000 copies of movies and TV shows. Its popularity grew rapidly, and before it closed in 2013, it...

Top Japanese financial bureaucrat Ryozo Himino thinks that promoting cryptocurrency trading will not necessarily accelerate technological innovation. Rather it will spark increased speculative trading, the regulator said. Himono has, therefore, cautioned against the same.Deregulating Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies Will Fuel’ Speculative Trading’As per a Reuters article, the Japanese Financial Services Agency boss has shared fresh thoughts regarding his stance on crypto trading practices in...

The Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be approaching its long-anticipated launch as new reports indicated that multiple local commercial banks have begun conducting trials of a digital wallet application linked to the CBDC.Chinese Banks Test Digital Wallet App For CBDCIn the latest turn of events regarding China’s future digital currency, a Reuters report asserted that several large state-run commercial banks are conducting internal testing of the digital wallet app....

Ethereum Classic has been in the wars again with a second 51% attack within a week. This incursion has brought the security of the network under the spotlight again, though ETC prices remain largely unmoved at the time of writing.Earlier today, August 6, Etherchain.org tweeted that its Ethermine affiliated mining pool had disabled ETC pool payouts after more than 4,000 blocks had been reorganized.Today another large 51% attack occurred on the #ETC which caused a reorganization of over 4000...

Bitcoin has recovered some of its dominance over the market in the past 24 hours after breaking above $11,600. At the same time, large-cap altcoins have calmed and even taken a hit, but fluctuations are evident among lower-cap alts.Bitcoin Moves AheadAs CryptoPotato reported a few days ago, Bitcoin’s price chart was forming a bullish reversal pattern suggesting a possible increase. At the time, BTC was trading at about $11,200 – $11,300, where it stood for a bit longer. In the past 24 hours,...