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Another popular cryptocurrency analyst believes that it’s entirely plausible the price of Bitcoin to plunge following the halving. He argued that exchanges offering futures trading will induce the biggest sell pressure on the market.BTC Price To Drop Because Of ExchangesWith the third Bitcoin halving scheduled to take place only a few days from now, speculations regarding potential price effects continue to spiral. Popular on-chain analyst, Willy Woo, believes that after the event, miners...

The past couple of months have been nothing but a wild ride for Bitcoin. In the middle of March, when the coronavirus started to spread in the Western World, and markets reacted swiftly, BTC lost more than 40% and tumbled to $3,600. Now, less than two months later, the price is not only fully recovered but also touched $10,000 for the first time since February.A lot of experts thought that the recovery from the March lows would be prolonged and slow, but the fact of the matter is that Bitcoin...

0x (ZRX) gained 143% against the dollar leading into Friday, May 8. The price surge comes after announcing weekly staking payouts, and potentially getting a fortuitous ‘Ethereum rub’ from Vitalik Buterin.Notably, on May 7, the 0x community voted in favor of a proposal that would cut the regularity of staking payouts from 10 days to 7 days. 0x users who opt to become liquidity providers will now receive payouts weekly.Meanwhile, Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin mentioned 0x as “one of the...

An 18-year old boy is accused of stealing $24 million in cryptocurrencies. An advisor in blockchain companies claims that the teenager along with his crew hacked his phone to conduct the theft.A Cybercrime RaidLast Thursday in New York, Michael Terpin, founder and chief executive officer of Transform Group (a San Juan, Puerto Rico-based blockchain company) sued now 18-years old Ellis Pinsky for a cyber heist. Per the accusations, Pinsky and his team of hackers targetted him in 2018 (when...

Large cryptocurrency-related financial service company, Bitcoin Suisse, is looking to raise over $50 million from investors. The institution plans to expand its services in Switzerland and Liechtenstein by receiving dual bank licenses.Bitcoin Suisse To Raise More FundsFounded in 2013, Bitcoin Suisse AG has become a prominent market player in terms of brokerage, custody, lending, staking, and other cryptocurrency-related services. Currently valued at over $275m, the entity announced earlier...

The majority of Bitcoin holdings are currently in a profitable position following the recent rally of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, data from on-chain data provider Glassnode shows. The UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) metric from the data firm puts the proportion of the moneymaking Bitcoin at 81%.What Is UTXO Realized Price Distribution and Why Does It Matter?UXTO is short for unspent transaction output. It can be simply related to the change you receive when...

Only four days left until the Bitcoin halving event. This by itself could have been enough to fuel the primary cryptocurrency beyond the $10,000 mark.Maybe it happened faster than expected, Bitcoin just reached the 5-digit mark for the first time since February 24, 2020.As of writing these lines, BTC completes an incredible 35% price increase over the past ten days. Who could believe that less than two months ago, one Bitcoin traded for $3,600? Those who bought the dip can now celebrate...

The TON blockchain marked its independence day on May 7, after a group of developers hardforked the code initially meant to be used exclusively by Telegram.As Telegram remains embroiled in a legal saga with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an independent group of validators and developers elected to bypass the regulatory furor by launching the open-source Free TON.TON’s Declaration of DecentralizationTaking advantage of a loophole that may be the first of its kind,...

The popular American hedge fund manager, Paul Tudor Jones II, said that he is buying Bitcoin amid the growing trend amongst world central banks to print excessive amounts of money.He added that the hedge fund he founded in 1980, Tudor Investment Corporation (Tudor BVI), could start allocating portions of its assets in Bitcoin futures.Paul Tudor Jones Buys Bitcoin To Fight InflationJones is a prominent traditional investor who founded the Tudor BVI hedge fund 40 years ago. He is also a...

Millions of US citizens received a stimulus check worth $1,200 in the last few weeks as government aid to fight the effects prompted by the COVID-19. Interestingly, if that amount was invested in Bitcoin when the first checks were initially received, it would have grown to $1,600 by now.$1,200 Becomes $1,600 In WeeksAccording to a report, 88.1 million people received a stimulus check wroth $1,200 by April 25th. The first batch was mailed in mid-April, and many people noted they had received...