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Despite the recent market-wide crash, Ethereum continues to lead amid the large-cap cryptocurrencies. Today, we take a closer look into the following cryptos: Bitcoin Bitcoin is down by a total of 10% this week as it saw turbulence over the past two days with Telsa removing BTC payments for its vehicles. The cryptocurrency failed to break a falling resistance trend line at around $59,000 at the start of the week and started to head lower from there. On Wednesday, the...

It goes without saying that the entire cryptocurrency community was taken ablaze by what happened with Tesla, Elon Musk, Bitcoin, and, somewhat not surprisingly, Dogecoin. Following the electric vehicle manufacturer’s decision to halt BTC payments for its products due to environmental considerations, Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, said that he’s working with Dogecoin developers to improve transaction efficiency. Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency....

It’s been a tumultuous couple of days in the cryptocurrency market following the latest declines. According to a reputable analyst, however, the short-term downside might not be over, though other on-chain metrics also suggest that the long-term does look promising. More Short-Term Downside for Bitcoin Price? The past two days were challenging for bitcoin’s price. From a high of around $58,000 on May 12th, it went all the way down to $45,700 (on Bitstamp) yesterday. This...

American multinational investment bank Cowen Inc. will join some Wall Street organizations after announcing plans to hold digital assets for hedge funds and asset managers. The firm partnered up with Standard Custody & Trust Co. to provide ”institutional-grade” custody services for cryptocurrencies. The Demand Is Here The recent rally of most crypto assets has caught the attention of many investors and capital holders. Following the increased demand, the US investment...

Despite the sudden price correction, bitcoin’s fundamentals continue to reach new highs. The asset’s hash rate has recovered its recent declines and marked a new ATH. Accordingly, the network’s mining difficulty saw its most significant increase in nearly seven years to a new record level as well. Hash Rate and Mining Difficulty to New Records Bitcoin’s hash rate is the measuring unit of the processing power on the asset’s blockchain. The general rule of thumb suggests that...

Despite the volatile market conditions, Michael Saylor’s business intelligence giant has doubled down on its BTC-related strategy. The firm bought another chunk of 271 bitcoins, and its total stash is now nearly 92,000 coins. The NASDAQ-listed company announced the latest purchase of 271 bitcoins on May 13th. The firm said it had bought the amount for $15 million. Despite being brought to the world today, the purchase was most likely made yesterday, as MicroStrategy said the...

Apparently Bitcoin whales are not as loyal to their tokens as they are to the dollar value they represent. As time goes on and BTC fails to resume its bull run, there are fewer and fewer people with large amounts of Bitcoin in their wallets. According to data from blockchain analytics firm Glassnode, the number of Bitcoin whales has been in steep decline since the beginning of 2021, going from 2,237 on February 7 to 1,943 earlier this week. Bitcoin whales over time. Image:...

Instagram accounts of Maltese residents were attacked recently by hackers. The online intruders specifically insisted on a Bitcoin ransom from the users in order to restore their access. Hackers Insist on Bitcoin Bitcoin and most of the cryptocurrencies keep their rally as their prices escalated in the past few months. Many companies and influential individuals either invested in them or recognized their potential. However, the skyrocketing value of bitcoin and altcoins also...

Software & analytics company Palantir has announced that they will be accepting Bitcoin as a payment method. Palantir will also consider purchasing Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to store on their balance sheet. Thiel Bets Big on Bitcoin Peter Thiel, the co-founder of Palantir (and, notably, PayPal), has been a long-standing cryptocurrency advocate. The company announced that it now accepts BTC for payments and even considers adding it to its balance sheet. As early as...

Bitcoin is down almost 5% today as the primary cryptocurrency broke below a rising wedge formation. BTC reached as high as $59,600 yesterday, touching the upper boundary of the wedge. However, the steep dive started from there. As mentioned yesterday, bitcoin was trading inside a rising wedge pattern, which in most cases tends to break to the downside. This is what happened this time as well. After breaking toward the bearish side, BTC continued to plummet but managed to find...