Bitcoin is up by a strong 5% today as it finally surged past $60,000 for the first time in April. After breaking that level, it went on to reach today’s high at $61,222 (at the time of writing). The coin started the month by attempting to charge above $60,000 but failed in the first week. Ultimately, it managed, but this comes after 4-5 failed attempts over the past month. BTC was holding the 20-day EMA for the first few days of April but fell beneath there on Wednesday when...
Read More »Bitcoin Explodes Above $60K: Ethereum & BNB Break ATHs
After failing to overcome its round-numbered nemesis of $60,000 for weeks, bitcoin has finally broken above it. Most alternative coins are also well in the green, with ETH and BNB surging to new ATH records at just shy of $2,200 and $485, respectively. Bitcoin Skyrockets Above $60K Bitcoin was unable to continue north following its all-time high in mid-March at $61,800. Just the opposite, the cryptocurrency reversed its trajectory and a few weeks later even threatened to dump...
Read More »Altcoin Season 2021 Booming as BTC Dominance Hits 2-Year Low: The Weekly Crypto Recap
This week we saw altcoins taking for the skies as Bitcoin was rangebound. This led to a plummeting BTC dominance that hit a 2-year low. Bitcoin was trading slightly below $60K this time last week, and everyone had their hopes up that it would conquer this coveted level. Unfortunately, last Saturday, the price started showing signs of weakness, and it declined all the way to $57K on Sunday. From there, Bitcoin started trading flat and made another unsuccessful attempt at $60K...
Read More »Kava 5.1 Upgrade Aims to Improve Earnings for Bitcoin Lending
The popular multi-asset DeFi platform powered by Kava Labs has optimized its network with the release of the Kava 5.1 upgrade. The company cited enhanced earnings from lending and decreased risks as the main benefits from the update. Kava 5.1 Arrives The software protocol enabling its users to utilize multiple crypto assets to borrow and lend funds without the need for a third-party intermediary announced its latest developments in a press release shared with CryptoPotato....
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview April 9th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Binance Coin, and Cardano
Bitcoin Bitcoin moved sideways over the last week of trading as it sits at $58,500. At the start of the week, the cryptocurrency made multiple attempts to break the $60,000 level but failed on each attempt. It then went on to establish support at $57,000. However, this support was penetrated on Wednesday as BTC plummeted as low as $55,440. Luckily, the buyers regrouped at this low and managed to allow BTC to rebound above $58,000 yesterday. Today, BTC continued higher to...
Read More »Bitfinex Derivatives Launches Contracts for Tether Gold-Bitcoin With up to 100x Leverage
A year after the release of XAUt – a commodity-backed token pegged to gold – Bitfinex has announced the launch of a perpetual contract for the trading pair Tether Gold/Bitcoin. The new product will be settled in BTC and will offer up to 100x leverage for users. XAUt/Bitcoin Perpetual Contract on Bitfinex Launched in 2012, Bitfinex is among the oldest cryptocurrency trading venues owned and operated by iFinex Financial Technologies Limited. Back in 2019, the Hong Kong-based...
Read More »BNY Mellon to Become Service Provider for SkyBridge Bitcoin ETF
America’s oldest bank, BNY Mellon, will become the first service provider for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched by Antoni Scaramucci’s SkyBridge and First Trust Advisors, pending approval. According to a press release, if the SEC approves the ETF, BNY Mellon will provide several services for institutional clients, such as ETF basket operation, order taking, fund accounting, fund administration, and transfer agency services. Traditional Institutions Jumping on the...
Read More »Bitcoin is at Tipping Point, Says Fidelity Digital Assets’ Head
A few months after questioning bitcoin’s store of value status, Tom Jessop, the head of Fidelity Digital Assets, stated that BTC and the entire industry are at a “tipping point” in terms of maturation and global adoption. He breached the COVID-19 pandemic and the “ultralow” interest rates as the most significant reasons behind crypto’s rise. Tipping Point for Bitcoin Adoption Fidelity Investments has been among the most receptive institutions when it comes down to the...
Read More »Bitmain Sells 42,000 S19 Antiminers to Riot Blockchain
Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain has decided to expand its mining capacity by purchasing 42,000 S19 Antimners from Bitmain, a Hong Kong crypto-mining products manufacturer. The purchase was worth at least $138.5 million and it’s part of the company’s plans to increase its Bitcoin mining hashrate, aiming at 7.7 EH/s by mid-2021 (an increase in the target by more than 90%). Riot Blockchain Exceeding its EH/s Expectations. Bitmain will be delivering 2000 S19j Antiminers...
Read More »America’s Second-Oldest Bank State Street to Enable Crypto Trading on its Platform
Shortly after the oldest US-based bank entered the cryptocurrency space, so has done the second-oldest – State Street Corporation. The banking giant with $3 trillion in assets under management will allow the London-based Puremarkets to use its Currenex platform for digital asset trading. Launched by Puremarkets Ltd., Pure Digital is advertised as an “interbank marketplace for cryptocurrency price discovery and exchange of wholesale risk.” According to an announcement from...
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