It has been precisely a year since one of the worst trading days in the history of all financial markets. On March 12th, 2020, the day that became known as Black Thursday, every market was painted in dark red as the health and financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic became real to the entire world.While the heavily-regulated stock markets activated circuit breakers to ease the pain, no such options were available for the unregulated crypto market. As such, in a day when the S&P...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Came Inches Away From the ATH Above $58K (Market Watch)
Bitcoin came even closer to reaching a new all-time high a few hours ago but failed, and the subsequent rejection drove the asset below $57,000. Most alternative coins have remained relatively calm on a 24-hour scale despite some severe volatility experienced in the past few days.Bitcoin Came 0.43% Away from a Fresh ATHIt seems that last week’s price drops in which bitcoin dipped to $43,000 are long gone for the cryptocurrency. This week the asset has been on an impressive run that overcame...
Read More »China’s Social Media App Weibo Reportedly Bans the Accounts of Binance, OKEx, and Huobi
While some Chinese companies have purchased BTC and ETH, others, such as the social media giant Weibo, have reportedly halted the accounts of three of the largest crypto exchanges – Binance, Huobi, and OKEx. Weibo has justified its decision by outlining “abnormal practices” and breaching security risks.Weibo Targets Crypto ExchangesIt may not come as a surprise that a Chinese-based company has a somewhat hostile approach towards the cryptocurrency industry, keeping in mind the country’s...
Read More »Bakkt Becomes the 29th Crypto Company to Receive BitLicense Approval by NYDFS
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced that Bakkt Marketplace has become the 29th cryptocurrency company to receive BitLicense since 2015. This approval comes amid the firm’s endeavors to be publicly listed and to launch the long-anticipated Bakkt App. The NYDFS started granting such licenses to digital asset businesses in 2015, with the first one being Paxos. Earlier today, the organization announced the latest company to receive the coveted BitLicense –...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Eyes New ATH Following $10K Weekly Surge
Bitcoin is up by a solid 12.5% over the past week of trading as it reached $57,400 as of today’s high. This is just about $1000 from the ATH recorded on February 21, 2021.A quick recap: Bitcoin was trading inside an ascending price channel throughout February until it hit the ATH price of $58,355 (Feb-21). From there, it headed lower sharply as the price collapsed beneath the price channel and fell into the support zone around $43-44K by the end of the past month.During the first days of...
Read More »Following Jack Dorsey, Nexo Donates $150K to Open-Source Bitcoin Develompent NGO
Nexo, a financial service provider for digital assets, has announced a $150k donation to Brink, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging, nurturing, and supporting the open-source Bitcoin development community.This follows the contribution of Jack Dorsey, who recently granted 1 BTC to the organization as well.Nexo Donates $150K to BrinkAs Bitcoin continues to experience upward growth, prominent industry leaders and stakeholders are focusing on promoting open-source cryptocurrency development to...
Read More »Peter Schiff’s Son Goes All-In on Bitcoin: He’s HODLING to Infinity or Bust
Peter Schiff tweeted today that his son, Spencer Schiff, went all-in on Bitcoin during the last drop below $50,000. According to his father, a full 100% of his portfolio is now invested in Bitcoin. The elder Schiff has been a long-time Bitcoin detractor. However, his child’s interest in cryptocurrencies may expose him to some new ideas.Selling Silver For BitcoinMany long-time followers of the cryptocurrency industry know Peter Schiff as a public Bitcoin bear, consistently in the news talking...
Read More »Recent Job Postings Hints: Is Grayscale Looking to Launch a Crypto ETF?
Recent job postings suggest that the leading digital asset manager could be planning to develop and launch a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETFs). Grayscale is looking for nine employees for roles focusing on various ETF-related endeavors. Founded in 2013, Grayscale is a crypto asset manager enabling institutions to receive exposure to numerous digital assets through its funds. The company could be considering developing and launching ETFs as well, at least according to nine key job...
Read More »Bullish? Bitcoin Whales With More Than 10,000 BTC at an All-Time Low
Bitcoin’s distribution has become substantially less concentrated as the number of whales holding 10,000 or more coins has reached a new all-time low of less than 100 such addresses.At the same time, the number of transactions on the BTC network and exchange deposits continue to decrease to monthly lows.Bitcoin 10K+ Whales to ATLThe so-called BTC “humpback” whales are massive wallets containing 10,000 or more coins. From a USD perspective, this amount would represent holdings worth at least...
Read More »Market Watch: Bitcoin Price Came Just 4% From a New All-Time High
Bitcoin has managed to hit a high at nearly $56,000 today but has since retraced a bit and it now hovers above $54,000. However, BTC’s dominance suffers as some altcoins, including Binance Coin, have surged in the past 24 hours, and the metric is just slightly above 60%.Bitcoin’s Stays Above $54KEver since the primary cryptocurrency dipped to $47,000 on March 6th, the bulls took control and pushed the asset north. In the following days, BTC firstly reclaimed the coveted $50,000 before heading...
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