UK’s National Health Service is planning the implementation of an Internet of Things project to build and manage COVID-19 vaccine provisions. The solution will use a pubic distributed ledger network – Hedera Hashgraph.Monitoring COVID-19 Vaccines Supplies Using DLTAccording to an official announcement, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will aim to digitally monitor its supplies of COVID-19 vaccines in the months to come. Using the public DLT network Hedera Hashgraph, a digital asset...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC’s Triangle Formation Is Likely To End With a Huge Move
While the crypto market is celebrating a new all-time high to the second-largest crypto, Ethereum, Bitcoin saw a minor 3% price spike over the past 24 hours as it trades slightly below $38K. On a larger scale, BTC has been trading sideways for the past 12 days after nailing its ATH level at $42,000 On January 8, 2020.From there, Bitcoin started to consolidate as it forms a giant symmetrical triangle pattern, as can be seen on the following 4-hour chart. Over the weekend, Bitcoin fell from the...
Read More »Long Bitcoin Unseats Tech Stocks as the Most Crowded Trade in January, BofA Reports
Trading above $35,000, Bitcoin continues to pass milestone after milestone as reports show that the cryptocurrency received the most capital inflow this month compared to tech stocks and traditional investments. Long Bitcoin Wins Most Crowded TradeA recent survey conducted by the Bank of America on fund managers with over $500 billion in AUM reveals that investors are bullish on Bitcoin’s price in the long term. The study shows that “long bitcoin” dethroned “long tech” as the most crowded...
Read More »Grayscale Now Owns More Than 3% of Total 21 Million Bitcoins That Will Ever Exist
The leading digital asset manager Grayscale continues to tighten its grip on the bitcoin supply. According to recent estimations, the company now owns over 3% of all the 21 million BTC that will ever exist.Grayscale’s BTC DominationLaunched in 2013, Grayscale is the largest cryptocurrency asset manager with over $27 billion in assets under management.Somewhat expectedly, the company’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is the most popular product that enables institutions to receive BTC exposure through a...
Read More »After $750M Bitcoin Allocation, Ruffer Investment Says BTC is Early in Its Safe Haven Cycle
Amid the recent warnings issued by the UK Financial Conduct Authority on crypto scams, the giant asset manager Ruffer Investment has defended its decision to allocate about 2.5% of its portfolio in BTC.The UK-based company with over $27 billion AUM said that bitcoin’s adoption is still early as most investors are “desperate” for alternative safe-haven instruments during these challenging times.Ruffer Investment Doubles-Down On BTCCryptoPotato reported in December that the founded in 1994...
Read More »Bitcoin Exchange Owner Sues Australian Banks For $290K For Accounts Closure
The legal battle comes as the Aussie man allegedly suffered significant losses in his crypto business after the banks, Westpac and ANZ, shut down his accounts, local media reported Monday.According to the proceedings filed at the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Allan Flynn alleged that the banks’ action was illegal as they closed his accounts without any prior warning or reason. 20 Accounts Closed In Three YearsFlynn owns an AUSTRAC-registered crypto exchange with about 450 customers....
Read More »JP Morgan: Bitcoin Needs to Reclaim $40K Soon or Momentum Will Fade
Bitcoin has to endure and overcome the $40,000 boundary in order to avoid a consequent major price correction. JPMorgan strategists say that otherwise, the major cryptocurrency might suffer investment outflow.The $40K Is the Key to Future Prospects for BTCAccording to a JPMorgan Chase & Co report, cited by Bloomberg, this level is an omen to more eventual losses.The major financial institution strategists led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said that the cryptocurrency is at risk of further...
Read More »45,000 Bitcoin Mining Rigs Confiscated by Iranian Authorities Amid Blackout Controversy
Iranian authorities have confiscated 45,000 bitcoin mining rigs that used subsidized electricity to mine the cryptocurrency. This is yet another considerable seizure in the Middle East country, which has experienced frequent blackouts that the government blamed on BTC mining.45,000 BTC Mining Machines Confiscated In IranLocal media outlets reported that the police had seized about 45,000 rigs that consumed 95 megawatts per hour (MWh) of electricity at lower prices.Head of the country’s...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Battles for $36K As Market Cap Reclaims $1 Trillion (Market Watch)
BTC’s somewhat adverse weekend ended with the asset bottoming below $34,000, but bitcoin has bounced off since then and topped $36,000. New all-time highs for Binance Coin and Chainlink have helped the market cap to conquer the coveted $1 trillion level again.Bitcoin Tops $36KThe primary cryptocurrency was riding high above $38,000 before the weekend, but the bears didn’t allow any further increases. Just the opposite, they drove BTC’s price south on a few occasions.The asset dipped to...
Read More »Top 30 Cryptocurrencies Gained 300% on Average in 2020: Report
In its annual report on the developments within the cryptocurrency field, the popular monitoring resource CoinGecko asserted that the top 30 coins by market cap added on average 300% in 2020. Moreover, the paper noted that the most widely-used stablecoins had neared $30 billion in circulation after a 440% surge.2020: Best Price PerformersCoinGecko’s report noted that the market caps of the top 30 cryptocurrency assets grew by $552 billion (308%) in 2020. Thus, last year’s results have...
Read More »