Well, the past week had some exciting developments to offer, at least in certain segments of the market. The broader capitalization barely increased by around $5 billion, currently standing shy of $1.2 trillion. This came on the back of a relatively flat performance of major cryptocurrencies, but some altcoins managed to surprise. Let’s dive in. It’s been a back-and-forth with Bitcoin this week. The cryptocurrency was trading at around $26,500 this time last week and managed...
Read More »Ordinals, BRC-20 Tokens, and Miners Offloading BTC: Why is Bitcoin Down
Bitcoin recovered slightly over the weekend, but still remains suppressed at a relative seasonal low of $27,360. What’s behind the latest slump?According to crypto market analysis firm CryptoQuant, the downward price pressure may be coming from miners. Miners ‘Unload Their Bags’ In a post from BaroVirtual on Saturday, the analyst noted that miners have been drastically reducing their holdings since May 5, with miner net position change turning negative on May 9. The metric...
Read More »MicroStrategy Seeks to Deliver Bitcoin Wallet, Lightning Address to Corporate Account Holders
Business intelligence company MicroStrategy is doubling down efforts on bringing Bitcoin layer 2 scaling solution – Lightning Network – capabilities this year. Its executive chairman Michael Saylor shared an update notifying that the company is working on a product aimed at delivering a Bitcoin wallet and Lightning address to every corporate account holder. The main intention behind the move is to enable quick and easy development as well as deployment of Bitcoin rewards...
Read More »Pros and Cons for Bitcoin Related to BRC-20 Token Standard: Bitfinex Report
The latest buzz in the crypto world revolves around the newly introduced Bitcoin token standard (BRC-20), which has garnered considerable attention and favor owing to the recent memecoin craze. Despite the ongoing hype, the token standard is still subject to certain constraints concerning the broader crypto landscape. A recent report by leading crypto exchange Bitfinex has emphasized the token standard’s potential and the significance of identifying more use cases to expedite...
Read More »Bitcoin Shaky at $27K as Another Drop Seemingly Underway (BTC Price Analysis)
Bitcoin’s price has been dropping continuously over the last week, and there may still be more. However, the bearish momentum is much lower than expected, and multiple support levels are available for the market to rely on. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart Looking at the daily timeframe, the price has been declining since getting rejected from the $30K resistance level in April, and it has also broken below the 50-day moving average, located around the $29K mark....
Read More »PEPE Shoots Up 20% Daily, Bitcoin Flat at $27K (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin tried its hand at taking down $27,000 yesterday but failed amid low weekend trading volumes and has remained relatively still. The altcoins are also lacking any substantial price moves, with ETH reclaiming $1,800 and BNB pumping above $310. Bitcoin Stays Flat The past several days didn’t go well for the primary cryptocurrency. It all started on Wednesday when the asset jumped from $27,500 to $28,400 in minutes after the US CPI numbers came out for April. Although BTC...
Read More »Turkey’s Presidential Elections: BTC Critic Erdogan vs. Crypto Enthusiast Kilicdaroglu
The Presidential elections in Turkey (May 14) could have a pivotal role in the country’s future financial condition. They could also affect the local cryptocurrency industry since the two leading candidates – Recep Erdogan (the current political leader) and Kemal Kilicdaroglu – share entirely different views. The former declared “war” on bitcoin in 2021 and supported the central bank’s efforts to launch digital lira. Kilicdaroglu stands on the opposite corner as a proponent...
Read More »LDO Explodes 13%, BTC Eyes $27K After New 2-Month Low (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin’s troubles continued in the past 24 hours, and the asset charted a new two-month low before recovering over a grand. The altcoins are in the green today, with LDO taking the main stage with a massive double-digit price surge. BTC’s Pump and Dump Keeps Rolling The major news from the past week came when the US CPI numbers for April informed that the inflation rates had slowed down and were actually lower than the expectations. Bitcoin reacted positively to the news at...
Read More »Vietnamese Residents Accused of $1.5 Million Crypto Theft and Kidnapping to Face Justice (Report)
The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City reportedly brought to court 16 Vietnamese who might stand behind a $1.5 million crypto robbery and kidnapping. Interestingly, two of the defendants are former police officers. Vietnam is one of the global leaders in terms of cryptocurrency adoption. Despite its rising popularity, the government has not imposed a legal framework on the asset class. The Movielike Story According to a local media outlet, the whole drama started in 2018...
Read More »Did Fake News Lead to Bitcoin’s Recent Crash? CryptoQuant Chips In
Bitcoin crashed on Friday down to $26,166 and continues struggling to break back above the $26,500 level. What gives? Crypto market analytics platform CryptoQuant said the latest fall may be due to a coordinated FUD campaign against the primary cryptocurrency, which triggered a wave of liquidations this week. The US Government Did Not Sell Its BTC In a post on Friday, CryptoQuant analyst IT Tech called attention to a wave of online, “coordinated fake news” related to the US...
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