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The Israeli pensioner Esther Freeman has reportedly turned an ILS 10,000 Bitcoin investment, worth roughly $3K at that time, into ILS 1,000,000 (~$324K) in eight years. However, Hapoalim Bank – one of the largest in the country – denied accepting the profits as the initial investment source might have had a connection to illegal financial operations. Cash Is The Problem In 2013 a 69-year old retired citizen of Israel, Esther Freeman, decided to enter the cryptocurrency market...

Following a few days of price nosedives, bitcoin finally bounced off and added more than $2,000 of value. Most altcoins are also well in the green, with Shiba Inu adding double-digit percentages and Avalanche registering a new ATH. Bitcoin Reclaims $58K The past several days didn’t go well for the primary cryptocurrency. Shortly after tapping $69,000 for its latest price peak, the asset headed straight down and lost $9,000 in days. This culminated in a drop to $60,000 on...

Despite the recent correction in which bitcoin lost roughly 20% of its value in a week, on-chain data suggests that the liquidity crisis could be increasing. In just three days, exchanges have seen more than 23,000 coins taken off, worth more than $1.3 billion. $1.3B In BTC Withdrawn From Exchanges in Three Days Citing data from the blockchain analytics company Glassnode, crypto analyst Ali Martinez outlined the recently enhanced bitcoin withdrawals from digital asset trading...

Following the recent decline in the cryptocurrency market, in which bitcoin has lost nearly 20% of its value since its all-time high, the general sentiment among investors has changed drastically. The Fear & Greed Index has gone into a state of “Fear” for the first time in nearly two months. Fear Is Back Again The popular Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index is a metric that follows several factors within the digital asset community to reveal the momentary sentiment towards the...

This week brings both good and bad news, depending on where you look it from. For Metaverse aficionados, the week was quite great, but for the rest of the market – it was downright bleak. So, let’s start with the broader market. Bitcoin is down over 10% in the past seven days, and there’s no other way of looking at it – it wasn’t pleasant. The cryptocurrency tumbled below $56K for the first time since late October and liquidated millions worth of both long and short positions...

Bitcoin’s price dipped to an intraday low of $55,640 (on Bitstamp) and is currently down around 3.5% on the day and 11.8% on the week. The entire market seems to be struggling, with an exception of cryptocurrencies associated with Play-to-Earn games and metaverse-related projects. Bitcoin managed to recover to about $57K, where it’s currently trading as the market is looking for the next direction. Chart by TradingViewThe overall trend in fundamentals and on-chain remains...

The cryptocurrency market continues to decline as Bitcoin’s price dipped below $57K, while Ethereum reached as low as $3,950 on Binance. This left around $120 million liquidated in just an hour. The bitcoin price is now down 5% in the past 24 hours and 12% in the past week as it dipped below $57K moments ago. This is the lowest BTC has been trading at since October 28th. Chart by TradingViewIn the meantime, Ethereum’s price also took a beating as it dipped below $4K and...

Narendra Modi – the Prime Minister of India – urged democratic countries to work together and design a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. Without it, the asset class can be employed unlawfully and can even spoil the younger generations, he added. Regulations Are Necessary In a recent appearance at the Sydney Dialogue, India’s leader highlighted the importance of implementing regulatory policies in the digital asset industry. He opined that the process...

According to Wally Adeyemo – US Deputy Treasury Secretary – the American national currency will continue to be the world’s most dominant one despite the surging interest in bitcoin and the altcoins. Crypto Cannot Prevail Against The Dollar In an interview with CNBC, Adewale “Wally” Adeyemo – described the cryptocurrency industry as a controversial one, as it might be full of opportunities, but at the same time, it poses a lot of potential hurdles: “One of the things that we...

The professional Baseball League club – Perth Heat – will reportedly pay all its players and staff in bitcoin. In addition, the Australian team might accept BTC as a payment method for merchandise, sponsorships, and ballpark concessions on game days. ‘The Heat’ to Fully Embrace Bitcoin A report by The Guardian reads that the cryptocurrency option will be available from Friday (November 19th) after a partnership with a digital asset payment company. The BTC settlements will...