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The restructuring within the BTC derivatives exchange BitMEX continues with the addition of Wai Kin Chim as an Independent Non-Executive Board Director of 100x Group. Additionally, the former Chief Credit Officer (CCO) at the Bank of China and the company’s recently appointed CEO will join the board of directors as of February 1st.Former Bank of China Exec Heads Over BitMEXAccording to a recent BitMEX statement, the appointment of Chim aims to enhance the company’s initiatives on...

January 2021 will remain in crypto history with multiple bitcoin records, including ATHs for the BTC price, hash rate, and mining difficulty. Moreover, recent data indicated that the number of unique addresses transacting on the network had also surpassed the previous record from three years ago.Bitcoin’s Activity Sees An ATH RecordAccording to data from the analytics company Glassnode, the number of unique addresses on the Bitcoin network that either sent or received coins had charted a...

Just a few days after shocking the world by updating his Twitter bio to include only “Bitcoin,” Tesla’s Elon Musk has doubled-down on his support on the cryptocurrency. During a recent speech, Musk said that BTC is on the brink of a broader adoption from traditional financial representatives.According to a Reuters report, Musk showed his recently-found favoritism for the primary cryptocurrency during a speech on the invitation-only social media app Clubhouse by saying that: “I am a supporter...

After a sharp drop that led BTC for another retest of $32,000, the asset has recovered and climbed back up to nearly $34,000, as of now. However, its dominance continues to decrease as some alternative coins have outperformed their leader, including XRP surging above $0.60.Bitcoin Eyes $34,000The primary cryptocurrency went through a roller-coaster on Friday after Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk updated his Twitter profile to include “Bitcoin” as the only description.The asset responded with an...

Faced with growing currency devaluation, institutions are adopting bitcoin as a store of value. Bridgewater Associates’ founder, Ray Dalio, has set aside his skepticism for bitcoin to explore this possibility.Dalio Applauds Bitcoin In a recent newsletter, he expressed his admiration for Bitcoin, stating that its longevity is “an amazing accomplishment.”“To have invented a new type of money via a system that is programmed into a computer and that has worked for around 10 years and is rapidly...

The narrative that institutional investors drove BTC’s price into the stratosphere in late 2020 received another confirmation from a research paper compiled by the popular exchange OKEx. The company’s document pinpointed Paul Tudor Jones’ endorsement of bitcoin in mid-2020 as the turning point for institutional adoption.PTJ Changed The Bitcoin GameIt was early May, the world had started to feel the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, global economies had begun contemplating their next...

The Bitcoin whipsaw continues as it failed to break the marked bearish triangle’s upper angle and immediately dropped by $2000 to hit the $32,500 support, provided by a .382 Fibonacci Retracement level.The outlook for Bitcoin looked promising on Friday following the tweet by Elon Musk. BTC price managed to break out to the bullish side of the descending triangle pattern. However, this breakout was short-lived and turned into a fake-out as the coin failed to close a 4-hour candle above...

The largest US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has classified bitcoin and several altcoins as institutional assets following the developments in 2020. In its yearly report, the company has confirmed the growing institutional interest, the maturing market, and, somewhat surprisingly, the expanding appetite from corporations towards ETH.2020 Established Bitcoin As An Institutional AssetThe challenging last year saw the emergence of Bitcoin as an asset fit to serve the needs of institutional...

The debate as to whether or not we are still very early on in the cryptocurrency space is one that’s been going on for quite some time. For some reason, a lot of people tend to tie it up to the current pricing of different cryptocurrencies – something, that in my opinion, has nothing to do with the bedrock of the conversation.We’re in a bubble. Well, at least most of us are in a bubble. And I’m not talking about prices.The Bitcoin BubbleWhether you realize it or not, we’re in a bubble. Me,...

Popular blockchain company, Blockstream has purchased $25 million worth of MicroBT’s WhatsMiner M30s Bitcoin mining hardware. Blockstream stated in an announcement that it plans to deploy the hardware across its various mining facilities located in the United States and Canada. A Top Secret Mining FacilityFurthermore, Blockstream disclosed that it would allocate some of the mining equipment to a new “top-secret” mining facility it plans to launch soon. The purchase will be an essential...