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The Bitcoin (BTC) price dip seen on Thursday has triggered a cascade of forced liquidation on derivatives exchanges like BitMEX and Bitfninex. U.S. stocks have also taken a beating, with the markets experiencing its worst performance since June.Bitcoin Long Bloodbath as BTC Price Falls to $10,700According to data from the crypto derivatives analytics platform Datamish, about $131 million in Bitcoin Longs on the BitMEX exchange got liquidated, following Bitcoin’s plunge to below $10,500.As...

Bitcoin has dramatically extended its losses today, as prices slide a further $1,000 in under 24 hours. Yesterday, we observed how the leading asset was recovering along with the $11,400 and expected it would push sideways before another big move arrived.Looking at the 4-Hour chart, we can see it did exactly that. Until the early hours of today, BTC was hugging tightly along the prior support zone (green) until another huge wave of selling pressure arrived and drove prices down to $11,225...

Zug, a canton in Switzerland, will be the first canton to start accepting cryptocurrency for tax payment purposes starting from February 2021.Zug Canton Partners with Bitcoin Suisse for Crypto Tax PaymentAccording to an announcement by the canton on Zug on Thursday (September 3, 2020), taxpayers in the canton will have the option of paying taxes in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The crypto tax payment option which is open to both individuals and companies will see taxpayers pay taxes to...

It appears that the cryptocurrency market hasn’t stopped plummeting in value. After losing over $20 billion worth of the total market cap in a day, the situation just worsened. Bitcoin further plunged to below $11,000, Ethereum dumped to $400, and the rest of the altcoins follow along.Bitcoin Plummets Below $11KIt’s safe to say that the cryptocurrency market has seen better days as the blood bath that started yesterday has just intensified: Bitcoin was trading at $11,400 after recovering some...

Binance’s monthly trading report for August was just released. Data from the report points to striking growth trends in the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.However, the key takeaway that stood out was open interest touching the $1 billion mark for the first time since the launch of Binance’s crypto futures trading platform.Crypto Futures Open Interest Tops $1 Billion On BinanceAs per the August trading report, Binance’s crypto futures platform recorded an all-time high open-interest...

After starting the month of September around the $12k mark, Bitcoin experienced a sharp correction today that crashed it to lows of nearly $1,160 in a matter of hours, erasing the gains of almost five days.Admittedly, a nervousness during the correction was to be expected as several traders adapted their strategies to this sharp move. Still, things got worse when two of the most popular crypto exchanges started to lag.Binance and Coinbase lagging during the crashAt 4 am PDT, Coinbase...

Twitter continues to experience technical issues trying to protect high-profile accounts as the social media giant has confirmed another hack. This time, it involved India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Upon taking over the account, the perpetrators had requested donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Twitter Hacks – The Indian EditionLess than two months ago, the social media giant experienced a significant security breach. The hackers, which turned out to be led by a teenager,...

Over $20 billion of total market cap have disappeared in the past 24 hours as most cryptocurrencies are retracing heavily.Bitcoin lost $700 following a rejection at $12,000, Ethereum drops by 8%, as of now, following a 15% daily plunge at the peak (as of writing these lines).Polkadot becomes the top 5 cryptocurrency, enjoying Chainlink’s 10% loss.Bitcoin Dives By 5%Less than 36 hours ago, Bitcoin attempted another overtaking maneuver to surpass the coveted $12,000 mark. However, the bears...

The popular Bitcoin exchange Bithumb in South Korea has reportedly been raided by the authorities. This happened because of fraud allegations.Bithumb Accused of Fraud by South Korean PoliceAccording to a report by a local news outlet, the Intelligent Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Police authorities raided South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb. The authorities raided the company’s headquarters on Wednesday (September 2, 2020), under allegations of fraud.Bithumb earlier...

Launched back in 2007 in Montreal, Canada, Pornhub is undoubtedly one of the largest, if not the largest adult websites out there.Pornhub Premium is the company’s source for HD adult videos, where users have to pay a fee to watch, and now they can do so using Bitcoin and Litecoin.Pornhub Premium Accepts Bitcoin and Litecoin PaymentsPornhub Premium, the HD arm of the popular adult website Pornhub, has announced that it now accepts Bitcoin and Litecoin as payment methods.To further expand our...