MicroStrategy’s massive bitcoin investment has finally generated some paper profits for the business intelligence giant after the asset spiked above $30,000 for the first time since June 2022. The firm started its accumulation spree in the summer of 2020, spending around $4.17 billion to purchase a stash of 140,000 BTC. At the moment of writing these lines, the investment is finally in the green, at least on paper. Finally in the Green Bitcoin’s recent price surge beyond the...
Read More »Crypto Exchange GDAC Halts Deposits and Withdawals Following $13 Million Hack
Hackers drained almost $13 million worth of digital assets from the South Korean cryptocurrency platform GDAC. This is the latest in a string of setbacks the industry went through. The Latest Victim The exchange’s team notified its users on April 9 that hackers exploited the Gdac Hot Wallet and transferred a significant amount of cryptocurrencies to an unidentified wallet. They stole over 60 BTC, 350.5 ETH, 10,000,000 WEMIX, and 220,000 USDT (which accounted for around 23%...
Read More »Bitcoin HODLers Increase at a Record Pace: Santiment
Crypto market intelligence platform Santiment suggested that the number of bitcoin investors turning into long-term holders have been spiking recently. In addition, Glassnode determined that more than 50% of all BTC in circulation has not moved in the past two years. Almost 45 Million HODLers As analyzed by Santiment, the total amount of individuals and entities holding bitcoin for the long run has soared to almost 45 million, and the numbers have been rising at the fastest...
Read More »Will The Bitcoin Price Rally Continue in Q2? 7 Key Considerations (Opinion)
It’s April, and the Bitcoin price has been hovering around the $28,000 level since Mar 23. That’s a roaring price rally after starting March at the $23,500 handle. Bitcoin started off the new year trading at a measly $17,000. The question for crypto investors and traders now is whether BTC is looking expensive at that price or poised for another leg upward over the next quarter or the remainder of the year. Two Quick Near-Term Price Factors One bullish hint is that the king...
Read More »Volatility Incoming? The Major Things to Watch in Crypto This Week
The cryptocurrency market has stalled for the past several days, but all that is expected to change by the middle of the week. This is because of two notable events about to take place – the announcement of the latest CPI data in the United States and the long-anticipated Shanghai/Shapella update for the Ethereum network. CPI Data on the Horizon For the past year or so, the US CPI data has been strongly impacting bitcoin’s price performance, at least for the short term. The...
Read More »For the First Time: Bitcoin Options Open Interest Higher Than Futures, What Does it Mean?
Bitcoin appears to have hit a ceiling as the price continued to hover below the psychological resistance level of $30,000. This has led some to believe that the rally may soon come to an end since futures OI has been relatively flat throughout the year. But the options market has a different story to tell. Potential Bitcoin Rally? According to the latest chart by Glassnode, the amount of Open Interest in Bitcoin Options contracts has reached $10.3 billion. Its futures...
Read More »Stacks (STX) Soars 7% Daily, Bitcoin (BTC) Reclaims $28K: Market Watch
Bitcoin’s price dip below $28,000 seems to be short-lived as the asset has spiked back above that level and even tapped $28,500 hours ago. The altcoins are also slightly in the green. LDO has recovered some of yesterday’s losses, while STX has soared the most. BTC Returns Above $28K After the massive volatility last Monday, which brought BTC south by over a grand on fake news surrounding Binance’s CEO, the cryptocurrency performed slightly better and calmer in the following...
Read More »BTC Unable to Escape $28K Range, is a Correction Incoming? (Bitcoin Price Analysis)
Bitcoin’s recent upward trend has ceased, and the price has entered a phase of steady consolidation with no clear direction. The cryptocurrency is currently in a crucial zone, and in order to surpass the significant obstacle of the $30K resistance level, there must be an increase in demand and buying power. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Bitcoin has recently reached a critical zone of $30,000, which has proven to be a significant resistance level.. This level...
Read More »Cardano (ADA) Nears $0.4, Bitcoin (BTC) Maintains $28K: Weekend Watch
Bitcoin briefly dipped below $28,000 yesterday but has bounced off and currently sits inches above that line. As it happens quite frequently during the weekends, the trading volumes have declined, and even the more volatile by nature altcoins sit rather silent today. BTC Back Above $28K The start of this week saw some massive price fluctuations. It began with BTC’s price drop to $27,200 on Monday after fake news that Interpol had served Binance CEO CZ with a Red Notice....
Read More »XRP Rally Cools Off, MicroStrategy Buys More BTC, Market Calms Down: This Week’s Crypto Recap
The past seven days saw the broader cryptocurrency market cool down a bit, with some of the previous week’s leaders also taking a breather. Namely, Ripple’s XRP was unable to sustain the major gains it posted seven days ago and is lost around 5% throughout this week. It could just be setting itself up for another leg up, though. Let’s dive in. The total cryptocurrency market cap is down about $15 billion in the past seven days, which is indicative of it cooling down. BTC was...
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