A recent report indicated that the number of Bitcoin whales has started to decrease following months of increased accumulation. Contrary to most expectations, history shows that retail investors are typically taking advantage of similar conditions, which could signify the beginning of a new run-up. Bitcoin Whales Accumulation Slows Down Bitcoin whales are considered addresses that own at least 1,000 BTC. As CryptoPotato reported previously, the number of such entities has...
Read More »Flippening: Crypto Decentralized Exchanges Grew More Than Centralized Ones In Q3 2020
In the latest report summarizing the Q3 2020 developments in the cryptocurrency field, CoinGecko has classified the outcome as the “summer of decentralized finance (DeFi).” The popular data aggregator noted that the top-performing decentralized exchanges saw (DEX) massive growth in terms of trading volume resulting in reducing the market share of centralized exchanges (CEX). DEX Are On The Rise CoinGecko’s report emphasized on the developments within the decentralized finance...
Read More »Bullish Weekend: Crypto Market Cap Gains $4 Billion, Bitcoin Awaiting Next Move
Bitcoin has overcome the recent price dip beneath $11,300 and currently hovers around $11,400. Most alternative coins have displayed relatively strong performances and the total market cap increased over the weekend. Bitcoin Back To $11,400 Bitcoin traded around $11,350 yesterday after a calm 24-hour period despite potentially impactful news coming from the popular cryptocurrency exchange OKEx. As CryptoPotato summarized, the platform suspended withdrawals after its founder...
Read More »Warren Buffett Will See His Wealth Hyperinflate While Bitcoin Price Does 40-80x, Says Max Keiser
Popular TV host and long-time Bitcoin proponent Max Keiser believes that futures traders suppress Bitcoin’s price at current levels. However, once the asset explodes to Keiser’s intermediate target at $28,000, BTC’s amount for sale will evaporate as governments and institutions will purchase directly from miners. Keiser: Governments And Institutions Will Rush To Buy BTC Keiser recently tweeted that “the (temporary) Bitcoin price suppression scheme is a godsend for poor people...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Is Stagnant Despite Recent News: The Calm Before The Storm? (Market Watch)
Following yesterday’s $350 price lost for Bitcoin, the asset has remained relatively calm around $11,350. Most larger-cap altcoins have also seized the free-falls with Ethereum trading near $370 and Ripple above $0.24. Bitcoin Sits Tight Around $11,350 News broke out yesterday that police officers had taken away the founder of the popular cryptocurrency exchange OKEx. Although the company reassured users that funds are safe on the platform, the negative news had an immediate...
Read More »Despite Negative News, Bitcoin Only $1K Away From 2020 High: The Weekly Crypto Update
Another week passed on the cryptocurrency market, and it surely wasn’t a boring one. The cryptocurrency started off strong, causing many to believe that it might finally breach the coveted $12,000 mark. However, the excitement was short-lived because, just today, news broke out that the founder of OKEx, one of the primary cryptocurrency exchanges, has been ‘taken by the police’ and hasn’t shown up to work for a few days now. More importantly, he’s also one of the private key...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview October 16th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Waves, and Ren
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw a 4.3% price surge over the past seven days. The cryptocurrency was trading slightly above $11,000 last Friday as it started to push higher. Throughout the week, it managed to spike as high as $11,730 (1.414 Fib extension) but was never able to close a daily candle above resistance at $11,537 (provided by a 1.272 Fib Extension). Today, with the announcement that OKEx had halted their withdrawals, BTC took a tumble. It spiked into the support at $11,200 –...
Read More »As Founder Reportedly Arrested, OKEx Holds $2.3 Billion in Bitcoin
A few hours ago, global cryptocurrency exchange giant OKEx halted withdrawals much to the chagrin of traders and investors. Bitcoin prices fell as a response to additional reports of founder Xu Mingxing being arrested over a week ago. However, what should be more concerning is the amount of BTC held by the exchange’s wallets. Data says that the value of holdings is easily worth $2.3 billion. Around 200,000 BTC Worth $2.3 Billion Stashed Up in OKEx Wallets After the latest...
Read More »Is Bitcoin Price Heading to Fill CME Gap at $11,100? BTC Analysis & Overview
Bitcoin has failed to hold above $11,500 for the second time this week as bears continue to drive prices back down towards the unfilled CME gap at $11,100 (GAP 2). CME bitcoin futures gaps appear because traditional markets close before the weekend and reopen the following Monday, while BTC continues to be traded 24/7. This means that if the leading crypto experiences high volatility over the weekend and the price changes dramatically when the traditional markets reopen, then...
Read More »After Square, Coinbase Will Now Fund Bitcoin Development With a New Grants Program
In hopes of regaining the support of the cryptocurrency community after the ‘apolitical’ stunt, Coinbase has decided to fund ‘at-least’ two Bitcoin Core developers. This sponsorship act marks the debut for Crypto Community Fund, the exchange’s new grants program. Coinbase Shows Support For Bitcoin Development In a blog article released yesterday, Manish Gupta, EVP of Engineering at Coinbase, announced plans to sponsor at-least ‘two Bitcoin developers who contribute directly...
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