The last few days have been nothing but sloppy in terms of Bitcoin’s price action. The cryptocurrency dipped below $10,000, recovered, and, most recently, failed to conquer $10,500.According to a popular Bitcoin analyst, there’s an important level that should hold if we are, indeed, in a bull market.This Level Should Hold Bitcoin’s PriceCommenting on the recent BTC price activity was the popular trader and market analyst going by the Twitter handle BTC_JackSparrow.If BTC is in a bullish...
Read More »The IRS Will Pay $625,000 to Crack Monero and Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants in on activities happening on Monero and Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. That’s why the Federal organization is inviting applications with demonstrated working prototypes that can break into the privacy coin network and trace transactions on BTC’s layer two chain. IRS will offer $625,000 for the same.IRS Will Fund Monero, And Bitcoin Lightning Network Cracking PrototypeIn an announcement dated September 4, the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Fails At $10,500 While Altcoins Retrace (Market Watch)
Most of the cryptocurrency market is retracing on a 24-hour scale despite increasing in value intraday. Bitcoin surged to nearly $10,500 but is back below $10,300, while Ethereum dips to $360.Bitcoin Stopped At $10,500The positive news for the primary cryptocurrency is that its price remains in the five-digit territory. In fact, Bitcoin even increased towards its previous 2020 high at $10,500 yesterday. However, the bears stopped it before having the chance to conquer it. Ultimately, BTC...
Read More »Number of Users Who Own At Least 1 BTC at ATH Despite Latest Bitcoin Price Dump
Despite the recent price swings and Bitcoin losing nearly $2,000 of value in a week, the number of addresses containing at least 1 BTC has marked a new all-time high. Also referred to as “wholecoiners,” those network addresses have reached 823,000.BTC ‘Wholecoiners’ At ATHThe data analytics company Glassnode recently published information regarding the so-called wholecoiners. Meaning, network addresses containing at least one whole coin of the primary cryptocurrency.Bitcoin Price/Number of...
Read More »Hackers Demand $7.7M In Bitcoin From Pakistan’s Largest Power Provider
Two significant NetWalker ransomware attacks have surfaced in the past week. After Argentina’s official immigration agency suffered a hack demanding $4 million in Bitcoin, a recent report revealed that Pakistan’s largest power producer was compromised. The perpetrators demand up to $7.7 million in BTC.$7.7M In BTC Demanded From Pakistan Power ProducerThe cybersecurity website Bleeping Computer reported earlier that the sole electricity provider for Karachi, Pakistan, namely K-Electric, has...
Read More »Tracked: $5.4 Million Eterbase Hacked Funds Sent To Binance and Huobi
A few days after being hacked and drained for $5.4 million worth of digital assets, the European cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase claimed that it had tracked part of the stolen funds to Binance, Huobi, and HitBTC.The company asked for assistance from those exchanges and reassured its users that Eterbase will endure.$5.4M In Crypto Stolen From EterbaseLaunched in 2019, Eterbase is a relatively small Slovakia-based platform that describes itself as “the first regulation-compliant European...
Read More »Bitcoin Continues to Chop Inside Tight Range, Can it Hold Above $10,000? (BTC Price Analysis)
Bitcoin’s price is still whipsawing between $10,420 and $9950, as of today, despite $11 billion which were flooding back into the global crypto market over the last 48 hours.It appears a vast majority of this new investment is pouring into Ethereum, which is enjoying a 7% daily price gain right now and is the best performing crypto-asset in the top 10 cryptos by market cap.According to recent Skew market data, there’s even been a notable uptick in ETH futures trading volume compared to BTC,...
Read More »Ethereum Flips Bitcoin For Average Weekly Transfer Value
This year has certainly been a test of the Ethereum network, pushing it to its limits under unprecedented loads. Users have been disgruntled with sky-high gas fees, but other on-chain metrics have been good for the overall Ethereum ecosystem.Economic Activity SurgesA recent report by analytics firm CoinMetrics has revealed that Ethereum has flipped Bitcoin in terms of seven-day average weekly transfer, which has now reached $3.08 billion compared to $3.01 for BTC.ETH’s 7-day average adjusted...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Gains $22 Billion As Bitcoin, Wall-Street And Gold Rebound Massively
Bitcoin has followed Wednesday’s increases on Wall Street and has risen to about $10,400. Most altcoins are also in green, as the total market cap sees a $22 billion addition over the past day.Ethereum, Polkadot, and Chainlink surge by approximately 10%, while DeFi tokens lead the way with the most gains, as YFI touches the 3 BTC mark once again.ETH Above $370The altcoin market sustained some severe losses in the past week. Nevertheless, they are displaying signs of recovery today, with green...
Read More »Report: The US and China Lag Behind Ukraine and Venezuela in Cryptocurrency Adoption
A report compiled by the blockchain forensics company Chainalysis indicated that cryptocurrency adoption is growing globally. By exploring four key metrics and separating the data country by country, the firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index 2020 showed that Ukraine, Russia, and Venezuela lead the way.The metrics take into consideration the purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita. They measure on-chain cryptocurrency value received, on-chain retail value transferred, the number of on-chain...
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