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One of the more interesting wallets to look at is the third-largest BTC address. While there are many speculations about its owner, it’s currently anyone’s guess as to who it is. We know this whale entity has a priority of accumulating BTC. The BTC address we’re looking into in this analysis is 1P5ZEDWTKTFGxQjZphgWPQUpe554WKDfHQ. For short, we’ll call it “the whale entity.” The Coinbase wallet the whale entity interacts with is 1FzWLkAahHooV3kzTgyx6qsswXJ6sCXkSR. For short,...

As Ethereum gas fees soared to record highs during the 2021 bull market, rendering many decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols unusable for casual users, several projects were forced to deploy on other chains. This created a huge surge in demand for cross-chain mechanisms – called bridges – able to securely transfer user assets from one chain to another. Cross-chain bridges can generally be divided into centralized custodial bridges (CCB) and Decentralized non-custodial...

CryptoPotato had the opportunity to host a discussion with Lennix Lai – the Financial Markets Director at OKEx. Established in 2017, OKEx is one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by means of trading volume and is also a big player in China. We took the opportunity to discuss, first hand, what’s currently going on in the market from both a retail and institutional perspective, as well as what’s actually happening in China. $60K Bitcoin In...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume for recent years, has faced lots of scrutiny from various watchdogs lately. Keeping in mind that it’s one of the most important companies in the crypto industry, as of today, it’s worth exploring what could be the impact of this threat for the entire industry, or whether it’s just a temporary FUD. The Growing List of Regulators After Binance Founded in 2017 following a successful $15-million ICO, Binance...

Containing numerous Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), including the vital 1559 and 3554, it’s worth exploring the key features of the upcoming London hard fork and how it could change the Ethereum network. Although it was initially scheduled to take place in July, a more recent statement from an Ethereum developer asserted that the London hard fork will occur on August 4th, 2021. Why Does the Ethereum Blockchain Need Improvements? Launched in 2015, the Ethereum network’s...

Polkadot has now clocked up a year of live mainnet operations, but this summer will mark one of the most significant milestones on its roadmap to date. The Polkadot parachain slot auctions will mark the first time that projects will be able to connect to Polkadot’s central Relay chain, completing its journey to a live mainnet hosting chains that support decentralized applications. Before that happens, Polkadot will set a precedent for what’s to come as its experimental...

The past week was quite the rollercoaster in the cryptocurrency market – both in terms of price and sentiment. And by sentiment, I mean the community’s affection to one of the most influential, popular, and rich people on the planet. Of course, I’m talking about Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk. Before I go in details with my opinion as to why I believe Bitcoin doesn’t need him (or anyone else of his kin, for that matter) and if it does – it means it failed, I’m going to give a short...

The cryptocurrency market has become a wild show in recent months, perhaps led by Dogecoin’s emergence to the grand scene. The meme coin that started as a joke in 2013, whose founder sold its stack to buy an old Honda Civic back in the day, has been among the best performers eight years after its birth. Publicly supported by some of the most popular and influential celebrities, such as Elon Musk, Snoop Dogg, Mark Cuban, and more, the DOGE token grabbed people’s attention and...

The cryptocurrency community has been particularly creative when it comes to finding new ways to bootstrap projects and raise funds. In late 2017 and 2018, we saw the appearance of initial coin offerings (ICOs), where teams would raise money by selling a part of their total token supply to the public. This created an absolute euphoria as these freshly minted coins would multiply in value once they were listed on an exchange and open for trading. Quick Navigation: ICOs were...

With bitcoin’s continued increase in price and popularity, the asset’s mass adoption has skyrocketed in recent months. Apart from notable names purchasing BTC as a store of value, numerous large and small companies introduced bitcoin payments for their products as an alternative to fiat money. Tesla Leads the Way Bitcoin has had a wildly compelling year as institutional investors, banks, and fund managers continue to back up the cryptocurrency in any shape or form. But way...