The US government sent another set of stimulus checks to its citizens following the most recent relief bill signed by President Joe Biden. Interestingly, two surveys asking people how they plan to utilize the funds indicated that about 10% will be allocated in cryptocurrencies.10% of Americans to Put Stimulus in Crypto?Earlier this month, the 46th President of the United States signed the latest relief bill, which indicated that US citizens will receive $1,400 stimulus checks. Last Friday,...
Read More »Tech Firm Meitu Buys Another $50 Million Worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum
Meitu is a software development firm listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, most known for its selfie-editing app. The app was massively popular in China before adding built-in filters and editors to major social media platforms.Since then, however, the company has struggled to find new avenues of growth. Now, the company is following other major corporations’ footsteps and buying cryptocurrency, not only because they believe the price will go up.Hundred-Million Dollar Buy-InToday, Meitu...
Read More »Retail Investors Continue to Buy ETH While the Number of Whales Dropped to a 3-year Low
Retail interest for Ethereum has been growing gradually in the past several weeks, at least judging by the new record levels of smaller addresses holding ETH portions.Additionally, the total value locked in the ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract has also reached a fresh ATH of over $6.2 billion worth of the token.ETH: Retail Purchase, Whales SellThe Ethereum network, the underlying technology behind some of the most booming crypto fields lately – NFT and DeFi – has enjoyed a gradual increase in...
Read More »Ripple Seeks Documents on Bitcoin and Ethereum from the SEC
The legal dispute between Ripple and the SEC continues with full force as the payment processor has requested the Commission to produce documents regarding Bitcoin and Ethereum – as they were officially deemed not to be securities.At the same time, thousands of XRP holders have asked the federal judge in charge to serve as third-party defendants as well.Ripple Seeks Documents on BTC and ETHThe latest developments in the Ripple vs. the SEC lawsuit came to light yesterday following a new letter...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Showing Strength Against BTC, Still 30% Below Feb Highs
ETH/USD – Market Falls Beneath Ascending Price ChannelKey Support Levels: $1755, $1695, $1620.Key Resistance Levels: $1800, $1875, $1940.Ethereum performed well over the weekend, clocking in a fresh March high at $1940 on Saturday. It dropped back below $1900 on Sunday and continued to break beneath the March ascending price channel yesterday with the 5.2% price fall.The price drop caused ETH to head back into previous resistance at $1755, which had provided support for the market throughout...
Read More »A New Low: Less Than 24% of ETH Is Held on Centralized Exchanges
As ETH’s price settles around $1,800 following the latest slumps, Ethereum investors continue to withdraw their holdings from centralized exchanges. Consequently, this has led to a new low of ETH tokens held on such trading venues, according to on-chain data.ETH Held on Exchanges Mark a New LowData provided by the analytics company CryptoQuant informed that the number of Ethereum tokens held on centralized exchanges has been gradually decreasing since the last quarter of 2020. At the time,...
Read More »Reserve Bank of Australia Looks to Tap Blockchain for a CBDC
The rapid growth of the cryptocurrency industry and the COVID-19-induced crisis have changed the mind of Australia’s Reserve Bank on launching its own CBDC. The bank’s governor Philip Lowe recently confirmed that the organization is conducting research and exploring the benefits of releasing such a product.RBA to Launch a CBDC?During the past several years, multiple banks said they were looking into launching a central bank digital currency to reduce the usage of paper money. One study from...
Read More »Top 5 Cryptocurrencies Besides Bitcoin to Look for in the Coming Week
The cryptocurrency market is booming over the past few days, with Bitcoin marking a brand new all-time high and capturing the coveted $60,000 mark – another huge milestone.But, as we know from history, the market likes to move in cycles, so it might be the case that soon we see altcoins starting to catch up. With this said, we’ve prepared a list of a few cryptocurrencies besides BTC that might be interesting to look at over the following week.EthereumEthereum did pretty well over the past...
Read More »Bitcoin New ATH Set Around $62K After Gaining $15K In Just 8 Days (Weekend Watch)
Following a few consecutive days in which BTC price came just inches away from breaking its ATH of $58,400, the cryptocurrency finally did it yesterday and went on a wild spike to record a new current top at $61,800. The altcoin space also followed the bullish price trajectory and the market cap added $150 billion for a new record of its own at $1.850 trillion.Bitcoin Exploded Above $60K: Broke The Feb-21 ATHAs CryptoPotato previously reported, bitcoin came close to the previous all-time high...
Read More »Bitcoin Starting Weekend $1000 Away From ATH: Chiliz Now Top 20 After 650% In 7 Days (Market Watch)
Another highly volatile trading day for bitcoin as the asset briefly dipped to $55,000 and a few hours later came about 2% away from the ATH at $58,400. Most larger-cap altcoins also went through the turbulence but have calmed on a 24-hour scale, with Ethereum failing to reconquer $1,800.Update: shortly after we released this market recap, Bitcoin broke its ATH from February 21, surpassing $58,500.Bitcoin’s 24H Ups and DownsAs reported yesterday, bitcoin was on a roll as it came just 0.43%...
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