Nearly a year after his arrest in Montenegro, Terraform Labs co-founder and former CEO Do Kwon is reportedly set to be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges. Both the United States and South Korea previously submitted extradition requests to Montenegro officials. According to local news outlet Pobjeda, on Feb. 21, the Podgorica High Court in Montenegro decided that Do Kwon would be extradited to the United States, thereby ruling out an extradition request...
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Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen steady inflows in the past week, surpassing any other exchange-traded products (ETPs) among the 3,400 trading in the United States. Analysts at crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed in the new Bitfinex Alpha report that the ETFs recorded net positive inflows exceeding $2.2 billion for the second consecutive week between February 12 and 16. The inflows partially fueled BTC’s recovery after its brief fall post-Consumer Price Index...
Read More »Cardano (ADA) Soars 9% Daily While Bitcoin (BTC) Nears $52K Again (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin faced some untypical for the weekends volatility yesterday and dropped by roughly a grand and a half, but has recovered most losses and now sits close to $52,000. Most altcoins have also turned green today, with ETH reclaiming the $2,800 level and SOL returning to $110. BTC Heads Toward $52K Again After closing last week with a 13% gain, BTC started the current one with another surge on Monday that drove it to $50,000 for the first time in over two years. The US CPI...
Read More »Bitcoin Registered New ATHs Against These Fiat Currencies, When the USD?
Bitcoin’s (BTC) uptick by more than 15% this week has caused the asset to hit new all-time highs (ATHs) against several depreciating fiat currencies. With the leading cryptocurrency recording new highs against the Argentine peso (ARS), the Japanese yen (JPY), the Turkish lira (TRY), and the Nigerian naira (NGN), anticipation is rising about when it will register an ATH against the United States Dollar (USD). BTC Records New Highs As reported by CryptoPotato earlier this week,...
Read More »Crypto Markets Cool Off After Recent Rally, Bitcoin (BTC) Stalls Below $52K (Weekend Watch)
After numerous consecutive days of charting impressive gains, Bitcoin has calmed at just under $52,000. The altcoins have also stalled following the recent price surges, with ETH dipping below $2,800 and AVAX slipping below $40. BTC Calms Below $52K The primary cryptocurrency had a highly impressive run over the past ten days. It all started on February 7 when the asset finally broke out of its tight range in which it stood for a week – at around $43,000. The bulls took...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Surges to $2 Trillion, Bitcoin Taps $52K as ETH Trades at $2.8K: This Week’s Recap
The past seven days in the cryptocurrency market have been absolutely blasting. The total capitalization soared above $2 trillion for the first time in a long while, as the entirety of the market charts considerable gains. Bitcoin seems to be ahead of the pack for the most part, charting an increase of more than 10% in the last week. At the time of this writing, the price hovers right around $52K, but it went above it on numerous occasions in the past 24 hours. The massive...
Read More »This is How Bitcoin ETF Inflows Are Affecting BTC’s Price Movement
Inflows from the new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are the major reason BTC has experienced a significant uptick, surpassing the $50,000 level and exceeding $52,000. According to a tweet by Marc van der Chijs, Bitcoin investor and founder of several crypto firms, including miner Hut 8, ETF issuers are buying more than 10-12x the amount of BTC produced daily, and this is leading to a 2% price increase, which is roughly $1,000, per day. ETFs’ Impact on BTC’s Price...
Read More »Top 5 Altcoins to Watch in 2024: Which Cryptocurrency Will Perform Best in the Next Bull Run?
Many industry experts have given their two cents on the future of the crypto market in the next 12 months, and most of them lean bullish. The most common reason is Bitcoin. In April 2024, the cryptocurrency will go through its pre-programmed halving, which will slash block rewards in half. This means that the supply available for miners to sell will effectively decrease by 50%. If the demand for it remains the same or it increases, the price will go up – that’s how markets...
Read More »Here’s How Bitcoin (BTC) Price Can Reach $112K This Year: CryptoQuant CEO
Bitcoin’s price is poised for an upcoming rally this year, and the best scenario can take the asset to above $100,000 for the first time ever, said the CEO of CryptoQuant – Ki Young Ju. To do so, though, certain developments have to transpire, which are mostly related to the recently approved spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States. ETFs Behind BTC’s Upcoming Rally? Ever since the entire crypto community and a bigger part of the traditional financial world started realizing...
Read More »Bitcoin Jumps to Monthly Peak Above $48K, Chainlink Explodes 11% to $20 (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin continues its weekly run, and it jumped to a new monthly peak at $48,600 hours ago. The altcoins have also turned green one more time, and the total market cap has reclaimed the coveted $1.8 trillion level. BTC’s Run Continues The primary cryptocurrency was trading sideways for much of the previous ten days. The asset had calmed after last week’s volatility and remained in a tight range at around $43,000 until Wednesday evening. This is when the bulls gained control...
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