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Bitcoin’s price trading below $60,000 for over a week now has allowed some whales to accumulate more portions of the asset. On-chain data suggests that long-term holders and whales have bought 0.29% of the total supply in just a week. Bitcoin Whales Accumulating Ever since its peak at $69,000 on November 10th, bitcoin’s price has been on the downfall, losing roughly 20% of its value and bottoming below $56,000 just a week later. While this vigorous price drop in a relatively...

PlanB admitted that his worst-case scenario in terms of BTC’s price movements is about to be proven wrong for the first time. The analyst’s model forecasted a $98,000 price tag for the asset at the end of November, which seems somewhat of a long shot as of now. PlanB’s Worst-Case Scenario CryptoPotato has previously reported the accuracy of PlanB’s worst-case scenario (floor model), as he referred to it, which is separate from the popular stock-to-flow model. However, it was...

Brad Garlinghouse – CEO of Ripple – recently stated that Dogecoin might not be good for the crypto market. In the context of using cryptocurrencies as an inflation hedge, he said that the meme coin’s inflationary nature doesn’t fit well into that picture. Can Doge Really Fight Inflation? The CEO aired his thoughts on the meme coin in a CNBC-moderated panel discussion at the Fintech Abu Dhabi event on Tuesday. While discussing the broader cryptocurrency market, he said that...

Breadwallet – an open-source cryptocurrency software wallet – recently announced that it has been acquired by Coinbase. In response to the news, BRD token’s price has soared by 400%. Breadwallet Joins Coinbase Breadwallet announced its acquisition by Coinbase in a blog post earlier today. The team stated that it will work with the exchange to bring decentralization to more users around the world. “At this time, nothing will change in the BRD wallet app,” read the statement, ...

Senator Sherrod Brown appears to be keen on understanding how the process of stablecoin minting and redemption actually work. A comprehensive regulatory regime for stablecoin is the need of the hour, a failure to roll out one will prompt the watchdogs to step in. The head of the US Senate Banking Committee has called upon stablecoin issuers and platforms to disclose their process. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee,...

Trends in the cryptocurrency industry tend to change rather quickly. People’s attention can go all in a particular asset but could disappear just as quickly. This seems to be the case with the hottest digital asset of the past few months – Shiba Inu. It was everywhere. From its mind-boggling price surges to different companies trying to get on board to catch the wave, Shiba Inu’s name was discussed left and right not only on crypto media outlets and Twitter but also on more...

A recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that the international banking behemoth Morgan Stanley has an increased appetite for BTC, even as the price of the cryptocurrency goes up. According to several filings with the SEC, Morgan Stanley has substantially increased its BTC exposure. The company has done so through buying additional shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Summarizing the difference between the shares Morgan...

Three years after halting bitcoin payments, citing enhanced volatility and lack of efficiency, the financial services, and software giant Stripe could soon resume its support for cryptocurrencies. During a CNBC-moderated panel at the Fintech Abu Dhabi festival on Tuesday, John Collison – the CEO of Stripe – spoke about the possibilities of his company reenabling digital asset services. Although he failed to provide a conclusive response, Collison said the firm has not ruled...

In a matter of two weeks, one of the largest BTC whales has accumulated more than 6,600 coins as the price of the asset has declined by more than 10% in the same timeframe. CryptoPotato frequently reports the sales and purchases of this particular whale, which tends to sell when the asset’s price has appreciated significantly in a short period of time and vice-versa. In the past several weeks, though, they have been focused on accumulating only, as CryptoQuant’s analyst...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange will reportedly set up headquarters in Ireland. The initiative comes following the total crypto ban in China and the regulatory issues, which the company had with numerous other watchdogs. Ireland Sounds Like The Right Choice The topic of Binance having headquarters has always been a sensitive one for the company. With some of the recent regulatory hurdles, though, the CEO – Changpeng Zhao – suggested on a few occasions that the firm will...