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It has been precisely a year since one of the worst trading days in the history of all financial markets. On March 12th, 2020, the day that became known as Black Thursday, every market was painted in dark red as the health and financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic became real to the entire world.While the heavily-regulated stock markets activated circuit breakers to ease the pain, no such options were available for the unregulated crypto market. As such, in a day when the S&P...

Bitcoin came even closer to reaching a new all-time high a few hours ago but failed, and the subsequent rejection drove the asset below $57,000. Most alternative coins have remained relatively calm on a 24-hour scale despite some severe volatility experienced in the past few days.Bitcoin Came 0.43% Away from a Fresh ATHIt seems that last week’s price drops in which bitcoin dipped to $43,000 are long gone for the cryptocurrency. This week the asset has been on an impressive run that overcame...

While some Chinese companies have purchased BTC and ETH, others, such as the social media giant Weibo, have reportedly halted the accounts of three of the largest crypto exchanges – Binance, Huobi, and OKEx. Weibo has justified its decision by outlining “abnormal practices” and breaching security risks.Weibo Targets Crypto ExchangesIt may not come as a surprise that a Chinese-based company has a somewhat hostile approach towards the cryptocurrency industry, keeping in mind the country’s...

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has announced that Bakkt Marketplace has become the 29th cryptocurrency company to receive BitLicense since 2015. This approval comes amid the firm’s endeavors to be publicly listed and to launch the long-anticipated Bakkt App. The NYDFS started granting such licenses to digital asset businesses in 2015, with the first one being Paxos. Earlier today, the organization announced the latest company to receive the coveted BitLicense –...

Beeple, an artist who made quite a few headlines as of late around the NFT hype, managed to get his ‘The First 5000 Days’ NFT sold for a whopping $69,346,250 at an auction on Christie’s.Just a few hours ago, CryptoPotato reported that someone had bought a CryptoPunk NFT for $8 million.Now, as the auction on “The First 5000 Days” – a digital art piece by the popular Beeple, closed for a whopping, record-breaking $69,346,250.That’s more than anything that anyone has ever paid when it comes to...

Nexo, a financial service provider for digital assets, has announced a $150k donation to Brink, a non-profit dedicated to encouraging, nurturing, and supporting the open-source Bitcoin development community.This follows the contribution of Jack Dorsey, who recently granted 1 BTC to the organization as well.Nexo Donates $150K to BrinkAs Bitcoin continues to experience upward growth, prominent industry leaders and stakeholders are focusing on promoting open-source cryptocurrency development to...

Peter Schiff tweeted today that his son, Spencer Schiff, went all-in on Bitcoin during the last drop below $50,000. According to his father, a full 100% of his portfolio is now invested in Bitcoin. The elder Schiff has been a long-time Bitcoin detractor. However, his child’s interest in cryptocurrencies may expose him to some new ideas.Selling Silver For BitcoinMany long-time followers of the cryptocurrency industry know Peter Schiff as a public Bitcoin bear, consistently in the news talking...

Financial services giant JPMorgan Chase & Co filed a prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a new debt instrument tied to crypto-related companies. JPM’s New Crypto-Related Investment InitiativeAccording to the prospectus filed with the SEC, the debt instrument dubbed J.P. Morgan Cryptocurrency Exposure Basket will enable investors to allocate funds in a basket of crypto-focused companies. Some of those names include Michael Saylor’s...

Ethereum’s scaling issues have been a hot topic for discussion for quite some time now. With the explosion of the DeFi space last summer, many investors found themselves shocked at how expensive it had become to use the network, making mundane and small transactions less than viable.The author of Ethereum’s whitepaper and one of its co-founders, Vitalik Buterin, addressed the issues recently on the Tim Ferris podcast.100X Scalability in the Next Few MonthsSpeaking to Naval Ravikant on the Tim...

Bitcoin’s distribution has become substantially less concentrated as the number of whales holding 10,000 or more coins has reached a new all-time low of less than 100 such addresses.At the same time, the number of transactions on the BTC network and exchange deposits continue to decrease to monthly lows.Bitcoin 10K+ Whales to ATLThe so-called BTC “humpback” whales are massive wallets containing 10,000 or more coins. From a USD perspective, this amount would represent holdings worth at least...