The crypto market suddenly turned red on March 10 in the year’s worst sell-off. Bitcoin slipped below $20,000 for the first time in three months, and the market sentiments are bearish. The aftermath of the crash has leveraged traders reeling with millions of dollars in active trading positions liquidated during this period. Derivative Traders Suffer
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Bitcoin price is consolidating after finding strong resistance at the $25,000 level. This year, the primary cryptocurrency’s price resurgence has been the major talking point, moving from $16k to $24k in a few weeks. This trend continued as Bitcoin surpassed the $25k mark for the first time since August 2022 this week, and some experts
Bitcoin has experienced a bullish trend in 2022, which is reflected in the number of BTC held in storage. Savings or long-term storage of Bitcoin reached a new record in early February as holders anticipate a return to pre-2022 price levels. 49% Of Bitcoin In Long-Term Holdings According to data from analytics firm Glassnode, 49%
Bitcoin continues to see a bullish uptrend across the board, with the derivatives market volume witnessing an upturn in fortunes. BTC prices in futures contracts have begun to exceed spot market prices indicating that traders are gaining confidence in the derivatives market. Bitcoin Derivatives Volume Shows Steep Decline In 2022 Bitcoin witnessed an extended bearish
Bitcoin hashrate is becoming highly centralized, with a few mining pools controlling most of the blockchain mining power. The latest data from Mempool indicates that 50% of the total hashrate is held by Foundry USA and Antpool. A Highly Centralized Mining Network Foundry USA has maintained a hashrate of over 30% of the total Bitcoin
While the world of finance can’t look past the recent year-to-date returns of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, it’s the S&P 500 that has everyone glued to their seats. The S&P 500 is at the most-watched trend line in global markets and the outcome could ultimately give BTC a major boost. Here’s why. How The S&P
A recent tweet from former Twitter CEO and founder Jack Dorsey reads: “Mr @Sc and I are funding The Bitcoin Academy, a program for residents of Marcy Houses in Brooklyn New York where Jay grew up, designed in collaboration with @Cryptoplug3 and @BLKBTCBillions.” Here, @sc refers to Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, @Cryptoplug3 refers
Bitcoin has been losing value for months because of, among other market variables, limited liquidity circumstances and targeted dumping of high beta technology equities. Since the 2008 global financial crisis, low interest rates have caused broad market valuations to reach extraordinary levels. Now, according to analysts, the decade-long bubble has burst, and assets are returning
Bitcoin price nosedived to $35,100 on Thursday, down from $43,110 a week earlier, while other major cryptocurrencies plunged as a series of explosions were heard in the distance before sunrise in Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv and Kharkiv, multiple news outlets reported Thursday. The cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv are home to millions of Ukrainians.
Bitcoin price nosedived to $35,100 on Thursday, down from $43,110 a week earlier, while other major cryptocurrencies plunged as the situation between Russia and Ukraine worsened. According to a Reuters report, in the early hours of Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a special military operation in Ukraine’s Donbass area, ordering the Ukrainian military
Georgia’s crypto mining economy has evolved into a global leader in recent years, largely because of low taxes and affordable electricity rates, as well as a libertarian regulatory environment. Despite its small population, Georgia contributes nearly 1% of the industry’s total hash rate, according to a study by Arcane Research. Although Georgia is a non-entity
Proof-of-work bitcoin mining should be banned, according to the vice chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority. Erik Thedéen suggested that European authorities explore prohibiting proof-of-work mining in favor of proof-of-stake mining. Thedeen Argues That POW Threatens Climate Change Based on the industry’s high energy consumption, Erik Thedéen, deputy chair of the European Securities
Decentral Park Capital, an early-stage investment firm, now with $140 million in assets under management, has launched a brand new $75 million fund to invest in DeFi initiatives. This fund aims to deploy funds to invest in decentralized exchanges, lending protocols, derivatives, structured products, oracles, staking, and middleware infrastructure. The money pouring into decentralized finance
Believe it or not, in 2021, Bitcoin mining stocks have outperformed the king of cryptocurrencies. This crowns the phenomenal year the whole Bitcoin industry has had. However, consider Arcane Research’s warning, “an investment in mining companies carries a much higher risk than an investment in bitcoin itself.” As with any other complex business venture, a
Earlier in April, an accident at a Chinese coal mine in Xinjiang sent Bitcoin network’s hash rate plummeting 30% in a span of a day, which crippled the major cryptocurrency’s rally. Now, Bitcoin’s hash rate is suffering a similar loss as miners based in Sichuan, China face limitations on power usage. The State Grid in
The market needs a boost, that much is for sure. Luckily, the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami is just around the corner. Would that be enough to wake up the sleeping giant? It might. It might now. Nevertheless, for sure it’ll raise morale and give to the community and experience to rally around. And that’s
Morale is down in Bitcoinland and so are the number of DAA. Does this mean that we already reached the top of this cycle? It might, but that’s not set in stone. We’re in no man’s land and our compass is pointing everywhere at once. Technical indicators contradict each other, and nobody seems to know
A surprising price recovery in the cryptocurrency market led by Bitcoin caught bears on the wrong side of the trade this Monday. Bears lost $1 billion on their leveraged short bets, according to data provided by ByBt.com. The BTC/USD exchange rate rebounded to an intraday high of $38,750 before correcting lower short-term profit-taking sentiment. At
The legendary Mircea Popescu is allegedly dead. It’s rumored that, besides Satoshi Nakamoto, he was the only bitcoin millionaire. He started that rumor. Where are those coins and what will happen to them? The news of his death arrived via news reports from Costa Rica, his country of residence. This article says, “A 41 year
Sadly for them, paper hands people are breaking all kinds of records. Nobody expected a Bitcoin winter this early, and recent investors who lack conviction have been selling at a loss for a while now. Glassnode informs, “After breaking new records on absolute dollar denominated losses in May, the market capitulated yet again this week,
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