The Ethereum network witness an eventful week as the number of addresses holding the ethereum beat Bitcoin to the top. Fees, unique addresses, long term ETH holders follow suit and witness a significant surge. Ethereum Community Preps For Eth2 The Ethereum community has been looking forward to the launch of Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) in […]
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Ethereum’s budding decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem took a heavy beating after the March capitulation crash. As I detailed in an analysis for LongHash, what happened was that MakerDAO became unstable due to what some say is an erosion in trust in the protocol. Ethereum investor Parafi Capital wrote in a blog post: “We believe this […]
Bitcoin has entered a firm bout of sideways trading as it struggles to garner any notable near-term momentum This comes shortly after its latest rejection at $9,900, which confirmed that the heavy resistance around $10,000 may prove to be insurmountable This short-term volatility doesn’t seem to be phasing investors, as data shows that exchanges have […]
Bitcoin has been on a near-unstoppable rally since March’s lows of $3,700. The cryptocurrency at last week’s highs was up more than 170% from the lows, tapping $10,100 after a spectacular jump higher. This trend has been marked by crypto investors withdrawing their BTC off exchanges en-masse in a strong boost to Bitcoin’s medium-term bull […]
Bitcoin’s three-month realized volatility (RV) and implied volatility (IV) spread is rising to all-time highs after a sharp rise towards $10,000 in the early Asian market hours on May, 8. The wide RV-IV spread signals a possibility of options trading cheaper than expected as the Bitcoin options open interest hit an all-time high of $1.07 […]
Over the past few weeks, stablecoins, crypto-assets tied backed by a “stable” reserve asset, have become increasingly important to the cryptocurrency market. First, just assets used by the fringe, this subset of altcoins now accounts for a growing percentage of the crypto market’s value. In fact, according to April 20th data from blockchain analytics firm […]
When I woke up just minutes ago and saw the price of Bitcoin, I thought someone had pulled a joke on me; never in a hundred years did I think BTC was going to move that fast. For those who have been living under a rock or sleeping as I have, the price of the […]
Internal exchange wallet moves, or some other reason, created a mammoth Bitcoin transaction worth $1.4 billion. Whale Transactions Used as Indicators of Potential Price Action A new “whale” transaction has been spotted on the Bitcoin (BTC) network, carrying $1.4 billion in value. This amount is equivalent to half the daily transaction value for the entire […]
The overall transactions on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency networks reached 3.1 billion from the launch of BTC in 2009 to boom times of the past couple of years. In 2019, Bitcoin and Leading Crypto Networks Boosted their Transaction Count All cryptocurrencies marked exponential growth in adoption, reaching a total of 3.1 billion transactions. The total value […]
In September 2019, the interest rate for the overnight money market — a short-term lending market where banks borrow cash from each other to meet reserve requirements at the end of a business day — surged to 10 percent. Banks weren’t willing to lend out capital for the Federal Reserve’s target interest rate of 2 […]
The Bitcoin and wider cryptocurrency markets surprised observers yesterday as the market capitalisation of leading cryptos suddenly increased. January 14 started with the market at $217.5 billion, today that figure stands at over $238.8 billion. The heightened market volatility appears to have attracted other traders to the market. Open interest in Bitcoin futures, for example, […]
Bitcoin and crypto assets are making a remarkable recovery today and markets are up almost $14 billion in under 24 hours. Bitcoin Leading Crypto Markets A few hours ago BTC started to move again, lifting off from its intraday low at support around $7,700. The move culminated in a top out at $8,250 according to […]
The cumulative sum in dormant bitcoin addresses surpassed 12.58 million BTC, worth just about $100 billion at current price. It indicates most investors are holding strong despite volatility in the market. It also demonstrates that amidst one of the steepest falls in recent history from $13,900 to $6,410, the majority of investors were holding onto […]
While Bitcoin is an asset independent of central banks, of banks, and of Wall Street, the cryptocurrency’s strength and underlying value proposition have become increasingly dependent on events in the traditional financial world as this fledgling industry has grown. Related Reading: Bitcoin Fixes This: Top Bank Chief Says Monetary Policy is Failing One such pro-Bitcoin […]
The future of finance is evolving and Ethereum based DeFi is at the forefront of it. This year has seen explosive growth in decentralized finance despite bearish crypto asset performance. 2020 is set to be even bigger with bold predictions of where DeFi will go next. 2020 Could Be Huge for DeFi Decentralized finance has […]
Coinspeaker Bitcoin Sets New $9 Billion Record for Hourly Transaction Volume Yesterday the Bitcoin network saw about $9 billion being moved in over 20 transactions, all within an hour. It’s a new record. Bitcoin Sets New $9 Billion Record for Hourly Transaction Volume Continue reading at Coinspeaker
The pension crisis is deepening across the world. As a result, Bitcoin-based retirement products are now taking center stage. Most notably, the Bitcoin IRA, which is already processing over $350 million and is projected to reach investments for over $1 billion shortly. Investor Sentiment Is Bullish on Bitcoin The pension crisis is spreading all over […]
Coinspeaker DappRadar Discovers $3.8 Billion Worth of Hidden Activity on Ethereum DappRadar discovered high transaction volumes on the ETH network after considering the tokens transferred within the smart contracts. DappRadar Discovers $3.8 Billion Worth of Hidden Activity on Ethereum Continue reading at Coinspeaker
The US Federal Reserve has continued its streak of quantitative easing, by pouring in funds to uphold the confidence that liquidity won’t dry out. The latest sum, $104 billion, is almost close to Bitcoin’s loss-adjusted market valuation. Tuur Demeester, founding partner at Adamant Capital, and Bitcoin proponent commented on the Fed’s latest liquidity injection. $104B […]
On 31 October 2019, it will be 11 years since Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the world to Bitcoin. After years of being associated with the dark web, many nations today are looking at Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a solution to their economic crises, with Bitcoin was evolving to become a useful speculative store of value. Dan […]
Coinspeaker U.S. SEC Charges Block.one for Its $4 Billion ICO and It’s Not as Heavy as You Think Block.one settles with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its ICO which raised about $4.1 Billion. The fine, however, is less than expected. U.S. SEC Charges Block.one for Its $4 Billion ICO and It’s […]