The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
Price analysis 2/15: BTC, ETH, ADA, XRP, DOT,…
A large part of the current crypto bull run has been driven by institutional demand. But for the first time, the institutions may be stepping back. According to CryptoQuant, the Coinbase Premium Index — the…
$1.89B liquidated: Why did Bitcoin and ETH price…
In the last 24 hours, $1.89 billion worth of futures positions have been liquidated after Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) sharply fell, with BTC reaching below $46,000 on Binance. BTC/USDT 15-minute price chart (Binance). Source:…
$1.89 billion liquidated: Why did Bitcoin and ETH…
In the last 24 hours, $1.89 billion worth of futures positions were liquidated after Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) sharply fell below $46,000 on Binance. BTC/USDT 15-minute price chart (Binance). Source: TradingView.comMost of the liquidations…
Bitcoin Climbs Past $40k, Analyst Expects Another Jump…
The price of bitcoin is nearing the crypto asset’s all-time price high on Saturday, as the digital currency has gained over 6% during the last 24 hours. The last time BTC was this high in…
Bitcoin whale clusters pinpoint key support level for…
Bitcoin (BTC) whale clusters show that the $23,409 level has become an area of focus for large traders. This indicates that the ongoing bull run is buoyed by whales continuing to accumulate above $23,000. Whale…
Bitfinex launches 100x leverage ether/bitcoin perpetual contract
Bitfinex Derivatives, a derivatives platform accessible through crypto exchange company Bitfinex, today announced the launch of a perpetual contract for ethereum/bitcoin. Officially live as of 22/12/20 at 10:00 AM UTC, each contract will offer users…
Bitfinex introduces crypto loans including bitcoin (BTC) and…
Bitfinex, a popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, today announced it has launched bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) personal loans on Bitfinex Borrow, a peer-to-peer (P2P) digital token loan portal. Borrowers can use US Dollars (USD), Tether…
Bitcoin’s Value Surpasses $23,700, Critics Claim Its a…
The crypto economy has gained a massive amount of value during the last few days, as the aggregate market cap of all 7,500+ digital assets is a whopping $640 billion on Thursday. Meanwhile, the largest…
Network Landmarks, Derivatives Records- 2020 Bitcoin Metrics See…
While the price of bitcoin has spiked to levels not seen in three years a number of other factors show that the current run-up is similar to the 2017 bull run. Active bitcoin addresses have…
Over 5,000 Bitcoin Worth $97 Million from the…
As bitcoin surpassed its 2017 all-time high on Monday morning, a few hours later 5,045 BTC or $97 million worth of bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was transferred. The hackers that stole the funds…
World’s dominant crypto futures market could face regulatory…
Proposed regulations targeting Hong Kong’s blockchain industry could have far-reaching consequences for the crypto derivatives market, according to new research from Messari.io. In a report published on Wednesday, researcher Mira Christanto said the Special Administrative…
Onchain Data Shows Rising Bitcoin Whale Index Surpassing…
Onchain analytics from the research and analysis firm Glassnode shows that the number of bitcoin whales (addresses with at least 1,000 bitcoins) has surpassed 1,900 clusters. The number of network participants in terms of 1,000…
Former BitFinex Whale Expects Bitcoin Dump as Price…
Bitcoin bulls should expect pain ahead even as the cryptocurrency has added more than $1,000 to its value in the last five days. Bitcoin breaks $12,000 in the latest rally. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com Bitcoin…
Bitcoin’s Black Swan: What Happens If The CFTC…
The unthinkable just happened: Bitcoin derivatives trading platform BitMEX is being targeted by the CFTC for a variety of charges, and the company’s CTO has already been arrested related to the case. Now, the worst…
Bitcoin price unfazed after $150M hack of major…
In an official statement, KuCoin Global CEO Johnny Lyu confirmed a major hacking attack on Sep. 26. The breach affected the firm’s Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and ERC20 hot wallets, after private keys were leaked.…
Tether Recovers $1 Million USDT Sent to Wrong…
Tether has recovered and returned $1 million worth of USDT to a group of Chinese traders who, in error, sent the funds to a wrong decentralized finance (defi) address. On September 8, the group, going…
A by-the-minute look at Tether’s $1 billion swap…
On August 20, a Tether swap worth $1 billion happened — it involved Binance, Bitfinex, and a major fire dumpster on TRON (TRX) blockchain. Tether flows. Source: Flipside Crypto. From time to time, the news…
Chainlink Monthly Finish Flashes Grand Finale Sell Signals
Chainlink has been the biggest success story in the crypto market since the 2017 bubble popped. In 2020 alone, the asset is up over 700%. From low to high the asset surged over 1200%, helping…
Huge Ethereum buy wall sends ETH to a…
As the price of Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) surpassed $450, a huge buy wall on the major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex emerged. Shortly thereafter, ETH achieved $270, a 19-month high against Bitcoin (BTC). The price of Ether…
Cloudflare goes down; crypto websites hit
Cloudlfare, an internet service provider responsible for various functions, went down Sunday morning, taking down many websites, including some crypto sites. The company confirmed in a tweet it experienced issues around 9:24 am Eastern time…
Tether tops Paypal and Bitcoin for average daily…
The average daily transfer value for Tether has surpassed that of Bitcoin and PayPal according to recent research. A report by CoinMetrics has revealed that Tether’s 7-day average adjusted transfer value reached over $3.55 billion…
Warren Buffett Buying Gold May Push Bitcoin to…
Berkshire Hathaway, the $503 billion conglomerate led by Warren Buffett, sold Goldman Sachs for a Canadian gold company Barrick Gold. Max Keiser, the founder of Heisenberg Capital and an early Bitcoin investor, says it could…
Bitfinex Scoffs at Tether Market Manipulation Lawsuit: Bittrex…
Bitfinex says the second attempt by plaintiffs to frame the bitcoin manipulation complaint will fail just like the first attempt. The Bitfinex comments follow a notice by Bittrex and Poloniex disputing claims that they knew…
Bitfinex Offers $400 Million in Rewards to Get…
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is offering rewards of up to $400 million to the hackers who stole almost 120,000 bitcoins from its platform in 2016 as well as anyone putting it in touch with the hackers.…
Bitfinex Exec: Ethereum Volume Consistently Exceeds That of…
Things are going from good to better for Ethereum, the second-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap. Bitfinex CTO, Paolo Ardoino today tweeted that both spot, and perpetual, volumes for Ethereum have been consistently higher than Bitcoin…
Tezos (XTZ) Long Positions Set All-Time High as…
Tezos has seen some strong price action in recent weeks, with its price facing some choppy trading throughout the past couple of days. It appears that the cryptocurrency’s recent price action has become decorrelated from…
Tether Prints $300 Million, While XRP Reclaims Third…
Tether Ltd printed a total of USDT 300 million Wednesday and this brought the total coins created to 540 million in the last three days alone. The latest USDT printing will see the top stablecoin’s…
Hackers Transfer $28 Million Worth of Bitcoin from…
Around 2,500 stolen bitcoins ($28 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach were transferred from the hacker’s wallet on Monday. The last time the Bitfinex hackers moved funds from the hack four years ago, they moved…
Tether Freezes Millions of Dollars USDT in 40…
Stablecoin issuer Tether has blacklisted 40 Ethereum addresses holding millions of dollars of the tether cryptocurrency, 24 of which were banned this year. This finding follows the Centre Consortium taking a similar action due to…
Bitfinex Lists Dogecoin After TikTok Fad Sends DOGE…
Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is listing Dogecoin (DOGE) as excitement around the meme-based altcoin keeps mounting. In a Twitter announcement on July 10, Bitfinex said that deposits were already available and that it would begin…
Bitfinex Lists Dogecoin After TikTok Fad Sends DOGE…
Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is listing Dogecoin (DOGE) as excitement around the meme-based altcoin keeps mounting. In a Twitter announcement on July 10, Bitfinex said that deposits were already available and that it would begin…
There’s a Bitfinex “Whale” Looking to Buy Bitcoin…
It’s been a tough past few days for Bitcoin. After holding $9,300 for days on end, the cryptocurrency on Saturday slipped under $9,000. The leading cryptocurrency reached a local low of $8,840 on many leading…
Data Appear to Contradict Bitfinex’s Dwindling Bitcoin Deposits…
Data appears to contradict Bitfinex’s claim that the reason for its users withdrawing 135,000 Bitcoin (BTC) from the exchange was an arbitrage opportunity that ensued following Black Thursday. 135,000 BTC later On Thursday, March 12,…
It Looks Like Some Stolen Bitfinex Coins Are…
Recently, some of the 120,000 Bitcoin (BTC) that were stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 started moving again. Here is what has been happening with this stash of coins valued at over $1 billion. 2016 Bitfinex…
Hackers Move Another $800K in BTC Stolen From…
Another $800,000 worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack of four years ago has been moved to an unknown wallet. Whale Alert reports that hackers transferred 77.64 bitcoin (BTC) on Tuesday, which amounts to $797,000…
Trading Bitcoin Vs. BTC Futures — Which Is…
There’s an increasing number of exchanges offering futures contracts trading. So far there’s Binance, FTX, Bitfinex, Bybit, and Kraken, to name just a few. Volumes are also picking up across the board and it appears…
Bitcoin Worth $282K from the 2016 Bitfinex Hack…
The cryptocurrency community has noticed a number of bitcoins from the August 2, 2016, Bitfinex breach has been moved. A small 30 BTC transaction ($282,000) from the stash has moved from the hacker’s address to…
Centralized Exchanges Continue to Shed Bitcoin
Data compiled by Glassnode is showing that the number of Bitcoin (BTC) held on top crypto exchanges has steadily fallen since the violent mid-March crash that saw crypto prices tumble by 50% in a single…
DigiByte Founder Steps Down, Slams ‘Greedy’ Crypto Culture
Jared Tate, the founder of DigiByte (DGB), has announced he is stepping down from his daily operation, accusing the crypto community of becoming “co-opted [and] eroded by greed” and warning of centralization. Tate’s announcement comes…