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…
State of Crypto: India and Nigeria’s Crypto Crackdowns…
Welcome to State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. I’m your host, Nikhilesh De. Are governments worrying more about the growth of crypto? Two countries already announced crypto-related…
State of Crypto: How Will the Government React…
Welcome to State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. I’m your host, Nikhilesh De. Yeah, of course we’re talking about GameStop (GME) today. Here are my questions: What…
Crypto Long & Short: GameStop, Dogecoin and a…
It’s hard to do justice to the symbolism and significance of the Reddit-Robinhood-GameStop drama of this past week. That’s not to say it hasn’t been overblown in some quarters. I’ve heard it compared to the…
Money Reimagined: Narratives Wall Street Can’t Control
Welcome to Money Reimagined. This was the week the internet finally defeated Wall Street – at least for a few days. The wild rally in GameStop’s stock, fueled by an army of Reddit retail day…
State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto…
Welcome to State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. I’m your host, Nikhilesh De. A number of crypto issues are on deck as Joe Biden enters the second…
Substack Newsletters Are Being Used to Spread Crypto…
When it comes to the “next big thing” for independent platforms, the newsletter platform Substack has been at the forefront of the charge. The company has lured big-name independent writers such as Casey Newton and…
Centralized Wealth: The Downside To Institutional Bitcoin Buying
The recent Bitcoin rally to as high as $42,000 has been predominantly been driven by institutional investors suddenly waking up and realizing the asset’s long-term value potential. Buying in now, means not paying ultra-high prices…
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC,…
Bitcoin (BTC) price has yet to recapture the $40,000 level and traders who were expecting a quick resumption of the uptrend may have been caught off guard by the recent pullback. This could have led…
Central Washington Raises Concerns Over Possible Bitcoin Mining…
A region in the Pacific Northwest of the United States is on high alert because of concerns about a possible invasion of bitcoin (BTC) miners. The state has previously experienced an influx of Chinese bitcoin…
Spanish Police Detain Four People Allegedly Involved in…
The Spanish police detained four people of different nationalities this week for allegedly running a $15 million crypto Ponzi scheme. According to the police, “many victims” filed a complaint against them. Victims Believed Their Bitcoins…
Price analysis 1/8: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, ADA,…
Bitcoin (BTC) again rose to a new all-time high on Friday as bulls continued to buy on every minor dip. As the price reached a new high, Bitcoin’s market capitalization soared above $775 billion, taking…
Is Now the Right Time to Buy Bitcoin?
After surpassing $34,000 yesterday, Bitcoin hit yet another record high–the latest of many in December. Some analysts are betting that Bitcoin isn’t going to stop anytime soon. Therefore, it may be some time yet before…
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC,…
Bitcoin (BTC) has consistently been hitting new all-time highs over the weekend, but the latest surge has also created a new high against gold, according to MarketWatch data. This suggests that Bitcoin has been gaining…
Bitcoin Value Leaps Over the $31K Handle, BTC…
The price of bitcoin has crossed a new all-time high on Saturday morning (EST), spiking over $31k per coin. At around 8:43 a.m., bitcoin’s value climbed to $31,417 per unit with roughly $12 billion in…
Bitcoin Fractal Found Resembling Past Local Tops, But…
Bitcoin today smashed above $20,000 and recaptured mainstream media headlines everywhere. FOMO is now full steam, and there’s no telling where the cryptocurrency might stop – unless a fractal forming plays out exactly as it…
Streamix.io Launches High Yield APY DeFi Farming on…
PRESS RELEASE. Streamix.io, a crypto currency DeFi startup and social media platform for streaming and gaming, partnered with ValueDeFi.io, which allowed Streamix to be one of their first cryptocurrency projects to use their FaaS (Farming-as-a-Service)…
Price analysis 11/25: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LINK,…
The crypto market has been in a strong bull run over the past few days, and that has pushed Bitcoin (BTC) to its second-best day ever. Almost every trader now seems to be fixated on the magical…
Price analysis 11/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, LINK, LTC,…
Bitcoin (BTC) has been leading the current crypto rally for the past few weeks, and this has boosted its dominance from 56% on Sep. 3 to 67% on Nov. 18. However, as Bitcoin nears its…
Watch these two levels if Bitcoin price sees…
Bitcoin (BTC) is on the run, printing a new high with each day. After officially achieving a new all-time high by market cap, will Bitcoin finally break through that elusive $20K barrier once more? Or…
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC,…
Bitcoin (BTC) has long been touted as digital gold by crypto enthusiasts. Now as the digital asset faces its first economic crisis since its birth, Bitcoin has validated the narrative and outperformed gold by a…
Why a 30% Bitcoin price crash should not…
The Bitcoin price rally halted the moment Joe Biden was announced as the projected winner of the 2020 United States presidential election during the weekend, with the price dropping from $15,500 to $14,400. However, Bitcoin…
Blockchain Bites: Buterin’s Stake, Google’s Bitcoin Searches, Square’s…
Cash App generated over $1 billion in bitcoin revenues for Square in Q3. Vitalik Buterin sent 3,200 ETH to Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract. Google search data shows little “FOMO” amid the current market bull run.…
Price analysis 10/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB,…
PayPal’s crypto announcement acted as a trigger that drove Bitcoin (BTC) price to a new 52-week high. During such news-based events, traders holding short positions are caught off guard and are forced to cover their…
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC,…
In the past three years the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has shot down several applications for a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund. This dashed hopes of many investors who believed Bitcoin price would rally higher…
Meet in the Middle: Crypto Companies and Banks…
Some say that meaningful change happens gradually. Others insist it erupts unexpectedly. This week, we saw that both are true. Earlier this week, the Wyoming Banking Board voted to approve the application from San Francisco-based…
‘You Are Not Anonymous on Tor’ – Study…
Privacy advocates are growing leery of the Tor network these days, as recently published research has shown a great number of network’s exit relays are compromised. Furthermore, on September 15, the Hacker Factor Blog published…
Don’t panic? ‘Smart money’ whales are waiting to…
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) abruptly declined by 10% in a single day on Sep. 4. Following the dip, the sentiment around the cryptocurrency market has become noticeably cautious with the Cryptocurrency Fear & Greed…
Tezos is “Flirting with Doom” as It Trades…
Tezos is currently in a precarious situation, as it is trading just a hair above a crucial trendline that has been supporting its price and guiding its recent mid-term uptrend. This level was briefly broken…
Price Analysis 8/5: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV,…
Square’s Cash App product has generated $875 million in revenue from Bitcoin (BTC) trading in the second quarter of this year. This is a 600% increase over the comparable quarter in the previous year. This…
Ethereum Bulls Face Mass Liquidation, But Analysts Point…
Ethereum saw one of the most intense drops it has seen since mid-March yesterday, with the cryptocurrency’s price reeling from highs of $415 to lows of $300 in a matter of minutes. This decline caught…
$1.2B Bitcoin Futures and Options Contracts Just Expired…
A total of 106,000 Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts and options expired today, and this has investors curious about how BTC price may respond, leading into and after the expiry. Bears were not expecting the most…
Will Bitcoin’s Weekend Push Past $10k Break the…
The price of Bitcoin caught an unexpected bullish wave over the weekend: after sitting between $8,500 and $9,500 for around two months, the price of Bitcoin finally pushed over the $10,000 mark. The The abrupt…
Why Bitcoin Suddenly Spiked to $10,200, Instantly Liquidating…
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose to as high as $10,272 on July 26 in an unexpected weekend rally. It liquidated $74 million worth of long contracts on BitMEX alone, catching many traders off guard.…
NBA Point Guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s Tokenized Contract Raises…
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie has finished the token sale of his contract that is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain. The sale of Dinwiddie’s tokenized contract raised $1.3 million which was only a tenth of what…
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Crypto Letter, Eth 2.0’s ‘Official’…
The OCC will allow banks to custody crypto, Visa has a digital currency playbook and a digital dollar is essential to America’s economic edge, said experts at a U.S. Senate hearing. You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily…
At 0.5% of US Stocks, Bitcoin Has High…
In the span of just over a decade, Bitcoin has gone from a puny asset to one worth over $170 billion. It’s a rally that has caught many off guard, evidenced by those that have…
Bitcoin Is Still a Mere 0.5% of the…
In the span of just over a decade, Bitcoin has gone from a puny asset to one worth over $170 billion. It’s a rally that has caught many off guard, evidenced by those that have…
Bitcoin Price Consolidating But What Happens if $9K…
Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to challenge the multi-year resistance of $10,500 since the beginning of June 2020. This extended period of chop will ultimately result in one of two inevitable outcomes. Either a massive green…
John Perry Barlow: A Declaration of the Independence…
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us…
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…
How to Spot a Crypto Scam
You’ve seen it before: A site that promises instant returns on your small crypto investment. It looks legitimate with all the happy customer testimonials, FOMO-inducing promises and easy-to-use dashboards that look like so many other…
Why the “Explosively Bullish” DeFi Trend May Not…
Ethereum’s utility has seen an explosive rise over the past couple of years. Throughout late-2017 and most of 2018, the blockchain’s utility was primarily rooted in the ICO mania that plagued the cryptocurrency market. This…
Bloomberg BTC Bombshell, Coinbase Fury, Ether vs. Tether:…
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a…
Forget $10K, Bitcoin $12K Breakout Will Catch Everyone…
Bitcoin (BTC) price yet again surged past $10K for just a few hours before experiencing a short sharp 10% sell-off last week. Each time this happens, crypto Twitter brings out the fanfare rejoicing at the…
CME Bitcoin Futures Post Strong Trading Session Amidst…
Bitcoin’s immense volatility seen yesterday caught investors and traders off guard, leading to over $200 million in positions to be liquidated. It also made it increasingly unclear as to how strong BTC’s recent uptrend truly…
From SARS to COVID-19: Hong Kong’s Path to…
Bats are a known harbor to a large variety of viruses. Humans rarely interact with bats directly (they are not a common delicacy or pet in China), but other wild animals, such as civets and…
Why Kyber Network Tokens Tripled to $100M Despite…
Kyber may be the Great Lockdown’s hottest token project. According to the analytics firm Flipside Crypto, the Kyber Network is one of the fastest-growing token projects so far during the coronavirus-led recession (in terms of…
Crypto Long & Short: Mining Derivatives Point to…
Well, it happened. Block 630,000 was processed on the Bitcoin blockchain (while we were on the air with our Crypto Long & Short show on Monday, how cool is that!), and the bitcoin subsidy paid…
Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New…
Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) peaked to record highs in the days after the recent halving event. Bitcoin underwent its much-anticipated reward halving on Monday, at which point…
Blockchain Bites: Capitalizing on Enterprise Blockchain and Reading…
Top Shelf On Wednesday we learned that less than a 1% of the total suspicious activity reports filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network since 2013 were crypto-related. Speaking at a workshop on FATF's Travel Rule, FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco…
Key Bitcoin Price Metric Shows Drop in Investor…
Recent data from Skew shows that Bitcoin’s (BTC) implied volatility plummeted after yesterday’s halving occurred. Generally, volatility is at the heart of any professional trader as it measures daily average price oscillations and gives insight…
Bitcoin’s 8% Drop Triggers Largest Liquidation on BitMEX…
Bitcoin fell sharply on Sunday, triggering the highest long-short liquidations on crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX for the past two months. The top crypto by market cap fell by over 8.5% – its biggest single-day drop…
The Men Who Stare at Charts
Charts tracking the price of bitcoin dominate six buzzing monitors in the third floor office of a rotting, centuries-old tower block in the heart of Kiev. A pattern emerges among the shifting forms and shapes,…
Overbought Tezos Slips 9% Before Hitting All-Time High;…
Tezos failed to retest its all-time high after finding sellers near its local top. The XTZ-to-dollar exchange rate corrected downwards by more than 9 percent after logging four consecutive bullish sessions. It is now eyeing…