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…
$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…
Bitfinex CTO: Tether Is Registered and Regulated Under…
The CTO at Bitfinex Paolo Ardoino has pushed back against rumours that the company’s Tether stablecoin may be the next target of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Bitfinex executive insists that the…
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…
Stablecoins went wild in the days before Bitcoin’s…
In the days preceding Bitcoin’s latest rise in price, stablecoins went wild, exhibiting some largely unprecedented behavior. Stablecoins: all stablecoins inflow transaction and address count of all exchanges. Source: CryptoQuant.On October 18, stablecoins moving to…
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…
Tether Still Dominates Stablecoins, but USDC and Dai…
While tether (USDT), with a market cap surpassing $16 billion, continues to hold the lion’s share of stablecoins in circulation, two smaller rivals are trouncing it in crypto’s hottest market this year, decentralized finance (DeFi). …
Why traders are not worried that the KuCoin…
Analysts say that the unknown hacker behind the KuCoin breach is selling the stolen ERC-20 tokens on Uniswap. Although selling tokens on the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange allows the hacker to obtain Ether (ETH), it doesn’t…
Kucoin Hacked for $150 Million in Bitcoin; Bitfinex…
Cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin may have been hacked for $150 million in bitcoin and multiple ERC20 tokens. The Singapore-based exchange confirmed the September 25 security breach, but did not disclose the amount stolen. “Bitcoin, ERC-20 and,…
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…
First Mover: Buying Bitcoin’s Dip, Betting Against Tether…
You’re reading First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily markets newsletter. Assembled by the CoinDesk Markets Team and edited by Bradley Keoun, First Mover starts your day with the most up-to-date sentiment around crypto markets, which of course never…
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…
Margin Traders Go Short on Polkadot as Its…
Polkadot has become a rising star within the crypto markets, with the layer one “Ethereum killer” seeing massive inflows of capital throughout the past few weeks that have allowed it to become one of the…
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…
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…
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…
Gold-Backed Stablecoins Rally as Global Uncertainty Boosts Price…
A number of gold-backed stablecoins seem to be approaching new all-time high price levels as the price of their underlying asset has hit its highest levels since September of 2011. At press time, an ounce…
Dogecoin Surges, Coinbase Rumors, Brave Legal Threats: Hodler’s…
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…
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…
Cointelegraph Hosts Online Meetup to Talk LGBTQ+ and…
As Pride month comes to an end, Cointelegraph hosts an online meetup to discuss LGBTQ+ issues in the crypto and blockchain community. Called “LGBTQ+ and Blockchain: Community-Powered Tech and Tech-Powered Community,” the new session of…
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,…
Tether Explains Why It Hasn’t Burned Any USDT
Tether (USDT) cites the popularity of its Ethereum (ETH)-based asset as the reason why the company has never burned a single token. The recent report from Flipside Crypto concluded that Tether is not in the…
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…
As Tether Supply Hits Record Highs, It Moves…
Tether growth is hitting new all-time highs across multiple blockchains, but the first protocol to support Tether is being left behind. Omni Layer, built on Bitcoin, has suffered negative growth in Tether transactions for the last 12…