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…
Crypto Derivatives Surge, Bitcoin Options Open Interest Climbs…
Bitcoin options open interest has reached $9.6 billion according to derivatives market data as the metric is nearing the high captured on January 7, 2021. Moreover, the aggregate open interest in bitcoin futures is steadily…
Russian Crypto Exchange Shuts Down Amid Accusations of…
The Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has shut down amid accusations that it has pulled an exit scam. Customers are unable to withdraw their funds and have been asked to provide extensive identifying information which they…
Bitcoin breakout imminent says hedge fund as analyst…
A fresh Bitcoin (BTC) breakout is "imminent" and most likely to the upside, hedge fund Vailshire Capital Management says. In a tweet on Jan. 19, Jeff Ross, the firm's founder and CEO, described the outlook…
Are Bitcoiners A**holes?
We’ve been dubbed “Toxic Bitcoin Maximalists” as an attempted insult. We don’t flinch, we wear it as a badge of honor. We make no apologies for our matter-of-factness, our confidence or our meme warfare. You…
Ether price finally beats its 2018 all-time high,…
Ether (ETH), the largest altcoin by market cap, finally reached new all-time highs against the U.S. dollar on Jan. 19. ETH/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingviewAt the same time, Bitcoin futures open interest has…
Ethereum price finally beats its 2018 all-time high,…
Ether (ETH), the largest altcoin by market cap, finally reached new all-time highs against the U.S. dollar on Jan. 19. ETH/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingviewEther price is back after 3 years Data from Cointelegraph…
Pay attention — Grayscale adds 18x the Bitcoin…
Asset manager Grayscale added 18 times more Bitcoin (BTC) than miners added to the supply in just one day on Jan. 18. As various data sources confirm, Grayscale, which remains the biggest institutional buyer in…
Ex-Real Madrid Football Player Joins a Spanish Lower…
In a possible first for Spanish football, DUX Internacional de Madrid, a lower division side says it has used crypto buy a new player. The player, David Barral moved to his new club after Criptan,…
Crypto Prices Consolidate, Handful of Altcoin Markets Pop,…
The price of bitcoin and a number of digital assets have been consolidating this week, after a number of crypto markets dropped over 25% the week prior. The entire crypto-economy is hovering just below the…
Bitcoin thermocap metric shows BTC price is still…
Bitcoin (BTC) is still at the “low end” of a 2021 bubble, new data tracking miner and investor behavior suggests. In the latest signal that BTC price action still has major growth potential, researcher Geert…
Will the Price of Bitcoin Crash? Uncertainty Looms…
After several failed moves toward $40,000, the price of Bitcoin’s path forward seems to be a bit unclear. For some, though, the stall around the $35K mark is nothing more than another bump in the…
The Strange Saga of Elon Musk, WhatsApp, &…
Ever since WhatsApp rolled out its new terms of services last week, the app has been caught in a maelstrom of public relations problems. News that WhatsApp would be collecting even more of its users’…
Noise.cash: Social Microblogging App Fueled by Bitcoin Cash…
For quite some time now, bitcoin cash users have been leveraging the web portal read.cash in order to write blog posts, connect with like-minded individuals, and earn bitcoin cash for providing popular content. Now the…
Dollar-Cost Averaging Crypto Profits: Low-Risk Bitcoin Investing Without…
Bitcoin prices and a number of other digital assets have grown significantly in value during the last decade. Some people have made millions and even billions throwing down everything they have during the cryptocurrency’s earliest…
IMF Says Only 23% of Central Banks Can…
Researchers at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have examined the central bank laws of 174 IMF members to answer the question of whether a digital currency is really money. They found that of all the…
Traders say Bitcoin price ‘needed pullback’ to maintain…
Bitcoin’s parabolic increase well above its previous all-time-high has many experiencing déjà vu from 2017 and a number of analysts are concerned the market is overdue for a sizable correction. On Jan. 8 With Bitcoin…
Ethereum competitor Near Protocol (NEAR) gains 106% as…
Near Protocol (NEAR) is a smart contract platform that uses parallel processing to scale the network. This technique, known as sharding, resembles what Eth2 is aiming to achieve and Near’s proof-of-stake consensus mechanism also allows…
Mt Gox Creditors Asked to Approve a Settlement…
On January 15, the public was made aware of a deal between the firm Coinlab Inc., the Mt Gox bankruptcy trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, alongside MGIFLP, a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group. According to the proposal,…
$100 Swaps: Ethereum Dex Volumes Saw $39 Billion…
During the last 12 months, Ethereum-based decentralized finance (defi) solutions and decentralized exchange (dex) platforms have been very popular. Dex applications, in particular, have seen massive demand and during the last 30 days, dex trade…
The Sudden, Unexpected End of Crypto Tribalism
“The lower the stakes, the more intense the dispute.” Sayre’s Law The Narcissism Of Small Differences Bitcoin and the crypto world have enjoyed a phenomenal decade. Despite the fact that Bitcoin is perhaps the most…
Argentine Billionaire Marcos Galperin Says Bitcoin a ‘Better…
Argentine billionaire and CEO of the e-commerce platform Mercado Libre, Marcos Galperin says bitcoin is a better store of value than gold. However, the billionaire thinks the crypto will not replace fiat currency due to…
Bitcoin slides under $35K despite Biden unveiling $1.9…
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $35,000 on Jan. 15 as renewed strength in the U.S. dollar piled pressure on the largest cryptocurrency. BTC bounced off support at $34,300 and is trading at $35,300 at the time…
Why The Dark Net’s Most Active Market Ditched…
Bitcoin initially became popular as a way to pay for illegal goods on the dark web marketplace the Silk Road. But just recently as cryptocurrencies enter the mainstream media once again, the current most active…
Bitcoin Miners Aren’t Responsible for Recent Price Dips,…
“Miners are selling” is a popular trope used to explain bitcoin’s occasional downward price action. But on-chain data doesn’t support this narrative, according to analysts and mining pools themselves. After bitcoin’s correction earlier this week…
0x (ZRX) price rallies 35% ahead of v4…
Decentralized exchanges (DEX) are a giant leap in permissionless and transparent trading, and they exist as fantastic alternatives to centralized exchanges. While DEXs ease the process of listing new ERC-20 tokens and remove the need…
If Bitcoin doesnt break record highs right away,…
After its rise past $40,000, and a correction back to nearly $30,000, Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded once again. Stalling before jumping back up past highs near $42,000 could be good for the asset, however, according to…
Bitcoin Price Spike Targets the $40K Handle, Crypto…
Crypto asset markets have seen some significant gains over the last 24 hours recapturing much of the losses suffered a few days ago. The entire crypto-economy valuation is now back over the $1 trillion mark…
Bitcoin In 2021: A New Hope
Listen To This Episode: In this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Fed Watch,” Christian Keroles and Ansel Lindner look back at the events of the last few weeks and put them into a macro perspective. They…
Popular Youtuber Ali Spagnola ‘Accidentally Got Bitcoin Rich,’…
On Wednesday, the popular musician and Youtuber, Alicia Dawn “Ali” Spagnola, made a new video and tweeted about how she got “accidentally bitcoin rich,” after taking a request for her project called Free Paintings. After…
Bitcoin refuses to die as BTC price hits…
Bitcoin (BTC) surged higher on Jan. 14, reaching $40,000 on Coinbase amid fresh evidence of new large buys on exchanges. BTC/USD weekly price candles (Coinbase). Source: TradingviewBTC price adds $10,000 in three days Data from…
ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Calls for Global Bitcoin…
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has called for the global regulation of bitcoin. She said that bitcoin is a highly speculative asset and has “conducted some funny business.” Emphasizing the…
xSigma DeFi Offers Lucrative Rewards for Liquidity Providers,…
xSigma is an upcoming stablecoin DEX protocol developed by the first DeFi project backed by a NASDAQ-listed company. In order to attract liquidity providers to supply their stablecoins to the decentralized exchange, the protocol will…
Mark Cuban: Crypto ‘Exactly’ Like Dot-Com Bubble —…
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban sees cryptocurrency “exactly” like the dot-com bubble. He says bitcoin and a few other cryptocurrencies are analogous to those dot-com stocks, like Amazon and Ebay, that survived the bubble…
Mark Cuban is more into crypto than hes…
The billionaire who once said he prefers bananas to Bitcoin is now tossing around crypto terms on social media like an experienced HODLer. In Twitter threads that were likely precipitated by his recent comments comparing…
Traders Complain About Exchange Issues and Downtime During…
As bitcoin and a number of digital assets saw deep losses on Monday, a few crypto-asset exchanges had difficulties. Traders have been complaining about issues with exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and other trading platforms during…
Where does this 28% Bitcoin price drop rank…
Bitcoin (BTC) may have dipped 28% in recent days but analysts have already put the scale of the losses firmly in context. As noted on Jan.12 by Nathaniel Whittemore, host of The Breakdown Podcast, the…
JP Morgan Warns of Falling BTC Price With…
JP Morgan’s analysts say that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approving a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is likely negative for bitcoin in the near term. There is optimism around the prospect of the…
Analysts say Bitcoin price drop to $30K was…
The euphoria in the cryptocurrency market was quelled on Jan.11 as the majority of altcoins saw their prices decline by more than 20% as Bitcoin price sold off sharply. After falling below the $40,000 support…
Institutions Use This Strategy to Hide Their Bitcoin…
Institutional investors and speculators trading large quantities of bitcoin are taking on a new method to hide the real sizes of their trades. They are doing so – many times with the quiet help of many…
Crypto Markets Suffer Heavy Losses, Bitcoin Price Sinks…
Cryptocurrency markets have suffered significant losses during the last 24 hours, as the entire crypto market cap has dropped below a trillion to $823 billion losing roughly 9.9% in value. Since the bitcoin price height…
Two New York City Bars up for Sale…
Two New York City bars are up for sale for a combined 25 bitcoins or 800 ether – over $800k at current prices. Bar owner Patrick Hughes has seen the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Solana trading volume soars as DeFi seeks Ethereum…
2021 got off to a quick start and the current crypto bull market has seen assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) shoot to new all-time highs on an almost daily basis. While new price…
EOS Drops Roughly 30% in 18 Hours After…
After making a name for himself as a prominent blockchain developer and crypto community member, Dan Larimer announced his resignation from Block.One on Sunday, January 10th. Larimer While Larimer’s departure from the company seems to…
Solana (SOL) trading volume soars as DeFi seeks…
2021 got off to a quick start and the current crypto bull market has seen assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) shoot to new all-time highs on an almost daily basis. While new price…
Crypto Advocates Think Joe Biden’s $3 Trillion Stimulus…
According to various reports, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is planning to create another $3 trillion for Covid-19 relief and infrastructure. The massive stimulus plan and the backers behind the Biden administration have made crypto proponents…
Solana (SOL) trading volume soars as DeFi investors…
2021 got off to a quick start and the current crypto bull market has seen assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) shoot to new all-time highs on an almost daily basis. While new price…
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Advises How to Invest…
Mad Money host Jim Cramer has some advice on how to invest in bitcoin and when is a good time to sell. He said, “I’m a bitcoin believer,” outlining the reasons why he is sold…
Dash price explodes 100%, BCH breaks out as…
Bitcoin (BTC) price has once again dropped below the $40,000 level on Jan. 10 after crisscrossing it for the past three days as the spotlight shifted to altcoins, namely Dash (DASH) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).…
THORChain (RUNE) rallies 35% as the entire DeFi…
In the past week, a large number of altcoins have broken from their sideways ranges to post double-digit gains and it appears that investors are interpreting the current trend as a new ‘altcoin season’. As…
Another $84M deposit begs the question: Why are…
Bitcoin (BTC) whales in South Korea have been selling heavily across major exchanges throughout the past week. Data shows that multiple $100 million deposits to Bithumb have been spotted in the last three days alone.…
Ripple’s CEO Addresses Key Allegations by US SEC…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has addressed some of the allegations made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against his company. He focused on answering five questions on what he calls “unproven allegations” by…
Kim Dotcom Claims This Fork Is More Undervalued…
Bitcoin has taken over all forms of media, from mainstream to social. The cryptocurrency was trending on Twitter last night after making above $40,000 for the first time. The hysteria caught the attention of early…
Six-Digit Bitcoin Prices: Stock-to-Flow Creator Says BTC Value…
Bitcoin prices have gone parabolic and the value is seemingly following along with the controversial stock-to-flow (S2F) model, according to the price model’s creator. This week, the Twitter handle dubbed “Plan B” said the “bitcoin…
DeFi integration and layer-2 tech back Matic Network’s…
The exponential growth of the decentralized finance sector increased activity on the Ethereum blockchain, and this has resulted in slow transaction times and incredibly high fees. In the last month, Ether (ETH) price has also…
Bitcoin-buying algos seldom care about price in 2021,…
Bitcoin (BTC) is not far from a blow-off top price implosion but investors are "aggressively" buying the dip. Speaking to Cointelegraph on Jan. 8, popular analyst Filbfilb revealed that Bitcoin was due a corrective phase…
Bitcoin Price Taps $41,970, Morgan Creek Partner Says…
Bitcoin’s price continues to move northbound, as the crypto asset’s value has touched another all-time high (ATH) this week reaching $41,970 per coin on Friday morning (EST). The digital asset bitcoin is now the 7th…
Bitcoin buying algos seldom care about price in…
Bitcoin (BTC) is not far from a blow-off top price implosion but investors are "aggressively" buying the dip. Speaking to Cointelegraph on Jan. 8, popular analyst filbfilb revealed that Bitcoin was due a corrective phase…
Coinbase Trends On Twitter For Downtime During Bitcoin…
Bitcoin momentarily blasted above $40,000 today, doubling its previous peak set back in 2017. A huge rejection took place shortly after the level was overcome, prompting a $4,000 drop near instantly. But as eager buyers…
Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin Plan: Run for President if…
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has shared his idea of what he will do when the price of bitcoin hits $1 million. Cuban says he will run for president but only if some bitcoins…
Stratis Brings Blockchain as a Service to All…
PRESS RELEASE. 7th January 2021, London, United Kingdom – Stratis was created for a simple purpose – to provide enterprises with blockchain as a service (BaaS) solutions, designed to implement complex blockchain architecture within mainstream…
XRP price soars 55% to crucial level as…
Bitcoin (BTC) continued its habit of hitting all-time highs almost every day on Jan. 7 as bulls took the largest cryptocurrency above $38,000. Cryptocurrency market overview. Source: Coin360BTC price passes $38,500 Data from Cointelegraph Markets,…
Rapper HiiiKey confirms YouTube channel hack, fake crypto…
The young artist, Keyshawn Butler, confirmed on his Instagram page that his YouTube page had been hacked on 7 January, although he seemed unaware what the channel was being used for. HiiiKey’s channel has around…
Bitcoin NVT ratio suggests BTC may see another…
Bitcoin (BTC) may have hit new all-time highs of $37,600, but one indicator suggests that yet another bull run is incoming. Released in the latest weekly report from Stack Funds, data from Bitcoin's network value…
Bitcoin Trader Robbed During an In-Person Transaction, Kicked…
An unnamed 37-year-old man was a victim of a theft from a gang of robbers who fled with 15 bitcoin (BTC), worth HKD 3 million ($387,000) in cash. They agreed to meet in person for…
New Report Studies Satoshi Nakamoto’s Inconsistent British and…
On December 31, 2020, a new report was published that studies Satoshi Nakamoto’s writing style, the creator’s use of expressions, and spelling. The new examination shows Satoshi’s spelling and American and British wording indicates it…
One Bitcoin at $34K now buys one Tesla…
Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers can now all own a Tesla electric car — as long as they have at least 1 BTC in their wallet. As BTC/USD crossed $34,000 at the weekend and went on to…
Grayscales ETHE shares tumble 50% as Ether skyrockets
Shares in fund manager Grayscale Investments’ Ethereum Trust plummeted by 50% this past fortnight, despite Ethereum rallying by 75% over the same period. ETHE shares represent 0.09620794 of an Ether each and are currently trading…
Ghanaian Startup Bitsika Africa Processed $40 Million in…
Bitsika Africa, a crypto startup operating out of Ghana and Nigeria, said Monday that it processed almost $40 million in remittances in 2020, up from just under $1 million the previous year. Founder and chief…
UK Judge Rejects US Extradition Requests for Julian…
On Monday, a British judge rejected the U.S. request to extradite the Australian editor, publisher, and activist Julian Assange. Following the U.K. judge’s decision, the current president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has offered…
Bitcoin Price Drops 17%, Large CME Futures Gap…
On January 4, 2020, the price of bitcoin slid to the lowest point of the year dropping from Sunday’s high of $33,800 per unit to $27,734 a few minutes after 5 a.m. (EST). In fact,…
All-time highs meet alt season: 5 things to…
Bitcoin (BTC) is almost unrecognizable as it starts the first working week of 2021, retaining the $30,000 support and hitting astronomical new highs. Hard to believe for hodlers, price action continues to wow as Monday…
Bitcoin Drops More Than 10%: Is the BTC…
After hitting a new all-time high just over $34,000 on Sunday, the price of Bitcoin had sunk to approximately $30,900 at press time–a decline of nearly 10.6 percent. While some analysts are saying that…
All-time highs meet altseason: 5 things to watch…
Bitcoin (BTC) is almost unrecognizable as it starts the first working week of 2021, retaining $30,000 support and hitting astronomical new highs. Hard to believe for hodlers, price action continues to wow as Monday gets…
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…
Miami’s Mayor Considers Putting Some of City’s Treasury…
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is exploring putting a percentage of his city’s treasury reserves in bitcoin. Miami is currently working on accepting the cryptocurrency as a means of payment for city services and taxes. The…
Ethereum targets $1K after ETH, altcoins rally versus…
Ether (ETH) has broken a critical price point against Bitcoin (BTC), signalling that altcoins may be about to see huge gains. Cryptocurrency market overview. Source: Coin360I'd take Ether bet "all day long" — Winklevoss Data…
Can’t Keep a Good Dog Down: Meme Token…
The leading cryptocurrency bitcoin has crossed new all-time highs (ATH) in 2020 and into 2021 as well. However, many other digital assets have a long way to go to reach the ATH they experienced three…
Social media interest in Bitcoin hits all-time high
Twitter analytics data indicates that as Bitcoin continues to post all-time highs well into the $30,000s, social media interest in the digital currency is likewise setting new records across numerous key metrics. In a tweet…
While Bitcoin Tapped New Price Highs, 78,000 Short…
While bitcoin has crossed a new all-time price high in 2021, traders are leery toward shorting the crypto asset. Data from Bitfinex shows the number of short contracts has been extremely low in comparison to…
More Aussies Back Bitcoin, the Underdog
In January this year, the world watched in horror as sky-high fires tore through 44 million hectares of Australian bushland, engulfing property, wildlife and humanity. Then, just as victims were emerging from the ashes, COVID-19…
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…
Data Shows 78% of the Circulating Bitcoin Supply…
Onchain statistics show 78% of the circulating bitcoin supply is illiquid and barely accessible according to Glassnode research. Data indicates that the analysts have classified 14.5 million bitcoin as illiquid and only 4.2 million bitcoin…
9 Trillion vs. 100 Trillion: Billionaire Mike Novogratz…
On December 31, billionaire investor Mike Novogratz asked his Twitter followers which blockchain coin has the best chance of winning the payments race and offered four choices. Novogratz said there are lots of “contenders” and…
Close, but no cigar! Here are 2020’s worst…
Pundits and crypto analysts love to issue Bitcoin (BTC) price predictions regardless of how volatile the asset class is. In 2017, there were calls for BTC’s price to hit $35,000–$50,000, and of course, a few…
Darknet Giant White House Market Drops Bitcoin, Supports…
The prominent darknet marketplace, White House Market, has dropped bitcoin payments and now accepts monero only. The darknet marketplace administrators detailed that there was an issue with a payment processor blocking Tor exit nodes, but…
Peter Schiff’s Understanding of Money is Flawed, Says…
Gold bug Peter Schiff has been publicly confronted by his 18-year-old son, a bitcoin proponent, on the topic of value. Calling his dad’s understanding of money “Flawed,” Spencer Schiff made the statement in defense of…
Tether (USDT) To Face Do or Die Situation…
Tether is the cryptocurrency industry’s biggest threat in 2021, says a report penned by Messari’s Founder Ryan Selkins. The 134-page thesis ventured into the stablecoin’s emergence as a proxy for the US dollar that helps…
Gold Bug Peter Schiff’s Understanding of Money is…
Gold bug Peter Schiff has been publicly confronted by his 18-year-old son, a bitcoin proponent, on the topic of value. Calling his dad’s understanding of money “Flawed,” Spencer Schiff made the statement in defense of…
Ripple Assails the SEC, Claims the $1.3 billion…
Ripple has hit back at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing it of creating more uncertainty and failing in its duty to protect the crypto community. In panning the SEC’s decision to designate…
Elon Musk Endorses Cryptocurrency for Martian Economy
Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, widely believed to be the man taking humanity to Mars and building a permanent settlement there, tweeted his approval of the idea that Mars’ economy will run on cryptocurrency.…
Heavy hitters of crypto call for users to…
A number of players are encouraging individuals to speak out against FinCEN’s new crypto rules before comments close next week. Crypto exchange Coinbase and the foundation behind Monero are the latest firms to join in…
High volume surge propels Bitcoin price to a…
Within the last hour, Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied to set a new all-time high at $29,000. On Dec. 29 Bitcoin price attempted to push through a stiff resistance cluster at $28,500 but after rallying to…
How DeFi ‘Degens’ Are Funding the Next Wave…
In 2020, decentralized finance was Ethereum’s trend of the year – and with that honor came a thousand new terms and even more memes. But more importantly, the success of DeFi proved an essential quality…
2020 in review: Cointelegraph art team limited edition…
When you ask someone what superpower they’d most like to have, they usually come up with the ability to fly, or to read thoughts, or maybe to see through multiple layers of clothing. This year,…
Attackers Drain Millions From Cover Protocol, Token Holders…
Decentralized finance insurance project Cover protocol briefly suffered losses when an unknown attacker minted over 40 quintillion Cover tokens. However, after successfully cashing out tokens worth about $5 million, the attacker unexpectedly returned ether tokens…
Large Bitcoin Futures Gap Causes Temporary Trading Pause,…
CME Group temporarily paused trading of bitcoin futures after the market opened to a large gap of over $3,000 between the derivatives and the underlying crypto asset. According to a report, it was this huge…
Zilliqa, Terra (LUNA) and VeChain rally off good…
During a bull market, negative news is quickly digested and the collateral damage is often limited. Therefore, even as XRP price dumped aggressively due to the uncertainty regarding the outcome of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
How low can XRP go? Watch these price…
XRP price dropped by 30% on Dec. 29 following Coinbase’s decision to suspend trading. The market sentiment around XRP has become overwhelmingly negative due to the fear of more exchange delistings. In the near term,…