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22.3 million Bitcoin addresses were active during January
2.2.2021
On-chain Bitcoin activity surged during January, with more than 22.3 million addresses sending or receiving BTC last month
Pirate’s Treasure: How the World’s Leading Torrent Site Pirate Bay Amassed $4.5 Million in Bitcoin
30.1.2021
The Pirate Bay has been the world’s most popular torrent web portal for the last eighteen years. Despite a few hiccups during that time, the site remains accessible via mirrors and proxy websites. In addition to remaining online, Pirate Bay has been accepting bitcoin for donations since 2013...
$180 Million Bitcoin Investment Fund IPOs on Canadian Stock Exchange
29.1.2021
Canadian investment management firm Ninepoint has completed an initial public offering (IPO) of its bitcoin fund on the Toronto stock exchange. The company says the offering is the largest IPO of a bitcoin investment fund in Canada to date. Ninepoint Partners announced Wednesday that its Bitcoin...
Cannabis Dealer Forfeits $3 Million in Bitcoin — 6,000 More BTC Still Missing
4.1.2021
A cannabis dealer has forfeited bitcoins worth about $3 million after they were seized by the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau. However, a bigger stash of 6,000 bitcoins belonging to him, worth about $200 million at the current price, are still inaccessible to the bureau. Irish Authority Sold Seized...
While Bitcoin Tapped New Price Highs, 78,000 Short Positions Worth Over $800 Million Got Liquidated
2.1.2021
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 the total number of shorts in mid-March 2020. On Saturday, January 2, 2021, when the price...
Data Shows 78% of the Circulating Bitcoin Supply Is Illiquid, Only 4.2M BTC in Constant Circulation
2.1.2021
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 in constant circulation. One of the most treasured parts...
The Bitcoin Treasuries List Exceeds $30 Billion – 29 Companies Hold BTC Reserves
29.12.2020
More than 1.1 million bitcoin or over $30 billion worth of the crypto asset is held by a myriad of companies, according to the web portal bitcointreasuries.org. The massive stash of bitcoin reserves held by well known companies started swelling after the billion-dollar firm Microstrategy purchased...
$1 Million Bitcoin Giveaway: Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Hands Out Free BTC on Twitter
18.12.2020
American rapper and hip hop artist Megan Thee Stallion is giving away $1 million in bitcoin on Twitter to Cash App users. Thousands of people are participating and many claim to have already received some sats from the star. Megan Thee Stallion Giving Away Bitcoin for Real Megan Thee Stallion, also...
Bitcoin Addresses Holding $1 Million Goes ‘Parabolic,’ 10% of BTC Supply Sits Idle for 10 Years
18.12.2020
While bitcoin trades above the $20k handle, onchain data shows that the number of bitcoin addresses holding at least $1 million has climbed substantially increasing by more than 150%. Moreover, Glassnode’s statistics indicate that roughly 1.85 million bitcoin hasn’t moved in over...
Asset Manager Ruffer Confirms $750 Million Bitcoin Investment as Hedge Against Fiat Currency Devaluation
16.12.2020
Investment management firm Ruffer, with over $27 billion under management, has confirmed that its bitcoin investment now totals $750 million. A Ruffer spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com that this was “primarily a protective” move for the firm’s portfolios, as the firm reduced...
Coinbase Says It Brokered Microstrategy’s Influential $425 Million Bitcoin Buy
2.12.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase said Tuesday that it brokered Microstrategy’s $425 million bitcoin purchase earlier this year. Until now, it has not been clear who facilitated the deal. Microstrategy’s first bitcoin (BTC) haul of $250 million bought in August was executed over five days...
Poker Site Buys $100 Million of Bitcoin Every Month to Pay Players in BTC
23.11.2020
A major online poker website has been buying millions of dollars of bitcoin every day to meet demand from players wanting to cash out in bitcoin. This amounts to $100 million in bitcoin a month as about 95% of players now demand payouts in the cryptocurrency. Poker Site Buys $100 Million of Bitcoin...
Grayscale now holds half a million Bitcoin
17.11.2020
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust now holds more than 500,000 Bitcoin, surpassing $8.3 billion in value
Microstrategy CEO Personally Owns $240 Million in Bitcoin — Company BTC Profit Outshines Other Earnings
29.10.2020
Following a $425 million bitcoin purchase by his billion-dollar company, Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor reveals that he personally owns about $240 million in bitcoin. Meanwhile, his company’s bitcoin gains have outperformed the company’s other earnings. Microstrategy and Its CEO...
Report: 55% of US Investors Show Interest in Bitcoin Investment, Covid-19 Catalyst to Changing Preferences
29.10.2020
A recent survey study reveals that more than half of U.S. investors (55%) have an interest in investing in bitcoin, a figure which is 19 percentage points higher than that of last year. This translates to a potential U.S. market of nearly 32 million bitcoin investor households. According to...
‘Enormous Wall of Money’ Coming Into Bitcoin, Price to Reach $1 Million in 5 Years, Says Raoul Pal
14.10.2020
Macro strategist Raoul Pal says the price of bitcoin will reach $1 million in five years. He attributes the price increase to adoption by large pools of investors and the “enormous wall of money” coming into bitcoin, rather than because “the world is collapsing.” $1 Million...
Here Are the Top Public Companies That Have Adopted Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset
11.10.2020
When Microstrategy Inc. bought $425 million bitcoin in the last two months, the decision became an important stamp of institutional approval of the top crypto’s credentials as a mature, safe-haven asset. The American technology firm had just made bitcoin its primary reserve asset to hedge...
US-Regulated Bitcoin Derivatives Market Bitnomial Raises $11.6M
6.10.2020
The disclosure comes shortly after U.S regulators' crackdown on retail competitor BitMEX
Kucoin CEO Says Exchange Hack Suspects ‘Found,’ $204 Million Recovered
4.10.2020
According to the Kucoin exchange CEO Johnny Lyu, the trading platform has recovered $204 million in crypto assets since October 1. The exchange executive says the hacking suspects have been “found” and the “police are officially involved” in order to take action....
Bitcoin Posts a 66-Day Consecutive Streak Above the $10K Price Range
1.10.2020
The Bitcoin network has achieved a few new milestones during the last week, as the price has remained above the $10k range for a record 66 consecutive days. Meanwhile, the network has surpassed 18.5 million bitcoin issued, as the global hashrate coasts along at an all-time high of 140 exahash...