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Bitcoin Eyes First 9-Week Bull Run as Options Open Interest Hits $1B
8.5.2020
BTC/USD is just ten days from seeing 9 weeks of back-to-back green candles for the first time in its history as the battle for $10,000 continues
Bitcoin Miners Send Bullish Signs Ahead of Halving
8.5.2020
There's some bullish news from the mining industry ahead of Bitcoin (BTC) halving. Miners are hoarding BTC, expecting higher prices and buying rigs in the thousands, while the recent rally has made older rigs profitable once more, thus pulling many miners away from the exit door.
The miners have...
Bitcoin in Emerging Markets: Latin America
8.5.2020
Crypto adoption is up from Argentina to Venezuela, especially bitcoin and stablecoins like dai. But each market is unique
Coinshares Acquires Gabi Trading: New Unit Traded $3 Billion Worth of Crypto in 2019
8.5.2020
Coinshares on Thursday launched its trading business, Coinshares Capital Markets (CSCM), reporting that the unit traded over $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2019 and $1.5 billion during the first quarter of 2020. The UK digital asset manager is basically rebranding Gabi Trading, a business...
Bitcoin Suisse Seeks $50M to Become a Crypto Bank Unicorn
8.5.2020
Bitcoin Suisse is looking for almost $50 million of funding from investors to pursue expansion plans, which include moving into the banking sector
Bitfinex Now Has a Derivatives Contract Offering Exposure to Bitcoin Dominance
8.5.2020
Bitfinex says the perpetual swap provides investors with a less volatile form of exposure compared to a plain-vanilla bitcoin futures contract
Open Positions on Bitcoin Options Pass $1B for First Time
8.5.2020
Open contracts on bitcoin options rose to record highs on Thursday as the cryptocurrency’s price rose into five figures. It's not necessarily a bullish sign, though
First Mover: Search Interest in Bitcoin’s Halving Reaches Fever Pitch as Price Hits $10K
8.5.2020
Google Trends, a barometer for gauging interest in trending topics, shows searches for "halving" or "bitcoin halving" are far higher than for the same event in 2016
Proof-of-Stake or Proof-of-Work, That Is the Question
8.5.2020
An analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the blockchain protocols that are the basis of the entire industry
Bitcoin (BTC) Retests 10-week Long Resistance with Halving Round the Corner
8.5.2020
Bitcoin hits a 10-week long resistance as it crosses above $10k for a moment before yesterday’s closing and is back to trading around $9.8k while a low touched at $9.7k, since the onset of the day until the time of writing. With 3rd Bitcoin halving round the corner, investors have stuck their eyes...
Bixin Unveils $65M BTC-Denominated Fund to Get More Bitcoin
8.5.2020
Bixin Global, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency firm, launched a fund of funds with 6,600 BTC, worth over $65 million to increase its Bitcoin holdings
Open Interest in Bitcoin Options Hits USD 1B as Traders Seek Insurance
8.5.2020
Open interest (OI) in bitcoin (BTC) options surpassed USD 1 billion ahead of the halving, with an exponential increase seen across all major marketplaces over the past week. Meanwhile, the bitcoin put-to-call ratio is also on the move, revealing some bearishness in the market.
Although not unusual...
Crypto Regulatory Clarity in India: The Missing Piece to Mass Adoption
8.5.2020
Regulation is one of the biggest hurdles for crypto in India as exchanges continue the legal battle to establish a clear framework
Internal Struggle at Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Escalates to Physical Confrontation
8.5.2020
After Micree Ketuan Zhan, the exiled co-founder of Bitmain, moved to reinstate his position after another partial legal victory over his former employer, tensions reportedly escalated into a physical brawl
Bitcoin Gains Traction Ahead of Halving, Altcoins Struggle To Follow
8.5.2020
In the past two days, there was a steady rise in bitcoin price above the USD 9,000 and USD 9,200 resistance levels. BTC even broke the USD 9,500 resistance and spiked above USD 10,000. It is currently (08:30 UTC) correcting lower, but dips remain supported above USD 9,550 and USD 9,500.
However...
New Cryptocurrency Exchanges Launch in India as Businesses Seek Answers From RBI
8.5.2020
The Indian cryptocurrency industry has been growing rapidly despite the nationwide lockdown and the coronavirus crisis. Two new cryptocurrency trading platforms are launching in India while existing crypto businesses seek clarification from the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....
New Bull Market Signal? Bitcoin Bearwhale Vanishes as BTC Hits $10K
8.5.2020
The most profitable trader on Bitfinex disappeared after the Bitcoin price hit $10K in a stunning 150% rally since the Black Thursday crash
‘Perfect Wedge’ Makes $1M Bitcoin More Likely Than Ever — Raoul Pal
8.5.2020
A move to $40,000 and even higher is now easier than ever, argues the investment CEO who last month warned that “boomers are f*cked.”
Coinstar Plans Massive Expansion of Coinme Bitcoin ATMs as Usage Spikes 40%
8.5.2020
Coinstar, the coin counting kiosk maker hosting 3,500 Coinme bitcoin ATMs, is considering doubling that count after a surge in usage amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Former UFC Champion ‘Can't Sit On Sidelines Any Longer’ — Buys Bitcoin
8.5.2020
Eddie Alvarez has been convinced to buy into Bitcoin by fellow former MMA champion Ben Askren, saying that he “can’t sit on the sidelines any longer.”