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Bitcoin’s Highs, Coinbase’s Bases, Binance’s Licenses, FTX’s 2.0s and 20 Crypto Jokes
5.8.2023
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Bitcoin’s Rollercoaster Year: A 29% Gain From August 2022 to 2023 Despite Recent Dips
4.8.2023
Over the past 30 days, bitcoin has dipped by 5%, yet the leading cryptocurrency has seen a gain of 29.05% from August 3, 2022 to August 3, 2023. Moreover, BTC’s value in 2023 alone has surged more than 75% against the U.S. dollar, standing at $5,800 above the crypto asset’s mean...
Bitcoin’s price fluctuations: Insights for savvy investors
4.8.2023
Bitcoin has been steadily rising, but there is a potential hurdle ahead. The US Federal Reserve and the UK Central Bank raised interest rates. If such rate hikes continue, it could lead to a drop in Bitcoin’s price. Higher interest rates might attract investors to traditional assets like...
Microstrategy Increases Bitcoin Holdings to 152,800 BTC — Plans to Buy More With $750 Million Stock Sales
3.8.2023
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has disclosed that it now holds 152,800 bitcoins, acquired for $4.53 billion. A total of 12,800 bitcoins were acquired in the second quarter. The company also revealed that it plans to buy more bitcoin with proceeds from sales of its common stock of up to $750 million....
Coinbase to Add Bitcoin's Lightning Network for Payments in Response to Jack Dorsey’s Tweet
2.8.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase’s CEO Brian Armstrong and former head of Twitter – now X – Jack Dorsey, highlighted the potential and future of Bitcoin’s Layer 2 (L2) payment protocol, the Lightning Network.
In response to Dorsey’s Tweet, Armstong said Wednesday that Coinbase is looking into best ways...
Tether Attestation Reveals Reserve Increase of $850 Million in Q2, Excess Reserves Reach $3.3 Billion
1.8.2023
Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, has published an attestation revealing the company’s financials during Q2 2023. The document, prepared by BDO, a network of accounting and consulting services, found Tether has increased its reserves by $850 million during this period, with...
Bitcoin’s Plunge Below $29K Triggers $92 Million in Derivatives Liquidations; Crypto Markets Tremble
1.8.2023
As bitcoin dipped below the $29K threshold and the overall crypto economy experienced a 1.4% decrease to $1.17 trillion, cryptocurrency derivatives markets underwent $92 million in liquidations, primarily in long positions. Cascading Effect: Bitcoin’s Fall Under $29K Sparks $92 Million...
Lightspark CEO David Marcus States Building on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is ‘Incredibly Complex and Hard’
1.8.2023
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark, a company that builds business-grade solutions to facilitate payments on top of the Lightning Network, shared his experience in developing on top of the Bitcoin scaling layer. Marcus stated that it is “incredibly complex and hard to build software around this...
Navigating the Wrapped Bitcoin Landscape: 86,000 WBTC Exit Circulation in One Year
29.7.2023
Data reveals that since the start of the year, the count of circulating wrapped bitcoins (WBTC) has diminished, plunging by more than 22,000 WBTC. Notably, a year-long assessment reflects an even more significant contraction, with over 86,000 WBTC evaporating from circulation since last July....
Bitcoin's Decline Threatens Crypto's 2023 Lead Over Stocks
26.7.2023
Despite Bitcoin (BTC)’s promising 76% rally year to date (YTD), some relative stagnancy and a modest decline this month has the digital currency market losing its momentum over the stocks.
According to Bloomberg’s gauge of the top 100 digital assets by market cap, crypto has risen ~46% year...
Rare 2010 Bitcoin Block Reward Stirs After 13 Years of Dormancy
25.7.2023
On July 24, 2023, a block reward from 2010 was transferred for the first time in 13 years, marking this month’s first expenditure of dormant bitcoin from that year. So far this year, a total of nine such block rewards from the 2010 era have been spent, resulting in the transfer of...
Charting Bitcoin’s Predictable Course: A Comprehensive Review of the Next 29 Reward Halvings
22.7.2023
In under 280 days, Bitcoin’s blockchain will undergo its fourth reward halving event, slicing the block subsidy from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. The crypto community is abuzz with chatter, contemplating how these substantial decreases in block rewards will transpire over the ensuing two decades...
El Salvador's Bonds Surge 62% Amid Bitcoin's ETF-Driven Rally
20.7.2023
El Salvador’s bonds due in 2027 have gained 62% in the last six months as the country finds itself on a better financial footing
Stock-to-Flow Analyst Plan B Predicts Bitcoin’s Price to Reach $40K-$50K at Halving
18.7.2023
In about nine months, expected near April 24, 2024, Bitcoin is set to experience its fourth block reward halving. Many supporters and market observers anticipate a price increase prior to the event. According to an anonymous market analyst known as Plan B, bitcoin’s price could ascend...
Investigation Reveals Bitcoin's Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Could Be a Group, Not an Individual
17.7.2023
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin (BTC), has been a subject of intense curiosity and speculation since the advent of the leading cryptocurrency.
While many envision a single genius behind its inception, there is growing evidence to suggest that Nakamoto...
The Many Facts That Indicate Bitcoin’s Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Was More Than One Person
16.7.2023
Ever since the genesis of Bitcoin, the identity of its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has remained shrouded in profound intrigue, evolving into one of the most captivating enigmas of all time. While numerous speculators picture a solitary genius behind its inception, it’s plausible that this...
Bitcoin's Crypto Market Dominance Slides by Most in 13 Months as XRP Court Ruling Spurs 'Alt Season' Talk
14.7.2023
Bitcoin's share of the crypto market tanked on Thursday while altcoins rallied after a U.S. court threw a spanner in the SEC's plans to regulate digital assets
US Government Transfers $300 Million Worth of Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
12.7.2023
On July 12, 2023, onchain data shows the U.S. government transferred 9,800 bitcoins (BTC), worth just over $300 million. These bitcoins originally came from James Zhong’s Silk Road hack. In March, the Department of Justice also moved a similar amount of bitcoins associated with Silk Road....
Bitcoin Exodus: Over 855,000 BTC Withdrawn From Exchanges Since July 2020
12.7.2023
According to current data, about 2,086,034 bitcoins were held on exchanges as of July 11, 2023. This figure is 154,160 bitcoins less than the number held on centralized trading platforms 72 days earlier, on April 30. The number of bitcoins on exchanges has significantly dropped since July 31, 2020...
How to actually spend your Bitcoin, Explained
11.7.2023
Learn how to spend Bitcoin by directly paying merchants or using Bitcoin debit cards, as well as utilizing peer-to-peer platforms for transactions with other individuals