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OTC Spreads Exceeded 10% Amid Bitcoin’s Violent March Crash
8.4.2020
Uncertainty in the OTC markets quickly drove spreads to 5% on March 12, before they exceeded 10% on certain platforms the next day
Price Gap Between Sellers and Buyers Yawned During Bitcoin’s March Sell-Off, Study Finds
7.4.2020
As cryptocurrency markets crashed hard in March, bid-ask spreads on major exchanges widened dramatically, according to a report by market maker B2C2
Bitcoin Threat, CoinMarketCap Bought, Trump Hint, Apple Rumor: Hodler’s Digest, March 30–April 5
5.4.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, a massive crypto merger, bullish Bitcoin isn’t out of the woods yet, and how the coronavirus has hit darknet markets where it hurts
Both Crypto Derivatives and Spot Markets Post Record Volume in March
5.4.2020
The March 13 crypto market meltdown drove record monthly trade in both the crypto spot and derivative markets
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 29 - April 4 in Review
5.4.2020
This week’s news from Japan included Nomura Research unveiling Japan’s first blockchain-based bond, the FSA receiving regulatory comments from the public, and more
Merchant Services, Gambling, and Darknets: Coronavirus Economy Stunts Cryptocurrency Spending
3.4.2020
A lot has changed since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe as it has caused a wide range of negative effects on the world’s economy. On March 30, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a report that shows how the cryptoconomy is faring from merchant acceptance...
Coin Race: Top Winners & Losers of March and 1st Quarter of 2020
1.4.2020
Though the month of March, the last of the year's first quarter, started promising, it witnessed a major plunge of the market. The number one coin by market capitalization, bitcoin (BTC), took a swift dive to the USD 4,000 level and despite it recovered around 50% of its losses it dropped for...
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 31, 2020
31.3.2020
A popular Ethereum game is dropping crypto while France explores digital banks. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily
Coinbase Reports Record Bitcoin Buying Amid March 12 Crash
31.3.2020
Coinbase saw a six-fold increase in Bitcoin volume during the March 12 crypto market meltdown as most traders moved in to buy the dip
Stablecoin Market Caps Swell Over $7 Billion – Volumes Surpass Most Trading Pairs
31.3.2020
While most digital assets have been suffering, stablecoins have been surging since the market downturn in mid-March and tether (USDT) is capturing more than 70% of BTC trades today. Besides tether, a wide range of other dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies have also benefited this month, as the market...
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 30, 2020
30.3.2020
Bitcoin is back and Breitling puts watches on the blockchain. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily
Bitcoin Mining Roundup: BTC Regains 100 Exahash, Miners Close Shop, Pre-Halving Shake-Up
30.3.2020
In 44 days, BTC miners will face the third reward halving as the block subsidy will soon shrink from 12.5 to 6.25 coins per block. Following the market carnage in mid-March, BTC’s hashrate plummeted 44% to a 2020 low of 75 exahash per second (EH/s). Since then the hashrate has climbed back...
Market Update: Uncertainty Remains Thick as Bears Claw Bitcoin Price Below $6K
30.3.2020
Bitcoin’s price has been dragging downward and on March 29, BTC’s fiat value slipped beneath the $6K zone. Most of the top ten cryptocurrencies are down between 5-8% in the last 24 hours. As the global economy falters and the halving approaches, people are uncertain about the future...
BTC Worries, Buterin ‘Embarrassed,’ Blockchain Fights Coronavirus: Hodler’s Digest, March 23-29
29.3.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin may be stuck under $8,000 for some time, lack of BTC–ETH bridge “embarrassing,” and how blockchain is fighting the coronavirus
Free from Tron: Steemit’s Blockchain Fork Hive Outperforms Steem Token Value
29.3.2020
For weeks now, the cryptocurrency community has been fervently discussing the recent acquisition of the Steemit blockchain. Skeptics believe that the Tron takeover has shown significant vulnerabilities with delegated-proof-of-stake (DPoS) projects. Following the takeover, the community still...
In-Between Bitcoin Halvings: Analyst Proves Bitcoin’s Price Not Bound to 4-Year Cycles
29.3.2020
Crypto traders and analysts have always looked to the halvings for some kind of clues in order to predict the future price of bitcoin. A number of traders also think that BTC price movements shift every four years and speculators often use the halvings as milestone markers. On March 28, crypto...
Network of Fake Bitcoin QR Code Generators Stole $45,000 in March
29.3.2020
The malicious QR code generators are hosted on the same servers as a network of “Bitcoin transaction accelerators” that have stolen 17.6 BTC
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 22-28 in Review
28.3.2020
This week’s news from Japan included blockchain-based steel pipe tracking, added exchange features and more
Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins Faster Than They Can Generate Them
27.3.2020
According to data sites and a number of observers, bitcoin miners are selling coins faster than they can produce them. Ever since the market downturn on March 12 and the week of falling prices that followed, bitcoin miners have been struggling. Also read: Bitcoin Hashrate Down 45% – Miners...
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 27, 2020
27.3.2020
A scam in the UK targets crypto while Venezuela's president is charged with money laundering. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily podcast