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Monster-Sized Bitcoin Whale Transfers: Blockchain Parser Catches Significant Amounts of ‘Cold BTC’ Moved to Active Exchanges
2.12.2021
Two days ago on November 30, the price of bitcoin (BTC) tapped a high that day reaching $59,250 per unit, but it has since dropped close to 5% in value to just above the $56K region. Onchain statistics indicate that whales and long-term holders (LTHs) have been spending over the last month...
Bitcoin network settling an average of $95K for every $1 in fees
30.11.2021
Bitcoin’s settlement efficiency has been improving which means more value can be sent for lower transaction fees
Cathie Wood Predicts $560K Bitcoin Value in 5 Years
29.11.2021
Despite the crypto market’s constant fluctuations, several experts are showing immense faith. The latest example of the movement is Cathie Wood, who sees Bitcoin reaching 560,000 dollars in five years. The CEO of Ark Invest is substantially optimistic about crypto, estimating over 800% growth...
Ethereum L2 Scene Heats Up With Boba Network Taking Second Spot in TVL
28.11.2021
Boba Network, a recently released L2 layer for Ethereum, has quickly jumped to second place in TVL (total value locked) among all expansion layers. Boba, which is a fork of Optimism, another L2 layer based on rollups, reached more than $1 billion in TVL, surpassing Optimism. This is likely due...
Despite Crypto Market Rout, Total Value Locked in Cross-Chain Bridges Jumps 9% in 30 Days
27.11.2021
30 days ago on October 28, the total value locked (TVL) in cross-chain bridges to Ethereum was around $22.48 billion and in the face of the recent market dump, the TVL still increased by 9.56%. At the time of writing, there are 135,148 unique depositors and Axie Infinity’s Ronin Bridge holds...
Stablecoin Economy Surges Past $150B, Stablecoins Command Over 50% of Global Crypto Trade Volume
26.11.2021
A great number of digital currencies have swelled in value this year and as the end of 2021 approaches, the market capitalization of all 11,000+ crypto assets in existence is roughly $2.6 trillion. These days, it’s safe to say that dollar-pegged tokens, otherwise known as stablecoins, have...
Crypto Economy Slides 8% in Value Shaking Out Billions, Blame Placed on New Covid Variant
26.11.2021
During the last 24 hours, the crypto economy has lost 8% in value as a great number of crypto asset prices dropped significantly during the overnight trading sessions. Crypto markets lost more than $22 billion in value as the leading digital currencies in the top 20 standings lost anywhere between...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns People to Be Careful When Investing in Crypto Citing ‘No Intrinsic Value’
26.11.2021
The CEO of global investment bank JPMorgan has warned investors about investing in cryptocurrency. “Cryptocurrency has no intrinsic value. You are basically buying a token,” he said. “I would be very careful.” JPMorgan Boss Jamie Dimon Warns About Investing in Crypto...
Bitcoin overtakes Paypal on value transferred, sets sights on Mastercard: Report
26.11.2021
Blockdata’s report suggests that the Bitcoin network could potentially match the dollar value transferred on Mastercard’s network as early as 2026, or as late as 2060
Number of Africa-Based Users on Kucoin Platform Surge by 200% in First 10 Months of 2021
25.11.2021
Despite largely lagging behind the rest of the world on many other metrics, Africa however appears to have taken the lead where cryptocurrency or the blockchain is concerned. Africa-Based Kucoin Users Skyrocket in 2021 In African countries that are plagued by currency woes or hyperinflation...
Crypto Businessman Disappears as ‘First Greek Cryptocurrency’ Collapses
24.11.2021
The man who was at the helm of the company behind what’s become known as Greece’s first cryptocurrency has allegedly caused the coin’s price to sink as he disappeared this month. The executive was off the radar for about two weeks before finally telling the press he will soon...
Crypto Economy Hovers Below $3T: Analyst Says First Bear Marker ‘Would Be a Capitalization Drop Under $2.38T’
22.11.2021
The crypto asset economy has been down in value over the last week as a great number of digital currencies shed significant amounts. The entire crypto-economy is down under the $3 trillion mark, hovering around $2.7 trillion across 10,970 cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin dominance is just above the...
Fund Managers Increasingly Prefer Bitcoin Over Gold — Say It’s a Better Store of Value
22.11.2021
A growing number of fund managers and institutional investors now prefer bitcoin over gold. They see the cryptocurrency as a better store of value and a better inflation hedge. “I think it’s probably going to be ten times better than gold over a long period of time,” said...
Avalanche Value Surges Reaching an All-Time High, AVAX Joins the Top Ten Crypto Markets
21.11.2021
Cryptocurrency markets have started to recuperate from last week’s losses as bitcoin, ethereum, and a slew of digital assets have seen slight gains. However, the cryptocurrency avalanche has seen its value skyrocket this past week 46.9% higher over the last seven days. Avalanche has also...
Nigerian Remittances Rebound as Country Tops Sub Sahara Africa — Sending Costs Still High
21.11.2021
Nigeria is once again Sub Sahara Africa’s biggest recipient of remittances into the region where the money transfers went up by 6.2 percent to $45 billion, a new World Bank report has shown. The Impact of Nigerian Policies on Remittances According to the November 17, 2021 press release, this...
Microstrategy CEO Discusses Bitcoin Becoming $100 Trillion Asset Class — Says BTC Will Grow 100X
21.11.2021
The CEO of Microstrategy says that bitcoin will emerge as a $100 trillion asset class and will grow 100X from where it is today. He said the cryptocurrency is winning against gold as a store of value and he is not worried about regulation. “I’m not at all troubled with the regulations...
Liquid Craft to Launch 1500 Liquor Backed NFTs on ETH and BSC 23rd Nov
19.11.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Liquid Craft – is bringing a new concept to the NFT space by using collectible handcrafted bottles of Liquor to add value to their digital art pieces. Their first series Dragons and Bourbon is launching for pre-sale on Nov 20th at 12 PM PST with the public sale going live...
Games Coins, Defi Tokens, Metaverse Assets Rise Above Market Downturn With Double-Digit Gains
18.11.2021
While digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum lost roughly 10% in value during the last seven days, the decentralized finance (defi) economy has weathered the storm better than the top two leading crypto assets. A slew of blockchain games coins, defi tokens, and metaverse assets like gala...
Liquidity Premium a Driver of NFT Prices and Value
17.11.2021
A “liquidity premium” is driving up non-fungible token (NFT) prices – as these tokens “can meet more demand” than physical goods in the “real world,” according to Alex Svanevik, the CEO of the blockchain analytics platform Nansen.
Today, he was speaking at a CoinGecko-run conference named “NFTs...
12-Month Mega Gains — A Dozen Crypto Assets Gained More Than 7,000% Since Last Year
17.11.2021
The crypto asset bitcoin has seen a phenomenal year gaining 261.5% over the last 12 months and the second leading crypto asset, ethereum, rose by 819.9% since mid-November 2020. However, a slew of digital currencies saw much larger gains during the last 12 months and a dozen crypto assets have...