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Despite BTC’s Price Drop, Bitcoin Held on Exchanges Is 28% Lower Than Last Year
27.6.2021
While the price of bitcoin is more than 40% lower than it was 90 days ago on March 29, the number of bitcoin held on exchanges has also been reduced. Last year on the same day in June, 2.79 million bitcoin was retained on crypto trading platforms and a year later roughly 28.67% of the […]
Localbitcoins Adds Bitcoin Cash and Other Cryptocurrencies as Payment Methods
5.6.2021
Localbitcoins, one of the biggest P2P exchanges in the world, has added Bitcoin Cash and other cryptocurrencies as payment methods to acquire Bitcoin on its platform. This marks a clear departure from the earlier position of the company, which hadn’t added new payment methods and had remained...
More Than 5 Million in Ethereum Worth $13 Billion Rests in the Eth2 Staking Contract
1.6.2021
Statistics now show the Eth2 deposit contract has more than 5.2 million staked ether worth over $13 billion locked into the smart contract. The contract launched on November 4, 2020, and three weeks later, the contract met the required threshold to initiate the Beacon Chain. It’s not cheap...
A Look at Why Venezuela Is the Third Country With the Most Crypto Adoption
28.5.2021
Venezuela has been listed as the third country with the most cryptocurrency adoption in the world by Chainalysis in its 2020 report. With its citizens coping with crippling inflation and losing purchasing power, the country has taken a turn for these assets to survive. But what are the real numbers...
Bitcoin's drop from $64K comparable to Black Thursday, but Coinbase outflows hint at accumulation
18.5.2021
The ongoing Bitcoin price correction draws a comparison with the March 2020 crash with one big difference
Bitcoin’s Smallest Unit: Billionaire Mike Novogratz Wants Crypto Exchanges to Quote Satoshis
10.5.2021
Mike Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital, wants exchanges to start listing in the smallest unit of bitcoin otherwise known as “satoshis”. On May 8, Novogratz tweeted out to a number of crypto exchange executives and asked “which exchange will be first to quote in SATS?”...
Over $4 Billion in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire Friday, BTC Derivatives Markets Still Frothy
27.4.2021
Bitcoin options markets are set to see a large expiry on Friday as more than 77,000 BTC worth over $4 billion in derivatives contracts are set to expire. The lion’s share of bitcoin options stems from the derivatives trading platform Deribit, as the exchange has more than $11 billion in open...
Binance has appointed new head of ‘Greater China’
21.4.2021
It’s not entirely clear when Terence Zeng assumed his leadership role, though the appointment appears to have been recent
BTC Futures Open Interest Hits $23B, Binance Captures Lion’s Share, Signals Say 43% Chance of $64K Bitcoin by Month’s End
6.4.2021
Bitcoin futures open interest on Monday has crossed $23 billion according to data recorded on April 5. The crypto asset exchange Binance has taken the lead as far as open interest in bitcoin futures is concerned with a massive $10.5 billion in open interest. Binance Captures the Bitcoin Futures...
Bitcoin Balances on Exchanges Are Draining, Leading Platforms See $10 Billion in BTC Withdrawn in 4 Months
9.3.2021
Bitcoin prices have regained momentum during the last two days as the price per coin touched a March 2021 high at $54,822 on Tuesday morning (ET). Back in December 2020, it was noted that bitcoin on exchanges dropped to a three-year low and this year bitcoin exchange balances continue to plummet....
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Smashes $15 Billion, CME Registers Over $33 Million in ETH Contracts
9.2.2021
Following the revelation that Tesla now owns $1.5 billion in bitcoin, crypto spot markets across the board skyrocketed. Data shows that crypto derivatives markets also saw significant demand as bitcoin futures open interest tapped $15 billion on Monday. Moreover, this week was the start of ethereum...
Crypto Derivatives Surge, Bitcoin Options Open Interest Climbs to $9.6 Billion
19.1.2021
Bitcoin options open interest has reached $9.6 billion according to derivatives market data as the metric is nearing the high captured on January 7, 2021. Moreover, the aggregate open interest in bitcoin futures is steadily nearing all-time highs. While cryptocurrency spot markets have...
Rapid Profits: Bitcoin Hashrate Accelerates While Mining Difficulty Touches All-Time High
14.1.2021
The Bitcoin network’s hashrate has been operating at very high processing speeds during the last few weeks, as the overall hashrate touched a whopping 171.2 exahash per second (EH/s) on Monday. Moreover, the network’s mining difficulty has also touched an all-time high (ATH) at 20.61...
Traders Complain About Exchange Issues and Downtime During Bitcoin’s Volatile Price Swings
12.1.2021
As bitcoin and a number of digital assets saw deep losses on Monday, a few crypto-asset exchanges had difficulties. Traders have been complaining about issues with exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and other trading platforms during the volatile price swings. Bitcoin (BTC) and many other...
Kenya Expects to Earn $46 Million as New Tax Targeting Crypto Exchanges Comes Into Force
7.1.2021
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is expecting to earn up to 5 billion Kenyan shillings ($45.5 million) during the first half of 2020 from a new tax that targets cryptocurrency exchanges and other online services, according to a top KRA official. First proposed in August 2020, the digital service...
Massive Exodus of Bitcoin Continues to Leave Exchanges, Over 87,900 BTC Withdrawn in 30 Days
4.1.2021
Despite the bitcoin price high, there continues to be a massive exodus of bitcoin leaving exchanges. Onchain data shows exchanges are being drained like a sieve and during the last 30 days, 87,954 bitcoin was withdrawn from the top crypto trading platforms. Back in December 2019, it was reported...
Binance launches bilateral Bitcoin European options
28.12.2020
Crypto exchange Binance has announced the launch of “European-style” Bitcoin options contracts on its trading platform
Bitcoin Derivatives Action Swells: A Few June Futures Trade for $30K, Deribit Adds $140K Options Strike
27.12.2020
Bitcoin derivatives markets have been seeing significant demand in recent months at the same time bitcoin spot markets climbed to all-time price highs and surged 149% during the last three months. Just recently the leading bitcoin options exchange Deribit announced the launch of both $120k...
Major Exchanges Experience Technical Issues as Bitcoin Price Drives in Massive Traffic
18.12.2020
Bitcoin has finally broken the $20k resistance level. The record-breaking price caused massive traffic on a myriad of crypto exchange platforms like Binance and Coinbase. Bitcoin All-Time Price High Causes Issues on Binance For weeks now, many crypto enthusiasts have been hoping that the price...
CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures Market
29.11.2020
Financial derivatives products for bitcoin have grown massively during the last few months. On Friday evening (EST), Arcane Research explained that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has surpassed Okex as the largest bitcoin futures provider. The regulated derivatives market at CME has doubled month...