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BitMEX Explains Why Bitcoin Nearly Hit $0 Last Week, Pays Out $200K
17.3.2020
BitMEX says it is working to avoid a repeat of last week’s mayhem as it pays out $217,000 to Ethereum traders
MakerDAO’s Problems Are a Textbook Case of Governance Failure
17.3.2020
MakerDAO could have planned for its "Black Swan" event last week
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
Retail Investors Are Buying the Bitcoin Institutions Are Selling, Traders Say
16.3.2020
As institutions unload bitcoin, crypto’s traditional base – retail investors – is doing most of the buying, market participants said
4 Key Bitcoin Metrics Show Not All Hope Is Lost for BTC Price
16.3.2020
Key Bitcoin metrics show the network and digital asset are holding up well as equities markets turn bearish and COVID-19 halts economies across the globe
Price Analysis Mar 16: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO
16.3.2020
Today’s recovery from the intraday lows is a positive sign as it confirms demand at lower levels
The Fed’s $700B Bazooka Misfires, Feat. CoinDesk’s Michael Casey and Noelle Acheson
16.3.2020
Far from reassuring the markets, the Fed’s dramatic action over the weekend seems to have spooked them instead
Bitcoin Volume Gains Traction After 24-Hour Roller-Coaster Ride
16.3.2020
Bitcoin prices have been on a roller-coaster ride since Sunday afternoon after the Federal Reserve slashed rates a full percentage point and promised to pump $700 billion into the U.S. economy. But now bitcoin volume is picking up
Transaction Speed and Profitability Are Linked in Crypto
16.3.2020
To gain profits in the crypto space, transaction speeds remain one of the most important characteristics for the industry
Bitcoin Reacts to Fed’s 0% Rate Drop, Reserve Requirements Removed, $700B in Stimulus
16.3.2020
On Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion in bond purchases and eliminated all reserve requirements for smaller financial institutions. However, the Fed’s rate...
Why Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the Window
16.3.2020
After the past week, bitcoin will never again be considered a safe haven investment, argues Noelle Acheson. And that’s not a bad thing…
No, Bitcoin Didn’t Uncouple From Stocks But $6K BTC Is Back in Play
16.3.2020
#Bitcoin bounces after worst opening ever for stocks
Bitcoin News Roundup for March 16, 2020
16.3.2020
It's the first lockdown week in the United States and the markets are going wild. Here's what happened in crypto
While the Crypto Market Was Hemorrhaging Value, These Tokens Mooned
16.3.2020
Why do certain altcoins moon? It’s a question that all crypto holders have pondered at some stage while enviously eyeing the ascent of a token that wasn’t even on their radar, let alone their portfolio. If the performance of obscure tokens in a bull market is discombobulating, how...
Fed Fails to Calm Markets; Bitcoin, Gold Slide Alongside Stocks
16.3.2020
The number one digital asset, bitcoin (BTC), once again saw heavy selling on Monday, after news came out on Sunday that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is taking emergency measures to mitigate the financial devastation that is currently going on around the world.
As announced by the Fed on Sunday...
Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate
16.3.2020
A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?
Bitcoin Sinks Below $5K Despite Fed Reserve’s Slashing of Interest Rates
16.3.2020
The Fed's cutting of interest rates has done little to calm the markets
Bitcoin Slides 15% to $4.5K as Stocks Brace for ‘Black Monday’ Repeat
16.3.2020
Bitcoin stays bearish as a new “Black Monday” scenario gets underway across global markets
‘Not a Drill’ — Business as Usual for Bitcoin as Fed Bails out US
16.3.2020
“No circuit breaks, no bailouts” — Bitcoin functions flawlessly without intervention, despite the global market panic
Traders Flock to Tether, USDC, PAX – Stablecoins See Great Demand After Crypto Market Havoc
16.3.2020
Stablecoins have seen massive volume and growth this month especially after the market carnage on March 12. Per usual, tether has been the king of stablecoins following the market downturn, but the 4.6 billion USDT wasn’t enough for all the liquidity needed to shield the storm. Other tokens...