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Waiting game: Why Friday’s $6B in Bitcoin and Ethereum expiries may not move the market
24.6.2021
Traders are looking for BTC and ETH to make a decisive move ahead of Friday's $6 billion in quarterly futures and options expiries, but what does back-tested data show?
Chinese Mining Exodus Leads to ASIC and GPU Second-Market Surplus and Lower Prices
24.6.2021
While bitcoin miners in China have been scrambling, second-hand markets offering cryptocurrency mining rigs from ASICs to GPUs have been exploding with an excess surplus. Additionally, the ASIC manufacturer Bitmain suspended machine sales on Wednesday, ceasing international spot deliveries....
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Suspiciously Jumps To $13.4 Million At Auction In China
24.6.2021
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon 20th Anniversary Gold Edition card was first announced in 2018, limited to only 500 cards, and priced at 200,000 yen ($1,800). At a recent auction in China, the price suddenly increased to over $13 million.Read more
Data shows derivatives had little to do with Bitcoin's drop to $29K
23.6.2021
Bitcoin price shocked investors as it plunged 20% to a 6-month low, but data shows derivatives played a marginal role in the correction
Here’s What China’s Bitcoin Mining Crackdown 2.0 Looks Like
23.6.2021
Chinese crypto miners are reluctantly calling it a day – with reports of miners nationwide shuttering their operations, going offline, and either selling their equipment for reduced prices or relocating overseas.
The alacrity of Middle Kingdom’s Crypto Crackdown 2.0 has blindsided many, although...
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Drops Below 100 Exahash, Observers Describe China’s ‘Great ASIC Exodus’
23.6.2021
Most of the crypto community has been focused on the developments in China and more specifically, the crackdowns against bitcoin miners in Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Yunnan, and Sichuan. On Wednesday morning (EST), Bitcoin’s overall hashrate has continued to drop and is now below...
Bitmain reportedly suspends Bitcoin miner orders amid booming secondhand supply
23.6.2021
By postponing the sales, Bitmain aims to help miners exiting the industry get better prices for mining equipment
Chinese crypto mining firm Canaan sets up shop in Kazakhstan amid crackdown
23.6.2021
Canaan has started mining Bitcoin with its latest Avalon Miner units in Kazakhstan after setting up a service center in the country earlier this month
3 reasons why Solana bounced harder than Bitcoin and Ethereum
23.6.2021
The 14th largest cryptocurrency by market cap jumped by more than 55% after bottoming out at $20.14 on Tuesday
Chinese Bitcoin miners ‘not even in the mood to drink anymore’
23.6.2021
Many Bitcoin miners in China are down with the blues as Beijing forces several operations to go offline
Bad call? Bitfinex bears closed a block of Bitcoin shorts before the drop below $32K
22.6.2021
Bitcoin short positions at Bitfinex soared as BTC price dropped below $40,000, so why did the majority of them close before the largest part of the correction?
As China Cracks Down on Bitcoin Miners, Stealth Miners and Mystery Hashrate Return
22.6.2021
While on the surface it seems officials from five provinces in China have been cracking down on bitcoin miners, no one is quite sure how much hashrate is moving, which pools are affected, or where these miners will end up. A number of mining pools have seen hashpower percentages decline...
Bitcoin price clings to $32K as on-chain metrics hint at further downside
22.6.2021
China’s continued crackdown on Bitcoin mining and OTC transactions, along with prolonged technical weakness, triggered BTC’s drop to a 6-month low
A ‘seismic mining shift’ may be driving Bitcoin price below $30K: Report
22.6.2021
The benchmark cryptocurrency slipped briefly under the $29,500-level this Tuesday as a Glassnode report indicated possibilities of miner capitulation in China
Bit Mining Moving 3,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines to Kazakhstan Following China Crackdown
22.6.2021
Shenzhen-based Bit Mining has started shipping bitcoin mining machines to Kazakhstan as the Chinese government cracks down on bitcoin mining operations in the country. Bit Mining Ltd., a mining company based in Shenzhen, announced Monday that “it had successfully delivered its first batch...
Denied electricity, world's 5th-largest mining pool leaves China for Kazakhstan
22.6.2021
Crypto mining pool BTC.com is leaving China after local authorities withdrew its power supply
China’s crackdown means Bitcoin is working, says crypto miner
22.6.2021
A former crypto exchange engineer believes that China's ban on Bitcoin mining is “fantastic news.”
Bitcoin Crackdown Leads To Cheaper Graphics Cards In China
22.6.2021
With graphics cards seeming harder to get than ever, China’s stricter measures against Bitcoin mining have led to lower prices online in the country. Read more
Facebook’s David Marcus: China’s Bitcoin Mining Crackdown ‘Great Development’ for BTC
22.6.2021
David Marcus, head of Facebook Financial (F2) who is in charge of crypto project Diem, formerly Libra, believes that the Chinese government cracking down on bitcoin mining is “a great development” for the cryptocurrency. Many people in the crypto space agree with him. Facebook’s...
CNBC host boldly reveals he sold his BTC amid depths of bear market
22.6.2021
CNBC’s Jim Cramer has sold off almost all of his BTC holdings, predicting bearish fundamentals will suppress Bitcoin’s price for the foreseeable future