The price of Bitcoin risks a continued downtrend as five metrics indicate higher chances of a short-term long squeeze. Bitcoin (BTC) sellers are pinning their hopes on continuing to see sub-$10,000 prices in the aftermath of the halving based on five key futures market metrics. The five measures are open interest, funding, long and shorts […]
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Binance founder CZ sees the African continent as an untapped environment for exchanges to drive cryptocurrency adoption. Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, otherwise known as CZ, believes that the African continent holds some unique opportunities for cryptocurrency adoption and development. The Binance leader provided a number of interesting insights during an exclusive “ask me […]
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CoinMarketCap last year rejected the web traffic metric that has catapulted new owners Binance into the top spot. Crypto markets data aggregator CoinMarketCap yesterday changed its methodology to rank exchanges on their web traffic by default — a metric that puts CoinMarketCap’s new owners Binance in the top spot. But this stands in stark contrast […]
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Millions of dollars in ETH stolen from Upbit in 2019 continues to move on unknown wallets, OKEx, and a little-known exchange. Crypto funds associated with Upbit’s $50 million hack in November 2019 have continued to move. Soon after hitting the world’s biggest crypto exchange, Binance, large sums of the stolen funds continued to be transferred […]
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Analysts believe that Bitcoin’s post-halving stability may help spur crypto adoption across the globe. Following Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent much-hyped halving event, many in the industry had anticipated a drop in value, especially after BTC slid to as low as $8,100 on May 10. However, following this aforementioned uncertainty, the flagship crypto asset proceeded to gain […]
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Crypto derivatives platform Deribit launched a new external custody solution designed to reduce auto-deleveraging risks amid tumultuous markets. Crypto derivatives platform Deribit is launching a new external custody solution designed to help with faster collateral transfers and reduce auto-deleveraging risks in tumultuous markets. On May 14, the Panama-based exchange announced its full integration of the […]
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Binance froze ETH previously stolen from Upbit immediately after the suspicious transaction was reported. An address associated with the $50 million hack of South Korean crypto exchange, Upbit, has moved some of the stolen Ethereum (ETH) to Binance. The world’s biggest exchange immediately froze these funds on its platform, and has initiated an investigation. On […]
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Bitcoin price is moving similarly as in April 2019, when BTC surged from the $5,000s to $14,000 in 62 days. Bitcoin (BTC) price is portraying a similar trend seen in April 2019, when BTC surged from $5,000s to $14,000 within two months. Based on the similarity of the price action, there is a possibility that […]
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Recent reports show an unprecedented increase in the number of women involved in the crypto market, some exchanges see a 160% surge. It is widely believed that the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors are almost exclusively male-dominated. However, a report released by CoinMarketCap on April 30 suggests otherwise. According to analysts, the number of women in […]
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Liquidity should be seen as the primary indicator of the overall health of markets and exchanges — and also as a crucial factor for economic trading. In the cryptocurrency industry, liquidity is king. But how we measure and perceive liquidity varies greatly. Amid uncertain times and volatile market conditions, many traders are revising their trading […]
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