Wild volatility ensues as Bitcoin attempts to crack $20,000 and futures challenge their own record highs. Bitcoin (BTC) futures hit $20,000 on Dec. 1 as all-time highs finally began to convert into a new price era for BTC/USD. Data from TradingView showed Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bitcoin futures heading past the historic $20,000 mark during Tuesday […]
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Net Unrealized Profit/Loss returns to levels that in the past have triggered giant Bitcoin price rises, Glassnode notes. The current Bitcoin (BTC) bull run could send BTC/USD as high as $590,000, one indicator forecast this week. Curated by on-chain analytics resource Glassnode, the Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL) index has reached a level that has historically […]
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A surge of validators awaiting Eth2 staking has pushed Ethereum’s node count to 11,259 — surpassing Bitcoin by more than 100. Ethereum 2.0 genesis stakers have pushed the total number of Ethereum nodes past the number of Bitcoin nodes for the second time this year. According to Ethernodes.org, 11,259 Ethereum nodes are currently active, giving […]
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Local media reports indicate electricity producers in Yunnan, China’s fourth-largest province by Bitcoin hash rate, have been ordered not to provide power to crypto mines. Local sources report that authorities from the city of Baoshan in the Chinese province of Yunnan are escalating efforts to crack down on Bitcoin miners, ordering electricity producers to cease […]
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Key derivatives indicators show pro traders remain strongly bullish even as Bitcoin price continues to reject at $19,800. Most investors that follow Bitcoin will have recently heard about the growing impact Bitcoin (BTC) futures and options markets have on Bitcoin price. The same can be said for the price swings caused by liquidations at OKEx […]
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Bitcoin broke out to secure a new 2020 high at $19,863 and altcoins look ready to follow BTC higher. Bitcoin (BTC) price came within striking distance of hitting a new all-time high today. This shows that institutional and retail investors continue to buy on every dip and BTC is in a strong uptrend. Hence, traders […]
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Bitcoin price has rallied to new highs on multiple exchanges but it’s yet to break its December 2017 all-time high at Coinbase. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached $19,873 on Coinbase on Nov. 30, breaking above $19,000 in a surprising recovery rally. Although many in the cryptocurrency sector a celebrating BTC achieving an all-time high, […]
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The exchange’s pilfered funds are on the move once again. Back in 2016, 119,756 Bitcoin were stolen from the Bitfinex crypto exchange. Some of these coins have continued to move between wallets over the years, including as recently as Monday. Blockchain data shows that an unknown crypto user has moved 270.97974 Bitcoin (BTC) from a […]
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The economic historian said that President-elect Biden’s administration should consider Bitcoin as an alternative to a “Chinese-style digital dollar.” British economic and financial historian Niall Ferguson said the United States needs to find its own path in adopting cryptocurrencies, rather than “building [its] own versions of China’s electronic payments systems.” In a Bloomberg opinion piece, […]
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The Venezuelan army turns to crypto mining as the country’s economy collapses. The Maduro regime continues to lean on crypto to keep economically solvent. Via Instagram, an engineering brigade of the Venezuelan army inaugurated a new “Digital Assets Production Center of the Bolivarian Army of Venezuela.” As the video shows, the center houses various ASIC […]
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