Analysts believe Bitcoin’s on-chain fundamentals point to a 2017-style bull run Despite an uneventful month for Bitcoin (BTC) price, on-chain metrics suggest that Bitcoin may be gearing for an imminent bull run. Noticeably, the number of Bitcoin held on spot exchanges has been decreasing since the start of the year, according to data from on-chain […]
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BitMEX is maintaining respectable liquidity and open interest but the exchange could still face a total client exodus. For BitMEX, 2020 has been quite a rough year and from the look of things it’s only set to get worse. The popular derivatives exchange is no longer as relevant and impactful on crypto market price action […]
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Gemini, Binance, OKEx and Huobi appear to be the biggest gainers of the BitMex fallout. Over 45,000 Bitcoin has been withdrawn from BitMex since the U.S. government levied charges against the exchange and its leadership. October 1 brought two devastating blows to BitMex. First, the CFTC and DOJ brought charges against the exchange. Shortly thereafter, its founders […]
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Bitcoin futures and options sentiment held steady despite the BitMEX and Kucoin news, signaling a $12K bull run is near. BitMEX used to be the indisputable leader of Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading and if something similar to yesterday’s civil enforcement action were to happen back in 2015-2018 the crypto markets would have completely collapsed. Regardless […]
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Is Ethereum’s recent accumulation an omen of prosperity? Miners and whales signal increased confidence in the coin’s long-term potential. The latest findings by Santiment, published in Cointelegraph Consulting’s biweekly newsletter, suggest that regular users are returning to Ethereum in response to lower transaction fees. Several influential Ethereum cohorts — including miners and some of Ethereum’s […]
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Bitcoin experienced two massive mining difficulty adjustments recently. Is this something to be concerned about? Before the recent halving, many were prophesying a so-called “death spiral” for Bitcoin. This theory hinges on the idea that the halving of the block reward leads to an exodus of miners due to the sudden unprofitability of mining activities. […]
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DeepDAO has launched a new interface for examining the health and wealth of the top decentralized organizations in crypto. The growth of active decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) is accelerating, increasing from 10 last year to around 76 today, according to DeepDao founder and CEO Eyal Eithcowich. DeepDAO provides insights and analysis into decentralized autonomous organizations, […]
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Major crypto exchanges are consolidating smaller, niche services to expand their overall market reach. The past few months have seen a number of major crypto companies facilitate some serious big-money acquisitions. For example, on Aug. 25, blockchain software firm ConsenSys bought out JP Morgan’s enterprise-variant of the Ethereum blockchain Quorum. Similarly, earlier this year, global […]
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Bitcoin’s macro bullish trend remains intact even after data show Chinese investors moved $50 billion in crypto to overseas addresses in the past 12 months. New data from Chainalysis shows Chinese investors reportedly used Tether (USDT) to move nearly $50 billion overseas. This has led some crypto investors to question whether or not Bitcoin price […]
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Bitfinex specifically lost 2/3 of its balances within the same timeframe. According to data from Glassnode, the exchanges it tracks currently hold 2.6 million Bitcoin. That is the lowest this amount has been since November 2018. Bitcoin balances on exchanges. Source: Glassnode. The trend toward users withdrawing their funds from the custodial exchanges first manifested […]
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