The market-wide correction looks set to continue as Bitcoin and most major altcoins are facing selling at higher levels. Bitcoin (BTC) price has been gradually giving up ground for the past few days and that has a few investors afraid that a sharp correction or a bear market similar to the one in 2018 could […]
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Experts explain how to address common questions newcomers may have regarding bitcoin and the blockchain space. With Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent price movements drawing fresh attention to the blockchain industry, conversations centered around cryptocurrency have once again begun to see an uptick. Google Trends data shows that searches for the term “Bitcoin” have increased to yearly highs […]
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Pickle Finance got hacked so badly on Saturday that its developers asked to be merged into Yearn. Finance Redefined is Cointelegraph’s weekly DeFi-centric newsletter, delivered to subscribers every Wednesday. On Saturday, we saw one of the most complex smart contract hacks yet affecting Pickle Finance, a yield optimization protocol very similar to Yearn — an […]
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A U.S. bankruptcy judge has rejected a motion to freeze the assets of beleaguered crypto lending service that was filed by its users. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey has denied an emergency motion filed by 15 customers of the embattled crypto lending firm Cred Inc. to freeze crypto assets held by the firm on exchanges […]
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CNBC “Fast Money” host Brian Kelly names three factors that could potentially cause a Bitcoin pullback to occur. CNBC Fast Money trader Brian Kelly sees three potential signs of a price top as Bitcoin (BTC) hits $19,000. Both fundamental and technical factors suggest a pullback could be imminent as the rally becomes overextended. BTC/USDT 1-hour […]
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Crypto is against capturing the attention of the mainstream media, with the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal discussing Bitcoin’s 80% rally since reclaiming five-figure prices. After rallying 80% in two months, Bitcoin is recapturing media interest from the top end of town, with The Wall Street Journal discussing the cryptocurrency’s adoption among institutional […]
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The monster raise might be an indication that Pantera’s ambitions are inflating in lock-step with Bitcoin’s rising price. In a filing with the SEC yesterday, Bitcoin hedge fund giant Pantera Capital announced an equity offering of up to $134 million — among the largest capital fundraising efforts in the seven year history of the firm. […]
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The Bitcoin price has doubled since the halving in May, with Chainalysis attributing much of the bullish price action to the insatiable appetite of institutional investors. The price of BTC has more than doubled since the Bitcoin’s third block reward halving in May. Or to be precise, BTC has gained 110% since the halving, with […]
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The number of millionaires wanting to buy cryptocurrencies is on the rise, with a new survey indicating that 73% want to own digital assets before the end of 2022. A survey of more than 700 high net worth individuals, or HNWs, has found that almost three-quarters of millionaire respondents either already own or are looking […]
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Former hedge fund manager Jesse Felder claimed, among other things, that hard forks were “multiplying the number and type of Bitcoins in circulation.” Bitcoiners are crying foul at former billion-dollar hedge fund manager Jesse Felder’s “inaccurate” hot take blog post about Bitcoin today in which he claims the crypto asset “doesn’t make sense as an […]
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