Decentralized finance users steadily increased by 40% during October, despite many DeFi tokens posting heavy losses for the month. While many decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens suffered heavy losses last month — prompting hastily written obituaries about the DeFi “bubble” — metrics measuring user activity saw sustained sector-wide growth. According to crypto market data aggregator Dune […]
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Bitcoin bulls are aiming to close the overhead CME gap in order to create a path to $18,000. Within the last hour Bitcoin (BTC) price surged through the $16,200 level to secure a new 2020 high at $16,473. BTC/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingView The 6.62% move brings the top-ranked digital asset closer to closing a […]
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“This is the death knell of Bitcoin. It was fun whilst it lasted. $3K here we come.” A bullish Brian Kelly of CNBC’s Fast Money said today that Bitcoin’s gains may extend to a full year after the halving — which many members of Crypto Twitter immediately took as a major sell signal. In a […]
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Data shows Bitcoin spot volume reached a 2020 high as retail and institutional interest surged. Bitcoin (BTC) has had a great November so far and many analysts believe the future remains bright for the top-ranked cryptocurrency. Currently sitting at $16,000 the price has surged by 23% since the start of the month, rallying mostly after […]
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Customers will be able to trade up to $20,000 a week, rather than the originally announced $10,000. On Thursday, PayPal’s crypto trading and payments went live for all eligible customers in the United States. Per its updated announcement, PayPal ended its waitlist for customers looking to use cryptocurrency in the U.S. Trading features a limit of […]
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Eligible residents of North Carolina can now register to use the Binance.US digital asset marketplace. The United States arm of major crypto exchange Binance is making its services available to North Carolina residents. Binance.US opened registration to U.S. users in September 2019, but excluded the residents of 13 states due to local laws. It has […]
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New technology will help screen out bad actors, BitMEX says. BitMEX, one of the world’s biggest Bitcoin (BTC) trading platforms, continues to strengthen its Anti-Money Laundering measures in the aftermath of criminal charges in the United States. According to a Nov. 12 blog post, BitMEX has partnered with software and compliance firm Eventus Systems to […]
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Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund legend, believes that Bitcoin’s price going higher will only force governments to take action. Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund legend, doesn’t see digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) succeeding the way other people do. He expects authorities to clamp down on cryptocurrencies when they see “material” growth. The daily […]
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With Bitcoin Cash’s Nov. 15 chain split looming, BCH hodlers have deposited more than $300 million worth of the coin into exchanges since the start of the month. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hodlers are scrambling to get their coins onto exchanges ahead of the hard fork expected for Nov. 15. According to Chainalysis, nearly $140 million […]
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Since making its first investment in October, Polychain Capital is now the 10th-largest holder of YFI. Institutional money appears to be flowing into the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, with Yearn Finance (YFI) among the top beneficiaries. According to crypto market data aggregator IntoTheBlock, on-chain transactions of $100,000 or higher have increased by 282% over the […]
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