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Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, broke the $60,000 level today driven by futures and spot trading activity. It’s now returned over 990% to investors in the past year, and 8% in the past day. Data showed over $490 million worth of “short” positions, or bets against BTC’s rising prices, were liquidation as […]
CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with George Connolly, President of OneLedger, a blockchain as a Service (Baas) solutions provider. George received an MBA from the University of Liverpool and has held senior positions at PwC East Caribbean, Productive Business Solutions Technology, Influx, Pearsons Group and is an official member of the Forbes Business […]
The second-ever nonfungible collectibles project on Ethereum sees new life Read More: 'Digital archeology': long-dormant MoonCats project rides NFT mania to the moon
Last purchased for $2 million per year, the naming rights will mark a crypto first among major American sports leagues Read More: Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX to purchase Miami Heat arena naming rights
Established VC firms join more atypical investment entities in positioning the young DeFi protocol for the future Read More: Alchemix announces .9 million raise led by CMS, Alameda, and e-Girl Capital
Bitcoin price finally pushed through a tough resistance cluster to secure a new all-time high at $60,000. Read More: Bitcoin price hits K after bulls push through a key resistance cluster
This adventurous cryptoweek, Vitalik Buterin said Tether is Bitcoin’s ticking time bomb demon, some Ethereum miners are preparing for "a show of force" against EIP-1559, and analysts said ETH miners don’t cause price volatility. Also, XRP jumped as Ripple said its partnership with MoneyGram ended for now, Coinbase is said to be valued at USD […]
Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Max Holloway It has been an interesting few weeks for Ethereum (ETH). Having hit an all-time high of USD 2,043 on February 20, it has been outshone by a couple of rival platforms and cryptoassets, Binance Smart Chain (and BNB) and Cardano (and ADA). While neither BNB nor ADA currently enjoy […]
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), reached another milestone today, surpassing the USD 60,000 level for the first time in its history. At the time of writing (12:06 PM UTC), BTC trades at USD 59,927, correcting from its new all-time high of USD 60,445 (per Coingecko.com), reached earlier today. The price is still up by […]
Crypto bank BlockFi reaches Crypto bank BlockFi reaches $3 billion valuation after $350m raise (via @shauryamalwa) https://cryptoslate.com/crypto-bank-blockfi-reaches-3-billion-valuation-after-350m-raise/ Read More: Crypto bank BlockFi reaches Crypto bank BlockFi reaches billion valuation after 0m raise (via @shauryamalwa)
Gensler inches closer to SEC Chair, will he withdraw the Ripple lawsuit? (via @WanSamuel) https://cryptoslate.com/gensler-inches-closer-to-sec-chair-will-he-withdraw-the-ripple-lawsuit/ Read More: Gensler inches closer to SEC Chair, will he withdraw the Ripple lawsuit? (via @WanSamuel)
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announced the firm had purchased a further 262 Bitcoin at the cost of $15mn. This brings its total holdings to 91,326 BTC, with a total spend of $2.2bn. Based on today’s price, MicroStrategy has an unrealized profit of $2.988bn. The move coincided with a bounce at $55k and the subsequent recovery […]
Smart investors are looking to crypto. It’s not that surprising. Each week it seems there’s a story about another well-known institution embracing crypto, or big companies announcing they’ll now accept Bitcoin or other alternatives. With the recent news around Bitcoin’s soaring prices, Mastercard’s embrace of digital assets in its network, and Tesla’s staggering purchase of […]
Bitcoin bulls are attempting to push BTC price back toward $58,000 but data shows altcoins may be losing their bullish momentum. Read More: Price analysis 3/12: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOT, XRP, UNI, LTC, LINK, BCH
Known for his work with the Gorillaz, Spider-Man, and LOVE DEATH AND ROBOTS, the Emmy award-winning artist is preparing a NFT drop Read More: Acclaimed digital artist & Beeple collaborator Alberto Mielgo announces NFT drop
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Tether (USDT) could emerge as an unlikely target for the Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), when it rolls out its digital yuan ahead of next year’s Winter Olympic Games, an industry player has opined. Speaking to Bloomberg (via Sankei Biz), Philip Gillespie, the CEO of the crypto liquidity provider B2C2 Japan […]
An associative picture. A cow has been bought with bitcoin (BTC) for the first time in Montenegro, and possibly the entire Balkans, according to the local agricultural site Seljak.me Savjetuje (‘Farmer Advises Me’). It’s quite common for the Balkans area’s farm folk, and possibly Slavs in general, to name their female livestock, particularly cows, according […]
Cryptonites Dubai: Crypto traders reveal their MOST bullish predictions for Bitcoin in 2021 (via @shauryamalwa) Interview via @alex_fazel @CryptonitesTV https://cryptoslate.com/videos/cryptonites-dubai-crypto-traders-reveal-their-most-bullish-predictions-for-bitcoin-in-2021/ Read More: Cryptonites Dubai: Crypto traders reveal their MOST bullish predictions for Bitcoin in 2021 (via @shauryamalwa) Interview via @alex_fazel @Cryptonites…
Radio Host Alex Jones loses laptop containing 10,000 #Bitcoin (via @WanSamuel) https://cryptoslate.com/radio-host-alex-jones-loses-laptop-containing-10000-bitcoin/ Read More: Radio Host Alex Jones loses laptop containing 10,000 #Bitcoin (via @WanSamuel)
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the trend of cashless payments, with central banks racing to develop and test digital currencies. According to survey data released by the Bank for International Settlements, 80% of the world’s 66 central banks said they are studying digital currency technology, and about 20% said they are likely to issue digital […]
Is money even real anymore? The NFT sector is making it seem so Beeple’s big day One of the world’s most expensive art pieces was sold by auction house Christie’s yesterday—a non-fungible token (NFT) art by digital artist Mike Winkelmann, popularly known by his online persona ‘Beeple.’ It is now the world’s third most expensive […]
Crypto Asset Manager CoinShares Starts Trading on Nasdaq Nordic | WisdomTree Submits Bitcoin ETF Filing to SEC | Tether’s USDT Launches on Ethereum Competitor Solana Read More: Market Analysis Report (12 Mar 2021)
Traders are racing to speculate on Bitcoin in the derivatives markets, with open interest in BTC futures approaching $20 billion for the first time. Read More: Bitcoin futures open interest hits new ATH as traders flock to derivatives
The Binance CEO vigorously defended the company’s KYC/AML practices, dismissing reports of an investigation Read More: CZ responds to reports of Binance investigation: story has no "teeth"
It has been a year since the infamous Black Thursday (USA time) / Black Friday (UTC time) – one of the "droppiest" events in Bitcoin (BTC)’s, Ethereum (ETH)’s, and altcoins’ history. And the world’s first crypto has come a long way since. On the night (UTC time) from Thursday, March 12, to Friday, March 13, […]
Bitcoin price corrected lower from the USD 58,000 resistance. However, BTC is still trading above the USD 56,000 level and is almost unchanged in a day. The current (12:30 PM UTC) price action is positive, suggesting more possible upsides above the USD 57,500 and USD 58,000 levels. Besides, most major altcoins are trading in a […]
Source: Instagram, Binance Major crypto exchange Binance is being investigated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over concerns that it allowed Americans to place wagers that violated US rules, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed people familiar with the matter. (Updated at 14:28 UTC: updates throughout the entire text. Updated at 15:30 UTC with the […]
The battle is on The price of bitcoin passed move higher since the last swing bottom on March 5. The price from the low to the high has moved some $11800 higher or 25.4% (from low to high). The high price today reached $58,113 (on Coinbase). That price got within a few hundred bucks of the all-time high from February […]
30% of U.K. investors feel they have “missed the boat” for #Bitcoin (via @shauryamalwa) https://cryptoslate.com/30-of-u-k-investors-feel-they-have-missed-the-boat-for-bitcoin/ Read More: 30% of U.K. investors feel they have “missed the boat” for #Bitcoin (via @shauryamalwa)