Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below $26,000 into the Sep. 3 weekly close as analysis brushed off overly bearish trader sentiment. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: TradingView BTC price weekly close puts $25,900 in focus Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price avoiding volatility over the weekend, operating in a tight $200 range. An absence

A recent substantial purchase of Ripple’s XRP (XRP) token has been detected by the crypto tracking platform Whale Alert. Whale Alert reported a transfer of 66,666,659 XRP, worth approximately $33,065,809, from Binance to an undisclosed wallet. The move has sparked speculation about its potential price impact. In the XRP ecosystem, there have been recent transfers of substantial

Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility has increased over the past few days. The price soared on Aug. 29 after Grayscale scored a victory over the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, the euphoria was short-lived as the price gave back all the recent gains on the news that the SEC delayed the decision on all

In less than a day, Bitcoin (BTC) has shed nearly all the gains it made from Grayscale Investment’s court victory against the United States Securities regulator. On Aug. 29 Bitcoin popped to a two-week high after a judge ruled that the Securities and Exchange Commission was “arbitrary and capricious” when it rejected Grayscale’s spot Bitcoin

Bloomberg analysts have raised the probability for an approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the end of 2023, following a recent Grayscale victory against the federal securities regulator. In a Aug. 30 post on X (Twitter), Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said they have raised the chances to 75% from an earlier 65%

Rhode Island’s regulators have granted X (Twitter) a currency transmitter license marking a step forward for the company’s foray into the financial services sector.  The license is legally required for companies conducting financial activities on behalf of users related to sending and receiving money — a definition that includes both fiat and crypto assets. The

The next Bitcoin halving event is less than 9 months away and the consensus opinion among analysts and investors is that the halving will send BTC price to a new all time high or even above $100,000.  Despite this belief, the absence of fresh inflow to the crypto market, the current macroeconomic headwinds and BTC’s

Bitcoin (BTC) has gone silent over the weekend. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter) that Bitcoin’s velocity has declined to a 3-year low. He said this could either be considered positive as whales were holding on to their positions or negative because the transfer to new investors

The cryptocurrency market’s recent downtrend appears to be coming to an end, as JPMorgan’s latest research suggests that most long-position liquidations have been completed. According to a Bloomberg report, analysts for the American bank estimate that the liquidations are “largely behind us.” The prediction is based on the open interest in Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts

In a swift and intriguing turn of events, a previously enigmatic Bitcoin (BTC) address managed to catapult itself to the esteemed position of the third-largest holder of BTC. As reported by Cointelegraph on Aug. 22, the address in question accumulated a staggering 118,000 BTC. While its identity has now been attributed to Robinhood, questions still

Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. HashKey Hong Kong to commence retail trading  Crypto exchange HashKey, the first licensed virtual asset provider in Hong Kong, will open its doors to residents for retail trading on August 28.  According to local news reports, investors will only be allowed

The cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable downturn recently, with the total market capitalization falling by 10% between August 14 and August 23, reaching its lowest point in over two months at $1.04 trillion. This movement has triggered significant liquidations on futures contracts, the largest since the FTX collapse in November 2022.  Total cryptocurrency market

Numerous theories emerge whenever the price of Bitcoin (BTC) takes a sudden and steep drop. The usual suspects include government regulations, the possibility of exchanges manipulating prices, Bitcoin whales manipulating prices, over-leveraged traders, and some conspiracies involving Tether (USDT). SEC kicks Bitcoin ETF can down the road Between Aug. 15 and Aug. 18, Bitcoin’s price

Digital asset investment products saw $55 million in outflows for the week of September 13-19, according to a report from CoinShares.  Optimism surrounding what was previously thought to be the impending approval of a spot-based Bitcoin exchange-traded fund has begun to give way as $42 million worth of the week’s outflows came from BTC alone.

Trader sentiment has turned bearish following Bitcoin’s (BTC) 11% slump this week. Although Bitcoin is taking support near $25,000, several analysts are factoring in another leg down toward the crucial $20,000 level. The weakness is not limited to the cryptocurrency markets alone. United States equities markets also witnessed a losing week. The S&P 500 Index

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve multiple applications for Ether futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the same time, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.  Since July, the regulator has been flooded with applications from several investment firms, including requests combining futures Bitcoin (BTC) and

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 11.5% from Aug. 16 to Aug. 18, resulting in $900 million worth of long positions being liquidated and causing the price to hit a two-month low. Before the drop, many traders expected a breakout in volatility that would push the price upward but this was obviously not the

The issuer of stablecoin Tether will discontinue its Bitcoin Omni Layer version, citing a lack of interest from users. This Bitcoin version of Tether (USDT) was one of the first stablecoins ever created. The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Kusama (KSM) versions will also be discontinued, according to an Aug. 17 announcement from the team. Today #Tether announces the

Bitcoin (BTC) price is down today as crypto opens a new week underperforming major risk assets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Binance “FUD” threatens BTC price support Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows Bitcoin (BTC) down 1.6% on the day, heading toward $26,500. The largest cryptocurrency spent most of the weekend in a

The latest report from Glassnode Insights, titled “The Week On-Chain,” emphasized that Bitcoin (BTC) has reached historically low levels of volatility. This has led to a mere 2.9% separation between the asset’s Bollinger Bands, indicating an exceptionally narrow trading range.  This situation has only been observed twice in Bitcoin’s history: in September 2016, when BTC