Tag: Bitcoin

The latest Bitcoin’s 15% price surge in the 24 hours became its largest one in over a year. The world’s largest cryptocurrency soared by more than $6,000 since Monday to above $44,000 resulting in over $300 million worth of liquidations. According to data from CoinGlass, crypto liquidations over a 24-hour period exceeded $325 million at…

Steam wasn’t accepting Bitcoin for long due to its volatility and ‘50% of transactions were fraudulent,’ says Gabe Newell, the Valve president. Bitcoin was adopted as a payment method on Steam in April 2016. However, it was removed in December 2017 due to the volatility of cryptocurrency’s price and “a significant increase in the fees…

On Saturday, just days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the country’s official Twitter account tweeted out a call for donations through Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the stablecoin Tether. As of publication, these wallets have received over $4 million in cryptocurrency. According to BuzzFeed.News, the vice prime minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, confirmed on his Twitter account that…

According to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, donations being funneled to the Ukrainian army in cryptocurrencies are in the millions of dollars. The new data shows that $4.1 million in crypto has been raised for the military since the invasion began. Come Back Alive – a charitable foundation that collects money for medical kits, military gear…

Market slide suggests investors don’t yet see the leading cryptocurrency as a safe haven in times of crisis, writes Luke Conway on Blockworks. Increasing institutional investment in Bitcoin tightens its correlation with stock movements Lack of understanding of Bitcoin’s fundamental properties may be hindering its adoption as a risk management tool As Russian troops poured…

Bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptocurrencies have tracked the volatility and broader market declines seen so far in 2022. But the pressure could be short-lived, according to at least one pundit, with a handful of temporary factors driving the latest pullback for digital currencies. “It always is uncomfortable when the market goes down, but I…