Tag: Bitcoin

According to blockchain data firm CryptoQuant, between 13:11 and 13:16 UTC Wednesday, a small group of people purchased the massive amount of Bitcoin on the spot market on centralized exchanges. But why the crypto whales placed Bitcoin buying orders of nearly $1.6 billion in a few minutes on an exchange instead of an over-the-counter desk…

A growing list of mainstream financial entities has continued to increase their exposure to crypto over the last year or so, writes Shiraz Jagati on Cointelegraph. The old adage “The crypto market is not for the faint-hearted” was put on full display recently when the total market capitalization of the industry dipped to a relative…

The world’s most prominent digital currency may experience sharp volatility over the next few months, according to a proprietary model created by technical analyst Jack F. Cahn, writes Charles Bovaird on Forbes. Technical Event Model (TEM), which he developed in-house and measures extremes in sentiment, is a price-based macro filter that helps algorithmic trading programs…

Kazakhstan, which became a Bitcoin mining hub in the wake of the Chinese crypto miner exodus, might temporarily have to shut Bitcoin mining operations in certain regions, as the country is facing an electricity crunch in South Kazakhstan that intensifies in winter. According to CoinGape, Kazakhstan’s share of the world’s Bitcoin mining rose 6x this…

Bitcoin may benefit from China’s recent ban of all cryptocurrency transactions, according to crypto experts. “This is great news for Bitcoin,” said Ross Gerber, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO. “The last thing we want is China to be involved in a currency of the world.” Bitcoin price fell about 6% after China announced…

Twitter users on Apple’s iOS will now be able to connect third-party tipping services to their profile on the social media site. That will include the ability to link both Bitcoin addresses and Lightning Network addresses. Twitter also announced that it will add non-fungible token (NFT) verification features to the platform. The social media giant…