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Yay or nay? New petition demands Elon Musk sells all his Bitcoin
17.5.2021
The "Dogefather" has gone too far for some hodlers, and should allow a "better custodian" to own them instead, says the petition's creator
Bitcoin price metric flashes rare 'buy the dip' opportunity at $42K lows
17.5.2021
NVT is a "buy the dip" opportunity that few ever get access to this week, one analyst says as BTC/USD stays in the mid-$40,000 range
Almost all major Bitcoin mining pools now signaling for Taproot activation
17.5.2021
The largest Bitcoin mining pools are signaling for Taproot but the activation may not reach the 90% critical consensus mark during this current difficulty epoch
Elon Musk tweets BTC price bottom? 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
17.5.2021
It's all about Elon as Twitter provides the backdrop to an ongoing battle between hodlers and the "Dogefather."
Elon Musk hints Tesla may offload BTC, goes to war with crypto Twitter
17.5.2021
Tesla’s CEO is duking it out with the crypto community on Twitter after Musk appeared to suggest the electric vehicle manufacturer will dump its BTC holdings this quarter
Here's how Bitcoin's intraday volatility complicates leverage trading
17.5.2021
Derivatives exchanges offer up to 100x leverage, but traders must consider how Bitcoin's intraday volatility increases their liquidation risk
Report: ASIC Giant Bitmain Pre-Orders 5nm Chips Produced by TSMC’s N5 Process
17.5.2021
Bitmain, one of the largest application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturers in the world, is reportedly working with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in order to leverage TSMC’s 5nm semiconductors. Industry sources say that the 5nm chips being created...
Crypto Markets Take Deep Losses, Global Trade Volumes Skyrocket, Elon Battles Crypto Twitter
16.5.2021
Bitcoin and a slew of digital currency markets are seeing significant losses on Sunday as a majority of coins are down between 2-15% during the last 24 hours. The entire crypto-economy has dropped more than 6% and bitcoin dominance is down to 40% the lowest the metric has been in two years. Crypto...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, XRP, DOT, XLM, SOL
16.5.2021
Bitcoin price remains under pressure but select altcoins like XRP, DOT, XLM and SOL are showing signs of resuming their uptrend
Norwegian Billionaire: Bitcoin Becoming Mainstream Is Inevitable — Elon Musk’s Comments ‘Haven’t Changed Anything’
16.5.2021
Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke says bitcoin becoming mainstream is inevitable. Unlike Tesla, which stopped accepting cryptocurrency, Rokke’s company is now considering accepting bitcoin as a means of payment, emphasizing that Elon Musk’s comments about the cryptocurrency’s...
John Lennon’s Son Defends Bitcoin- Musician Highlights Carbon Footprint Tied to Consumerism
16.5.2021
Over the course of the last week, the concern tied to the environmental impact bitcoin mining produces continues to be a very topical discussion. On May 14, the musician and activist, Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, said that he’s more concerned with consumerism than...
Square CEO Says ‘Bitcoin Changes Everything for the Better’
16.5.2021
The CEO of Square Inc. says that “bitcoin changes everything for the better.” His comment followed one from Square’s CFO reaffirming the company’s corporate bitcoin strategy. The CEO also made a commitment to “forever work to make bitcoin better.” Meanwhile...
Chinese Police Return Bitcoin to Victim in 3 Million Yuan Theft Case
15.5.2021
Police in China’s Jiangxi province have reportedly recovered bitcoins stolen from a victim and returned them to the owner. The case involves the theft of 8.236 bitcoins, worth approximately 3 million yuan. Police Return Bitcoin to Theft Victim Police in China’s Jiangxi province have...
Data shows the ‘Bitcoin price drops ahead of CME expiries’ claim is a myth
15.5.2021
Many traders believe the narrative that Bitcoin price drops ahead of CME BTC futures expiries, but data shows the trend is all bark and no bite
Thai Public Company Brooker Group Invests $6.6 Million in Bitcoin
15.5.2021
The Brooker Group has reportedly become the first publicly listed company in Thailand to hold bitcoin on its balance sheet. The company has disclosed that it has bought 122.3158 bitcoins worth $6.6 million or 200 million baht. Thai Public Company Invests in Bitcoin The number of public companies...
Low Energy Proof-of-Work: Bitcoin Improvement Proposal Wants to Change Network’s Algorithm
15.5.2021
The most topical conversation in the world of cryptocurrencies right now is the effects of bitcoin mining on the global environment after Elon Musk heated up the conversation. Following the recent Tesla announcement, the cofounder of Siphox and Powx, Michael Dubrovsky, revealed the nonprofit Powx...
Crypto industry brass explains harnessing renewable energy could help BTC miners
14.5.2021
Bitcoin mining via renewable energy is already prominent, one CEO explains
Bitcoin Mining Operation Greenidge Generation Plans to Be Carbon Neutral Next Month
14.5.2021
On Friday, the bitcoin mining operation Greenidge Generation has announced that starting June 1st, the firm will be “carbon neutral” for the rest of 2021 and beyond. Greenidge’s announcement follows the recent statements from Tesla and Square after the companies cited...
Lawsuit Claims Onecoin’s ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova Holds 230,000 Bitcoin
14.5.2021
One of the ringleaders of the largest crypto Ponzi schemes, Onecoin’s Ruja Ignatova, otherwise known as the “Cryptoqueen,” allegedly owns 230,000 bitcoin worth over $11 billion today. Court documents filed by victims of the Onecoin scheme indicate that she received the bitcoins...
Price analysis 5/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, DOGE, ADA, XRP, DOT, BCH, LTC, UNI
14.5.2021
Bitcoin is showing signs of topping out but many altcoins remain strong, a signal that the decoupling between the two is likely to continue for a few more days