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Tether Market Cap Soars $2B Since March — Biggest Monthly Inflow Ever
16.4.2020
Demand for stablecoins is soaring! USDC and PAX are becoming more popular, but USDT still holds a majority share of BTC volume
DeFi Market Cap Back Above $1 Billion After March Market Crash
15.4.2020
DeFi protocols are proliferating, with nearly the 250 actively traded tokens underpinning decentralized finance projects exceeding $1 billion
Bitcoin Miners Reveal Concerns Over Mining Rig Shipment Delays and Bitcoin Halving
15.4.2020
The cryptocurrency market rout in mid-March, which saw bitcoin’s price slide significantly in value, has strained bitcoin mining operations by slashing considerable revenue from the block rewards. Moreover, shipping delays from mining manufacturers have caused uncertainty and mining...
‘Black Thursday’ Liquidations Sparks $28M Lawsuit Against Maker Foundation
15.4.2020
The Maker Foundation is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for $28 million over the March 12 event that caused over $2 million in liquidations. The lawsuit alleges that the team behind the Makerdao project did not explain the extreme risk of loss to investors. Also read: ETH Price Strains Defi...
Bitcoin Hash Rate Erases March Losses Before ‘Epic’ Difficulty Surge
15.4.2020
Data shows Bitcoin has all but left last month’s crash behind as hash rate recovers to early March levels
Analytical Report: IEOs in 2019-2020
15.4.2020
Disclaimer: All numbers used in this article were obtained on March 1, 2020. This is a co-brand report of SMCContinue Reading
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Crypto Exchanges See Bitcoin Reserves Drop by 70% Since Black Thursday’s Market Rout
12.4.2020
Since the market carnage on March 12 otherwise known as Black Thursday, the exchange Bitmex has seen 36% of the trading platform’s bitcoin reserves withdrawn. A few other well-known crypto exchanges have seen cold wallets drained, while other trading platforms have witnessed reserve...
Despite COVID-19 Scams, Crypto Fraudsters’ Incomes Fell 30% in March
11.4.2020
The average value of weekly transactions sent to the wallets of known scammers has taken a 30% hit since the start of March
Bitcoin Going Industrial: New York-Based Natural Gas Provider Sells Fully Compliant ‘Hashpower Contract’
10.4.2020
During the first week of March, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a $65 million investment into the ‘behind-the-meter’ bitcoin mining operation, Greenidge Generation LLC in Dresden, New York. The Greenidge plant operates 7,000 bitcoin miners and on April 8, the firm revealed the sale of...
Chainlink (LINK) Rallies 149% Since March Bitcoin Price Crash
10.4.2020
Chainlink price gained 47% over the past 4 days and traders look ready to push the price closer to its previous all-time high
Hundreds of Darknet Listings Are Selling Masks and PPE Products for Bitcoin
9.4.2020
According to a recent research report written by the blockchain surveillance firm Elliptic, there’s been a massive influx of darknet market (DNM) vendors selling personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and coronavirus test kits. The spike in medical equipment sales on the invisible...
Q1 Crypto Trade Volume Jumps 61%, Bitcoin’s Price Performance Trumps Equity and Gold Markets
9.4.2020
For well over a month now, a great number of countries have been living under lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, central banks like the Fed, Bank of England (BoE), and European Central Bank (ECB) have funneled trillions into the hands of private financial...
What’s Next for Bitcoin After March’s Crash – CoinDesk Quarterly Review
9.4.2020
Will bitcoin move beyond "digital gold"? Is ether viable as money? In 24 charts, CoinDesk Research looks at what happened to crypto assets in the first quarter and what may emerge in the future
OTC Spreads Exceeded 10% Amid Bitcoin’s Violent March Crash
8.4.2020
Uncertainty in the OTC markets quickly drove spreads to 5% on March 12, before they exceeded 10% on certain platforms the next day
Price Gap Between Sellers and Buyers Yawned During Bitcoin’s March Sell-Off, Study Finds
7.4.2020
As cryptocurrency markets crashed hard in March, bid-ask spreads on major exchanges widened dramatically, according to a report by market maker B2C2
Bitcoin Threat, CoinMarketCap Bought, Trump Hint, Apple Rumor: Hodler’s Digest, March 30–April 5
5.4.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, a massive crypto merger, bullish Bitcoin isn’t out of the woods yet, and how the coronavirus has hit darknet markets where it hurts
Both Crypto Derivatives and Spot Markets Post Record Volume in March
5.4.2020
The March 13 crypto market meltdown drove record monthly trade in both the crypto spot and derivative markets
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 29 - April 4 in Review
5.4.2020
This week’s news from Japan included Nomura Research unveiling Japan’s first blockchain-based bond, the FSA receiving regulatory comments from the public, and more
Merchant Services, Gambling, and Darknets: Coronavirus Economy Stunts Cryptocurrency Spending
3.4.2020
A lot has changed since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe as it has caused a wide range of negative effects on the world’s economy. On March 30, the blockchain surveillance firm Chainalysis published a report that shows how the cryptoconomy is faring from merchant acceptance...
Coin Race: Top Winners & Losers of March and 1st Quarter of 2020
1.4.2020
Though the month of March, the last of the year's first quarter, started promising, it witnessed a major plunge of the market. The number one coin by market capitalization, bitcoin (BTC), took a swift dive to the USD 4,000 level and despite it recovered around 50% of its losses it dropped for...