Bitcoin’s price recovery took the asset to $71,500 yesterday, but the bears interfered at this point and pushed it south by around two grand. The altcoins are relatively sluggish today, which is somewhat expected, aside from ADA, which has emerged as the top performer. BTC Stopped at $71.5K The start of the business week was […]
According to cybersecurity firm PeckShieldAlert, the cryptocurrency space faced approximately 20 hacking incidents in October 2024, with total losses reaching around $88.47 million. Five significant breaches accounted for most of the losses, with Radiant Capital experiencing the largest setback. The Top October Crypto Hacks The firm revealed that among the top five incidents in October […]
The meme coin sector rallied substantially in the past several months, with its market capitalization briefly surpassing $70 billion a few days back. Currently, the figure stands at around $64 billion following the latest correction. According to CoinGecko, there are more than 2,300 meme coins, with some taking center stage due to their price swings […]
BTC’s inability to break its own all-time high has resulted in a massive rejection that pushed it south hard to under $69,000 earlier today. The altcoins have followed suit, which has harmed over-leveraged traders, with more than 90,000 such market participants getting wrecked in the past day. Bitcoin/Price/Chart 01.11.2024. Source: TradingView The primary cryptocurrency was […]
Approximately 28,000 Bitcoin options contracts are expiring on Friday, Nov. 1, with a notional value of around $2 billion. Today’s options expiry is much smaller than last week’s month-end event, which saw more than double the value of BTC options expiring. Therefore, its impact on spot markets is likely to be muted. Bitcoin Options Expiry […]
Swiss-based decentralized trading platform dYdX has announced a 35% reduction in its core workforce. Platform CEO Antonio Juliano initially shared the news in a brief post on X, calling the decision “sad” while promising to provide more measured reasoning for the action later. A Leaner dYdX In the social media post, the CEO stressed that […]
Polymarket’s odds as an election indicator have been questioned in a new report despite its widespread citation in mainstream media. On Oct. 30, Fortune reported that analysts at two crypto research firms had found evidence of “rampant wash trading” on the blockchain betting platform. The findings come from separate investigations completed by Chaos Labs and […]
Bitcoin’s path to reaching $200,000 doesn’t require a collapse of the US dollar. Instead, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan believes there are two key drivers that will support BTC’s upward potential, offering a compelling perspective on its future as an institutional asset. Institutional Maturity Responding to a query about the US dollar’s impact on […]
TL;DR Ethereum (ETH) has pumped by around 6% weekly, with analysts predicting potential moves past $4K. Bullish on-chain metrics and positive sentiment on platforms like Telegram support the thesis for an upcoming resurgence. Time for ETH to Shine? The cryptocurrency sector has been on a tear in the past several days, with Bitcoin (BTC) briefly […]
In an announcement on Oct. 29, international credit giant Visa unveiled the partnership enabling real-time money movement between traditional banking and crypto services using the Visa Direct network. “This partnership adds convenience and new services for Coinbase customers across the US and EU, including real-time, reliable, and secure money movement,” it stated. Visa’s head of […]