Bitcoin Price Plunge Came From $1.2B Sell, Data Says Amid Hashrate Row
A giant Bitcoin transaction – possibly a sell-off – caused Bitcoin to drop to lows of under $8000 on September 24. Byte Tree: Exchange Triggered ‘Short Term Panic’ That was the conclusion of monitoring...
View ArticleBakkt Raked in Only $5.8 Million BTC Trading Volume in First Week
The highly anticipated launch of Bakkt’s physically-backed bitcoin futures has been disappointing, to say the least, posting only $5.8M of BTC trading volume in the first week. Many people in the...
View ArticleUproar As Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Pro Hikes Fees By Up To 233%
US Bitcoin exchange Coinbase has announced it will introduce new fees which will more than double usage costs for some low-volume traders. Low-Volume Traders Feel The Pinch In a blog post on October 3,...
View ArticleBitcoin Sudden Breakthrough ‘Unlikely’ In Scalability Quest, Says BitMEX
Researchers at one of the biggest Bitcoin derivatives giants believe there is no point waiting for a specific innovation to take Bitcoin mainstream. BitMEX: Bitcoin Will ‘Slowly Improve’ Presenting a...
View ArticleGrayscale Wins First US Approval For Cryptocurrency-Based Security
A pivotal US self-regulatory organization has formally licensed the country’s first public security based on cryptocurrency markets. Large Cap Fund Gets FINRA Say-So Shares of Grayscale’s Digital Large...
View ArticleBinance CEO Eyes BNB Prospects After ETP Launch on SIX
Switzerland’s main stock exchange SIX has chosen to increase its cryptocurrency portfolio by trading a product based solely on Binance Coin. Binance Coin ETP Goes Live On SIX In a blog post issued on...
View ArticleBitcoin Futures Flash Bullish As Binance Sets $700 Million Daily Record
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance surprised analysts this week after its Bitcoin futures set an unlikely trading record. Binance Bucks Negative Market Mood According to data from market analyst Skew on...
View ArticleBitmain Texas Bitcoin Farm Combats China Mining Monopoly
Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has unveiled a new US facility which could become the biggest mining operation in the world. The newly proposed 33,000 acre farm is a positive step in reducing China’s...
View ArticleAre Bitcoin Futures One Big Market Manipulation Scheme?
Some still assert that the launch of two bitcoin futures products crashed markets in 2017 as it was the first time investors could short the asset. What they have done has completely changed the...
View ArticleBitcoin Futures: Institutional BTC Longs on the Rise; Price Breakout Soon?
Several bitcoin investment platforms for institutional players have been gaining popularity over the past few months. Does this point to a possible BTC price breakout coming in the next few weeks?...
View ArticleBakkt Records Second Highest Bitcoin Futures Volume Since Launch
Bakkt saw an overnight spike in Bitcoin futures trading volumes, despite the relatively sluggish price action. BTC’s trek to above the $9,400 mark inspired futures markets to gain activity. Bakkt Grows...
View ArticleLess People Bought Bitcoin from Square This Quarter
A financial report circulating on social media platforms shows that CashApp’s bitcoin purchase volumes surged impressively in the third quarter of 2019. The data created impressive prospects for the...
View ArticleBakkt Bitcoin Futures Set New Record Amid BTC Dump
What is bullish for some is bearish for others. Bakkt’s physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts continue to gather momentum but the asset itself has retreated back below $9,000 as the bears get...
View ArticleDo Bitcoin Miners Influence BTC Price Action?
Recent research has taken a closer look into bitcoin prices and miner flows to crypto exchanges. There have been clear spikes as expected when larger mining pools liquidate but the correlation is not...
View ArticleBakkt Bitcoin Custody Now Available to all Institutional Clients
Bakkt joins the field of institutional-grade bitcoin custody service providers after obtaining approval from regulators in New York. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin futures product launched by the...
View ArticleBakkt Parent Firm ICE Brings Bitcoin ‘Cash-Settled’ Futures to Singapore
Bitcoin’s ‘cash-settled’ futures market is coming to Singapore. ICE, the operator behind Bakkt’s BTC futures firm, has chosen to offer this new product, which will be traded on ICE Futures Singapore....
View ArticleBakkt Bitcoin Futures Record: 2728 Contracts Traded Amid BTC Crash
The Bakkt Bitcoin (BTC) futures set a daily trading record, just as the leading coin crashed from $8,000 to under $7,000 within a 24-hour period. Bakkt Activity Shot Up on Day of Rapid Losses for BTC...
View ArticleBakkt Futures Set New Record, 3151 Bitcoin Worth $23M Traded
The Bakkt bitcoin futures contracts peaked to a new high, signaling strong institutional interest in BTC, risk exposure, affinity in ‘physically’ acquiring the underlying asset. Bakkt Bitcoin Futures...
View ArticleCME Details Bitcoin Options as Bakkt Options Launch Nears
The battle of the bitcoin futures platforms is heating up. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has released details of its new BTC options contracts while the launch of Bakkt’s equivalent product is less...
View ArticleKraken: Keepkey Crypto Hardware Wallet Has an Alarming Flaw
Crypto practitioners who depend on Keepkey hardware wallets to store their coins ought to take a pledge of not discussing it in public. Kraken Warns Crypto Users The warning appears on Kraken’s latest...
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