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Subdued Volatility Expectations Suggest Traders Relaxed About Bitcoin, Ethereum Price Risks

Despite the recent pullback in cryptocurrency markets from multi-month highs hit earlier this month, options markets suggest that traders still have relatively subdued volatility expectations. Deribit’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Volatility Indices both remain close to record lows, according to...

, by Michael Davis

Blockstream Founder: Bitcoin Market Cap Can Reach $200 Trillion by 2032 – Here’s Why

The market capitalization of Bitcoin (BTC) could reach as much as $200 trillion over the next nine years, if the legendary Bitcoiner Adam Back is to be believed.“Early this year I was curious of the claim ‘bitcoin 2x's per year on average’,” the early Bitcoin user and...

, by Fredrik Vold

PayPal Reveals Massive Cryptocurrency Holdings Totaling $604 Million – Here’s What You Need to Know

Global payment giant PayPal held $604 million of cryptocurrencies for its customers by the end of 2022, with Bitcoin and Ethereum accounting for almost 90% of that figure. PayPal held $291 million in BTC, $250 million in ETH, and another $63 million in Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash as of December...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Bitcoin Market Realized On-chain Losses for First Time in Over Two Weeks – What This Means for BTC Price

The ratio between all Bitcoins moved at a profit and loss fell below 1 for the first time in more than two weeks on Thursday the 9th of February, according to data from crypto analytics firm Glassnode. The so-called Bitcoin Realized Profit/Loss Ratio fell to 0.9189 as Bitcoin’s price slumped...

, by Michael Davis

Bitcoin Options Market Turns Most Bearish Since 2022 With Investors Facing New Wall of Worries

Bitcoin options markets are signaling that investor sentiment has hit a new low for the year, as investors face a mounting wall of worries including the prospect of a regulatory crackdown in the US and a possibly more hawkish US Federal Reserve monetary policy outlook. That’s according to...

, by Michael Davis

LocalBitcoins to Shut Down After 10 Years Amid Challenging Market Conditions

Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins has announced its closure after serving customers for more than 10 years, citing the ongoing bear market. In a recent posting on its website, the exchange said it would be shutting down in the coming weeks due to tough market conditions. The platform...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Ordinal NFTs Push Bitcoin Network Activity to Near 2-year High – What This Means for the BTC Price?

The 14-Day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) of the number of transactions taking place on the Bitcoin network hit its highest level since April 2021 earlier this month, according to data from crypto analytics firm Glassnode. The 14-Day EMA of transactions recently surpassed 300,000, with analysts...

, by Michael Davis

Craig Wright’s Bitcoin Copyright Claim Rejected by UK Court – Here’s What Happened

Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist and self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, has had a copyright claim for Bitcoin rejected by a London court, with the judge saying the subject matter “is not expressed or fixed anywhere.”In the court ruling, Judge James Mellor noted that...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin Addresses With Non-zero Balance Hit New Record High – Will New Investors Pump the BTC Price?

The number of Bitcoin wallet addresses holding a non-zero balance of the world’s first, most popular and largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization hit a new record high this week, suggesting the Bitcoin network’s global adoption continues to press ahead despite 2022’s...

, by Michael Davis

Today in Crypto: Brave Reveals Solana Dapp Support, Revolut Announces Crypto Staking Support, Binance Full Audit is ‘Some Way Off’

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ DeFi news Crypto-native Brave browser announced Solana (SOL) decentralized app (dapp) support on Android and iOS. “In addition to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Former Bitcoin Dev Gavin Andresen Regrets Previous Support for Craig Wright, Calls it a ‘Mistake’ – Here’s Why

Gavin Andresen, the former lead Bitcoin developer appointed by Satoshi Nakamoto himself, now regrets that he once supported the controversial Australian computer scientist Craig Wright.Writing on his personal blog earlier this month, Andresen called it “a mistake” to trust Craig Wright,...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin Investors Are Back in Profitability – Does this Mean the Bear Market Capitulation Phase is Over?

In wake of a month of explosive upside, “Bitcoin is consolidating above the on-chain cost-basis of several cohorts,” crypto analytics firm Glassnode said in their latest weekly on-chain newsletter. As a result, this has put “the average BTC holder into a regime of unrealized...

Bitcoin “Golden Cross” Confirmed – What Next for BTC Price?

An important technical event just occurred in the Bitcoin market. For the first time in more than a year, Bitcoin’s 50-Day Simple Moving Average (SMA), now at $19,825 just moved to the north of its 200-Day SMA, now at $19,723. When the 50-Day SMA moves above the 200-Day SMA, technicians refer...

, by Michael Davis

Options Markets More Bullish on Bitcoin Than Ethereum – What This Means for ETH/BTC

Investors are more bullish on Bitcoin than they are on Ether (ETH) over the next few months, according to various option market gauges of sentiment provided by crypto analytics website The Block. That could mean downside for the ETH/BTC exchange rate over the next few weeks and months.According to...

, by Michael Davis

Ethereum Struggles to Attract Investors Despite Upcoming Shanghai Upgrade, Healthy Network Fundamentals

It was another bumper week for crypto investments last week. That’s according to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report from CoinShares, who said that digital assets saw investment inflows of $76 million last week.According to CoinShares, that marked a fourth consecutive week of...

, by Michael Davis

Today in Crypto: Bitget to Direct ₺1M to Help Turkey Earthquake Victims, UK Sets Prison Punishment for Breach of New Crypto Ad Regime, Interpol Wants to Police Metaverse

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Exchange news Bitget announced that it would direct 1 million Turkish Liras ($53,100) to the funds helping the earthquake victims in...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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