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Amid the ongoing crypto market decline, the number of crypto wallets containing one Bitcoin (BTC) or more continues to rise.According to major blockchain analytics firm, Glassnode, the number of Bitcoin addresses holding one or more bitcoins has been steadily growing and reached a new all-time high (ATH) On March 11. On that day, the amount…

Eleven projects joined the race when Kusama parachain auctions started on June 15. A few more got in during the latter auctions of the first batch. With impressive gains to the tune of 900,000 KSM (approximately $180 million, at the time of writing), are Kusama auctions still fair and democratic, or is everything already decided…

A short squeeze could send BTC/USD far beyond $50,000 if the $48,000 sell wall crumbles. 2272 Total views 84 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) touched $47,000 on Tuesday as ranging behavior continued to hint at an attack on major resistance.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewVolatility narrows for BitcoinData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD…

A monster 1.3M transaction block has been processed on the Bitcoin SV network. 1517 Total views 57 Total shares Blockchain service provider TAAL has processed the largest block to date on Bitcoin SV — 369MB in size and containing 1.3 million transactions.TAAL announced the milestone on Twitter. The block is an order of magnitude larger…

Monday, Oct. 15: Crypto markets are seeing solid growth, with virtually all of the major cryptocurrencies seeing green as of press time. An outlier in the space is “stablecoin” Tether (USDT), which has today lost its U.S. dollar peg and is trading well below its historical trading range as of press time.Market visualization by Coin360Tether…

Bitcoin (BTC) educator Andreas Antonopoulos says that while futures markets may indeed place a damper on the cryptocurrency’s price, the stakes are different to what you might think.In a Nov. 27 interview with YouTuber “Ivan on Tech,” Antonopoulos argued against the grain of commonplace fears about the adverse price impact that Bitcoin futures trading has…

The Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Wissanu Krea-ngam has called for more regulations on cryptocurrencies, local news daily the Bangkok Post reports Nov. 8.While Thailand introduced a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies earlier this year, Krea-ngam urged that new measures must be introduced both domestically and internationally in order to keep up with new tactics and…

One of the original allures of cryptocurrency is the narrative that using them provides the sender or recipient anonymously, but this is a common misconception within the sector. In reality, Bitcoin (BTC) and many other cryptocurrencies are easily traceable.Proof of this came earlier this week when on April 27, U.S. authorities arrested the mastermind of Bitcoin…

Bitcoin (BTC) came back to life later on July 9 after a whale-induced price dip failed to hold the market down for much more than 24 hours.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin price action returns $33,000 supportData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD jumping 2% in an hour on Friday, hitting local highs…