Worst month since 2022 bear market? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Saturday, April 20 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight gains and losses capped under 2% on the day to press time. Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering above the $5,300 mark.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Bitcoin is up about one percent on the day, trading at $5,342 at press time, according to CoinMarketCap. Looking…

The crypto rewards platform has seen tremendous growth over the past three months. 5183 Total views 16 Total shares Celsius, a centralized cryptocurrency lending platform, claims to have paid out over $250 million in rewards to its 415,000 users, underscoring the rapid growth of blockchain lending protocols. Celsius announced the milestone in a Monday press release…

Bitcoin (BTC) may be down 20% from all-time highs, but this is a golden opportunity to “buy the dip,” analysts argue.Black Friday is living up to its name in crypto this year as both Bitcoin and many altcoins are trading at their lowest in six weeks.Misgivings over $53,000 floorAfter an overnight sell-off sparked by a…

Analysts have long predicted that the increased participation of governments and institutional players in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space shows how the respective industries are maturing. The founder of crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Michael Novogratz, recently said that the next up-move of the cryptocurrency bull market will be driven by institutional investors.Last week we…

David Schwartz believes the U.S. legal system is looking more skeptically at SEC cases against various cryptocurrency industry participants. 801 Total views 20 Total shares A court ruling that cleared Ripple's XRP token of being considered a security offering might signal a turn in the tide against regulatory scrutiny of the cryptocurrency ecosystem in the United

The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of Cointelegraph.comLike many other ICO success stories and subsequent leaders in their respective market segments, Augur, the preeminent platform for decentralized predictions, faces constant public scrutiny. The latest episode that drew public attention is the allegation, voiced by cryptocurrency hedge…

After weeks of Bitcoin (BTC) sell-offs, high-net worth individuals, or whales, are finally back to buying. Their buying activity did not only pick up when the BTC price broke out of the two-months ascending triangle to new all-time highs, but also stayed intact since the price crash on April 18.Whales have come back to accumulate BitcoinTheir…

Some entrepreneurs have been trying to increase data privacy by combining encryption and blockchain technology. There are projects like Oasis Labs and Enigma that focus entirely on preserving users’ privacy. Meanwhile, others have been focusing on preventing data retention by companies. Thus, there is no way to guarantee that personal data is deleted in a…