No flexing for Bitcoin Cash users as BCH loses 98% against Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) has hit new record highs this week — not in U.S. dollar terms, but against its longtime competitor, Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirms that... Read more »

75% of Marathon’s mining fleet still offline two weeks after huge storm

Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital Holdings has revealed that 75% of its mining capability has been out of commission since a severe storm hit Montana on June 11.  Marathon finally issued a... Read more »

Different this time? ‘Almost all’ Bitcoin metrics are now hinting at a price bottom

Bitcoin (BTC) played wait-and-see with traders on June 28 as Wall Street opened to flat performance. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bollinger eyes “logical place” for Bitcoin bottom Data from... Read more »

Community reacts after SEC’s Gensler affirms BTC’s commodity status

United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler riled up Crypto Twitter on Monday after affirming that Bitcoin (BTC) is a commodity. Questions were raised about its impact on Grayscales’ proposed... Read more »

Central African Republic president launches crypto initiative following Bitcoin adoption

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, president of the Central African Republic, has announced the government will be backing an initiative centered around developing the country’s blockchain infrastructure. In a Monday announcement on Twitter, Touadéra said... Read more »

Voyager Digital issues notice of default to Three Arrows Capital

Crypto exchange Voyager Digital has issued a notice of default to hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) for its failure to pay its 15,250 Bitcoin (BTC) and 350 million USD Coin (USDC)... Read more »

Crypto conspiracy theories abound, but prop traders are just doing their job

Alameda Research is a cryptocurrency trading firm and liquidity provider founded by crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Before founding his firm in 2017, SBF spent three years as a trader at the... Read more »

BTC price tops 10-day highs as Bitcoin whale demand sees ‘huge spike’

Bitcoin (BTC) made the most of weekend volatility on June 26 as a squeeze saw BTC/USD reach its highest in over a week. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Unusual whale... Read more »

Small-time investors achieve the 1 BTC dream as Bitcoin holds $20k range

Ever since early Bitcoin (BTC) investors woke up millionaires as the ecosystem gained tremendous popularity alongside the mainstreaming of the internet, investors across the globe have been in the rush to accumulate... Read more »

Can you earn passive income running a Lightning node?

The prerequisites to run a Bitcoin Lightning node include an amount of Bitcoin to fund your Lightning channel, fiat money to buy the hardware equipment(s), and a Lightning-compatible wallet. Remember that Lightning... Read more »