Primordial NFT? Someone tried to sell a JPEG for BTC months before Bitcoin Pizza Day

Crypto Twitter was briefly set ablaze on May 14 with a suggestion that the world’s first real-world purchase made by Bitcoin may have been for a JPEG, not pizza.  In a tweet... Read more »

Bitcoin price hits $27.2K, but new analysis warns more losses ‘likely’

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to recover $27,000 into the May 14 weekly close as volatility picked up out of hours. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price gains over 7% in... Read more »

Coinbase screws up, Florida bans CBDCs, and Bitcoin Ordinals…

Top Stories This Week Coinbase calls Pepe a ‘hate symbol,’ prompting calls to boycott the exchange An email sent out to Coinbase customers describing the Pepe the Frog meme as a “hate... Read more »

BTC miner Rhodium faces lawsuit over an alleged $26M in unpaid fees: Report

Crypto mining firm Riot Platforms – formerly Riot Blockchain – is seeking to recover “more than $26 million” in alleged unpaid fees from Texas-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner, Rhodian Enterprises, according to its... Read more »

BTC price bounces at $25.8K lows amid warning over low whale interest

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to pass $27,000 on May 13 after a “scam wick” produced new two-month lows. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Traders: BTC price must retain $26,500 Data from... Read more »

Bitcoin enters $26K ‘bearadise’ as BTC price approaches 2-month lows

Bitcoin (BTC) neared two-month lows on May 12 amid fears that a “head and shoulders” pattern would put bears ahead. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Analysis on BTC price: “Welcome... Read more »

How the IRS seized $10B worth of crypto using blockchain analytics

Blockchain analysis has been key in helping the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seize an estimated $10 billion worth of cryptocurrency since it began investigating a broad body of crimes involving... Read more »

BTC price risks $27K loss as Bitcoin trend lines brew ‘bullish cross’

Bitcoin (BTC) headed toward $27,000 after the May 11 Wall Street open as bulls failed to show strength. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price “rolls over” after brief recovery... Read more »

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital hit with another SEC subpoena

Bitcoin (BTC) miner Marathon Digital has disclosed that it received another subpoena from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its 100-megawatt data center in Hardin, Montana. According to Marathon’s... Read more »

Here’s why crypto prices are down

In today’s The Market Report episode, analyst and writer Marcel Pechman discusses why crypto prices are going down after Bitcoin (BTC) failed to break above $29,000, plus whether or not Jerome Powell... Read more »