Marathon’s first Bitcoin sale in 2 years not the result of distress

The second largest publicly-listed holder of Bitcoin, crypto mining firm Marathon Digital Holdings has offloaded some of its Bitcoin (BTC) for the first time in two years.  A spokesman told Cointelegraph this was... Read more »

Bitcoin advocate Najah Roberts explains why BTC is a tool for empowerment

If you ask 10 people what Bitcoin’s original purpose is, at least one person will say it’s meant to cut out the middleman, reduce the cost of transacting and empower those who... Read more »

5 altcoins that produced double-digit gains as Bitcoin price rallied in January

The rally in cryptocurrency markets started in early January with a spike in heavily-shorted altcoins and Ethereum (ETH) liquid staking derivative (LSD) tokens due to the upcoming network upgrade in March. Soon... Read more »

BlockFi gets court nod to sell crypto mining assets

Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has been granted court approval to sell off its crypto mining equipment as part of ongoing efforts to  repay its creditors. A court document filed on Jan. 30... Read more »

Bitcoin aims for $25K as institutional demand increases and economic data soothes investor fears

Bitcoin (BTC) price broke above $22,500 on Jan. 20 and has since been able to defend that level — accumulating 40.5% gains in the month of January. The move accompanied improvements in... Read more »

Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time

Bitcoin (BTC) use in Guatemala is on the up. The Latin American country that borders El Salvador boasts Guatemalan-grown Bitcoin companies such as Ibex and Osmo, several Bitcoin Beach-inspired projects including Bitcoin... Read more »

Bitcoin stays out of fear for 11 straight days as price tips near 24K

Bitcoin (BTC) has just clocked its 11th consecutive day outside the “Fear” zone in the Crypto Fear and Greed Index, cementing its longest streak out of fear since March 2022. Bitcoin Fear... Read more »

FTX creditors list, BlockFi $1.2B exposure and new Celsius token…

Top Stories This Week FTX creditor list shows airlines, charities and tech firms caught in collapse The complete list of creditors owed money by the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been released,... Read more »

Total crypto market cap rises above $1T, and data suggests more upside is in store

Despite the recent negative crypto and macroeconomic newsflow, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization broke above $1 trillion on Jan. 21. An encouraging sign is that derivatives metrics are not showing increased demand... Read more »

Bitcoin can still crack $50K if gold correlation continues — Chart

Bitcoin (BTC) could get sucked toward $50,000 like a magnet if it continues to follow gold, fresh analysis predicts. In a Twitter update on Jan. 26, popular trader and market commentator TechDev... Read more »
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