Ethereum price flash crashes to $950 on Uniswap as whale dumps 93K ETH

Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) fell to as low as $950 on Uniswap—a decentralized crypto exchange— this June 13, about 20% lower than its spot rate across other exchanges. ETH/USD hourly price chart. Source: Uniswap Over $130M ETH sold in six hours The incident happened at around 3:00 am UTC after a whale dumped 65,000 ETH for multiple “stablecoins,” including USD Coin (USDC), Tether (USDT) and Dai (DAI). A piece of evidence noted that the whale sold its ETH holdings to pay off nearly $73 million worth of debt at…

London College Student Robbed at Knifepoint by 8 Thugs for $93K in Bitcoin – Bitcoin News

Recently a student from the University of Kent in London was robbed at knifepoint for his bitcoin. After eight thugs stormed his dorm room and demanded that he reveal his crypto credentials and passwords, the student was forced to leave the campus and he moved back home. Freshmen College Student Loses Bitcoin in an On-Campus Mugging A recent report shows that a college student who started the year as a freshman was robbed at the University of Kent, a school located in the historic city of Canterbury. The student’s mother…

Whales Dump Ahead Of Bitcoin ATH, More Than 93K BTC Sold Since Peak

Bitcoin price is now trading at roughly 15% less than it was just days ago, falling short of setting a new all-time high by just a few hundred dollars. A new record was so close bulls could taste the victory, but the achievement was blocked by massive whales who reloaded centralized crypto exchanges with a flood of BTC to be dumped, stopping the rally in its tracks. Here’s what this could mean for the crypto market over the next few weeks. Whales Flood Crypto Exchanges With 93K BTC, Bring Bitcoin…

Bitcoin Surges to $9.3K for First Time in a Week — Is it a Fakeout?

The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, surged past $9,300 on July 21 for the first time in over a week. Following a low-volatility range, traders are seemingly turning cautiously bullish in the near-term. Since late June, Bitcoin has been stuck in a relatively tight range between $9,000 and $9,250. It struggled to see a major price movement causing the volume to slump. After a quick upsurge from $9,150 to over $9,300, traders predict that a volatility spike is imminent. The price surge coincided with a…

Bad Day for Stocks Sends Bitcoin Price Below Key $9.3K Support

Today Bitcoin (BTC) price abruptly dropped 2.93% to $9,160 before traders stepped in to push the price back to the $9,200 level. Crypto market weekly price chart. Source: Coin360 The mild correction occurred as the Dow pulled back 370 points and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq also saw small losses. Gold also pulled back 0.92% but still is only $17 away from its recent high at $1,818. BitMEX XBT-USD Liquidations. Source: Skew The drop below $9,200 resulted in $15 million in BitMEX liquidations and at the time of writing the…

Market Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 Days

A rising tide in equities is lifting all boats – including in the bitcoin market.  Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $9,295 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining 2.7% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $8,938 – $9,345 BTC above 10-day and 50-day moving average, bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since July 4.Source: TradingView Market participants are pointing to global stock markets as reasons for bitcoin’s rise in price, with the world’s oldest cryptocurrency in a narrow range just above $9,000 since July…