Earlier today, U.S. federal prosecutors charged crypto trading firms Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and MyTrade and their employees with market manipulation and fraud. Notably, a CoinDesk report in 2019 detailed how Alexey Andryunin, the co-founder of Gotbit and one of the individuals charged by prosecutors, built a business out of faking exchange volumes for tiny crypto tokens using trading bots to get listed on price aggregators like CoinMarketCap. Source
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Bitcoin (BTC) Options Trader Pays $1M Premium on Bet for Volatility Surge
The trade, a so-called long straddle, saw the entity pay a net premium of over $1 million to purchase 100 contracts of the $66,000 strike call and put options expiring on Nov. 29, according to data confirmed by Lin Chen, head of business development Asia at Deribit. Source
Bitcoin Staking Protocol Babylon Attracts About 24,000 BTC in Deposits
staking Bitcoin protocol Babylon has achieved a major milestone, pulling in 23,891.67071126 BTC in confirmed total value locked (TVL) and attracting 25.31K stakers after lifting the cap on its second staking round. This significant increase in participation underscores strong investor confidence and robust demand within Babylon’s decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem. The platform’s aim to provide […] Original
Crypto Majors BTC, ETH, XRP Little Changed as HBO Calls Peter Todd the Bitcoin Creator
The HBO documentary “Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery” sparked significant interest and speculation in the cryptocurrency community about the identity of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, in the past week. Nakamoto’s true identity, in theory, could be a sudden volatility-boosting event for crypto markets, and past attempts have been unfruitful. Source
Bitcoin Price (BTC) Underperforms Gold When Adjusted for Risk: Goldman Sachs
In fact, Ethereum’s native token ether, Japan’s TOPIX index, and the S&P GSCI Energy Index are the only non-fixed income growth-sensitive investments with return to volatility ratios lower than bitcoin, the chart from Goldman’s Oct. 7 note titled “Oil on the boil” shows. Original
Binance’s BTC, ETH, USDT balances declined in September
Binance’s latest proof-of-reserves report shows a notable decline in user assets in September as the crypto market wandered in the red zone. According to Binance’s 23rd PoR report, the exchange’s Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Tether (USDT) holdings decreased in September. Binance saw 9,577 BTC and 61,326 ETH leave the exchange last month. These assets are each worth $595 million and $148.5 million, respectively. Its USDT reserves also dropped by 3.16%, falling from $22.11 billion to $21.41 billion, showing an outflow of almost $700 million. On the other hand, Binance…
Here’s Why It Might Be Great News For BTC
Meet Samuel Edyme, Nickname – HIM-buktu. A web3 content writer, journalist, and aspiring trader, Edyme is as versatile as they come. With a knack for words and a nose for trends, he has penned pieces for numerous industry player, including AMBCrypto, Blockchain.News, and Blockchain Reporter, among others. Edyme’s foray into the crypto universe is nothing short of cinematic. His journey began not with a triumphant investment, but with a scam. Yes, a Ponzi scheme that used crypto as payment roped him in. Rather than retreating, he emerged wiser and more…
Bullish BTC Hopes Dented as China Eases Stimulus Plans
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MicroStrategy (MSTR) Surges to 6-Month High as Bitcoin (BTC) Price Wrestles With Key Moving Average
Still, Monday’s price action meant that BTC briefly reclaimed the 200-day moving average, which currently sits at $63,575 per TradingView data, but ultimately failed to hold above it. Moving and holding past that key level would reaffirm bitcoin’s uptrend since the lows of around $52,000 hit in the first week in September. Original
Bitcoin (BTC) Miner Marathon (MARA)’s Anduro Unveils Tokenization Platform, Starts With Whiskey
Bitcoin miners compete to solve mathematical problems in order to add new blocks to the network and, in turn, are rewarded with new BTC. The amount received is halved every four years, last doing so in April this year, when the reward fell to 3.125 BTC. Source