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Strong US GDP data puts Bitcoin, Jasmy, Avalanche recovery at risk

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Falling cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Jasmy, and Avalanche could face further downsides after the U.S. published strong gross domestic product and jobless claims data. Bitcoin (BTC) ‘s price retreated by almost 4% on Thursday and was trading at $63,950. Other altcoins, like JasmyCoin (JASMY) and Avalanche (AVAX), performed worse, falling by over 10%. The two have slipped for four consecutive days and are hovering at their lowest swings since July 14.  Bitcoin, Avalanche, Jasmy prices | chart by TradingView Most of this decline is likely because of the ongoing liquidation of…

Mt Gox Moves $2,470,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to Crypto Exchanges: On-Chain Data

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The bankrupt crypto exchange Mt Gox has been spotted moving billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin following the successful distribution of BTC to its creditors. On Tuesday, Dave Ripley, CEO of Kraken, which was selected to facilitate the transfer of coins back to creditors, announced that a successful distribution of BTC and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) had been completed. Shortly after, blockchain “de-anonymizing” platform Arkham spotted the movement of at least $2.47 billion worth of coins, much of which ended up in addresses linked to crypto exchange Bitstamp. Mt Gox still…

Mt. Gox Creditors Opt To HODL Bitcoin Rather Than Sell, CryptoQuant Data Shows

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Amid the recent recovery from a significant price correction of over 25% that sent the Bitcoin price to a 6-month low of $53,500, the largest cryptocurrency on the market has since recovered to trade in the $66,000 to $68,000 range despite the start of Mt. Gox creditor repayments.  Investors, buoyed by prospects of continued price appreciation, have adopted a HODL stance, opting to retain their assets rather than selling them off following the alleged hack suffered by the Bitcoin exchange in 2011. BTC Hodlers Stand Firm Data from market intelligence…

Avail, Long-Awaited Blockchain Project for ‘Data Availability,’ Launches Main Network

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Crypto Exchange WazirX Hacked, Loses Over $230,000,000 in Ethereum, Shiba Inu and Other Assets: On-Chain Data

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Hackers have breached and siphoned large amounts of assets from the India-based crypto exchange WazirX. According to blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain, an analysis of on-chain data shows that the exchange lost more than $230 million worth of crypto in the incident. The stolen funds include $52.5 million worth of Ethereum (ETH), $102 million worth of Shiba Inu (SHIB), $11.24 million worth of Polygon (MATIC), $7.6 million worth of Pepe (PEPE), $3.5 million worth of Gala (GALA) and $5.79 million in Tether (USDT). Lookonchain says that the hacker is dumping funds…

Bitcoin miner Crusoe to build ‘multibillion-dollar’ AI data center in Texas

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Bitcoin miner Crusoe Energy announced a new multibillion-dollar deal with energy tech company Lancium to build a data center for artificial intelligence in Texas. Crusoe Energy, one of the first Bitcoin (BTC) mining companies in the U.S. to use wasted natural gas to power its operations, announced on Thursday morning a “multibillion-dollar” deal with Lancium to build a 200-megawatt data center for artificial intelligence (AI) in Texas. In the press release, Crusoe said the construction is just the “first phase” of its data center development which will expand to enable…