Tag: Data

Data Says Bitcoin Holds Up To Macro Turmoil Better Than Altcoins

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Bitcoin has not had the best couple of things and altcoins have been subjected to the same fate too. The market has continued to succumb to pressure being mounted by various social issues, from the Canada protests to the brewing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. In all of this, however, bitcoin has mounted better resistance and this is apparent in the data. Bitcoin Holds Ahead Of Indexes Bitcoin has once again proven to be the best bet when the market is in turmoil. With the recent downtrend, all of the…

Credit Suisse data leak reveals decades of shady clients and activity

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Leaked data shows that until recently, Swiss bank Credit Suisse held accounts valued at more than $100 billion for sanctioned individuals and heads of state reportedly accused of money laundering. The New York Times reported on Feb. 20 that the data leak included more than 18,000 bank accounts. The data goes back to accounts that were open from the 1940s until into the 2010s, but not current operations. Among the account holders holding “millions of dollars in Credit Suisse” were King Abdullah II of Jordan and Venezuela’s former vice-minister of energy,…

Bitcoin Data Shows Profit Taking From Long-Term Holders Behind Decline To $40k

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As the Bitcoin price declines to $40k, on-chain data shows long-term holders have harvested some profits recently. Bitcoin Long-Term Holder SOPR Shows Some Spikes Recently As pointed out by an analyst in a CrypoQuant post, some BTC long-term holders seem to have participated in profit taking over the past day. The relevant indicator here is the spent output profit ratio (or the SOPR in brief), which tells us about the profit ratio of the whole Bitcoin market. The metric works by checking the past history of each coin being sold…

Crypto spawns most expensive adverts on Telegram in 2021: Data

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Cryptocurrency-themed advertising has been growing extremely popular on Telegram, with some ad firms reporting on crypto becoming the most expensive advert type on the platform in 2021. The average cost per 1,000 impressions (CPM) of crypto ads on Telegram in Russia has significantly surged in 2021, posting more than a fourfold increase, according to a report by ad marketplace Telega.in released on Thursday. The CPM of such crypto ads topped at 6,700 Russian rubles ($90) by the end of 2021, becoming the most expensive type of advert on Telega.in’s marketplace,…

FSB wants more data to measure risks of Bitcoin, stablecoins, DeFi

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The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global financial authority funded by the Bank for International Settlements, has released a new report on the financial stability risks associated with cryptocurrencies. Published on Wednesday, the 30-page study details a number of financial risks related to various types of cryptocurrencies as well as the industry sectors, including private digital assets like Bitcoin (BTC), stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and decentralized finance (DeFi). The report refers to some common-cited risks like a potential failure of certain stablecoins, which poses a significant threat to the stability…

Web 3 Data Union Swash Unveils Plans for Mammoth DAO Campaign

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Web 3 Data Union Swash is aiming to kickstart its eponymous DAO and boost uptake of its native $SWASH token, commencing this month. The DAO Ignition campaign will get rolling on February 15, giving participants the opportunity to influence the direction of the game-changing data ownership platform moving forward. That’s not the only incentive, though: there will also be a grand prize up for grabs, with Swash adding $20 to the growing prize pool for every person that participates, until it reaches a maximum cap of $300K. Should that cap…

CoinFund Joins $9M Round for Digital Infrastructure Inc’s Bid to Decentralize Vehicle Data

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Bitcoin on-chain data hints at institutions ‘deploying capital’ at expense of ‘hodlers’

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“Sophisticated passive buying” on Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchanges coincides with the trend of BTC leaving exchanges to cold storage. Adjusted Bitcoin supply shock. Source: Willy Woo The price recovery witnessed in the Bitcoin market across the last two weeks coincided with a rise in hodlers and speculative investors selling their coins, according to data provided by researcher Willy Woo. Nonetheless, BTC’s price ability to withstand the selling pressure meant there was buying pressure coming from elsewhere. As Cointelegraph reported earlier this week, so-called Bitcoin whales are accumulating BTC at current…