Tag: Investors

Investors lament potentially lost ‘millions’ on Voyager bankruptcy

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Many Investors are reeling from Voyager Digital’s recent bankruptcy filing, with some claiming to have either ‘millions’ worth of crypto assets or most of their life savings locked on the crypto exchange. As previously reported, Voyager paused withdrawals at the start of this month amid its liquidity issues as a result of Three Arrows Capital (3AC) defaulting on a $650 million loan from the firm. Despite Alameda supplying the firm with a $500 million loan in June, Voyager went on to file for bankruptcy on July 6. In a July…

New Lawsuit Claims Solana Is Unregistered Security — ‘Investors Have Suffered Enormous Losses’ – Altcoins Bitcoin News

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A class-action lawsuit has been filed claiming that cryptocurrency solana (SOL) is an unregistered security under the Howey test. “The specific facts and circumstances relating to SOL securities support the conclusion that SOL is a security under the Howey test,” the plaintiff argued. Solana Is a Security, Lawsuit Claims A lawsuit, filed on July 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claims that cryptocurrency solana (SOL) is an unregistered security. Lead plaintiff Mark Young, a California resident and SOL investor, is suing on behalf of…

Survey shows 55% of crypto investors chose to HODL as Bitcoin and altcoin prices collapsed

Crypto and equities markets are down and aside from the positive news of Celsius repaying all of their debt and avoiding a massive liquidation, there are few on the spot reasons that are prompting investors to buy Bitcoin and altcoins. The collapse of  numerous decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, crypto investment funds and BTC trading 60% below its all-time high continue to weigh on sentiment but a few positive tidbits of data could be a sign that the market is ready to enter a consolidation phase. expect people will shift from a…

Ethereum 2.0 stakers face a 36.5% larger loss than ETH spot investors — Report

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Ethereum investors who staked millions of dollars worth of Ether (ETH) tokens to become validators on its soon-to-launch proof-of-stake (PoS) network are now facing heavy paper losses. Ether spot traders outperform stakers by 36.5% In detail, investors have locked a little over 13 million ETH into the so-called Ethereum 2.0 smart contract since it went live in December 2020. However, there is no date when these investors can redeem their tokens alongside the 10% yield. Interestingly, around 62% of Ether tokens were deposited before the price peaked at around $4,930…

How Inaccurate Data Misled Investors to See Massive Outflows From This Crypto Exchange; BTC Holds Steady Over $20K

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Yet, Nage also viewed positively bitcoin’s ability for much of the past month to remain in its current $18,000-$20,000 range. “Bitcoin has held steady around this trading pattern,” he said, adding: “We talk about digital assets as a durational effect in terms of things that are going to happen and change with society and our economic systems. Bitcoin is definitely a part of that.” Source

Crypto tax deters 83% Indian investors from crypto trading: WaxirX report

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The implications of what anti-crypto regulations can do to a thriving economy can be seen first-hand unfolding in India. Supporting the massive decline in trading volumes across all Indian crypto exchanges, a report from WazirX reveals a change in investor sentiment as the Indian government imposed its second crypto law — a 1% tax deduction at source (TDS) on every crypto transaction. Trading volumes on Indian crypto exchanges saw an eventual reduction of 90-95% ever since the country introduced a law that would tax investors 30% on unrealized gains. With…

Institutional Investors Remain Bearish As Short Bitcoin Sees Record Inflows

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Bearish sentiment toward Bitcoin among institutional investors has been gaining ground in recent months. This was propelled even further by the crash that rocked the digital asset back in mid-June. Since then, bitcoin has struggled to keep its head above the $20,000 level, and as it continues to fail, bearish sentiment has grown rampant. This is evident in the short bitcoin inflows that were recorded for last week. Record Numbers For Short Bitcoin The latest CoinShares report has shown that institutional investors are only investing in bitcoin for the short…

Institutional investors shorting Bitcoin made up 80% of weekly inflows

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Institutional investors loaded up on a record $51.4 million worth of investment products offering exposure to shorting the price of Bitcoin (BTC) last week. According to data from the latest edition of CoinShares’ weekly “Digital Asset Fund Flows” report, there was $64 million worth of inflows for digital asset products between June 27 and July 1, with short BTC funds representing 80% of that figure. U.S.-based investors accounted for the lion’s share of inflows at $46.2 million, with short-BTC investment products in solid demand after ProShares launched the first-ever U.S.-based…

Decline In Ethereum Futures On CME Suggests Institutional Investors Are Still Bearish

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Institutional investors have been bearish toward Ethereum for a while now. There have been outflows rocking the digital asset until it ended its 11-week streak with inflows for last week. However, this does not mean that positive sentiment had returned entirely to the cryptocurrency once more. The numbers on the CME show that institutional investors remain wary and even bearish toward the second-largest cryptocurrency in the market.  Ethereum Falls Into The Negative The Ether futures on the CME have been trading on a negative basis lately, which basically means they…

USDC Exchange Reserves Rise As Investors Escape From Bitcoin

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On-chain data shows the USD Coin exchange reserves have gone up recently, suggesting that investors may be exiting volatile markets like Bitcoin. USD Coin All Exchanges Reserve Has Been Climbing Up Recently As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, there have been signs of selling from Bitcoin investors for moving into USDC. The USD Coin “all exchanges reserve” is an indicator that measures the total amount of the stablecoin currently present in wallets of all exchanges. When the value of this metric goes up, it means investors…