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Bitcoin Whale Awakens After 11.4 Years, Holds 489 BTC
Bitcoin Whale Awakens After 11.4 Years, Holds 489 BTC

A Bitcoin whale awakens after 11.4 years.  The price of Bitcoin falls below $40,000.  The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index points to fear. Bitcoin and crypto investor Lark Davis is a long-time crypto enthusiast. Currently, he holds over 900,000 followers on Twitter. Today he caused a bit of a buzz after retweeting a post about a Bitcoin whale coming back to life.  Specifically, he retweeted Whale Alert’s tweet about a dormant Bitcoin wallet coming back to life. To highlight, the wallet address holds 489 BTC which amounts to over $20,000,000 in value. What’s more, the wallet was inactive for 11.4

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Bitcoin in Green as Exchanges Defy Russia Ban Calls
Bitcoin in Green as Exchanges Defy Russia Ban Calls

Bitcoin saw an overnight surge of 15% from $37,000 to $43,500. Indicators show that the crypto is not overbought. This spectacle came as crypto exchanges defied calls to ban Russian users. Bitcoin and many other altcoins have been witnessing gains despite market uncertainties brought forth by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In fact, from a bearish price of $37,600 to a hyper-bullish $43,500. This is a remarkable overnight surge of at least 15.5%, with no plans of stopping. As seen on the chart above, Bitcoin price reached as high as $44,180 at Binance. Also, the surge of buyers on crypto exchanges

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Bitcoin Surges as Cash App Roll Outs Bitcoin Lightning Payments
Bitcoin Surges as Cash App Roll Outs Bitcoin Lightning Payments

Cash App integrates the Bitcoin Lightning Network. This offers faster Bitcoin payments and transactions for Cash App users.  The price of Bitcoin (BTC) briefly surged within 24 hours of the announcement. The popular mobile payment service — Cash App is happy to announce the integration of Bitcoin lighting payments on its platform. Since the announcement, the value of Bitcoin (BTC) surged by 1.3% in the last 24 hours.  In particular, Cash App allows its users to buy, send, hold, sell, and receive Bitcoin (BTC). Thus, with this Lighting Network integration, users on the platform will enjoy faster Bitcoin transactions.  In

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Bitcoin Balance Low in Binance Exchange
Bitcoin in Exchanges at 3-Year Low as Whitepaper on 13th Year

The amount of bitcoins circulating on cryptocurrency exchanges is at a 3-year low. This means that most bitcoins are in hot or cold wallet storage. Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper on October 31, precisely 13 years ago. The total amount of bitcoins that are circulating among cryptocurrency exchanges is at a 3-year low. According to blockchain analytics platform Arcane Research, the number of bitcoins at the time of posting are less than 2.5 million. This means that most bitcoins are kept in hot or cold wallet storage. Basically, those who are holding most bitcoins are either not selling the

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Mariah carey partners with gemini
Mariah Carey Partners With Gemini, Gives Away $20 Bonus BTC to Fans

Mariah Carey partnered with Gemini exchange. Through the partnership, Gemini will give $20 worth of BTC for first-time users. The partnership is in support of Black Girls Code organization. World-renowned artist Mariah Carey recently announced that she partnered with US-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini. Through the partnership, Mariah is giving away $20 worth of bonus bitcoin for first-time Gemini users. As the post revealed, Mariah’s partnership with Gemini is in support of Black Girls Code. This is a non-profit organization (NGO) that aims to empower women of color who want to engage in various technology sectors. By the year 2040, the

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Bitcoin Core Dev Resigns
Bitcoin Core Dev Resigns Ahead of Kleiman vs Wright Trial

Bitcoin developer Jonas Schnelli has resigned from his position. Schnelli’s resignation came ahead of the Ira Kleiman vs Craig Wright lawsuit. Wright earlier filed a lawsuit against Schnelli and other Bitcoin developers. Long-time Bitcoin maintainer and contributor Jonas Schnelli announced that he has already resigned from his position. As stated in the tweet, Schnelli joined as a Bitcoin developer back in 2013 when the crypto asset was in its earlier stage. At that time, the cryptocurrency had yet to experience mass listing on exchanges. Interestingly, Schnelli’s resignation came ahead of the lawsuit between Ira Kleiman and Craig Wright. By and

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Bitcoin all time high
Bitcoin Ready for New ATH? BTC Price at $62,300

Bitcoin price is at $62,300 at the time of writing. Total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies is at $2.6 trillion. Bitcoin ETFs have received approval from authorities. All eyes of the crypto market are fixed on Bitcoin price, as the top asset is just about $2,000 away from reaching its all-time high (ATH) price. At the time of writing, Bitcoin price is at $62,241.89, according to CoinGecko. The current BTC price ATH is $64,804.72, which was from over 6 months ago. If BTC exceeds this price, then it would have recorded a new ATH. Moreover, the total crypto market cap has

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Bitcoin Aids Afghan People in Difficult Times

Bitcoin enables people in Afghanistan to send money seamlessly BTC has become one of the primary modes of payment in the country Bitcoin played a vital role in the challenging event that the country of Afghanistan is currently facing. Specifically, Bitcoin provides an efficient way for people in Afghanistan to spend and transfer their money seamlessly. Furthermore, Bitcoin also brings hope to the people in the country that do not have a bank account.   In an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mahboob, a founder of the non-profit Digital Citizen Fund explained: “It wasn’t feasible – or safe – to

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Bitcoin Miners Begin Accumulating BTC
Bitcoin Miners Begin Accumulating BTC, Sparks New Bullrun

Bitcoin miners have begun to accumulate Bitcoin after weeks of selling.  This is a clear indication that Bitcoin is heading towards its next bullrun.  Crypto analysts are certain that Bitcoin will moon in the next few months. In lieu of Bitcoin breaking its $48,000 resistance point and soaring up beyond $50,000, the crypto and Bitcoin community seems to be joyously back on track. One example of this new firepower is the fact that Bitcoin miners are back to accumulating Bitcoin.  As we can see from the image attached to this tweet from Twitter user Tamil Crypto School, Bitcoin miners have

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Bitcoin Lightning Network
Bitcoin Analyst — Lark Davis, Says Bitcoin Will Hit $200K

Bitcoin breaks the $48,000 resistance mark and is moving towards $50,000.  Crypto trader and analyst Lark Davis says Bitcoin could hit $200,000 in a few months.  He also commends Bitcoin for the opportunity it’s bringing to El Salvador. As the price of Bitcoin soars back up and breaks beyond its $48,000 resistance point, the crypto community rejoices. At the time of writing, Bitcoin has surpassed the $49,000 mark and is racing towards $50,000 and beyond.  Many analysts over the past quarter have been preaching about Bitcoin hitting $100,000 by the end of 2021. In fact, many are certain that this

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Bitcoin (BTC) Continues to Rally, Slowly and Steadily

Bitcoin (BTC) will hit another bull run. PlanB believes the bull run will end after 6 months and not at 2021’s end.  BTC holders should go long. As we enter Q4, many crypto analysts are certain that the road to recovery is very much in tow. In particular, seasoned crypto trader and analyst — PlanB, shares his analytical prowess with his opinion on Bitcoin’s price chart.  In detail, PlanB says that he finished an on-chain analysis. To highlight, he says that we are midway towards the second leg of the bull market. In his opinion, there is not a single

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El Salvador Buys 150 Bitcoins
Presidential Advice: El Salvador Buys 150 Bitcoins Amid Market FUD

El Salvador has purchased additional 150 bitcoins. In total, the country’s treasury now possesses 700 bitcoins. President Nayib Bukele announced the news amid widespread market FUD. Despite current market FUD, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced that the country has purchased additional 150 bitcoins. With the addition of the mentioned coins, the country now holds a total of 700 BTC in its national treasury. President Bukele backed up his tweet, saying “they can never beat you if you buy the dips.” He also added that it is “presidential advice”. BTC/USDT 1-day chart (source: TradingView) The crypto market has suffered a

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