Xapo Estimated to be Housing 6.25% of Total BTC Supply

It has been estimated that approximately 6.25% of the total bitcoin supply has been deposited with Xapo – a Hong-Kong Based company providing bitcoin wallet, cold storage, and bitcoin-based debit card services. Xapo claims that BTC deposited with company are held in underground vaults located across five continents. Also Read: Ethereum Founder Responds to Charges of … Read more

Vouching Bitfinex and Tether’s Bank Accounts Hold Nearly $3 Billion USD

Zhao Dong, a prominent Chinese early bitcoin adopter and shareholder in Bitfinex, recently posted on Weibo seeking to provide anecdotal evidence as to the integrity of Bitfinex and Tether’s financial reserves. The post claims that Zhao Dong and Lao Mao, the chief executive of Big.one, have witnessed first hand the balances of Bitfinex and Tether’s … Read more

Dogecoin Developers Lament Billion Dollar Market Cap Milestone

Following last month’s boom in price, Dogecoin now boasts a total market capitalization of over $1 billion USD. Curiously, the price milestone appears to have garnered criticism from the projects developers and creator – who have criticized the preponderance of speculative considerations within the cryptocurrency markets. Also Read: Stellar Rockets into the Cryptocurrency Top 10 After … Read more

Total Capitalization of the Crypto Markets Now Exceeds $750 Billion

The total market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies has broken into new highs, with coinmarketcap indicating that the market cap of the combined crypto markets is approximately $760 billion USD as of this writing. Also Read: Statistical Analysis Reveals Ties That Bind the Cryptocurrency Markets The Total Market Capitalization of All Cryptocurrency Markets Is Greater Than That … Read more

Scrutiny Intensifies as Tether Exceeds Supply of 1 Billion USDT

1 billion USDT have now entered into circulation, again drawing attention to the operations of Tether. The eight-figure threshold for Tether was passed during the creation of nearly 300 million USDT that has occurred over the last seven days. Also Read: Bitfinex Critic Claims to be Organizing Class Action Lawsuit Against Ifinex Tether First Emerged in … Read more