Middle East Tensions Trigger Equities Sell-Off, Bitcoin Drops to $60,246

On Tuesday, major U.S. stock indices, including the Nasdaq Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Russell 2000, and S&P 500, all closed in negative territory, driven by growing concerns over potential conflict escalation in the Middle East. According to the U.S. State Department, Iran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles toward Israel. Following the announcement, bitcoin dipped … Read more

Bitcoin Dump Saw Exchange Inflow Jump Over 1,000%, Whale Address Sells 2,700 Coins, F2pool Hawks 3,633 BTC

On Sunday, February 21, the price of bitcoin touched a new all-time high (ATH) at $58,354 and at the time, inflow into exchanges spiked as well. According to data from the onchain analysis firm, Santiment, stats indicate that exchange inflow jumped 11x on Sunday and data also shows one whale address was responsible for the … Read more

Ethereum Price Watch: Woes Continue as Currency Closes in on the $105 Mark

In another disastrous day for the crypto market as a whole, Ether, once the second most valuable crypto asset in the world, has just slid to a fresh annual low of USD $106.41. This latest price drop follows what can only be considered to be ETH’s worst financial run in over 16 months, wherein the … Read more

Ethereum Price Watch: Currency Slips Below the $120 Mark Before Making Quick Recovery

As can be seen from the chart below, Ether has had a rough showing over the course of the past 24 hours. After dropping from above the $200 range (to around $150) a few days back, the premier digital asset was recently seen to have stooped to a new 2018 low of $119.90 just a … Read more

Bitcoin Price Fell 11% in 24 Hours: What Triggered the Drop and What Lies Ahead?

Many analysts and mainstream media outlets including Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal attributed the recent drop in the Bitcoin price from $7,500 to $6,700 to the hacking attack suffered by Coinrail, a minor cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea. However, the reasoning behind attributing the latest correction to Coinrail is incorrect, given that Coinrail is … Read more

Bitcoin Price Fell 11% in 24 Hours: What Triggered the Fall and What Lies Ahead?

Many analysts and mainstream media outlets including Bloomberg and WSJ have attributed the recent decline in the bitcoin price from $7,500 to $6,700 to the hacking attack suffered by Coinrail, a minor cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea. However, the reasoning behind the attribution of the latest correction to Coinrail is incorrect, given that Coinrail is … Read more