Market Crash

The price of Bitcoin fell as much as 30% Wednesday, continuing a significant sell-off in the cryptocurrency markets that began a few days ago. The digital currency declined as low as $30,001.51 as the selling intensified before paring some of those losses. The cryptocurrency hasn't traded at such value since late January. Elon Musk drama and China Banking Association warning member banks of risks associated with digital currencies have contributed to the plunge. However, analysts say that over-leveraged positions being…

Ross Ulbricht, the brains behind the infamous Silk Road website, recently penned down a piece on the Maker Dao Protocol. Ross, who is currently serving a life sentence, coined the protocol as a ‘cool concept’ that provided the benefits of a cryptocurrency without the volatility usually associated with them.  In his Medium article, Ross acknowledged that he couldn’t have gotten all the details on Maker while behind bars. He, however, believed that he had read enough to give some suggestions…

Bitcoin's massive market crash in March rocked the whole crypto market. It introduced a long period of volatility. Consequently, several altcoins plummeted too. Things were different, though for stablecoins that experienced impressive gains over Bitcoin (BTC). Hedging Against BTC Many crypto traders entered the stablecoin market to hedge against Bitcoin's increasing volatility. Tether, the popular and highly controversial stablecoin dominated transactions. According to BitMEX, the BTC/USDT trading almost tripled in March (21.6 million BTC). It had previously reached a value…

Coinbase stated that it witnessed a tidal wave of deposits in the 48 hours after Bitcoin’s plunge on the 12th of March 2020. The crypto exchange saw its highest Bitcoin buying numbers in the last one year. Coinbase posted a recovery from its drop to $3800 with bullish sentiment presenting before Bitcoin reached $7800, which may contribute to a further upward push, after the block reward halving coming in the short term. Reports reveal that retail Bitcoin purchasing on Coinbase…