2020

Former Bitcoin Dev Gavin Andresen Revises 2016 Blog Post, Calls Trust in Craig Wright a ‘Mistake’

February 6, 2023 Bitcoin.com

$3 Billion

During the first week of Feb. 2023, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal overturned a High Court decision from March 2022 in the case of Craig Wright’s Tulip Trading Limited (TTL) vs. 16 cryptocurrency developers. The case will proceed to trial as Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, stated his team was “delighted” with […]

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Axie Infinity’s Monthly Player Count Drops to Low Not Seen Since November 2020

January 23, 2023 Bitcoin.com

2020

After recording $4.26 billion in total non-fungible token (NFT) sales, the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity’s monthly player count has dropped to levels not seen since November 2020, a period of 26 months. Despite the low player count, the project’s native token, AXS, has climbed 62% higher against the U.S. dollar in the last 30 days. […]

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Coinbase Agrees to $100 Million Settlement With New York Financial Regulator for Anti-Money Laundering Violations

January 4, 2023 Bitcoin.com

$50 million fine

Coinbase has agreed to pay a $100 million settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to a consent order signed by the NYDFS superintendent Adrienne Harris on Jan. 4, 2023. New York’s financial regulator said compliance problems were detected and the exchange’s anti-money laundering controls were inadequate from 2020 through 2021. […]

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BTC Wraps up 13 Consecutive Years of Recorded Market Value, With No Santa Rally in 2022

December 25, 2022 Bitcoin.com

2010

By the end of this year bitcoin will have 13 consecutive years of recorded market value under its belt. Seven of those years saw Santa rallies all the way up until New Year’s Eve, and five of the 13 years saw bearish returns from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31. There’s still six more days left […]

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Historical Bitcoin Price Trends Are Traditionally Bearish in September, While BTC Market Revivals Follow in October

September 17, 2022 Bitcoin.com

2013

Half of September has passed and bitcoin traders are curious about where the price is headed next, as September is traditionally a bearish month for crypto prices. Furthermore, October is known to be a bullish month as bitcoin has been profitable in October more than 77% of the time. Data shows the leading crypto asset’s […]

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Crypto Market Turning Point — Most Cryptocurrencies Down 57% to Over 80% From Price Highs

May 25, 2022 Bitcoin.com

2017

Roughly six months ago, bitcoin and a number of digital assets reached all-time highs and the crypto economy crested above $3 trillion in value. Today is a different story as a great majority of cryptocurrencies are down between 57% to over 80% against the U.S. dollar. While Cryptos Are Down From the ATHs, 2020 Holders […]

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2022 Bitcoin Obituaries List Outpaces First 3 Years, Schiff Says Its ‘Highly Likely Bitcoin Will Crash Below $10K’

May 9, 2022 Bitcoin.com

2017

While bitcoin’s price has dropped to levels not seen since January 2022, a number of detractors think bitcoin is on its death bed. Data stemming from the Bitcoin Obituaries list shows the leading crypto has died seven times in 2022, outpacing the first three years of obituaries by year written by bitcoin haters. The last […]

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Chainalysis Study Shows ‘Criminal Whales’ Hold $25B in Digital Assets, Entities Represent 3.7% of All Crypto Whales

February 24, 2022 Bitcoin.com

$1 million in crypto

According to research published by Chainalysis, criminal entities hold more than $25 billion in cryptocurrencies. The blockchain intelligence firm’s study shows that there was a significant increase in crypto balances held by criminals in 2021 as the metric jumped by 266% since the year before. Chainalysis Studies Crypto Whales Holding Balances Tied to Illicit Addresses […]

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The Miner Capitulation Number: A Look at When Bitcoin’s Price Crashed Below the Cost of Production

February 7, 2022 Bitcoin.com

2011

Over the last 30 days, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along at the highest levels ever recorded during the network’s lifetime. Bitcoin’s price improved recently but it is still down 38% from the crypto asset’s high, making bitcoin less profitable to mine. However, bitcoin mining is still profitable, in contrast to ten years ago, when […]

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Mid-Way Cool Down: Analysts Believe Bitcoin Price Cycle Is Incomplete, Trader Says BTC’s ‘Next Move Should Be Cycle’s Top’

January 7, 2022 Bitcoin.com

2013

The price of bitcoin is down 16% over the last 30 days and since the crypto asset’s all-time high (ATH) on November 10, 2021, bitcoin has lost more than 38% since it surpassed $69K per unit that day. Meanwhile, crypto advocates are furiously debating whether this is a bitcoin bear market or if the bull […]

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