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Crypto adoption is making the Central Banks nervous

26 Feb 2021 3 minute read 11 comments FKlivestolearn $4.98

As digital currencies start to gain immense popularity among the masses, Central banks are scrambling for alternatives “They came, they saw, they conquered.” That phrase is probably going to be used for cryptos in the not-so-distant future. Led by th...

An overview of Crypto crime in 2020

24 Feb 2021 4 minute read 9 comments FKlivestolearn $3.66

Although Darknet markets revenue dominated, Ransomware & DeFi hacks were the bigger story that emerged last year 2020was a record-breaking year for cryptocurrencies, led by Bitcoin. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on the lives of people,...

Bitcoin has realized overall gains worth $78 billion so far

20 Feb 2021 2 minute read 1 comment FKlivestolearn $3.31

This second phase of people rapidly realizing large USD gains is twice the amount of profits we saw in the first phase of 2017 Figure 1 It was another landmark week for Bitcoin & the associated cryptos. BTC continues to make deeper inroads in the un...

What’s up for Bitcoin next after crossing $50K?

17 Feb 2021 2 minute read 4 comments FKlivestolearn $4.13

The premier digital currency continues to post new highs for the record books It seems like only yesterday that I posted about Bitcoin overtaking its previous high of $20K, barely two months ago, and today we are looking at the premier digital curren...

Bitcoin continues to advance despite a slowdown in purchases by ‘Whales’

14 Feb 2021 3 minute read 6 comments FKlivestolearn $2.30

Except for Tesla, which swooped in BTC worth $1.5 billion, demand by the bigger investors flattened last month Bitcoin has already hit another All-time high (ATH) of just above $49k as I begin to write this piece — first getting impetus from the news...

Bitcoin’s Skeptics’ days might be numbered

11 Feb 2021 3 minute read 3 comments FKlivestolearn $1.84

Yes, the Bitcoin bubble already popped in 2017 since it was built on amateurish enthusiasm & FOMO — it’s a different story now Over the years I have heard the endless tirade of Bitcoin/Crypto skeptics saying they don’t have any intrinsic value, it’s...

Bitcoin’s free float declines to just 13% of its total supply — lowest since 2014

7 Feb 2021 2 minute read 4 comments FKlivestolearn $2.80

Premier digital asset available for public trading has now reached the lowest point in six years Since the crypto market never sleeps, the only way we can keep a tab on the activity in the digital assets is by having access to reliable data to a...

The ‘Elon Musk Effect’ triggers a shift in investing paradigm

6 Feb 2021 2 minute read 5 comments FKlivestolearn $3.13

Musk’s tweets have triggered some wild moves in the financial markets recently, sparking a new debate Who would have thought a few years ago that trading strategies would come down to social media posts like the one above by public figures & influenc...

Why a change of heart for Cryptos?

5 Feb 2021 2 minute read 4 comments FKlivestolearn $2.88

The legacy financial institutions have not only changed their tone towards cryptos, they are cozying up to them Change is never easy and especially when you have to give up power and money — something that the big legacy financial institutions yield...

Polkadot climbs to the top cadre of Cryptos

3 Feb 2021 2 minute read 6 comments FKlivestolearn $3.78

This Ethereum competitor, which promises scalability & seamless interoperability has now joined the league of Top 5 Cryptos Most of the noise in the Cryptoverse in the past few months has been centered around the astronomical rise of Bitcoin, and lat...