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Both Crypto Derivatives and Spot Markets Post Record Volume in March

CryptoCompare has published its monthly report analyzing the trade activity on crypto exchanges.The record-breaking crash of March 12 and 13 drove new all-time volume highs in both the spot and derivatives markets.March 13 sets record for daily spot tradesThe report states that March 13 produced the single greatest volume in the history of crypto assets — with all exchanges and markets producing $75.9 billion in trade activity over 24 hours.$54.3 billion of 71.5% of trades came from ‘Lower Tier’ exchanges, while ‘Top Tier’ exchanges generated $21.6 billion in volume.Despite Binance

The crypto lending industry — a ticking time bomb, rather than a shortcut to mainstream adoption

In his book “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds”, Charles Mackay says that men think in herds and go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one. That was written in 1841. Today, it is even more relevant.The most illustrious collective obsession in the past decade is cryptocurrencies. For the last couple of years, we witnessed industry-specific shocks with varying implications, be it exchange hacks, scam schemes, or else. Although covered in controversies, in the long-term, the rise of cryptocurrencies should be

Bitcoin Flips Bullish — But Here’s Why BTC Price May Still Hit $3.9K

Bitcoin (BTC) price has gained more than 10% in the last week, giving bulls some hope that the road ahead is a bright one for the leading digital asset.However, despite an effort to blast through the critical resistance level of $7,200 as mentioned in last week’s analysis, there was a huge rejection bringing home the reality that perhaps it may be a little too soon to be expecting a miraculous bounce back to the $8,000+ levels. Daily crypto market performance. Source: Coin360.com$5,500 then moon?BTC USD daily chart. Source: TradingViewI think it’s

Retail Bought $3.7K Bitcoin Price Dip on Record $76B Volume: Report

Although the Coronavirus pandemic has led many brick and mortar industries to close operations, cryptocurrency exchanges seem to have had their best month in a long time. According to an exchange report released by CryptoCompare, Bitcoin (BTC) trading volume saw record-breaking numbers throughout the month.Cryptocurrency market daily view. Source: Coin360The March 13 market crash that brought the Bitcoin price from $8,000 to a low of $3,800 in 24 hours registered the biggest day for crypto in terms of trading volumes registered at Bitcoin spot markets. On March 13 alone, total daily volumes

Bitcoin Price Struggling to Break $7K — Here’s the Worst-Case Scenario

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a relatively stable week, as BTC/USD has been hovering between $6,000 and $7,300.However, due to the low volatility, the volume also diminished, which is a sign of a big move in the works. What can be expected of the markets while the coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on the global economy?Crypto market daily performance. Source: Coin360Bitcoin hovering against crucial resistance for bullish momentumThe price of Bitcoin is hovering against the crucial resistance for bullish momentum. A clean break above the resistance of

Amid Widespread Privacy Coin Delistings, Bitstamp Considers Zcash Support

Bitstamp, one of the longest-running active cryptocurrency exchanges, is considering launching a batch of new crypto asset listings.Curiously, Bitstamp is contemplating support for Zcash (ZEC), despite an increasing number of exchanges seeking to distance themselves from privacy coins due to associated regulatory risks.Bitfinex considers first new listings in 3 yearsOn March 31, Bitstamp announced it is “actively exploring” support for seven crypto assets, including two stablecoins and one privacy coin.The prospective listings comprise Basic Attention Token (BAT), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Stellar Lumens (XLM), Paxos Standard (PAX), 0x (ZRX), USD Coin

Coinbase Bootstraps USDC; Invests $1.1M in DeFi Products Uniswap and PoolTogether

 Leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider, Coinbase has announced that it has made a direct investment up to the tune of $1.1 million in two different Decentralized Finance (DeFi) products – Uniswap and PoolTogether.  According to the official announcement today, the funding was made via the exchange’s stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC) and it is part of Coinbase efforts to increase the projects’ chances of competing against other existing financial products.  Uniswap The Uniswap platform is an automated market maker built on the Ethereum blockchain that is currently simplifying exchanges’

Fed’s Quantitative Easing Strategy Holds Long-Term Benefits for Crypto

These are perilous times, and it hasn’t escaped anyone’s notice that the United States Federal Reserve is doing its part to alleviate the suffering — which began with the coronavirus pandemic and has spread to the global economy. It’s printing more money. “There is an infinite amount of cash at the Federal Reserve,” Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, told Scott Pelley of CBS on March 22, adding: “We will do whatever we need to do to make sure there is enough cash in the financial

Tether CTO Praises Company’s Own Coin, Takes A Shot At Others

Earlier this month, at the CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summit that was held in London, the CTO of Tether, Paolo Ardoino, gave a public statement about the future of DeFi. According to Arduino, the DeFi industry as a whole is facing a risk to its entire system, due to the fact that it only leverages the value from the cryptocurrency industry.Low-Brow TacticsIn a move that sounds suspiciously like an attempt to slander one of Tether’s rival stablecoins, the Dai, he talked about the volatility of the crypto industry as a whole.