Bitcoin › U.S. › Legal
Craig Wright demands that ‘Bitcoin developers’ return him $5 billion in BTC
Litigation law firm Ontier LLP has initiated legal action on behalf of self-proclaimed Bitcoin (BTC) creator Craig Wright to recover £3.5 billion (roughly $4.95 billion) worth of BTC, according to a document published yesterday.
Edge › Ethereum › Trading
Whales might’ve caused Ethereum’s (ETH) 50% dive on Kraken, says CEO
On Monday, the price of Ethereum (ETH) briefly dropped by over 50%—from around $1,600 to $700—on crypto exchange Kraken, prompting numerous debates on whether this was some kind of technical malfunction.
Bitcoin › U.S. › Investments
MicroStrategy buys another $1 billion worth of Bitcoin
Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has added yet another $1 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) to its balance sheets, according to an announcement published today.
Trading
DeFi sees second-largest liquidation in history as crypto market dips
Yesterday’s decline of the crypto market has triggered the second-largest wave of liquidations in decentralized finance’s (DeFi) history as a total of $24.1 million worth of positions got wiped, according to metrics platform DeBank.
Ethereum › DeFi
DeFi platform hacks itself to safeguard users’ funds
The developers of Primitive, Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) permissionless options protocol, “whitehacked” their own platform after a severe exploit was discovered today.
Edge › Bitcoin › Adoption
Bitcoin may suffer several corrections on its way to $200k, suggests Peter Brandt
Peter Brandt, veteran trader and author of “Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader,” pointed out that while Bitcoin’s (BTC) price could reach $200,000, history shows that it’s prone to massive corrections of 30% or more.
Binance › Analysis
Binance Coin (BNB) erupts above $300 as the whole Smart Chain ecosystem soars
Tokens from the Binance Chain ecosystem are surging today, led by Binance Coin’s (BNB) own example—which broke above $300 today, according to CryptoSlate’s Binance Smart Chain sector data.
Edge › Ethereum › U.S. › Derivatives 
Glassnode
Ethereum futures daily trading volume on CME doubles since last week
The daily trading volume of Ethereum (ETH) futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has exceeded $75 million, crypto metrics platform Glassnode reported today.
Liam Frost · 1 week ago · 2 min read · Insights via Glassnode 
Altcoins
Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT) push XRP out of the top five cryptos
Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT) outpaced Ripple’s XRP today, pushing it out of the top five cryptocurrencies by market capitalization.
Uniswap › DeFi
Uniswap’s (UNI) trading volume exceeds $100 billion
Uniswap (UNI) has become the first decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform to generate over $100 billion in volume, the protocol’s founder Hayden Adams announced today.
Bitcoin › Adoption
Bitcoin flirts with $50,000 at the end of a lovely week
On Valentine’s Day, the crypto market was infatuated with Bitcoin (BTC) as the coin broke yet another all-time high, reaching roughly $49,530, according to metrics platform CoinGecko.
Bitcoin › U.S. › Investments
Report: Morgan Stanley’s $150 billion arm contemplates Bitcoin investment
Counterpoint Global, a $150 billion unit of multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley, is considering investing in Bitcoin (BTC), knowledgeable sources told Bloomberg today.
Bitcoin › U.S. › Opinion
Bitcoin could “easily” reach $100,000 by 2022, says Anthony Scaramucci
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of $9.2 billion hedge fund SkyBridge Capital who also served (albeit briefly) as communications director in the Trump administration, said that Bitcoin (BTC) could “easily trade” at $100,000 within a year, Forbes reported today.
Edge › U.S. › Payments
Amazon, Mastercard look to expand into the crypto space
American corporations Amazon and Mastercard are both looking to enter the cryptocurrency market in the near future, according to some recent reports and an official statement made by the latter.
Binance › DeFi
DeFi thrives on Binance Smart Chain as users flee exorbitant ETH fees
The prices and market capitalization of tokens in the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) ecosystem are booming as the whole sector is up 135% over the past week, according to CryptoSlate’s data.
Tezos › Stablecoins
StablyUSD (USDS) stablecoin comes to Tezos blockchain
Fintech company Stably has launched USDS, its USD-backed stablecoin that had previously been issued on Ethereum, on the Tezos blockchain, according to an announcement shared with CryptoSlate today.
Bitcoin › U.S. › Investments
Tesla invests $1.5 billion into Bitcoin, plans to accept BTC payments
Tesla, a tech company led by well-known crypto enthusiast Elon Musk, has bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and plans to add support for BTC as a form of payment in the near future, according to its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published today.
Bitcoin › Mining Glassnode
Bitcoin blockchain’s hash rate hits new all-time high
The mean hash rate of the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain—or the total computational power dedicated to mining—reached a new all-time high of over 176 exahashes per second (EH/s) on Friday, according to crypto metrics platform Glassnode.
Liam Frost · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read · Insights via Glassnode 
Lending
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky announces self-insurance for all its users’ coins
Crypto banking and financial services platform Celsius Network (CEL) plans to self-insure its users’ funds against unforeseeable losses, its co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky announced on Twitter today.
Dogecoin › Analysis
Elon Musk boosts Dogecoin by 76% with a rocket tweet
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has just boosted “meme crypto” Dogecoin (DOGE) in the stratosphere by just tweeting a photograph of a rocket taking off and adding a single word to it: “Doge.” In just one hour, the price of DOGE surged by up to 75.6% and reached around $0.056.
Liam Frost is a freelance journalist and editor with over 15 years of experience working for various media outlets across the world. Being a big supporter of everything innovative and IT-related, he is thankful for a chance to witness the emergence of the two most important inventions in human history — cryptocurrencies and video games.
