Bitcoin hodlers are an anxious bunch these days. The industry has been under attack by no less than the President of the United States, his henchmen, and global officials across the globe. Skeptics keep prophesizing that a major correction is imminent, one that will drop BTC values far below any levels that seem conceivable or…
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One of the most oft repeated fundamental drivers for the recent meteoric rise of Bitcoin has been that “Whales are on the move”. A subset of analysts are glued to the goings on in these highly valued crypto addresses, euphemistically referred to as “Whale” accounts, as if their splashing around could singularly drive the ebbs…
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If the crypto blockchain is anything, it is transparent, but only to a degree. Account addresses and their balances are in full public view. Researchers are free to slice and dice the data in a myriad of ways, but what they cannot see, unless it is publicly disclosed, are owners of particular accounts. The top…
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Bitcoin lost more than 70% of its value on a year-on-year basis, when in December, 2017, it was trading for almost $20,000 per coin. The current price of the “people’s currency” is around $3,600. And while the price seems to be plunging even further, there are some notable events that caused the huge volatility. According…
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