🔍 🟡😐 Market Analysis: 19-12-18

As crypto markets tiptoe through a minefield of end-of-year volatility, Bitcoin continues its relentless slide, hovering near $86,000 and dampening spirits just as investors gear up for a crucial round of central bank decisions and U.S. inflation data. This lackluster performance stands in stark ... Read full 🟡😐 Market Analysis: 19-12-18

Crypto User Loses $50M in One Copy-Paste Mistake Address Poisoning Scam

Crypto User Loses $50M in One Copy-Paste Mistake Address Poisoning Scam

A crypto user has lost nearly $50 million in USDT after falling victim to an address poisoning scam, according to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain. The incident happened due to a simple copy-paste mistake during a large transfer and is now being described as one of the costliest errors in cry

Bitcoin & Ethereum Volatility Is Tightening—What This Setup Means for the Next Crypto Price Move

Bitcoin & Ethereum Volatility Is Tightening—What This Setup Means for the Next Crypto Price Move

The final quarter has historically been a constructive phase for crypto markets, with December often marking the start of renewed upside momentum. In past cycles, the Bitcoin price has used this period to break prolonged consolidations and reverse bearish trends, while the Ethereum price follows. Th

-131,522.50% in Shiba Inu (SHIB) Future: What Was That?

-131,522.50% in Shiba Inu (SHIB) Future: What Was That?

SHIB is currently trading below all significant moving averages on the daily chart, indicating that it is still deeply in a wider downtrend. The recent grind lower indicates that sellers continue to control the higher time frame, and the larger structure has not turned bullish.Shiba Inu flows downTh

Adam Back slams Bitcoiner VC for ‘uninformed noise’ about quantum risk

Adam Back slams Bitcoiner VC for ‘uninformed noise’ about quantum risk

Blockstream CEO Adam Back has criticized Castle Island Ventures founding partner Nic Carter for amplifying concerns about quantum computing threats to Bitcoin.“You make uninformed noise and try to move the market or something. You’re not helping,” Back said in an X post on Friday, after Carter expla

SBI Starts XRP Lending, Shiba Inu Whale Awakens With 53 Billion SHIB Transfer, New Ethereum Hack Revealed— Crypto News Digest

SBI Starts XRP Lending, Shiba Inu Whale Awakens With 53 Billion SHIB Transfer, New Ethereum Hack Revealed— Crypto News Digest

SBI VC Trade opens new rent coin lending round in JapanSBI Group is now a massive institutional partner of Ripple, the company associated with XRP.Recruitment round. SBI VC Trade, a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, announced a new recruitment round for its “Rent Coin” (lending) service.SBI VC Trade, a ma

 Bitcoin rallies thwarted by fading Fed rate cut odds, softening US macro

Bitcoin rallies thwarted by fading Fed rate cut odds, softening US macro

Key takeaways:Strong demand for US Treasurys and lower odds of a Fed rate cut indicate that investors are shifting toward safer assets, reducing interest in Bitcoin.Economic weakness in Japan and softer US job data add pressure to Bitcoin, limiting its use as a hedge in the near term.Bitcoin (BTC) h

SEC confirms years-long director bans for former Alameda, FTX executives

SEC confirms years-long director bans for former Alameda, FTX executives

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former FTX executives Gary Wang and Nishad Singh will be barred from assuming company leadership roles for eight to 10 years following a court judgment.In a Friday notice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said that it had obtained final conse

CryptoQuant says bear market has started, sees bitcoin downside risk to $70,000

CryptoQuant says bear market has started, sees bitcoin downside risk to $70,000

A crypto bear market has already begun, according to onchain analytics firm CryptoQuant, which cited weakening bitcoin demand as a key signal."Bitcoin demand growth has decisively slowed, signaling a transition into a bear market," CryptoQuant said in a report published Friday. "After three major sp

Bitcoin Recent Dips Reveal Market Structure Issue Not Coming From Selling Pressure

Bitcoin Recent Dips Reveal Market Structure Issue Not Coming From Selling Pressure

The Recent volatility in the Bitcoin market pullbacks is being widely interpreted as a wave of selling pressure, but the underlying data tells a different story. On-chain metrics show little evidence of broad holder distribution, suggesting that these dips are not being driven by investors exiting t