2018 – DIGIT INFO

Pavel Durov Reveals Telegram Has Been Disclosing Data to Authorities

DIGIT — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:46:26 +0000

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has clarified the platform’s privacy policies, emphasizing that no significant adjustments have been made regarding how Telegram handles user data. He revealed that since 2018, Telegram has disclosed IP addresses and phone numbers of criminals when legally required. Durov stressed that this is a longstanding policy, ensuring compliance without compromising the […]

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SEC’s Gensler says BTC, ETH ‘not securities’ in a newly surfaced video

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:57:27 +0000

The 2018-era Gensler appeared much more lenient towards certain cryptocurrencies, including Ether.

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BTC forming bottom akin to 2018 with one key difference: Bloomberg analyst

DIGIT — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 03:53:22 +0000

The Bloomberg analyst said Bitcoin is forming a bottom similar to how it looked prior to the 2019 bull run but with one major difference in the markets.

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Coinbase Agrees to $100 Million Settlement With New York Financial Regulator for Anti-Money Laundering Violations

DIGIT — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 20:30:13 +0000

Coinbase has agreed to pay a $100 million settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to a consent order signed by the NYDFS superintendent Adrienne Harris on Jan. 4, 2023. New York’s financial regulator said compliance problems were detected and the exchange’s anti-money laundering controls were inadequate from 2020 through 2021. […]

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Report Shows Financial Troubles Plagued Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research as Early as 2018

DIGIT — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 15:30:57 +0000

Before FTX collapsed it was assumed that Alameda Research was one of the top quantitative trading firms and market makers within the industry. However, much of that perception may have been a facade as a recent report details that Alameda suffered from financial troubles as early as 2018. People familiar with the matter said Alameda […]

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BTC Wraps up 13 Consecutive Years of Recorded Market Value, With No Santa Rally in 2022

DIGIT — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 16:30:49 +0000

By the end of this year bitcoin will have 13 consecutive years of recorded market value under its belt. Seven of those years saw Santa rallies all the way up until New Year’s Eve, and five of the 13 years saw bearish returns from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31. There’s still six more days left […]

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Thanks to the FTX Collapse, Bitcoin’s Price in November 2022 Looks to Join the 4 Previous Negative Novembers of the Past 11 Years

DIGIT — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:30:41 +0000

Since bitcoin’s price was first measured in fiat value in 2010, only four out of the 11 Novembers in bitcoin’s history have seen monthly declines. Eight of the Novembers in bitcoin’s price history saw bitcoin climb higher from the first of the month to the last day of November. Following the collapse of FTX, an […]

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Bitcoin Traders Patiently Wait for ‘Uptober’ — Historical Prices Show BTC Gained 10 out of 13 Octobers

DIGIT — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:00:59 +0000

In recent times bitcoin’s volatility has been the lowest it’s been since 2020 and after last month’s market downturn, crypto enthusiasts expected a reversal in October. In fact, bitcoin has seen gains in October ten times out of the last 13 years, which has led crypto enthusiasts to call the month “Uptober.” While bitcoin is […]

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Historical Bitcoin Price Trends Are Traditionally Bearish in September, While BTC Market Revivals Follow in October

DIGIT — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 17:30:49 +0000

Half of September has passed and bitcoin traders are curious about where the price is headed next, as September is traditionally a bearish month for crypto prices. Furthermore, October is known to be a bullish month as bitcoin has been profitable in October more than 77% of the time. Data shows the leading crypto asset’s […]

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The Miner Capitulation Number: A Look at When Bitcoin’s Price Crashed Below the Cost of Production

DIGIT — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:30:53 +0000

Over the last 30 days, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been coasting along at the highest levels ever recorded during the network’s lifetime. Bitcoin’s price improved recently but it is still down 38% from the crypto asset’s high, making bitcoin less profitable to mine. However, bitcoin mining is still profitable, in contrast to ten years ago, when […]

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