On this Christmas day, December 25, 2020, Bitcoin (BTC) is giving us a gift: it has for the first time exceeded € 20,000. Unheard of since the launch of this cryptocurrency in 2009.

Bitcoin (BTC) exceeds 24,500 dollars, or more than 20,000 euros

Nothing can stop Bitcoin (BTC), the king of cryptocurrencies saw its price exceed € 20,000 several times on December 25, 2020. Since crossing its old ATH ( All Time High ), its highest price, Bitcoin Era is not weakening. It is even the reverse!

While several analysts saw Bitcoin’s price correct to around $ 18,000, this still has not happened. Besides, it is possible that this correction will never happen, the future will tell, because the price of BTC is extremely volatile.

More and more companies are adopting Bitcoin

New companies to convert part of their cash into bitcoin keep increasing. The Mogo company plans to allocate 1.5% of its assets in bitcoins , the manager SkyBridge is launching a Bitcoin fund , MicroStrategy announces that it has bought back for $ 650 million in Bitcoin …

According to the Bitcoin Treasuries site , around thirty companies have invested part of their funds in Bitcoin. And these are only the companies that have communicated publicly on this subject.

The number of purchases by institutions (companies, specialized funds, etc.) seems to be increasing. According to an analysis by Ki Young Ju for CryptoQuant , the number of OTC (Over The Counter) deals, which are exchanges carried out outside the traditional circuits, seem to be increasing via Coinbaise.

12,006 BTC came out of Coinbase a few hours ago. Like I said, they went into wallets that appear to be custody. It seems that Coinbase generates a new cold wallet for each customer after an OTC deal with an institutional.

Other analyzes confirm a significant withdrawal of bitcoins on Coinbase and other exchanges. Indeed, according to the Whale Exchange Ratio on Gemini calculated by CryptoQuant, the number of whales (large owners of bitcoins stored on the Gemini exchange ) seems to be decreasing which is rather a good sign. These big fish withdraw their BTC to keep them for the long term.

Peccato che la breve conversazione cripto-correlata sia stata in gran parte senza senso.

Diversi programmi televisivi hanno menzionato Bitcoin

Diversi programmi televisivi hanno menzionato Bitcoin (BTC) o altre criptocurrenze nel corso degli anni, tra cui Big Bang Theory nel 2017 e The Simpsons nel 2020. Una delle ultime citazioni crittografiche è avvenuta durante la premiere dell’undicesima stagione di Shameless, in un episodio intitolato “This is Chicago”.

E’ il mio crypto”, dice il personaggio Dash, elaborando: “Il mio Bitcoin”. E’ sceso di 30 e lo stavo usando per far leva sul mio Tether e sul mio Ethereum”. Un altro personaggio ha risposto: “Non ho idea di cosa tu abbia appena detto”.

Dash continuò:

“I futures petroliferi hanno sventrato il mio portafoglio la scorsa primavera. Quindi, se ci sarà un altro calo di due punti sui miei cryptos, dovrò coprire una chiamata di margine”.

È improbabile che i commenti di Dash abbiano molto senso per i partecipanti al mondo reale nello spazio dei blockchain, dato che il dialogo sembrava essere poco più di una combinazione di parole chiave e technobabble a bassa fedeltà. Si potrebbe usare Tether in un commercio Bitcoin a leva, per esempio, ma il contrario sembra illogico. Inoltre non è chiaro cosa significhi esattamente “giù di 30” per Bitcoin. Se si riferisce semplicemente ai dollari, allora potrebbe volersi allacciare la cintura, dato che uno swing di 30 dollari per il Bitcoin è un’azione di prezzo minuscola.

I prezzi del petrolio hanno effettivamente subito una dura primavera quest’anno

I prezzi del petrolio hanno effettivamente subito una dura primavera quest’anno, tuttavia, quindi almeno il suo commento sul petrolio si allinea adeguatamente. Coprire un margin call significa che Dash deve depositare più garanzie per mantenere le sue attuali posizioni di trading se i prezzi scendono oltre un certo punto.

Lunedì, l’account Twitter della piattaforma di portafoglio MyCrypto ha segnalato le quotazioni dell’episodio, dicendo:

“Bitcoin, Ethereum e Tether hanno ricevuto una menzione nella premiere della stagione di questa sera di Shameless!”

Anche se il dialogo non aveva molto senso, l’inclusione del cripto dell’episodio ha comunque segnato la crescente consapevolezza del mainstream per le valute digitali. Bitcoin e altri hanno visto un’adozione significativa nel 2020, compreso il recente lancio di PayPal sulla sua piattaforma.

Even without December, Darknet market revenues in crypt currencies surpassed the previous year’s level, reaching a new high of over $1.5 billion, according to the Chainalysis report.

The company’s specialists account for transactions in Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC) and Tether (USDT).

Despite the growth in the total volume of Bitcoin Loophole platform transactions in digital currencies, Chainalysis analysts believe that darkness markets can wait for difficult times.

They drew attention to two trends: the decline in the number of sites and the number of transactions. While at the beginning of the year Chainalysis had 57 active markets in the darnet, by December this figure had fallen to 37, the lowest value since November 2017. In this category, analysts consider markets with monthly turnover of at least $100 in crypt currencies.

Last year, its users made more than 12 million transactions in digital currencies, in 2020 the figure barely exceeded 9 million. The cost per purchase increased on average. According to Chainalysis, this can be explained by the increase in the number of buyers of prohibited goods for subsequent resale and the exit of those who purchased them for personal consumption.

The reduction in the number of sites in the company is seen as a result of law enforcement and increased competition, which leads to consolidation of the sector.

“We have also seen more darknessnet market closures in 2020, including those known as Flugsvamp 2.0 and Empire,” said Chainalysis.

Analysts cite the implementation of fraudulent schemes and competitor DoS attacks by operators as the main reasons why dacernet markets have stopped operating. Another factor is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which causes problems with delays in delivery.

Earlier, Chainalysis stated that the fall in the price of Bitcoin in the spring of 2020 against the backdrop of global panic from the coronavirus has reduced activity on dacnets markets.

The Russian state bank Sberbank plans to launch its own crypto platform for the acquisition of digital assets from next year. In addition, the financial institution would like to issue its own crypto currency, the “Sbercoin”.

The Russian news agency RBC reported on Monday on the plans of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, referring to CEO Herman Gref.

He said the company is responding to the upcoming Russian law regulating the crypto market with this move . They want to offer services related to the acquisition of digital assets with their own blockchain platform.

“Sbercoin” should come in early 2021

In addition, the financial institution announced its own stablecoin, the “Sbercoin”, which will also be launched in 2021. This step comes as no surprise. The bank had been toying with the issue of a stablecoin for a long time.

With the establishment of the “Sbercoin”, Bitcoin Future enables the quick exchange of a crypto asset, for example Bitcoin, for traditional fiat currencies such as US dollars, euros or rubles.

Interest in cryptocurrencies is growing in Russia

In late July, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law regulating transactions in digital assets. This legalizes the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies. The currency remains denied the status of legalized means of payment.

Nevertheless, interest in cryptocurrencies is growing, as Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told RBC. However, he emphasized: “It is important that owners of digital assets can protect their rights and interests and that shadow business is made more difficult.”