This week has been rather bullish for most digital assets as the market continues to show splendid recovery after hitting its bottom on June 18th. Bitcoin price is up over 3% today, trading at $21.2k, Ethereum price managed to close in at $1.2k, BNB is up over 12% this week, trading above $240, XRP saw...Read More
Coinbase Derivatives Exchange, previously FairX, is all set to launch its first listed crypto derivatives product – Nano Bitcoin futures (BIT). BIT Futures on Coinbase Derivatives Exchange According to the official announcement, BIT will be available to retail investors to trade from June 27 on the CFTC-regulated futures exchange. Boris Ilyevsky, Head of Coinbase Derivatives...Read More
The price of Bitcoin continued to fall yesterday, dropping as much as 2.9 percent to $20,244. BTC is currently trading at $20,357.77, a slight improvement from yesterday. Notably, it is moving in tandem with the weakening stock market due to concerns about a global recession. Controversies on the Bitcoin Launch Timing Satoshi Nakamoto started working...Read More
Ethereum competitor Avalanche announced new support for native Bitcoin (BTC) through its bridge solution built on its crypto wallet Core. Following the news, its native token AVX spiked higher, outperforming major digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum in the past 24 hours. Wrapped BTC on Avalanche Ava Lab – the foundation behind the smart contracts...Read More
Despite the recent volatility, according to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, the cryptocurrency market is still growing. He added that the Bitcoin record high might occur in the future. He did warn that some businesses established at the height of the market would have challenges in the future. In an interview with The Guardian, Zhao made...Read More
Binance US – the US-based division of the world’s largest crypto exchange – announced a new pricing model that offers zero fees for four bitcoin trading pairs, including BTC/USD, BTC/USDT, BTC/USDC, and BTC/BUSD. The crypto giant becomes the first American exchange that makes such a service available to its users. The elimination of such trading...Read More
India’s biggest crypto fraud to date continues to throw up new details, extending the size and scope of the scam even four years after the case first came to light. Earlier, the police estimated that the GainBitcoin scam involved about 80,000 BTC, but now they suspect the number to be anywhere between 385,000 to 600,000,...Read More
After yesterday’s bullish rebound where Bitcoin and Ethereum prices saw significant price growth, the momentum is currently dying, with BTC and ETH prices retracting a few percent. Bitcoin is struggling to hold the $20k support level while Ethereum is attempting to stay afloat above $1k. The recent bearish momentum is likely due to continuing investor...Read More
Digital assets-focused firm Arcane’s latest research on bitcoin miners indicates that public-traded companies sold 100% of their mined coins in May due to declined profit margins and volatile market conditions. The selling rate drastically jumped from roughly 30% in the first four months of 2022. HODL Strategy During the bull market, publicly-traded bitcoin miners tended...Read More
Citing the need to meet customer liquidity requirements in these challenging times, the US-based crypto platform said it had secured the loan in the form of a credit facility just a day after FTX provided the same type of a loan to BlockFi. The company’s statement informed of the size of the loan, which is...Read More
Bitcoin price is up over 4% today as the cryptocurrency continues to rally past the $21k mark, currently trading at $21,546. Major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Cardano, XRP, and Solana are also showing substantial price growth, with SOL gaining upwards of 10% in the past 24 hours. The bullish momentum this Tuesday comes amid the stock...Read More
Bitcoin price currently appears to have gained huge strength as the bullish momentum has uplifted the price above the danger zone. After breaking the previous highs around $19,000, BTC price had marked new lows at $17,600. Here an extreme bullish price action gained more than 23% of the value to rise the price beyond $21K...Read More
ProShares – the leading Bitcoin ETF provider in the United States – has announced that it will launch the country’s first short-linked Bitcoin ETF on Tuesday. This will allow investors to gain short exposure to the leading cryptocurrency, effectively betting against the asset’s performance. Hedging Against Bitcoin In a press release from ProShares, the Bethesda...Read More
As recession fears pushed stock markets and cryptocurrencies to two-year lows last week, things are looking better this Juneteenth, as a federal holiday observes the end of slavery in the United States. Stock markets are closed today, which provides an extra day for cryptocurrencies to show bullish momentum and regain some of their prices. However,...Read More
The cryptocurrency market is witnessing a tremendous selloff, with most assets losing more than 40% of their value in less than 24 hours. Bitcoin’s price is currently challenging the 2017 all-time high range of $17,500 to $20,500 and is constantly shadowing lower prices, indicating that sellers are exerting excessive pressure. BTC hit a fresh 18-month...Read More
After a scary correction this Saturday, with the Bitcoin price dropping to a low of $17.9k, the BTC price is recovering again, currently trading at $19.4k. Ethereum also recovered after dipping to $900, currently trading at $1k, up over 5% in the past 24 hours. The market saw a significant recovery after yesterday’s dump, which...Read More
Most of the crypto observers predict Bitcoin (BTC) at its present level is the perfect ‘buy-the-dip’ option at a time. They feel this is when the crypto industry is struggling under strong pressure as several crypto companies face liquidation concerns. Bitcoin (BTC) price is presently hovering lower than the $20k mark, as the currency has...Read More
Scott Quinn Berkett – a 25-year-old resident of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles – reportedly pleaded guilty to transferring $13,000 worth of bitcoin to a hitman on the Dark Web. The latter was supposed to kill Berkett’s ex-girlfriend. Bitcoin on the Crime Scene According to coverage by CBS News, the California man and his unidentified partner...Read More
Bitcoin price continues to trade in red while trying hard not to fall below the $20,000 crucial support level. In the last 24 hours, the king coin is trading in the range of $20,400 and $21,240. The coin has lost more than 29 percent of its value in the last seven days. The top 10...Read More
The dramatic collapse in UST brought tremendous selling pressure, catching many off-guard. But the subsequent negative macroeconomic conditions have adversely affected the cryptocurrency market as a whole, with institutional demand plunging to the lowest levels. Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) Hits Lowest Point The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, an investment vehicle provided by asset manager Grayscale Investments,...Read More
Mike Novogratz, a prominent Bitcoin bull and the CEO of digital asset investment firm Galaxy Digital, noted that cryptocurrencies are here to stay even though it will take a while for the market to turn bullish. Novogratz: Bitcoin Isn’t Going Away The billionaire told Bloomberg in an interview that assets, including crypto and stocks, that...Read More
Despite the recent pullback of the cryptocurrency market, the British cryptographer and an outspoken supporter of bitcoin – Adam Back – thinks the asset could tap $100,000 by the end of 2022. He also admitted that he kept buying amounts of BTC and HODL for the long term. No Matter the Crash, Back Remains Bullish...Read More
U.S. Congress issued another letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday with more educational material on proof of work. This time, however, it came with a positive spin – and was co-signed by a handful of crypto bulls, rather than skeptics. The Promises of Proof of Work The letter calls on the EPA...Read More
Faustin-Archange Touadéra – President of the Central African Republic (CAR) – urged people to understand bitcoin’s “disruptive power to bring long-term prosperity.” In his view, the primary cryptocurrency could serve as a lifeboat during the turbulent economic times nowadays. ‘Understanding Bitcoin is Crucial’ In April this year, the Central African Republic made the headlines becoming...Read More
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) issued another statement on Thursday regarding his opinion on Bitcoin’s scaling potential. He believes the network itself is not designed to handle massive volumes, but that various neighboring technologies can help Bitcoin – as an asset – be used for global trade. Asset Can Scale, Network Cannot As tweeted by...Read More
The crypto market had a brief jump as Ethereum (ETH) and other key cryptocurrencies surged to move signaling green. Bitcoin (BTC) increased significantly, still it is trading much behind its historic level of $69,000 set in November 2021. There is visible relief in the cryptocurrency market, as the wider crypto market value has regained 4.96%...Read More
After incurring significant losses earlier this week, the Bitcoin and Ethereum prices managed to hold support this Thursday as stock markets jumped Wednesday afternoon briefly amid the Fed raising interest rates by 75 basis points to fight inflation. The last time interest rates were as high as they are right now was two years ago...Read More
Michael Saylor – CEO and founder of the largest corporate BTC holder MicroStrategy – reiterated his bullish stance on the company’s bitcoin strategy and, once again, shook off the rumor regarding a margin call hitting some of the firm’s holdings. Saylor restated his commitment to continue purchasing bitcoin as well. On the Bitcoin Strategy Despite...Read More
It is a known fact that the crypto space is now in the middle of a notable bear market which is yet to find its bottom. The star crypto, Bitcoin, currently appears struggling to restore the last line of defence above $20,000. In such a case, the crypto market tumbles down heavily and at the...Read More
Even with the Fed raising interest rates by unprecedented amounts, last week’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers showed a further 6% gain. Record gas prices continue to drive inflation at an incredible rate, causing uncertainty in global markets. Since the Bitcoin and Ethereum prices continue to follow stock market actions, we’re seeing further losses as...Read More
