Leo Polovets of Susaventures mentioned in a curious tweet today that he increasingly feels that startups would benefit from copying Tesla and MicroStrategy by putting a fraction of their cash into Bitcoin, he noted, “Worst case you lose a few percent of your bank balance, best case you might extend your runway by 25+%. Asymmetric...Read More
Mastercard’s recent move to enable crypto on its network is a significant update that will help further Bitcoin’s adoption and make it mainstream. However, following the purchase of Bitcoin by Tesla and MicroStrategy the obvious next step was to consider Bitcoin payments, however, a critical question is, are retail traders willing to spend their Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has rebounded from the correction that followed the new ATH and the asset is now trading close to $48000, well on track for price discovery beyond the ATH. As the price continues rallying, a total of $602 Million worth of Bitcoin short positions got liquidated in the aftermath of the Tesla news. If...Read More
For Bitcoin, 2020 was a monumental year, with its block reward halving followed by greater institutional investment culminating in the bull run which Bitcoin has managed to sustain to date. While institutions did look at digital assets like Bitcoin with a bit of suspicion once, the narrative has changed dramatically as Bitcoin is now being...Read More
Exchange Bitcoin reserves have dropped steadily to correspond with the cryptocurrency’s price rise, with the number of Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges recently climbing to a 3-year high. This is an incredibly bullish sign during a bull run. It is safe to say that Tesla’s latest purchase has fueled the price rally and it may be...Read More
The past week saw Bitcoin’s price surge by over 18 percent, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading close to $45,000, at press time. It should be noted, however, that following reports of Tesla investing over $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, BTC climbed to register a new ATH above $48,000, before corrections set in. The question thus...Read More
Chief Executive of Uber and Expedia Group, Dara Khosrowshahi says that Uber will accept Bitcoin as a form of payment provided the company sees a real need for it to do so and if there is a benefit from accepting the digital currency. Source: Twitter/CNBC Squawk Box In a recent interview with CNBC Squawk Box...Read More
Bitcoin’s rally has taken some interesting turns this market cycle. In fact, despite a minor correction to the $45000-level, there is a lot of bullish sentiment among traders. This can be attributed to institutional demand and the anticipation of further demand since Twitter has expressed an interest in buying Bitcoin off its balance sheet, post-Tesla’s...Read More
Bitcoin’s value has doubled since 2017. In fact, according to many, it was only a matter of time before this happened, with each of the crypto’s fundamental metrics improving as well. Of late, however, its initial objective of processing payments seems to be noting higher efficiency too. According to blockchain.com, the Bitcoin network’s payments efficiency...Read More
In a recent interview with CNBC Squawk Box Michael Sonnenshein, CEO at Grayscale Investments addressed Tesla’s recent Bitcoin investment that fuelled a fresh BTC rally. According to Sonnenshein, institutional investors seem to recognize that they don’t need to invest in Bitcoin “all at once.” So you’re seeing corporations think about anywhere from, on the low...Read More
The effects of Elon Musk’s tweets and Twitter bio update have been felt throughout the Bitcoin community, with the crypto’s price responding to the same in the last 72 hours. In fact, in a 24-hour period alone, Bitcoin’s price hiked by over 18 percent, a hike fueled by Musk’s tweets and institutional demand. In response...Read More
While Ethereum Futures are making noise on the CME, Bitcoin Options have been rather quiet. This is interesting, especially since Bitcoin hit a new ATH after crossing $48,000 for the first time in its history, Elon Musk decided to watch what he says about Bitcoin, and Tesla bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin. Additionally, Open...Read More
The narrative has been very similar for the market’s top-two digital assets over the past couple of months. Relishing the scale of bullish momentum in the market, Bitcoin investors turned up the buying pressure over the last 24-hours after Tesla announced its 7.7% capital reserve investment. In fact, just a few hours later, Bitcoin climbed...Read More
Yesterday’s events were a milestone for the larger crypto-industry, with Tesla emerging to become the first Fortune 500 company to announce its successful purchase of Bitcoins. What’s more, Tesla’s $1.5 billion allocation in Bitcoin fueled an instant spike in demand, sending the price of the market’s leading cryptocurrency to a new all-time high of $48,025....Read More
U.S President Joe Biden’s administration is looking forward to fast-track its coronavirus relief plan with a third round of stimulus checks worth $1,400 for each U.S citizen. If the proposed plan is executed, it will be a $1.9 trillion bill, over and above the previous stimulus plans already in play. While these relief checks are...Read More
In light of Tesla’s $1.5 billion purchase of Bitcoin, market bullishness is at a fever pitch. In fact, right now, many anticipate that corporate treasurers worldwide will follow Tesla’s lead and take a closer look at an allocation towards cryptocurrencies. Tesla is the fifth-largest company in the S&P 500, which is the reason why many...Read More
Tesla’s latest purchase of Bitcoin worth $1.5 billion, assuming that it was purchased at $39,000 per Bitcoin, amounts to a total of 38,000 Bitcoins. Soon after the news was made public, the market’s retail traders responded to this purchase by flocking to the said purchase and increasing demand on spot and derivatives exchanges. CryptoQuant CEO...Read More
Bitcoin’s market has been open to volatility since the beginning of the year, with the digital asset surging substantially on the charts since. In what is yet another milestone for the cryptocurrency, BTC breached the much-anticipated $45,000, $46,000, and $47,000-marks a few hours ago, going on to touch a new ATH of over $47,000 on...Read More
After Elon Musk’s Tesla decided to invest $1.5 billion into the digital asset, Bitcoin’s registered a new high above $44,000. Perhaps Tesla’s investment policy could further the asset’s narrative as an institutional product. Analysts suggest that tech giant Apple should follow Tesla’s path into Bitcoin. The publicly traded US firm worth more than $2 trillion...Read More
After purchasing 16,244 BTC ($607 million at the time) on 18 January, Grayscale remains as one of the biggest institutional buyers in the Bitcoin market. On 15 January another update from the firm stated that Grayscale’s total assets under management were $27.1 billion in crypto. Charles Edwards, founder of Capriole investments put forward that Grayscale...Read More
Bitcoin is trading close to $38000, and the break from the rangebound price level came as a relief earlier this week. On Tuesday, the price hit $37000 and trading beyond $35000 allowed Bitcoin’s price rally to break away from the resistance. As traders gear up to predict the impact of the current price trend on...Read More
Bitcoin broke past the resistance at $35000 and is currently trading close to $38000. This break came with the standard reference and comparison with Gold, however, since GameStop’s nearly unstoppable price rally, #SilverSqueeze was breaking the internet. Following which there was a sizeable surge in interest and trading volume for silver, as traders expected the...Read More
Regardless of its volatility, and the criticism from prominent regulators, Bitcoin has garnered attention from the likes of Elon Musk and other mainstream influencers in the past few weeks. In the words of Marshall Hayner, CEO of Metal Pay, Bitcoin is on its “fourth wave” of adoption. The chief exec believed that the asset reached...Read More
Under the leadership of CEO Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy, which is a leading Bitcoin investor has been lauded for driving mainstream BTC adoption. It appears that the firm has been navigating Bitcoin markets using its own strategies. Almost every time Bitcoin dipped in price, the firm took advantage of market conditions and increased the value of...Read More
Over the past couple of months, there has been a lot of discussion around how the Bitcoin rally is currently being driven by whale traders and institutions. The inclusion of long-term hodlers also comes into the picture, but from the perspective of long-term growth, widespread adoption remains vital. Amidst the current rally, keeping track of...Read More
MicroStrategy has been buying consistently throughout Bitcoin’s journey to $40,000 and beyond. What’s different this time, however, is that as of 31 January, cumulative treasury holdings captured a total of 5.85 percent of Bitcoin’s supply. So, how will this influence the current market cycle and the next? Source: Ecoinometrics Before adding Bitcoin to its balance...Read More
Over the past year, institutional investment is what many believe drove Bitcoin’s price to reach new ATHs. Moreover, new research found that the asset’s price surges seem to be driven less by hype and have instead gained more trust, based on data from 2017. Among its many conclusions, ARK Invest stated in its “Bitcoin: Preparing...Read More
Indecisiveness is the current market sentiment for Bitcoin. While some metrics indicate that a 2nd bullish rally might be incoming, other factors are suggestive of further corrections. With Bitcoin continuing to consolidate in the mid-$30k range, the reset of certain metrics and accumulation activity might project a potential change in the crypto’s price. Grayscale is...Read More
Most discussions on the subject of Bitcoin’s institutional involvement always hint at the common objective of these institutions. These organizations are clubbed together under one idea, that they believe in the assets, and they want to attain exposure into crypto through Bitcoin. It is not a false narrative, but over the past few months, most...Read More
Bitcoin’s second attempt at making it past $40,000 failed last week, with all eyes now on the cryptocurrency’s next big move. Interestingly, while BTC was trading at $34,855 at press time, outflows from spot exchanges were up too. In fact, 15,000 BTCs have flown out of Coinbase at the $32,400-price level. Such significant Bitcoin outflows...Read More
