Bitcoin’s 3.5% increase led to its highest price level in about 12 days, while also increasing its dominance over the market. The top 10 coins by market cap see more rotations, as some alts have followed BTC’s move upwards. Bitcoin Tops At $10,840 As reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency had issues with the resistance at...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market is retracing on a 24-hour scale despite increasing in value intraday. Bitcoin surged to nearly $10,500 but is back below $10,300, while Ethereum dips to $360. Bitcoin Stopped At $10,500 The positive news for the primary cryptocurrency is that its price remains in the five-digit territory. In fact, Bitcoin even...Read More
Macro-scale data reveals that the correlation between gold and Bitcoin has surged in 2020, registering a new all-time high. Although both assets are in the green year-to-date, Bitcoin is still outperforming the precious metal, despite the recent price drop. BTC-Gold Correlation At ATH According to data from the analytics company CoinMetrics, the 60-day correlation between...Read More
Spencer Schiff, the son of the well-known economist, gold-bug, and permanent Bitcoin basher Peter Schiff, recently purchased an undisclosed amount of BTC. Aside from criticizing the primary cryptocurrency once again, his father prompted the community to send Spencer a belated birthday present, not in gold but in BTC. Schiff Jr. Appreciates Bitcoin, Unlike His Dad?...Read More
It has long been questioned as to why Bitcoin is priced in U.S. dollars when they are two entirely different entities. One is an inherently weak currency that has been continuously devalued for almost 50 years, and the other is a mathematically finite digital store of value. In a recent blog post by entrepreneur, Sylvain...Read More
Theory Behind $500K Bitcoin Bitcoin price prediction is the most desired topic for most of the crypto followers, and also the most-watched too. The very first reported Bitcoin Billionaires, Winklevoss brothers, puts out the most bullish ever prediction. The logic behind the prediction is pretty uncomplicated, he believes Bitcoin would overtake the market by surpassing...Read More
Gold, oil, and even the US dollar, which have served as a reliable store of value for years, could soon lose that status, according to the Winklevoss twins. According to them, Bitcoin is the value to substitute and when this comes, it could facilitate a surge in its price to $500,000 and beyond. The Major...Read More
In a statement released an hour ago, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, revealed a serious policy shift aimed at average inflation targeting. As a result, the prices for gold, silver, and Bitcoin pumped collectively immediately after the announcement. However, all three assets have also decreased in a similar manner minutes after...Read More
In its latest report regarding Bitcoin, the leading digital asset management firm Grayscale has outlined the growing HODLing mentality from BTC investors, rather than so-called speculators. The company also asserted that store-of-value investment tools such as BTC are becoming more attractive to institutional investors, which could prompt a massive price surge soon. Bitcoin’s Growing Metrics...Read More
If you had purchased $1000 worth of Bitcoin (0.13BTC) on 1 January 2020, it would be worth $1509.10 today. On the contrary, an investment of $1000 in Gold on the same day (0.65 oz) would be worth only $1277.10 today. Furthermore, if you had purchased $1000 worth of Bitcoin in 2013, your investment would be...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market is in red today. Bitcoin tanked to $11,400 briefly, but large-cap alts are losing more substantial chunks of value, thus helping BTC to reclaim some ground in terms of market domination. Bitcoin Drops Further BTC looked promising yesterday as the asset headed for another face-off with its well-known nemesis at...Read More
Bitcoin’s run above $12,000 was short-lived as the asset has tanked by 4% in the past 24 hours to $11,800. However, BTC’s dominance over the market has increased slightly as most altcoins have plummeted as well. Bitcoin Fails To Stay Above $12K Bitcoin’s latest attempt to conquer $12,000 seemed successful at first glance, unlike the...Read More
Bitcoin bulls have successfully retained its price above the psychological $12,000 level after yesterday’s push.Elsewhere, Chainlink retraced considerably since marking consecutive ATHs, while Yearn.Finance reached a fresh all-time high just a few hours ago. Bitcoin Price Holds $12,000 The primary cryptocurrency attempted to overcome the $12,000 mark a few times this year without any success....Read More
If you were to use one word to describe the Bitcoin market right now, it would be “strong.” For the past three weeks, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has been trading at a level over $10,000, a feat it has managed only 14 times since the 2017 bull run. Prior to this run, Bitcoin was in...Read More
Bitcoin has responded to the rising altcoins and just pumped to a new yearly high of over $12,400. By doing this, the primary cryptocurrency has increased its dominance over the market after reaching a new yearly low earlier today. Bitcoin To $12,400 and Beyond? As CryptoPotato reported earlier, Bitcoin stood still at $11,800, while many...Read More
Although the prominent US investor Warren Buffett has never been a fan of gold in the past, he recently made a sizeable investment in Barrick Gold Corp while reducing his exposure to his favorite sector, banks. Similiar with gold, Buffett has been bashing “the new gold,” Bitcoin, and this raises the question of whether he...Read More
Leaving aside the fact that Bitcoin has been a strong ‘buy’ for a number of years [except 2015 and 2018, if we’re being picky] short-term traders get very anxious looking at the immediate price movement of Bitcoin. In times like these, it is better to be a hodler than a trader, but what if there...Read More
Although gold and Bitcoin are considered similar asset classes because of their maximum supply, that of the precious metal may increase substantially in the following years if Elon Musk’s SpaceX decides to mine gold and other metals from asteroids. While explaining the merits of Bitcoin to the popular Wall Street trader Dave Portnoy, the Winklevoss...Read More
The correlation between the price of gold, silver, and Bitcoin continues. The three assets are moving in a very similar matter, regardless of the direction. Most recently, all three experienced a decline. According to some analysts, gold’s price could be used as an indicator of Bitcoin’s behavior so long as the correlation remains high. On...Read More
Most of the cryptocurrency market is retracing heavily today after a few days of gains. Bitcoin failed to conquer the $12,000 level and has now dropped by $800. Large-cap altcoins follow suit, and the market loses about $20 billion. Bitcoin Drops By $800 The primary cryptocurrency attempted another break above the coveted $12,000 price tag...Read More
In May 2020, Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire hedge fund manager called Bitcoin the ‘fastest horse,’ but it is also important to look at the rest of the field. If Bitcoin is the fastest horse, where does the S&P500, and gold lie in the race, and how long has the cryptocurrency been the fastest? The...Read More
Since it was created, Bitcoin’s aim has always been to prove traditional finance wrong. Now, it seems like this aim is being fulfilled. With every passing day, Bitcoin’s price is either holding firm, surging ahead, or surviving a fallout. Its price performance over the past 3 months is a testament to the same, and this...Read More
Discussions involving Gold and Bitcoin in the same sentence are never far from making the headlines. Both the non-yielding assets have made significant strides in 2020 as the traditional stock market lost a bit of its credibility. With Bitcoin nearing $12,000 at the time of writing, Skew analysis suggested another ground-breaking development between the two...Read More
Bitcoin continued heading upwards, but it couldn’t challenge the $12,000 line. Bitcoin Cash’s 10% increase is among the most impressive from the larger-cap alts, while some lower-cap altcoins have been surging by double-digits. Bitcoin Aims At $12,000 Bitcoin was steadily progressing towards $12,000 in the past 24 hours. After yesterday’s low of $11,580, bulls took...Read More
Over the year so far, Bitcoin has demonstrated interesting correlations with legacy markets. During the crash, largely-induced by the spread of the novel coronavirus and for a period after that, the cryptocurrency was trading in line with the stock market. Now, however, it appears that Bitcoin is largely perceived as a safe haven as it...Read More
Bitcoin has recovered some of its dominance over the market in the past 24 hours after breaking above $11,600. At the same time, large-cap altcoins have calmed and even taken a hit, but fluctuations are evident among lower-cap alts. Bitcoin Moves Ahead As CryptoPotato reported a few days ago, Bitcoin’s price chart was forming a...Read More
The financial crisis prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the various investment approaches initiated across different age groups. According to a new JPMorgan analysis, elderly generations have turned to more traditional assets such as gold and bonds, while younger people have gone for Bitcoin. Old For Gold, Young For Crypto Bloomberg cited the latest...Read More
During yesterday’s trading session, gold’s futures contracts and shortly after the spot price broke above the coveted $2,000 level for the first time. In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin remains relatively calm, while some altcoins are fluctuating with another all-time high charted by Chainlink. Cryptocurrency Price Movements After yesterday’s unsuccessful attempt to overcome the $11,500 resistance,...Read More
Fidelity Digital Assets, the subsidiary of the large American investment company Fidelity Investments, has published a report on Bitcoin highlighting that its benefits have helped BTC to become an “aspirational store of value” for investors. Bitcoin’s Store Of Value Functions Launched in October 2018, Fidelity Digital Assets has become a significant player offering cryptocurrency services...Read More
After several days of gains, Bitcoin has stalled a bit around the $11,000 mark. Simultaneously, most large-cap altcoins have managed to increase their value against both the US dollar and BTC. Bitcoin At $11,000 The past several days were nothing short than impressive for the primary cryptocurrency. Its $2,000 price surge came somewhat surprisingly for...Read More
