Ameritrade, a popular US-based trading platform owned by Charles Schwab, and Robinhood, an American financial service company, have suspended GameStop (GME) trading following the recent controversy. Simultaneously, the former SEC Chair Jay Clayton said that the traditional financial markets need significant readjustments as they are not functioning in everyone’s best interest. Ameritrade And Robinhood Halt...Read More
To say that we’re witnessing something exciting would be a massive understatement. The users behind the Wall Street Bets group continue to surprise the market and they supposedly have a new target: American Airlines. As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the price for GameStop (GME) stocks soared days after millions of users in a Reddit group called Wall Street...Read More
Guggenheim Partners is among the largest investment and advisory financial services companies. The Wall Street giant filed a document with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to enable one of its funds, dubbed the Macro Opportunities Fund, to allocate millions of dollars in bitcoin. According to the filing, the Fund plans to spend 10% of...Read More
Volatility is undoubtedly back within the crypto markets. Over the past few hours, Bitcoin gained about $600 and lost them almost immediately. This happens as one of the world’s largest drugmakers, Pfizer, said that its COVID19 vaccine has been positive in over 90% of the trial cases. Bitcoin Pumps and Dumps $600 In Hours The...Read More
Despite briefly tanking following the results of the US Presidential elections, Bitcoin has reclaimed the $15,000 mark and registered its third-highest weekly close. The altcoins have also recovered yesterday’s losses, and the market cap has jumped back to $440 billion. Bitcoin’s Third-Best Weekly Close Bitcoin peaked at a new yearly high on Friday as the...Read More
After a sharp price jump towards $13,650 intraday, Bitcoin has retraced and trades around $13,200. The alternative coins continue to bleed out, and the total market capitalization has dropped below $390 billion. Bitcoin To $13,650 And Back On ECB Stimulus News Following the latest 2020 high, Bitcoin got rejected and lost nearly $1,000 of value...Read More
Crypto derivatives exchange FTX will give cryptocurrency traders the opportunity to trade tokenized shares of major companies like Apple Inc. and Amazon. The so-called fractional stocks will soon be available on the company’s platform. Tokenized Shares To Some Of The Biggest As per a recent report, FTX will be partnering with German financial firm CM Equity...Read More
There’s never a boring day in the cryptocurrency field. Yesterday, the entire community was ecstatic as Bitcoin’s price made a run for the 2019 highs. Unfortunately, it came inches away from it and started to retrace. Today, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization is down about $15 billion since its most recent peak hours ago. Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin painted yet another 2020 high at above $13,850 and came inches away from breaking the 2019 peak as well. In contrast, most altcoins have remained steady or in red, and the Bitcoin dominance has surged above 62.5%. Several Times In a Week: New Bitcoin 2020 Highs The primary cryptocurrency has been on a roll...Read More
Despite a brief price slump to $12,800, Bitcoin has perhaps indicated signs of decoupling from the stock markets. Wall Street bled out rather viciously yesterday, while BTC has risen above $13,000 again. Bitcoin Decouples From Stocks? During the past several weeks, Bitcoin’s price performance has resembled that of the US stock markets. For example, when...Read More
Bitcoin’s price is undeniably affected by many factors. Throughout its nascent history, it has displayed continuous correlation with the performance of gold, although, at times, it’s moving hand-in-hand with the stock market. The overall macroeconomic landscape has also proven to be a factor for Bitcoin’s price. For example, it saw a 40% decrease in March...Read More
Bitcoin has surged past $12,000 in the past several hours and it came just $200 away from marking a fresh 2020 high above $12,500. Interestingly, the alternative coins haven’t followed BTC’s move upwards, and Bitcoin has increased its dominance over the market. Bitcoin Nears A New 2020 High? The past few days have been quite...Read More
Bitcoin finally made a move in the past 24 hours and surged to a new 7-week high of over $11,800. Interestingly, BTC’s price increase contrasted with the US stock markets as the three most prominent indexes closed yesterday’s trading session with serious losses. Bitcoin Spikes To $11,820 CryptoPotato reported yesterday that Bitcoin had remained relatively...Read More
They say that to see the future, one should only learn history. Oftentimes, though, we tend to ignore history altogether. Exactly 33 years ago, on this day, October 19th, 1987, Wall Street and global markets tumbled in a massive selloff that saw the S&P 500 lose about 20% and the DJIA about 22%. One might...Read More
Apart from a brief spike to above $11,500, Bitcoin has remained relatively calm around $11,400 in the past 24 hours. Most alternative coins have marked minor losses, with Ethereum dipping below $380 and Ripple beneath $0.25. Bitcoin Stays Around $11,400 As reported yesterday, Bitcoin traded around $11,400, despite US President Donald Trump’s call for additional...Read More
After spiking to a new monthly high of about $11,700, Bitcoin has retraced slightly in the past 24 hours and sits at $11,400. Most altcoins have followed suit by charting minor losses. Bitcoin Drops To $11,400 As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin was heading upwards and reached a new 5-week high above $11,720. In the following...Read More
Bitcoin has continued with its recent impressive performance to a new monthly high of about $11,700. Some altcoins have followed BTC on the way up. Ethereum has increased to $385, while BNB has returned to the 5th spot. Bitcoin Spikes To A New Monthly High In the past 24 hours, the primary cryptocurrency seemed to...Read More
Bitcoin has charted minor gains in the past 24 hours by following Wall Street once again. Most large-cap altcoins have remained calm with Ethereum hovering around $340 and Ripple trading at $0.245. Bitcoin Steadily Follows US Stocks The primary cryptocurrency headed south yesterday and dipped to $10,525. Although Bitcoin started recovering rather rapidly, it dropped...Read More
Bitcoin has failed to sustain its recent bullish run and has dropped to approximately $10,600. Most alternative coins have mimicked BTC’s move, resulting in a $10 billion loss from the total market cap. Bitcoin Fails At $10,800 As reported yesterday, Bitcoin had reacted positively on news that US President Donald Trump left the hospital after...Read More
Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin has continued to rise in value gradually and now sits above $10,750. The price increase follows impressive gains registered on Wall Street during yesterday’s trading session, after news that US President Trump has returned to the White House. Bitcoin Follows Stocks Up As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin touched $10,750...Read More
Despite some fears that Bitcoin and the US stock futures could drop following US President Trump’s hospitalization, the markets have remained calm. In fact, BTC and some altcoins have marked minor gains, and the market cap has increased by about $6 billion in a day. Trump Hospital Release And Stimulus Affect Bitcoin? As reported yesterday,...Read More
Bitcoin has stayed in a relatively tight range between $10,500 and $10,600. Most large-cap altcoins performed similarly, except for Binance Coin. After a 9% increase for the week, BNB now occupies the 5th spot in terms of total market cap. Bitcoin Remains In A Tight Range Following the recent price declines from Friday and early...Read More
Following the recent price decreases after the BitMEX and Donald Trump COVID19 news, Bitcoin has calmed and trades above $10,500. The situation with the altcoins is somewhat different as most continue struggling. Bitcoin Stays Calm After The Drops As reported yesterday, Bitcoin tumbled from $10,900 to about $10,450 in a matter of hours. The drop...Read More
In a recent tweet, the popular Bitcoin proponent and permabull Mike Novogratz explained the reasons for which he got into it. He also said that if BTC’s price reached $100,000, he would donate most of his profits to charity. Mike Novogratz and Why He Got into Crypto and Bitcoin One of the things that make...Read More
Despite briefly dipping to $10,660, Bitcoin has slightly increased in value since yesterday and trades above $10,800. At the same time, Ethereum has spiked by about 2% to above $360, while more volatility is evident from lower and mid-cap altcoins. Bitcoin To Above $10,800 After an unsuccessful attempt to conquer $10,800 yesterday, Bitcoin headed south...Read More
After failing to reclaim the $11,000 level again, Bitcoin got rejected and dipped below $10,700. Most alternative coins have followed BTC’s move downwards, and the market cap has lost about $6 billion since yesterday. Bitcoin Fails At $11,000 In the past few days, Bitcoin made a few attempts to challenge the coveted $11,000 line but...Read More
Bitcoin has continued to gradually increase in value and even came close to challenging $11,000 earlier today. Including some impressive gains from altcoins. The total market cap has increased by $10 billion since yesterday’s dip. Bitcoin Closing Down On $11K? As reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency hovered mostly between $10,650 and $10,750. Shortly after, however,...Read More
When it comes down to sharp price movements, people tend to relate them to the cryptocurrency market and especially alternative coins. However, a massive four-digit percentage price surge occurred yesterday on Wall Street with a little-known company after it announced plans to enter the electric vehicle (EV) business. 3,100% Pump In A Day On Wall...Read More
After reclaiming some ground yesterday, Bitcoin has returned to its recent bearish trend by dropping below $10,300. Most altcoins follow with some notable price dips, resulting in a near $10 billion evaporated from the total market cap. Bitcoin Dips Below $10,300 As reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency recovered some of the recent losses and traded...Read More
MicroStrategy’s recent purchase of $425 million worth of Bitcoin rapidly grasped the community’s attention. More specifically, people wonder if, what, or how much was the impact on BTC’s price and different theories emerge frequently. Take-One: MicroStrategy Buys BTC The large NASDAQ-listed company providing business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services purchased its first batch of...Read More
