Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinion of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was hovering in the $17,000-range 24-hours ago. However, the price did seem to have appreciated considerably since. At press time, Bitcoin looked toppy, with its price recorded to be...Read More
The corrections in the U.S stock market earlier this week fueled a fear among many that a pullback in Bitcoin’s price may be incoming too. Such fears were later validated, with the crypto-asset trading below $18,500, at press time. Bitcoin has been in an unfavorable position since it dropped below $19,000. After the price dropped...Read More
After DeFi, “institutional investors” has probably been the buzzword for the crypto-market, especially following the likes of MicroStrategy and Square jumping in. Looking at institutions going on a Bitcoin buying spree, many analysts have had their say on what this means. Popular American computer scientist Paul Graham is the latest one after he tweeted, “Possible...Read More
Michael Saylor’s latest plans to raise cash for investing in Bitcoin may be controversial to the T. MicroStrategy’s treasury strategy is working as planned, and the timing of the move to buy Bitcoin and replace it as the treasury asset may have been the key driver of MicroStrategy’s growth in the first half of the...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has dropped by over 6% in the past seven days. The crypto-asset, at the time of writing, was trading at $18,368, falling fallen to as low as $17,800 before recovering. However, BTC’s press time price was still well below the $19,000-level from earlier in the week. So, where is Bitcoin headed? Is the...Read More
While Bitcoin has increased by a total of around 400% since the March lows, the picture doesn’t appear as bright in the short-term as it draws away from $20,000. Over the past seven days, the cryptocurrency lost over $1,000 of its dollar value, charting a decrease of about 5%. During the week, BTC managed to...Read More
The NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company has surpassed its previous plans to offer $400 million in convertible notes. Instead, the firm announced today that it has raised $650 million via a senior convertible notes offering and asserted that the proceeds with be invested in bitcoin. The official announcement reads that “the aggregate principal amount of the...Read More
2020 has been an incredible year for many firms trying to incorporate Bitcoin into their larger financial systems. Grayscale took the leap first, in the minds of many, with Coinshares and Bitwise making noise as well. These Crypto-Index Funds are regulated and their main focus has been the market’s institutional investors. For context, Grayscale currently...Read More
A year after PayPal suspended transactions for the leading adult website Pornhub, MasterCard, and Visa have followed the example in the midst of child abuse allegations. With cryptocurrencies remaining one of the few available options for payments, the question stands if such association is indeed positive for the industry. Visa and MasterCard Block Use Of...Read More
After hitting a high of $19,918 on 1 December, Bitcoin has completely stagnated to consolidate between the ranges of $18k and $20k. Yesterday, a low of $17,610 was registered, but a quick bounce back above $18,000 was soon recorded on the charts. With respect to its price, CME’s derivatives market is now going through a...Read More
When MicroStrategy and Michael Saylor invested close to $425 million in Bitcoin back in August-September 2020, the sole purpose was to preserve its cash reserves’ purchasing power by converting it to Bitcoin. While the benefits were initially highly incremental for the company, MicroStrategy seems to be raising its game now. MSTR’s growing capital in Bitcoin...Read More
A few months following the soft-launch of the DBS Digital Exchange, the Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation announced the release of its digital asset trading venue. In addition, the investment holding company Singapore Exchange has announced it will take a 10% stake in the platform. DBS Digital Assets Officially Announced CryptoPotato reported in...Read More
2020’s week 50 is upon us right now, with Week 49 being rather quiet for Bitcoin from a price perspective. Between 2 December and 8 December, Bitcoin’s price movement was restricted between $19,800 and $18,400. While the movement on the 8th remained the most significant, the cryptocurrency’s price did remain above $18,800 for the 6...Read More
Bitcoin has proved itself to be a supreme store-of-value in this pandemic-ridden world. But can the world’s first cryptocurrency flip the US Dollar to become the ‘global reserve currency’? The US Dollar Has Been The Global Reserve Currency For 100 Years Now Ruchir Sharma, Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s chief global strategist, went candid in his...Read More
Bitcoin demand is not only expanding among individual traders and crypto enthusiasts, but has also managed to attract institutions, hedge funds, and corporates. Many traditional financing institutions have included Bitcoin in their portfolios and are increasing their hold on Bitcoin. Now that there is less than 2.434 million Bitcoin left to mine, the race to...Read More
Bitcoin has established itself as a profitable investment asset and it is becoming more evident as more institutions flock to include the digital asset in its portfolio. According to Bitcoin Treasuries, companies including, Grayscale, MicroStrategy Inc., Square Inc. together own a sum of 0.888 Million BTC or 888k BTC. This value is expected to only...Read More
Bitcoin’s price seems to be losing its foothold as the price suffered a drop of 5% in the last 8 hours. Considering the situation more of this could follow. How much? Perhaps, an average drop of 30% can be expected, especially during bull runs. Bitcoin Corrections Historically, bitcoin seems to correct during bull runs and...Read More
Why Bitcoin will replace US Dollar as the World’s Reserve Asset is as much a story of the United States Dollar, as it is of Bitcoin. It started when United States GDP was a third of the world’s GDP and even larger when it comes to the manufacturing sector, at the close of the second...Read More
Traders who witnessed Bitcoin’s 80% drop in price following the 2017 Bull Run to ascent from $1000 to new ATH of $19891.99 on Coinbase in 2020 have seen it all. The rally of massive volatility, the quiet rally and the quietest ever rally. Despite the media attention, a certain degree of hype on social media,...Read More
The major UK financial institution Standard Chartered has partnered with Northern Trust on the launch of their mutual cryptocurrency-related project Zodia. Launching a Cryptocurrency Custody Business for Institutional Investors According to an official press release, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered, SC Ventures, has formed a partnership with Northern Trust – a Chicago-based financial...Read More
One of the leading International banking groups, Standard Chartered has taken its first step towards cryptocurrency. Its innovation arm, SC Ventures announced a partnership with Northern Trust to launch an institutional-grade custody solution for cryptocurrencies, called Zodia Custody. Many banking groups around the world have already ventured into crypto in some form or another. Reports...Read More
The company’s Bitcoin and Ethereum stock traded products have seen $429 million invested last week. It added that this has been the second-highest crypto investment product inflow on record. The latest report from CoinShares stated that total assets under management now total a record $15 billion. It highlighted Ethereum, which stood out over the past...Read More
According to an official press release from today, U.S.-based financial services company Square has launched a new initiative for the firm to become net-zero carbon for operations by 2030. Square Invests $10 Million As a part of the plan, the Jack Dorsey-led company will allocate $10 million to its Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative, which...Read More
Will DeFi with its inverse BTC correlation eat Wall Street? In his latest tweet, Tyler Winklevoss of Gemini Exchange mentioned that “DeFi is the software that is starting to eat Wall Street”. Since DeFi’s market capitalization is still one-third of XRP’s market capitalization there may be room for growth. As Tyler argues, DeFi may eat...Read More
Another weekend for Bitcoin’s price action has passed quietly. The entire week, as Bitcoin’s price hit new ATH, there was the anticipation of the price crossing $20000. There was an increase in percent active supply and the increasing liquidity by whales was balanced by retail and institutional buying. In the past week, the price increased...Read More
Let’s pick up where MicroStrategy left off – their additional purchase of bitcoin, which leaves them with a total of 40,824 BTC. While this may be bullish for bitcoin and everyone in the ecosystem, we don’t realize what this implies, so, let’s take a look at what this means. Grayscale Grayscale Investments has been at...Read More
MicroStrategy is hodling A LOT of Bitcoin, and it’s coming for more. The corporation just revealed that it’s looking for financing to acquire an additional stash of Bitcoin. The company shared the information in an official announcement on its website on December 7, 2020. According to the Press Release, MicroStrategy would be contemplating a $400...Read More
A court in Paris sentenced alleged Russian Bitcoin hacker Alexander Vinnik to five years in prison for crimes connected to money laundering and for providing false information about the origin of the proceeds. In addition to this, Vinnik has been ordered to pay a fine of 100 thousand euros ($121,000). Suspected of a bitcoin fraud,...Read More
With Bitcoin’s price trending closer to $20,000, on-chain analysts are suggesting that an upcoming correction may soon become inevitable. This is a strong possibility, despite the consistent buying and demand generation by institutions and whales. While retail/institutional traders may not be bearish just yet, according to popular on-chain analyst Willy Woo, “Bitcoin on-chain structure saying...Read More
Major cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether have all got a mention on the Season 11 premiere of the long-running American comedy-drama television series “Shameless” which features on Showtime. The first episode – ‘This Is Chicago’ shows how Kevin (Steve Howey) is confused about the plight of one cryptocurrency user who says: My Bitcoin. It’s down...Read More
