Around the Block from Coinbase Ventures sheds light on key trends in crypto. Written by Connor Dempsey. Data by Mike Cohen. TLDR: Central Banks and governments responded to the March 2020 COVID market shock with unprecedented interest rate cuts, money printing, and stimulus These easy money policies kicked off a multi-year bull run for equities...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) prices have been stuck around the $30,000 level for almost a month, with a few reasons offering an upswing lift. According to Coinmarketcap.com, at the moment Bitcoin is valued at $30,318, pretty much unchanged from its early May trading. The currency has dropped more than 50% since its record high in 2021. Also...Read More
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand – co-author of the landmark crypto regulation bill revealed yesterday – claims that both the SEC and CFTC chairmen agree on Bitcoin and Ether’s status as commodities. However, both she and Senator Cynthia Lummis also agree that most other cryptocurrencies are securities. Ethereum in the Clear Senators Gillibrand and Lummis discussed their...Read More
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has revealed a sweeping U.S. crypto legalization and regulation bill. Her lead advisor for the initiative, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, believes bitcoin is a commodity, not a security. The U.S. crypto bill seems to have the support among crypto industry insiders of both Bitcoin maximalists and the Ethereum / DeFi /...Read More
The Crypto King- Bitcoin- is currently trading at the price of $31,030, up by 6% from the low of $29,314 in just 24 hours. The pseudonymous crypto strategist, Inmortal, notified his 179,800 Twitter followers about Bitcoin’s bottom in the form of an ascending triangle, briefing them that the move above this triangle resistance at $32,000...Read More
ADDX, a private market trading platform backed by Singaporean exchanges, will recognize bitcoin, ether, and USDC holdings of investors for granting “accredited investor” status to them. Onboarding of BTC, ETH, USDC However, it will apply a hefty 50% discount on bitcoin and ether and 10% on USDC to calculate their values for the net personal...Read More
Mash, a Lightning network startup, has announced raising $6 million in seed funding. Expanding its team across different fields such as engineering, marketing, sales, and business development also remains an area of focus in addition to executing its go-to-market strategy. Seed Round According to the official blog post, the investment round was co-led by Castle...Read More
PayPal users with Bitcoin and Ethereum held on the platform can now withdraw their holdings to external wallets. This means that PayPal buyers can finally self-custody their coins – a paramount feature for cryptocurrencies. “Starting today, PayPal supports the native transfer of cryptocurrencies between PayPal and other wallets and exchanges,” said the online payment provider...Read More
The St. Louis Federal Reserve published a blog post with the ratio of eggs to Bitcoin in a bid to criticize the volatility in the latter but ended up being ridiculed for the example. Cracking Bitcoin-Volatility Case According to the post “Buying eggs with bitcoins – a look at currency-related price volatility,” the Eggs/BTC graph,...Read More
The research of Aracane Research analysis says that the cumulative year-to-date return of BTC during U.S trading hours, which has dropped from 4.22% on April 1st to -32.55% in May. In result the overall selling volume over the month of April has occurred between the trading hours by a certain group of traders and investors...Read More
Octagon Networks – a cyber security company headquartered in Addis Ababa – converted its entire balance sheet and all its liquid assets into the primary cryptocurrency. In addition, it embraced bitcoin as a payment method for its services. ‘Bitcoin Will Lead the World Toward a Better Future’ The Ethiopia-based Octagon Networks declared its firm support...Read More
One of the most successful Brazilian soccer clubs – Sao Paulo – allowed its fans to purchase match tickets with cryptocurrencies, becoming the first team in the country to do so. Diving Deeper Into Crypto’s Universe The 22-time winner of Brazil’s top soccer league – Sao Paulo – teamed up with the cryptocurrency exchange Bitso...Read More
It is a known fact that Bitcoin is the most dominant crypto in the market, sharing nearly 50% of the global market capitalization. The asset surged more than 6% in the past 24 hours, regaining the lost positions above $31,000. However, when the BTC prices were cemented around $30,000 for almost a month now, will...Read More
A recent study conducted by The Economist estimated that 37% of the participants want their governments to declare bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies as legal tender for internal transactions. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are also favored as 37% will agree if their countries’ authorities issue such a financial product. Following El Salvador’s Steps? The popular...Read More
Prior to the pandemic, Bitcoin appealed to many as an inflationary hedge due to its low (near zero) correlation with traditional assets such as stocks. However, in recent times, the narrative has taken a 180° turn, owing to macroeconomics shifts. According to a report by 21Shares, Bitcoin and the S&P 500 moved in sync, with...Read More
The popular restaurant chain – Chipotle Mexican Grill – collaborated with Flexa to allow clients to pay their bills in cryptocurrencies. The offering is available in all nearly 3,000 company locations in the United States. In addition, the luxurious hotel located in Dubai – The Manor Hotel by JA – also plans to enable payments...Read More
Currently Bitcoin is trading at an average price of $29,700, and Around $1.3 billion Bitcoin outflow has been reported by Glassnode, net outflow standing at $698 million. The global crypto market is down by 2% from the last 24 hours, standing at $1.23 trillion. The Bitcoin recorded again is dropping to the lowest by dropping...Read More
The crypto space, ever since the beginning of 2022 trade, displayed its misty behavior and due to which many traders still remain aloof. Just after a minor spike, most of the assets experience a drastic dip, whipping out the gains of the past couple of days. Therefore, now that the bears appear to have become...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has risen by over 8% in the last seven days, going beyond $31,000 over the weekend. On Tuesday, it was trading near $32,000, a considerable gain from earlier month’s six-month low. It’s worth noting that this is the first time bitcoin has surpassed $31,000 since early May. Over the previous two weeks, its...Read More
Dawn Fitzpatrick – CEO and CIO at Soros Fund Management – doubled down on her pro-crypto stance, predicting the asset class is “here to stay.” She believes that climate impact will play a vital role in the industry, and as such, Ethereum “is likely to gain some more traction than Bitcoin.” Ethereum to Outperform Bitcoin?...Read More
Cryptocurrency markets have been quite volatile since November of 2021. With the prices of various cryptocurrencies rising drastically over Q4 2021 and continuing their bearish momentum for the first half of 2022, there’s no doubt that the volatility has impacted traders’ mental health. However, while most traders and investors can survive a slow and painful...Read More
Experts feel that more is yet to come as Bitcoin’s price action has begun to attract investors following a three-week slowdown. BTC’s price has risen from a low of $30,329 in under 24 hours to $31,949, the highest level since May 11. The bullish momentum sparked a debate about whether Bitcoin had already bottomed out....Read More
The broader crypto market has rebounded, with Bitcoin climbing back to $31,000 and beyond. Ethereum is attempting to break through the $2k barrier. After nine consecutive weeks of losses for Bitcoin, the crypto market recovered remarkably. Due to Sentiments, the Market Is Dull Cryptocurrencies have traded like tech stocks rather than as a separate asset...Read More
Amidst the market-wide chaos, it is the mid-sized Bitcoin holders that have held on to the old investment adage of “buy the dip.” Data suggested that entities holding less than 100 BTC in their wallets appear to have raked in all of the dumped Bitcoins. Fetching Dumped Bitcoins The de-pegging of UST forced Luna Foundation...Read More
The star crypto after recording 8 strength red-weekly candles, Bitcoin ignited a bullish start for the week. The prices rebounded well from the bottom after a brief consolidation for a couple of days. The asset is expected to keep up the bullish momentum as it has broken the 20-day downtrend and he lowered resistance at...Read More
Bitcoin’s price fell far below $30,000 on Friday, and other cryptocurrencies were also trading in the red. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has dropped more than 5%. The worldwide cryptocurrency market was down 4.46 percent over the previous day on Friday, May 27, and was at $1.19 trillion at the time of...Read More
The World Bank is concerned about the transparency and financial impact of the Central African Republic (CAR)’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. It claims that it will be “physically impossible” to fund the nation’s first concrete crypto adoption initiative, which the president announced on Tuesday. Worry at the World Bank The World Bank has...Read More
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has clarified that the nation’s Bitcoin law only mandated Bitcoin acceptance among large corporations, rather than small merchants. When the law took effect, its contentious Article 7 hadn’t actually been enforced on anyone. The Nature of Article 7 The Bitcoin law – which made Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador...Read More
JP Morgan – one of the largest investment banks on Wall Street – sticks to its previous fair-value target for bitcoin at $38,000, meaning that the asset is currently being traded with a discount. The bank believes BTC could recover stronger than other beaten-down assets because it had fallen far deeper amid the correction period....Read More
A month after adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, the Central African Republic (CAR) announced its first-ever crypto initiative – the Sango Project – designed to attract business and enthusiasts, take the Bitcoin legacy to the next level, and establish a so-called crypto island Sango with the Metaverse-related elements. An Initiative Set to Attract Investors Worldwide...Read More
