Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director, and founder of SkyBridge hedge fund made bullish statements about Bitcoin and called it “a good long-term investment.” While predicting upcoming volatility and correction, Scaramucci believed the digital asset would only increase in price. Alongside SkyBridge Partner and the Chief Operating Officer, Brett Messing, Scaramucci claimed that the...Read More
Grayscale’s dropping BTC premium is sounding alarm bells for investors and traders alike. Alarm bells isn’t an understatement, especially since the premium plummeted to 2% from about 30% back in December 2020. What does this mean? Well, the premium may have been the only motivation for institutions to invest in GBTC, and not Bitcoin. This...Read More
Bitcoin, at the time of writing, was eyeing a 3-week losing streak for the first time since June 2020. While the 7-day period hasn’t concluded yet, a market close below the $32,300-mark will register a third red-weekly candle in a row. Now, while market sentiments didn’t seem to be particularly bearish at press time, certain...Read More
Bitcoin‘s price might due for another correction after CryptoQuant’s Exchange Whale Ratio hit 0.87, a level last seen when BTC dipped to its yearly open at $28,956. While Bitcoin did see a surge yesterday as the price pumped to $34,800, the surge was met by holders waiting to sell their BTC. This sell-off is getting...Read More
Bitcoin‘s price is range-bound in the short to medium term for sure, but in the long-term, the price has been showing no bullish signs. Hence, an obvious place to turn to is the past. Although the past tells a brief and unclear story, it is a story that cannot be ignored. The history of Bitcoin...Read More
Donald Trump is no longer President of the United States. Democrat Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States and Janet Yellen is the Treasury Secretary in his administration. Despite a change in government, the underlying problems in the economy remain the same. The question thus is – Does this change the trajectory...Read More
The speculations about whether Bitcoin is heading toward mainstream adoption does not seem to die down. After corporations such as Grayscale and MicroStrategy raked up more of the asset, recently, every analyst seems to have an opinion about the debate. Bitcoin even seems to be popular among Wall Street legends, such as Paul Tudor Jones,...Read More
Coinbase ‘Year in Review’ 2020 report stated that there was a growing institutional demand for Ether, amid increasing corporate investments in Bitcoin. According to researchers at Coinbase Institutional, while the exchange’s clients predominantly bought Bitcoin last year, a growing number also took positions in Ethereum. Source: Coinbase Most institutional clients at Coinbase think of Ethereum...Read More
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor recently made bullish statements about Bitcoin in a recent interview. While reiterating the personal custody features of the asset, the CEO asserted that even if somebody “holds a gun to your head” nobody, including tax authorities, can “take Bitcoin away from you.” Saylor, who once revealed his personal Bitcoin holdings added: You...Read More
Nasdaq-listed Marathon Patent Group today bought 4,812.66 Bitcoin worth about $150 million for their balance sheet treasury reserves. Marathon’s chairman & CEO, Merrick Okamoto, believed that holding part of their Treasury reserves in Bitcoin will be a better long-term strategy than holding US Dollars, “similar to other forward-thinking companies like MicroStrategy.” As of 22 January...Read More
While institutions have fueled the current price rally, the contribution of MicroStrategy to Bitcoin’s current rally may be the most significant, and the traders that may have missed Bitcoin’s ascend to the new ATH above $41000 may make up for the ride, by earning returns through MSTR. It was instrumental for the rally that began...Read More
Bitcoin’s range-bound price rally has left many traders waiting for another dip. There have been a few swift recoveries in the current market cycle and institutions have supported the rebound in price, however, the question remains – for how long? When will it be time to book profits on the assets accumulated in the past...Read More
Bitcoin’s price correction in the ongoing rally was rather short-lived and the asset is back trading at the $32400 level based on data from CoinMarketCap. Though traders endured losses in the dip, and institutions continued buying, the dip was rewarding for altcoins as it changed the direction of investment flow. Against 100% wallets HODLing Bitcoin...Read More
Bitcoin’s price bounced back on the charts after undergoing yet another price correction, with the same settling above the $32,000-price level, at press time. In fact, after seeing its value fall by over 15 percent on the 20th of January, the coin was on its way to breach its immediate resistances at the $33,000 and...Read More
The volatility that drove Bitcoin’s price below $31,000 has now brought it up to the $33,000-level, based on CoinMarketCap. In previous market cycles, the volatility has shown a cyclical nature. However, in the current market cycle, it depends on the momentum and activity of institutional investors. Back in 2018, there was institutional participation. Alas, the...Read More
Since Bitcoin hit its ATH, analysts and traders have been anticipating a price drop/correction before a prolonged price rally to buy some more. This is one of the popular upsides of the current price drop in Bitcoin and Ethereum. Source: Coinstats As Bitcoin and Ethereum’s price rallies retraced and the trend reversed momentarily, the ratio...Read More
What is the way out of the short-lived bear market? Is it swing trading or HODLing? Though different parties have different answers, what everyone can agree on is the fact that the altcoin market capitalization heads south every time there is a drop in Bitcoin’s price. This can partly be attributed to the correlation between...Read More
2021 has proven itself to be quite a promising year for Bitcoin, with its price action on the charts enabling it to register new ATHs. However, over the past 7 days, the bullish momentum has faded, with Bitcoin retracing all way from around $41k to where it stood at press time ($32,600). However, does the...Read More
For a while now, Bitcoin has remained above the $30,000 range even though the asset saw one of the most “dramatic drops” compared to altcoins, over the past week. While some traders gave into FUD, others thought BTC could fall as low as $26,000. But a significant number of people in the space are waiting...Read More
After reaching all-time highs, both Bitcoin and Ether have faced a wave of correction; while the former seems to be stagnated, the latter slid further. Experts believe the current dip in prices is a temporary setback and even a healthy pullback before Bitcoin and Ether reach higher ranges. However, a popular trader and crypto analyst...Read More
Although Bitcoin dipped to its yearly open as predicted, some altcoins seem to be doing well, especially DOT, LTC, SUSHI, & LINK, among others. With Bitcoin gaining mainstream attention, it is only a matter of time institutions foray into altcoins. When this does happen, and it will, projects that have strong fundamentals will get picked...Read More
Bitcoin whales who accumulated the crypto-asset at $33,000 and $31,000 price levels have moved their funds to unknown locations and private wallets. On the contrary, some have sold their holdings as the frenzy accompanying the price drop gathered steam. Bitcoin, at the time of writing, was trading at $31,800 after recovering slowly from the drop...Read More
As of 22 January 2021, publicly-traded company, MicroStrategy increased its Bitcoin holding by making an additional purchase of the asset. According to its latest announcement, MicroStrategy acquired $10 million worth of Bitcoin, paying roughly $31,808 per coin on average. The firm managed to gain from its earlier holdings during bull market conditions. At the very...Read More
Bitcoin’s price fell to $30,800 on Thursday, with echoes of Black Thursday sounding in a lot of people’s minds. This was the biggest price drop in 3 weeks and this may have been due to fears of double spending in Bitcoin, something that shook the faith of users. Though BitMEX confirmed that there was no...Read More
According to a filing published today by the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission, New York-based investment management firm VanEck intends to launch a Digital Assets ETF, one that will track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, “the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Global Digital Assets Equity Index.” The fund will...Read More
Bitcoin’s price seemed to have recuperated as it bounced off the yearly open at $28,956. However, on-chain indicators are suggesting that this expansion was a fluke. In fact, buyers with no real volume or momentum are trying to push the price higher on the charts. The first sign of resistance weakened these buyers’ already weak...Read More
Thanks to its growing popularity among all demographics, major financial institutions are jumping on-board to research and analyze the emerging asset class of cryptocurrencies. J.P Morgan is one such institution, with its latest Cross-Asset Strategy report observing that the mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies leads to underperformance during crises. According to its analysis, over shorter intra-month...Read More
Experts often say the altcoins rally with Bitcoin, and even fall with it. On 21 January, Longhash revealed that in the last seven days, 92% of crypto tokens “outperformed Bitcoin.” Bitcoin rallied to new ATHs and has remained over the $30,000 range, which still accounted for less volatility compared to previous rallies. However, with increasing...Read More
Bitcoin’s dominance is currently at 64.8% in comparison to 2017 in which its dominance was over 68%. The current crypto market cap is well distributed among top altcoins and stablecoins. After the price rallies in the current market cycle, nearly 100% of crypto wallet addresses are profitable. However, the same doesn’t hold true for altcoins...Read More
Ethereum’s price rally was in full swing, before the 5.9% drop in the past 24 hours. The price has dropped from the ATH and Ethereum is now trading at the $1300 level. Nearly all cryptocurrencies are bleeding currently, including Bitcoin, with a massive 24-hour price drop of 5.2%. This hasn’t affected the sentiment of retail traders...Read More
